About us
Shadowdark is a new TTRPG which blends Old School Renaisance (OSR) style rules with the modern mechanics of D&D 5e. Characters are heroes rather than superheroes and there is a high level of danger. I would like to run a West Marches style campaign set in a home brewed fantasy noir world. We will meet at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center.
There is an active Call of Cthulhu campaign lurking within the group, and others welcome. Contact the group leader.
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Dolmenwood Open Table Game
Omnihedral, Savage Mill, Savage, MD, USDolmenwood, is a table top RPG game about a classical fairy forest and the people that live there and is inspired by ancient British folklore. It is a land of magic, fairies, witches, and monsters! The system is based around the Old School Essentials ruleset, which itself is based on Advanced D&D, it is rules light, very straight forward, and easy to pick up.
I will be providing some pre-gen characters for people that want to get right into the action or people can generate characters when they arrive and join the action that way.
This is an open table / west marches style of game. Meaning that players can come and go as needed. I will make every effort to schedule a game every week, and we will discuss the time of the next game as we wrap up each week.
Some useful links:
- The rules for Dolmenwood can be found here: https://www.dolmenwood.necroticgnome.com/rules/doku.php?id=start
- A character generator can be found here: https://www.dolmenwood.necroticgnome.com/characters/
If you have any questions please reach out to me and I will answer them to the best of my ability.
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Shadowdark Campaign: Gunderholfen and Other Adventures
Wheaton Recreation Center, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD, USA biweekly open-table West Marches Shadowdark campaign based mainly on a collection of OSR adventures written by G. Hawkins.
What You'll Need:
- (Recommended): A laptop, tablet or phone (I will bring a power strip for charging). We will be using a virtual table-top (Owlbear Rodeo), which does not require installation or an account. Alternatively, players can forego the VTT and play using a "Theatre-of-the-Mind" approach.
- (Optional) The Shadowdark RPG Core Rulebook or a downloaded copy of the free Player Quickstart Guide.
- Character design: Players will roll character stats in person, either with physical dice or using the character-creation-rolls channel in my Discord server. Characters start at level 1. Players can create a stable of up to three characters to choose for use in sessions. If a character dies, a new character can be created (at level 1) as above. I recommend that created characters be entered into the online Shadowdark character creation resource [Shadowdarklings.net](https://shadowdarklings.net/create) for long-term storage and updating between sessions.
- You can bring physical dice or use the VTT built-in dice roller.
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Mothership One-Shot - Decagone
Wheaton Recreation Center, 11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD, USYou smelled them, the pheromones the woman's cybermod was emitting, but your brother followed her before you could warn him. He waved you to leave, go home, but the sinking feeling in your stomach told you to follow. They go down an alleyway and just as you turn the corner, you see the flash of a nanoblade coming out of her finger and swiping across his throat. Before his body hits the ground a swarm of rats are crawling over his body, chewing through muscle and bone. You dive out of the mouth of the alley, out of sight, but you can still smell the blood, still hear the chittering and chewing. You take off running for home, not looking back to see if you were spotted.
Mothership is a science fiction horror rpg with a focus on roleplaying and narratives shaped by player choices. Players will take on the role of a crew scavenging derelict ships, investigating remote outposts, encountering strange new alien threats, and trying to survive the inhospitable environment of outer space.
No experience is necessary to join these sessions. I'll go over some of the core mechanics before the game, the rest is simple enough to learn as you go.
Players will need:
- Dice: You'll need a D10, D% (or a second D10), and a D20
- Pen and paper for notetaking
- A Mothership 1st Edition character (pre-made characters will be available, or players can create their own)Players wanting to read the rules before coming can download a free pdf here.
Players who want to build their own characters can find a fillable pdf with instructions here. Make sure you select BASIC CHARACTER PROFILE if you want to see the instructions.CONTENT WARNING: Mothership is a horror game for mature audiences. It contains violence, foul language, some sexual content, drug use, and depictions of mental illness, trauma, stress, and panic that may not be suitable for all audiences. Please be advised.
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