# Gaming I've been gaming since I was a teenager. *(Weird Fact: Most British players have started with either the Fighting Fantasy or the Lone Wolf books).* At one time or another, I have played in, and ran games for, Dungeons & Dragons, Runequest, Rolemaster, GURPS, Savage Worlds, True20, Dragonbane, Pathfinder 2e, and now Shadowdark. I can run role-playing game session either face-to-face, or online using the following tools: - Virtual Tabletop * [The Forge](https://forge-vtt.com/) * [Owlbear Rodeo](https://owlbear.rodeo/) * Voice * [Discord](https://discord.com/) * Scheduling * [StartPlaying.Games](https://startplaying.games/) ## Monday Night Games After several months, I've started to go back to [Clifton Road Games](https://www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk/) to start playing and running games. My new favoured system is Shadowdark RPG, created by Kelsey Dionne [The Arcane Library](https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark). **Shadowdark RPG** is a fantasy adventure game where you and your companions delve into buried ruins, lost cities, spider-infested forests, and even fearsome dragon lairs in search of gold and glory. It has its roots in D&D5e but there are significant differences in the play. So I'll be at the shop on Monday evenings, and will be offering the following three games as a One-Shot. #### Lost Citadel of the Scarlet Minotaur (LV 1-3) > [!quote] Muggins Greenbottle, renowned tomb robber “The Red Devil will find you, one way or another." **BACKGROUND** Long ago, a mighty enclave of warriors lived inside the Lost Citadel. They worshipped bulls in ever-bloodier, cultish rituals that culminated in their leader, Minoros, transforming into the Scarlet Minotaur. This immortal avatar of rage slaughtered the warriors in a single night of mayhem. However, some of their servants escaped through the unseen halls used by the lowly. These beastmen hid in the fallen citadel, trapped by superstitious fear of the outside. #### Tomb of the Dusk Queen (LV 1) **BACKGROUND** Beneath a colossal tree of golden leaves lies a maze of root-choked catacombs. It is in these catacombs that the Dusk Queen of legend is entombed with her royal treasures. However, deathless guardians and devious tricks await any who would intrude on her sleep… #### Cairn of Chaos (LV 1-3) **BACKGROUND** Sir Kerrian the Just, knight of realm, built his tomb in the hills near the small town where he grew up. He claimed to all that he did so to rest his bones in his native soil, but the truth was rather more pragmatic. Beneath those hills lay a font of Elemental Chaos, and Sir Kerrian swore an oath eternal to guard it in life and in death. The font stood dormant for a hundred years, until Chief Razk Snotmaw of the Red Fang Goblins found the tomb and plundered it. The mutating effects of the font corrupted him and his tribe, blessing Razk with intelligence and ambition. Last night, Razk kidnapped the Blacksmith’s Daughter, Kestra, holding her for ransom until his demands from the nearby town are met…