Idols of the Shadow Dark: The Charcoal Passage

Idols of the Shadow Dark is an OSR-first supplement with bespoke rulesets for the Shadowdark RPG.

Trace the path of a missing mage who left clues in his drawings. Put these physical artefacts in your players’ hands to study, interpret, and find their way through the dangers ahead. A sketch of a broken crossing could reveal a route that a first glance across the ravine would miss.

Build your map as you explore, adding discoveries with physical stickers or drawing your own landmarks directly on the sheet. Record crossings, settlements and dangers to plan your next steps in the search for the missing mage.

But you’re doing more than following a dragon through the dark. You can also play the all-new Idol class, ritual keepers and spiritualists who preserve their people’s living memory and turn collective Harmony into power, with variations supporting different party roles. Dedicated Shadowdark mechanics support the adventure, alongside guidance for other OSR systems and an included 5E conversion guide.

We’re building on the success of Idols of the Neon Dark and its K-Pop Demon Hunters inspired world, this time creating new OSR experiences for DMs and new options for players. Idols of the Shadow Dark is laced with a love of wider Korean history, myth, and culture. It’s being written especially for OSR in general and the Shadowdark RPG specifically, but there will also be support for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition rules (focussing on the 2024 edition, with limited 2014 side-bars). We’ll have a hardcover book, PDFs with every order, and a whole range of extras yet to be revealed.

We’ll have a play test sample when the campaign goes live.

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