10 Low-Level Spells for Shadowdark
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Never one to be happy with the status quo, recently I thought about expanding the spell list for wizards and priests in my Shadowdark game. Even though our wizards or priests begin at 1st level, we might assume they have had some experience in gaining...
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...
Review: Saints of the Shadowdark, ZINE #2
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Watch my walk-through review of EruditeZINE No. 2 "SAINTS OF THE SHADOWDARK". It includes the one-shot Shadowdark adventure, SAINTS BENEATH US for character levels 3-5. The new zine is only $8 here on this website. Click now to Shop and review what's included or buy it...
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...
Mounted Combat Rules for Shadowdark
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shadowdark doesn't have many rules for combats involving mounted riders or knights charging and fighting from horseback. I worked up a table of common situations that players might encounter in open melees. Of course, it's helpful if you have already bought Erudite ZINE No. 1...
We’re coming soon to DriveThruRPG
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][EDIT JUNE 26, 2025: As of today, EruditeDM products are now for sale on DriveThruRPG.com.] At North Texas RPG Con in early June, I spoke with several other RPG authors and game writers. I learned much about getting started in writing my zine, kickstarters, and finding...
WARHORSE Zine review for Shadowdark RPG
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here is a walk-thru of my new Zine #1 "WARHORSE" written for #Shadowdark, including the one-shot adventure, Horselord of Tanishorn. Introducing warhorses and other mounted travel stats, the new Knight Lancer Class, Jousting rules, NPC tables, maps, new monsters, equine magic, spells, and magic items!...
Reflecting on mounted combat in Shadowdark
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week, I DM'd my Horselord of Tanishorn one-shot from EruditeZINE No. 1 aka "WARHORSE". I was curious about fleshing out the mechanics and rules for my new Knight Lancer Class and Jousting, plus mounted combat rules as well. The one-shot has the PCs mounted,...
North Texas RPG 2025 was a hit!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Attending the heralded North Texas RPG Con in Dallas, Texas was a goal for me this year, and I can honestly say the reputation and hype around this event were well-deserved. I just got home to Houston yesterday, and I am worn out. Only had...
Awesome medieval melee combat in RPGs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Director Roman Polanski brought Shakespeare's "Macbeth" to the big screen in 1971. And the final fight sequence of men in plate armor with swords, axes, and daggers is still one of the best ever caught on film. It shows the grit and ingenuity of two men...
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