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Shadowdark RPG Quickstart Set
by The Arcane Library · Ages 12+
OSR (Old School Renaissance) starter - 2024 Three Castles Award winner, 4 Gold ENNIE wins. Light rules, gritty dungeon-crawl aesthetic, perfect lapsed-D&D pickup.
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$50
Price checked May 23, 2026
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What we like
- ↑Award-winning OSR system
- ↑Light rules teach in 30 min
- ↑Strong indie-RPG community
- ↑Designed for one-shots and short campaigns
- ↑Refreshing alternative to D&D 5E bloat
Worth knowing
- ↓Smaller published-adventure library than D&D
- ↓OSR rules can feel deadly to new players
- ↓Quickstart is intro-only; core book needed for depth
Specs
- System
- OSR / d20
- Format
- Quickstart Set
- Awards
- 2024 Three Castles + 4 Gold ENNIE
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