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The Sunless Fane
Publisher: Chubby Funster
by Gary [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/05/2023 10:35:09

Generic 30 room crawl with Hobgoblins, undead, traps and treasure. There’s no story to unfold or roleplaying interactions to dance with. It uses Shadowdark format, but does have non Shadowdark elements (eg wand with charges, a clerical scroll, a gem of continuous light). Beware GMs, the format does not call out in bold, or put first in a room description, the occupants of a room. It is a time saver, and at a good price.



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The Nightmare at Castle Goldgloom - compatible with Shadowdark RPG
Publisher: Taylor Seely-Wright
by Gary T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/04/2023 11:22:32

I have not run this, but I look forward to doing so!

It is filled with interesting things to interact with and interesting ways to die. It does an exemplary job providing motivation for a group of 0 level peasants to enter this Gauntlet. It is clear in the way information is called out: Bullet points, mini maps, and no textwalls. However, minor inconsistencies occur (e.g. p6 uses "Hard STR roll" in the text, while the sidebar correctly removes the mental step of translating "Hard", but then uses the the number for Normal "DC12 STR roll".) Thankfully it comes with a PF version, because the default is a frankly awful grey background with black "read aloud" boxes and various colored fonts.

Rant: To a GM, a textwall is a hurdle, so are dark backgrounds with colored fonts. Stop it. Arcane Library doesnt do it for Shadowdark and neither should anyone else. End rant.

The bare bones map is clear and easy to read, but a missed opportunity to provide information, it works but looks incomplete (Details provided in one room, but not the rest of the rooms.)

Minor quibbles aside, this is a great adventure and worth every penny.



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Kazad Mor: The Cursed Dwarfhome - compatible with Shadowdark RPG
Publisher: Taylor Seely-Wright
by Gary T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/17/2023 17:23:30

Would have been 5 stars, but ...

I love Shadowdark and I want to love this product, because the content is solid. However, the presentation is not for me. A white font on a black background with red subtitles and dull yellow for the room details? It couldn't be much more different than the crisp, black and white user friendly appearance of Shadowdark.

The map has similar issues - looks kewl, but the font of the room numbers is not the easiest to read, the art clutters it up, and the grid lines don't match the walls much at all. Kewl to look at? Yes. Easy for a busy GM to run a session with? Not, at all.

For the amount of work that went into this, the price is ridiculously low. It really has great elements. I would happily pay more though, for a printer friendly version.



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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The Pillar Tomb of Dumuzi
Publisher: Gallant Knight Games
by Gary T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/07/2022 18:38:40

It's all right there in the description:

"And of course, if they never steal anything, nothing will happen." That's not a cute figure of speech, that's the literal truth. Emphasis on the nothing. It's a tower of empty rooms with nothing to figure out or even interact with until you take the treasure at the end.

"This first room is about setting the tone of the entire tomb. There is no treasure here and nothing to really tinker with or break. Use this first room to get the PCs ready for a truly eerie adventure."

That's true, all 5 rooms of the tomb are as boring as the last. How many suggestions does the GM get to help make this "eerie" rather than a snooze fest? Nothing. Nada.

Here's the big, oh so clever twist at the end: when the PCs take the treasure in the last room....all the statues they passed on the way to the top of the tower come to life and attack them. Shocker huh? It's the kind of thing a vindictive middle school DM would inflict on their players. This is easily a TPK except it's really up to the GM because this "Tiny Dungeon" is presented as a systemless adventure so it has no stats for any of the bad guys.

Do yourself a favor and spend one whole dollar for Falkrest Abbey and use Tiny D6 to run it. You'll get a lot more gaming and a lot more fun I guarantee.



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Crystal Heart
Publisher: Up to Four Players
by Gary T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/28/2020 11:27:05

Everyone else has covered the highlights of this excellent product, but I have to mention that you will be hard pressed to find any Savage Worlds product more polished than this one. Only Pinnacle products come close. Other Savage Worlds Licensees should pick this up just to see how it's done. Editing, layout, artwork, and writing - all set the standard by which others will be judged. It really is that good!

I have only two very minor nitpicks:

  1. No index. It does have an excellent Table of Contents, but I would rather have an Index than a world map on that last page. A map could be offered as a free download. Not a fault at all, just a choice made by the designers, but I do love a good index.
  2. The pdf is awkward to read through due to the "2 pages in landscape" format. As an example of what I mean, the SWADE pdf is not this way and is very easy to navigate and read through, while Gold & Glory is this way. Again, not a big deal, so five stars all the way!


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Legion of Liberty: Superheroes of 1776
Publisher: Happy Monster Press
by Gary T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/26/2020 18:57:54

Extraordinarily concise at only 101 pages (the players section is a mere 31 pages), this is brimming with ideas, history and fleshed out NPCs. A lengthy Plot Point Campaign, ten Savage Tales and an Adventure Generator will provide 20+ sessions of gaming. Be prepared for plenty of Chases and Mass Battles and although I would have liked more maps, it's an extraordinary product!



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Module 2: Sweet Dreams in Ashfold
Publisher: Friends of Eldoria
by Gary T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/04/2019 12:47:52

Be warned, this is a labor intensive adventure for the GM. Not because its missing anything, but because it contains everything.

A good adventure, but it will likely be completed in a single session and its an 82 page pdf. Think about that for a minute. Eighty two pages.

On the other hand, the quality of the work is 5 star, from maps to art work to writing. You couldn't ask for more value for the price.



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Savage Wraith Recon Jumpstart
Publisher: FeralGamersInc
by Gary T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/31/2019 10:20:24

This package has everything a busy GM needs to run a session of Wraith Recon at an unbeatable price. It consistently captures the feel of what a group of special operators would look like in a fantasy setting. If you like the idea of an elven ranger in a ghillie suit calling in an airstrike on an orc encampment, this is the setting for you. It needs a strong editor to clean up grammatical errors and trim system fat, but overall this is a solid product and I'm eager to see what comes next.



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Deadlands Reloaded: Blood Drive 1-Bad Times on the Goodnight
Publisher: Pinnacle Entertainment
by Gary T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/11/2017 11:28:31

Solid work with a good variety of wierd vs wild and historical, as everyone else has mentioned. My only gripe is that rather than one of the outstanding pieces of artwork, if they could have included a player friendly route map. It would have helped focus the group on the progress they are making. A helpful addition when running a "traveling" style adventure in any genre.



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Deadlands Reloaded: The Tombstone Seven
Publisher: Pinnacle Entertainment
by Gary T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/03/2017 16:58:25

Just to be clear, these characters are all Seasoned (20xp). Ron is mistaken though: " Arcane Background(Hex-slinger), which in the current rules has been rolled into Arcane Background(Magic), aka the Huckster." is not true anymore since the official DL:R Hexslinger was released with the Stone and a Hard Place Plot Point campaign that these are designed for.

I would have given 5 stars if these had come with the figure flats to match the pregens, but they're well done just the same.



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