You had me at Knossos. Love the Minoans, they were one of the few ancient civilizations that left art showing people smiling a lot.

As a crotchety, increasingly curmudgeon Gen-X'r, this *'damn well designed* (( fascinating and exciting )) dungeon brings a bona fide smile to my face... ☺️ _You're brilliant, and as soon as it's possible, I'll purchase this _*_must-have_*_ of an adventure!!_

I love old school adventures and this captures the feeling of those perfectly. Shadowdark is the perfect cure to all the unnecessary bloat and crunch of certain (ahem!) other games. Truly, you've created something special here. Bravo!

As someone raised on 1E/2E and getting burned out after years of running 5E, I'm really looking forward to Shadowdark. Started reading this adventure today and loving it.

I've been to Knossos so this especially appeals to me! Backed the Kickstarter, have downloaded the free version... now to convince my regular players to try something other than 5e...

Looks great! The sorcerous pillars remind me a little of the old traps in the Desert of Desolation.

I ran this last night for my players and uhhh... It was quite interesting. The Party split and almost died, one half having ran into the minotaur. So they decided to climb in through the court yard and got the drop on the BBG. He tries scaling the wall, the dwarf fighter leaps and attracts the attention of the beast. The Minotaur leapt off the wall to attack the fighter and rolled a Nat 1, hurting himself for 9 damage, which was exactly his remaining health, and died...

I heard about Shadowdark first through Sly Floruish and saw a Facebook ad for it the other day. Now I've fallen down the rabbit hole and I feel this is the game for me and my old high school friends. We started with 3rd back in the early 2000's and while I've enjoyed running 5e for them, they've regularly remarked that they've wanted playstyles closer to this. Each of us (especially me as GM) have chafed under the excessive rules of 3rd/4th/5th, but carried on because we know it as "D&D". After this video I am certain that after I finish running my current Avernus game that I'll surprise them with Scarlet Minotaur. Thanks for creating stuff like this for the modern day and congrats on the Kickstarter success.

Sounds like an awesome adventure! Map looks great too!

Knossos is amazing. I think it really says a lot about your thought process choosing it as an inspiration for this adventure. I'm really impressed by what I've seen and heard about Shadowdark thus far.

As another crotchety, increasingly curmudgeon Gen-Xer, it really warms my heart to see the old-school vibe getting love from the younger generation. Kelsey, you've created something very special. I've been playing since 1979 and running or playing in 5e for a while now. Like a lot of old gamers, I dislike how nerfed everything is in 5e, how everyone can see in the dark, how resource management, exploration focus, and real risk have practically vanished from the game, the recourse to rules vs. rulings, etc., etc. Which is not to say I'm a 5e hater. I'm not. There are a lot of things that I like quite a bit about 5e. Combining the best of the old and the new....yes....I'm Very Excited about Shadowdark! I've read the rules and this is the game I'll be running for my group. Sidebar--it's also wonderful to see young *female players not only enjoying the game, but as deeply skilled designers. It was a long time coming. It's a great time to be a gamer!

This looks like a fun one! Downloaded to be seeded into the OSE and AD&D games for my Reviewcap series. Players' actions dependant, of course. 😁

I am so excited by Shadowdark, it's everything I want in a ttrpg! Absolute masterpiece!

These walkthroughs are one of the reasons I buy your work. Thanks!

The adventure sounds really exciting. I don't typically use a lot of traps because they tend to be too campy for my tastes, but the one you described with the pillars sounds like a lot of fun. I'll definitely check this out. I have a soft spot for minotaurs, and I'm planning a Greek epic campaign soon, so I may squeeze this into that campaign.

Great video and adventure. And can't wait for the complete Shadowdark book.

Well done. Love the connection to history. Love the big bad getting closer and closer.

This game story sounds very impressive. I am getting strong sword and sorcery vibes.

I just discovered The Arcane Library and I must say, I am super psyched to check out the Shadowdark RPG! It sounds like an excellent way to introduce my group, most of whom started with 5e, into some more old-school style roleplaying. Plus most of us are really into Greek mythology so this adventure would be perfect for my group. Can't wait to try it out!

I love the black and white old style art! Man, this brings me back!

I am so excited to get my kickstarter premium full rewards!

Thanks for the downloads! The price is great! You should feel proud of yourself for creating the game that you want to play! Also, good job keeping the adventure 1-3 level. Also thanks for keeping the Old School (OS) style of game and play alive. I was there when it all started, and the OS style of play has plenty to recommend itself to players of 2022!

Very nice!!! I discovered Shadowdark via the HouseDM channel. I loved it, because I'm developing my own O5R rules and there are a lot of similarities, like checks for magic (from DCC, FTD and Deathbringer), using background to justify some skills and all of this with the simplicity outlined by 5e. I'm gonna read carefully the quickstart. Thanks for that!

Very lucky rolls indeed! *grin*

Running this Saturday. Can't wait!

Congrats on the map and the adventure! Thanks for the video!

Awesome game! Fun video! I totally heard Captain Black Marble 😆

I looked through the quickstart guides. Immediatly bought the book afterwards and scheduled a group to try out the Citadel. Really great work

I am SO excited to play your game! Every vid I see and piece of material I read just makes me delighted.

Awesome video. Can’t wait to get the books you’re awesome!

I just found out about Shadowdark RPG. I fell in love with it! I am grabbing it up to add to my library. Been in the hobby about three decades now. Definitely going to enjoy. Well done friend!

