03/19/2025

Happy Wednesday and welcome back to Tabletop Thoughts!

Today, I am posting an adventure I created for Shadowdark: The Lost Tomb! Please feel free to download and read it for yourself. Comments are welcome as I would like to make it the best it can be!

Here is the marketing pitch:

The Lost Tomb is a thrilling 1st-level dungeon crawl designed for Shadowdark RPG, perfect for new and experienced Game Masters alike. This classic dark fantasy adventure is packed with deadly traps, lurking horrors, and ancient secrets waiting to be unearthed. Players must navigate a perilous tomb, uncovering hidden lore and forgotten treasures, all while facing a growing sense of dread. With atmospheric read-aloud text, engaging encounters, and straightforward GM guidance, this adventure delivers a tense and rewarding experience in the grim depths of the Shadowdark. Do your players have what it takes to survive?

It is a quick dungeon delve that can be played in a single session. It can be used to kick off a longer campaign or drop into an established game.

I am thinking of creating a set of pre-generated characters that can be used with this adventure or just dropped into any Shadowdark campaign.

I played this adventure with my family over a past holiday and have made some changes to streamline the adventure as well as add in all of the GM tips and hints for new GMs. I also added better details and layout for the text.

I have the physical dungeon that I created when I played the game with my family using True Tiles and various pieces of terrain. I might take the pre-generated characters, 3D-print miniatures for the characters and the creatures in the tomb, and include them with the dungeon pieces that I will place in one of my online stores. I will have to see if I have time to paint the miniatures up as well. (I would like to do it. I think it would really make the game look better)

Keep on gaming!