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Has anyone tried this game? It's yet another take on modernizing OSR, which apparently has gathered a few enthusiastic players.

I've heard that it doesn't do anything new, but what is there, it's excellent. I've been feeling the itch for a dungeon crawl for quite some time now (all my parties have been playing narrative-heavy DnD5e/5.5 and it's becoming a bit stale tbh), so I wanted to master something different. Do you have experience with Shadowdark? Would you recommend it? Is there something I should pay attention to? Tips on how to run OSR?

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[โ€“] Toucanadian@piefed.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If it's of interest, the Glass Cannon Podcast is running Shadowdark as their main game right now. Worth checking out on youtube if you're interested to see how it plays. The videos show how the hexcrawl works a bit as well. The system seems like a really strong option if it fits the darker vibe you're looking for.

[โ€“] Aielman15@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Thanks, I'll check it out!