Is Shadowdark really as good as they say?

48K views • 1 year ago • 21:17 Sure Shadowdark RPG won four gold ENNIEs, but is it really as good as they say? Here's my honest review. THE SECRET ART OF GAME MASTERY | Get 250 pages of game master advice, knowledge, and wisdom to elevate your role-playing game! https://thedmlair.com/collections/the-secret-art-of-game-mastery MY SHADOWDARK ADVENTURES https://www.patreon.com/thedmlair Shadowdark RPG is the critically acclaimed old-school gaming TTRPG that raised $1.3 million on Kickstarter, won the 2024 Three Castles Award for best game design, and won four gold ENNIEs: Product of the Year, Best Game, Best Rules, and Best Layout & Design. However, is it really as good as the critics say? Furthermore, how does it stack up to systems such as D&D 5e? In this video, I give my honest review after playing and GMing several sessions of Shadowdark. 🔴 COMING SOON Dungeon Drifters | Let out your inner murder hobo: Chuck Dice, Kill Monsters, Take Their Stuff! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedmlair/dungeon-drifters 🔴 ASK ME QUESTIONS https://forms.gle/zKXscNMuUdbj4EAo6 🔴 SUPPORT & GM RESOURCES The DM Lair Store https://thedmlair.com/ Newsletter https://thedmlair.getresponsepages.com/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thedmlair Lairs & Legends https://thedmlair.com/collections/lairs-legends The Secret Art of Game Mastery https://thedmlair.com/collections/the-secret-art-of-game-mastery on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Secret-Art-of-Game-Mastery-Audiobook/B0D73ZN1D2?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Lairs & Legends 2 https://lairs-and-legends-2.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Firelight Fables Candles Use promo code THEDMLAIR to get 10% off. https://www.firelightfables.com/ 🔴 SOCIALS Discord https://discord.gg/thedmlair X (Twitter) https://x.com/TheDMLair ~~2025 Convention Schedule~~ Please come up and say hi if you see me! GAMA Expo | February 23-27 Gary Con | March 20-23 Chaosium Con | ??? Origins | June 18-22 Gen Con | August 1-4 Gamehole Con | Oct 16-19 #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonmaster #ttrpg