ShadowVania - A Bloodthirsty Campaign Setting

ShadowVania - Designed for use with ShadowDark RPG

• Confront the icons of your favorite gothic horror stories.
• Navigate a Machiavellian world of princes, mages, and churchmen.
• Ascend the heights and delve the dungeons of Dracula's shadowy castle.
• Choose whether to walk the path of the hero or the treasure hunter.

Transylvania, 1599 AD

A century ago, a band of heroes defeated the bloodthirsty Count Dracula. His accursed armaments were taken and his castle was sealed with arcane wards. The armaments were scattered in five dungeons across Transylvania, to be hidden for all time.

No one realized the danger until it was too late. Without a physical body to bind his soul, Dracula was free to spread terror and misery across Transylvania, gradually transforming the once beautiful land into a realm of horror.

The choice is yours: play as a hero, reclaiming the armaments from Dracula’s minions to unseal his castle, and defeat him once and for all - or play as a wily treasure hunter seeking untold riches within the count’s terrifying abode!

Human Made. NO AI!

Jeff Stevens Games is proud to support human artists and creators. NO AI! The following individuals are currently part of the development team.

• Writing. Meaghan J
• Editing. Ben Doherty & Jeff C. Stevens
• Cartography. David Barrentine and S. P. Bonham
• Artists. Rick Hershey, Tabitha Thrift, John Cichowski

New Content for ShadowDark RPG

• A campaign setting including a hexcrawl through the wilderness of Transylvania.
• A unique day/night cycle mechanic.
• One full-scale dungeon and five mini-dungeons.
• Three new classes: the enigmatic Fortune Teller, the afflicted Dhampir, and the musket-wielding Janissary.
• A bestiary featuring variations of classic monsters like the vampire, zombie, werewolf, and mummy.
• Epic boss monsters including Frankenstein’s monster, the Grim Reaper, the Great Red Dragon, and Dracula himself!

Hex Map Example

David Barrentine is our hex map cartographer. Here's a preview of the hex map.

Includes Location Tokens, keeping the locations hidden until the PCs explore.

Location Map Example

S. P. Bonham is our internal map cartographer.

Production Status

• Writing. Complete
• Editing. In process
• Artwork. Ordered
• Maps. Ordered

ShadowDark License

ShadowVania is an independent product published under the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License and is not affiliated with The Arcane Library, LLC. Shadowdark RPG © 2023 The Arcane Library, LLC.

Print Codes and Cost to Print

Print Codes allow you to print the physical version of the supplement at-cost using DriveThruRPG's Print-on-Demand services. In addition to paying a small sum to print the book, you also pay shipping and handling fees when you complete your DriveThruRPG transaction. This is the easiest and quickest way for you to receive your book in a timely manner. 

• Cost to Print (Softcover). We estimate the cost to print the 120-page Black & White Softcover to be roughly $5. 
• Cost to Print (Hardcover). We estimate the cost to print the 120-page Black & White Hardcover to be roughly $11. 
• Shipping and Handling Fees. Based on where you live.

Fulfillment

All fulfillment will be in the form of DriveThruRPG redemption codes. 

• PDF. We anticipate fulfilling the PDF in May of 2027.
• Foundry VTT. We anticipate fulfilling the Foundry VTT version in June or July of 2027.
• Print-on-Demand. We anticipate fulfilling the Print-on-Demand codes in June or July of 2027.

Add-Ons

Add-on these discounted ShadowDark Compatible titles! Click the links to visit the DriveThruRPG product pages.

The Savage Arctic: More than 140-pages of new content. Adventure in the frozen tundra, where adventurers, miners, and settlers battle its harsh elements, forbidding land, and unique creatures. Includes a hex map and several location maps, as well as new creatures, gear, magic items, and spells! Regular Retail: $19.95

Allies & Enemies: Over 50 NPCs and 8 mapped and detailed lairs to add to your game. Regular Retail: $12.95 

Treasures from the Dark: A collection of over 100 magic items, including cursed items and items that progress in power with the PC. Regular Retail: $9.95

The Fingertip Isles: a short region setting. Each isle includes a description as well as threats and encounters. Several also include mapped locations to explore. Regular Retail: $6.95

Horror at Devil's Run: A 4th-level adventure about a farmer who chooses a dark path. A great adventure for the upcoming spooky season. Regular Retail: $6.95

Temple of the Bone Mongers: A low- to mid-level adventure plus a new class - the Bone Monger. Regular Retail: $6.95

Horror in the Cornfield: A short, cornfield dungeon adventure. Ripe for fall or spooky game sessions, or as a Halloween or Thanksgiving one-shot! Regular Retail: $6.95 

Figgy Puddin' Steals Christmas: A whimsical adventure designed for three to six characters of low to mid experience. The anticipated run-time is 2- to 4-hours. There's a bit of roleplay in this adventure, which may extend the playtime. Regular Retail: $6.95

VTT Tokens. A collection of NPC tokens to use on your favorite Virtual Tabletop. Tokens range in size from 900 px X 900 px or 1,000 px X 1,000 px. Regular Retail: $16.85

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