I need to run this, looks like so much fun.

As always.... you ROCK! I'll take a look at your new system for sure. thanks

This looks like loads of fun. Great product.

This adventure and system are really exciting and can't wait to get Shadowdark.

Amazing! This will be perfect for my next session, and I'll buy the full rpg asap.

I am running this tomorrow!

Thank you Kelsey! I will run this tomorrow!

That looks incredible. I can’t wait to run it. Shadowdark is a gem of game design.

This is a very good adventure very OSR like, exactly what we need more of in this hobby and less wotc trash.

Love all the clever traps!

My friends and I love this game! Thank you!

Thank You for your work. Great adventure :)

Awesome. Just backed this.

We started this last night and I had a blast running it, more fun than I have had in a while running a game. The very first thing they did was go into the courtyard and kill the minotaur! When it came back (since it is immortal) now they are convinced that there has to be a way to defeat it permanently, so will come up with a way for them to do that. Looking forward to next week

that map looks really good!

this looks awesome!

I just finished reading through this adventure after watching your video. It is really very good. I'd love to see more Old School style adventures from you!

Just backed the kickstarter, will try this adventure out to lure my players in to Shadowdark!

oh my! I´m so hyped now!

Good luck with the kickstart

The Final game is Amazing GET THIS GAME.

Oh bb, it’s time to make my historian player character very happy to have proficiency with history.

Got the Quickstart 1h ago. 15 minutes into reading, I went straight to KS to back the game. Amazing work here!

I plan to run this next week for a few of my friends :)

So cool!

looks amazing! Please what was your shirt called? It also looks great

Cool module and interesting system, would love to see more

Awesome!

I downloaded the pdf and I was amazed at the detail and quality of the material. Great job! I don't usually expect much from free samples but this is thorough. There is enough material here to run some great adventures both in the included adventure and beyond. It's a great starter pack. I am seriously curious how the paid material could be better!

This map looks dope

love the hair.

Sounds and reads great, but I wish there was a painting to view the Citadel from outside, its hard for me to imagine how it looks from the outside.

Little did you know, your kickstarter would absolutely blow up in 7 months

Not really a D&D guy but I think it would be really cool as a Warhammer Fantasy adventure.

struggled with 5E and wanted to make it cleaner and faster and fun. Saw DCC and enjoyed it but slow too. Shadowdark seems the goldilocks of perfection~!

oooh you have printed Shadowdark stuff?!!! Is that gonna be on the website soon? Did I miss a kickstarter? Tell us all the things!

This sounds so awesome and I’m excited about Shadowdark!!! Would you call Shadowdark “O5R” like Five Torches Deep etc?

Can't wait to get the full book. I ordered the quick start set. Do you plan on releasing any setting books too?

Did you draw the map physically and then scan it or did you use software to draw it? Turned out great.

Running this tonight on Foundry. First Shadowdark experience... first Foundry experience (as a GM)! What could go wrong?

That map is awesome! (Edit: It definitely has a 'The Hole in the Oak' vibe.) Is there an end to your talents?

This is really cool, I've already thought up a way to fit it into a 5e campaign I'm going to run. I do have a few questions though; ettercaps aren't normally intelligent, they aren't capable of speech but these to be able to. Is that just a change in your setting? Also the beastmen seem similar to gnolls so I will probably swap those. Also in room 3, there is a scroll of Hold Portal, what 5e spell would be closest to this?

It sounds awesome! Would you say I could run my 1st level 5e party into that dungeon?

I know im late to the video! Does the Scarlet Minotaur have stats? If adventures eventually want to try and battle it?

Awesome adventure. Is the scale of the squares 5' or 10'?

I love ettercaps. If only because I made up a society of ettercaps who lived in a place called the Ettercapital and my players groaned at it.

Are you planning on doing an overview video for Shadowdark?

Just got this in the mail! Everyone get the printed version. $20 for all of it!

This sounds awesome and I plan on running in but I’m a little confused on the stats for the Scarlet Minotaur? Like am I just supposed to use the Minotaur stats and add the special axe it mentions or is there a specific stat block for him that I’m just not seeing? Any help would be greatly appreciated

I have a question, I noticed the room descriptions say the value of treasure in gp, but not in XP, how should I award the corresponding XP for each treasure found?

Hey Kelsey! I see that the free digital Shadowdark RPG Quickstart guides are shown as "sold out". I am a backer on KS for the Shadowdark RPG, Complete pledge. Are there any PDFs we can download to get a taste of the game and check out this Minotaur adventure? Thanks!!

Just for clarity, the Scarlet Minotaur’s stats are the same as a regular one?

Are the Scarlet Minotaur's stats in the quickstart guide somewhere? I looked through all the docs and I couldn't find a "statblock" or equivalent for the minotaur.

If you could recommend a single horror/halloween one-shot that have played or wrote, which would it be?

I hope you add this game to roll20!

Quick Question: how many characters is this adventure intended for? I've read all the books and the adventure, but I'm not sure how many PCs it is designed for. Anyone know?

Any actual plays on the horizon?

Something really weird about DnD, is that Minotaurs are good with mazes... which is the opposite of how the story went

Hmm..Her Jaw Is Kinda Not In Her Place .

In Greek you pronounce the "K".

the only think that is really lazy in shadowdark is the aproach to race. I think race as class is uch ore elegant than a litle talent

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