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[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

Preview page for our next Kickstarter is up!

https://t.co/zW1rA6yE9j

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@SersaVictory @tergu86 Heck yeah! So excited to check this out, Sersa! :D

[Sersa Victory 🌙 ☠️ ✝️ @SersaVictory]

Just released my deadly new dungeon delve for Shadowdark, HAIL THE SLAUGHTER CRESCENT.

Inspired by the savage goddesses of ancient Mesopotamia. Featuring illustrated handouts by @tergu86.

https://t.co/riAeyHjpDi

@arcanelibrary #shadowdark

[Mice of Legend @miceoflegend]

Mice of Legend: Shadowdark Edition keeps growing!
34 backers, $1,884 = only $116 to our first stretch goal.

Featured this week in @arcanelibrary newsletter - Tysm for the shoutout. ❤️

At mouse scale, everything is a monster.
@Kickstarter > https://t.co/QydxYPuKlZ

#ttrpg #osr

[Shadowdarkmemes @shadowdarkmemes]

Iykyk @arcanelibrary

[Sersa Victory 🌙 ☠️ ✝️ @SersaVictory]

Updated scan of the 1985 Madeera Valley Community College Winter Games Day fantasy scenario: DOOM-DUST OF THE DISINTEGRATOR.

cc @d20play @arcanelibrary #shadowdark

https://t.co/eAHi1Yinvi

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

The Western Reaches Kickstarter's late pledges close forever tomorrow, Feb. 28, at 11:59pm PT!

Last chance to get the free stretch goals & access to exclusive add-ons.

Thank you SO much to the incredible 17k backers who made this project a reality! 🙏

https://t.co/zW1rA6zbYR

[Grim Games 🍻 @Prof_Grimwald]

WE ARE LIVE! 😱

My next 3rd party zine for @arcanelibrary's smash hit #Shadowdark RPG is now up on Kickstarter. 🚀

Back ☄️ GG#2: The Colour Out of Space ☄️today!

🔸Features amazing art from @AlexeyGorboot and @KiratiSatt 🎨
🔸New classes: Alchemist and Barbarian 👩‍🔬💪
🔸New class abilities for Fighter and Thief, gained on even levels. ⚔️🗡️
🔸A zero-level gauntlet adventure that provides 2 opportunities for ascension to level 1.
🔸Maps for your VTT
🔸Printed locally in my neighborhood print shop! 🇺🇸
🔸And much more!

Consider supporting this indie project using the link below. 🔗 👇🤗

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@Prof_Grimwald @KiratiSatt This couldn't have come with better timing! 🤘

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@CrusaderCool It’s our next big effort once we ship the Western Reaches Kickstarter! No major updates yet, but soon enough…

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@WardukeAtHome @TheEclecticGoat @SavageBruski @EveraeGames @trolllordgames It'd be very expensive to own the printing and production machines, buy the materials, and pay printing technicians to operate them (a trade and skill set that is uncommon in the USA nowadays). I work with a printing company that does this for me.

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@hyperborea576 @EveraeGames @TheEclecticGoat Same! I'm going direct wholesale to stores, no distribution. I think that's a very indie thing to do! :)

[The Glass Cannon Network @glasscannonpod]

We are kicking off 2026 with a prison break! The Glass Cannon Podcast: Shadowdark Episode 8 airs tonight at 8PM ET on YouTube. https://t.co/XHt6gUa2Dx

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@EveraeGames @TheEclecticGoat To me, a game's indy status is entirely separate from its success level. Indy is a set of qualities relating to the game's creation and ownership.

For instance, Stardew Valley is an indie game, and also wildly successful. Not mutually exclusive.

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@TheEclecticGoat @EveraeGames When one says, "All games with these qualities are old-school games EXCEPT Shadowdark," or, "Companies with these qualities are indies EXCEPT the company that publishes Shadowdark," it's obvious they have an ulterior motive.

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@TheEclecticGoat @EveraeGames Hehehe, thank you! I wonder why folks would say my work isn't independent... it's a textbook example of a self-published indie writer. Some have tried to de-link me from the Old School/indie space using carveouts in their definitions that exclude my work only. It's very odd.

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@TheEclecticGoat @EveraeGames We have one part-time employee (I’m the only person who works full time in the business, and my wife helps as needed). We do also contract with independent artists and legal and tax professionals. But even a local ice cream shop has more employees than me.

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@EruditeDM @dungeoncraft Hahahahaaa! Jingle Hells! That’s perfect 🤣

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

Happy Darkest Day!

[The Glass Cannon Network @glasscannonpod]

The heroes are thrust into the limelight and forced to perform for the goddess. The Glass Cannon Podcast: Shadowdark Episode 6 airs tonight at 8PM ET on YouTube. https://t.co/surpOiHDMp

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

@greg_brayton We regularly post updates on the project page, and they are also sent out via email! Worth checking out:

https://t.co/6mLyH5lTnZ

[The Arcane Library @arcanelibrary]

Preview page for our next Kickstarter is up!

https://t.co/zW1rA6yE9j