Shadowdark: A GM's Perspective 

As someone who has been a DM for over three decades I appreciate the large font size. Often spaces for gaming don't have enough light and I upgraded to high visibility dice long ago. The system itself is great and the rules are clearly worded and concise. I've been having a lot of fun playing it so far.

Nice review. I know Shadowdark has enjoyed quite a bit of hype over the last year, and in my opinion it deserves it. I love this game. It’s a lot like my home brew but done better. I’m currently running one game and playing in another. Highly recommended.

personally the font size was the final decider for me. My eyesight is pretty bad but I can read it just fine. While its clear you didn't approve, I and I'm sure other older gamers or anyone with poor eyesight for that matter appreciate the larger font. I love how clean OSE is but I have a hard time with the font size.

Awesome review. Your perspectives always dig deep and enlighten.

A good and reasonable review. I'm a big fan of Shadowdark.

Nice review. I've been running Shadowdark for a few sessions now and don't quite have the rules down pat, but it's been very fun to play.

Just heard about this video, Sebbaa. This is Chubby Funster. Very happy to see that you enjoyed ShadowSun!

THREE TORCHES DOWN:

The book is pretty, but is it still relevant as more than an art piece. There are so many OSR systems. For myself OSR-wise, I think that OSE is enough, tempered with RU-vid advice by Runehammer and Bandits Keep. Those books are pretty though.... ... . Argghhh

Is the book super small or do you just have massive hands ?

GAME OVER

Who needs larger text? Me! Now go away.

Are your hands huge or is that a small book?

Excellent reading primer for kindergartners

Thanks for the review! Haven't played a session with the rules yet, just skimmed through the book and read the GM section (which was pretty good, experienced OSR advice). My biggest gripe with the book is the combination of thick paper, large font and small format which contributes to its thickness. Combined with the binding it does not lay flat at all, sadly. Normally I prefer my OSR rules in a small and handy format (A5 etc) but in this case decreasing the thickness of the book would have been more important to me than a small format or minimal text per page. The quality of the book and the layout are superb nonetheless. I think its strength lies more with transitioning 5E players to OSR than as an introductory rule set for completely new players to the hobby (because of its size and complexity compared to full-on OSR titles like Cairn, Mörk Borg, Black Sword Hack etc.) but it definitely has the potential to replace OSE and other Basic-adjacent rule sets in my standard repertoire. P.S.: I love the wild mix of German and English on the character sheet ;-)