Hyperborea 3e Monday Night Live Plays
On my YouTube channel, I organize and host a TTRPG livestream/actual play every Monday night at 8 pm ET. In the past two years, we have played Shadowdark and Lamentations of the Flame Princess with a variety of players and GMs or referees, including other...
The deserted or abandoned setting
Your Shadowdark or D&D players have been travelling on the old road for days when they finally see a town in the distance. It rests between two small mountain ranges, nestled on the valley floor with a winding river beside its defensive walls. Strangely there are...
Drawing my own hexcrawl map for Shadowdark
I spent some time today drawing up a regional map for my weekly Shadowdark game. We play with Discord and use Roll20 to show maps and occasionally move tokens. I am adding roads, forests, and using icon art for cities, towers, and other landmarks. This...
Avenge the White Mare for Shadowdark with Michael Putlack
Michael Putlack of @NightNoonGames joins me to talk about his Kickstarter based on the Hungarian folktale, Son of the White Mare. The adventure is the central theme of Putlack's new Shadowdark zine, Attack the Light. Are you ready to face the imposing Sárkány dragon? All...
Erudite Zines Go Copper Level on Drive-Thru
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I am happy to announce that my first two zines have gone Copper level on Drive-Thru RPG. Woohoo! Thank you very much to everyone who has bought the zines and I appreciate your support! As of March, 2026, both zines have sold 50 units so far....
What’s in the Grave?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The knight pants steadily, loudly on one knee. Sweat pours down his face and beard. He and the northman take turns digging up the grave until they tap on the wooden lid. After a few quick glances, the knight and the northener leap back into...
Rethinking The Last Candle for Shadowdark with Chubby Funster
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome back, friends! Prolific TTRPG publisher and writer Greg Christopher, aka "Chubby Funster," joined me last week on a YouTube live stream to discuss his French medieval-themed setting for Shadowdark - 'The Last Candle'. Originally, a setting for his own ttrpg system, Ambition & Avarice, Chubby...
Merry Mushmen’s Knock! #5 Zine is coming
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]RAISE THE ALARM! THE FRENCH ARE COMING! From France, the Merry Mushmen publishes fantastic third-party supplements for TTRPG and several that can be used with Shadowdark RPG. I am a big fan of their Knock! zine series of fanciful and esoteric tables and articles for GMs....
Talking Shadowdark on Monday Night Adventures
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After watching these guys play Shadowdark every Monday night for almost a year on YouTube livestream, they asked me to join in and play! All of my snarky sniping in the comments sections, aka the "Peanut Gallery", finally paid off. HAhaha! On this particular Monday night,...