- cross-posted to:
- rpg@ttrpg.network
- cross-posted to:
- rpg@ttrpg.network
- Shadow of the Weird Wizard (SotWW) is a heroic fantasy tabletop RPG in a setting where refugees are fleeing a civil war into a strange land touched by a Wizard of godlike power who has disappeared leaving treasures, monsters and strange experiments behind
- the author Robert J. Schwalb was the lead designer of Dungeons & Dragons 5e (D&D 5e)
History behind Schwalb
- Schwalb initially proposed a streamlined system for D&D 5e but was rejected
- the streamlined system (character classes, combat etc) became the Demon Lord Engine first published in Shadow of the Demon Lord (SotDL), 2015
- SotDL is a horror fantasy tabletop RPG set in a falling world featuring Insanity and Corruption as a game mechanic that gained popularity
- not everyone was comfortable with the horror themes and Shadow of the Weird Wizard was created to fill that
Kickstarter Info
- uses one d20 and several d6
- earlier beta versions of the game featured zone combat, this has been changed to grid based combat
- free play-test found here
- pledge tier: $49/$99 (digital/physical)
a more comprehensive information on the system and differences with SotDL (may be outdated)
reviews for Shadow of the Demon Lord
- https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/16/16505.phtml
- https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/19/19056.phtml
other 3rd party games running on the Demon Lord Engine are Asunder, and When The Wolf Comes
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