Our Against the Darkmaster Bundle offer ended on May 27, 2025 at 2:59AM EDT (GMT -04:00).
Against the Darkmaster is the FRPG from Open Ended Games of epic adventure and heavy-metal combat. Funded in an October 2019 Kickstarter campaign, Against the Darkmaster (abbreviated VsD for "versus Darkmaster") adapts old-school percentile systems (specifically, Middle-Earth Role-Playing) to support grand sagas in the style of Tolkien, The Wheel of Time, Labyrinth, and Dragonslayer – stories of a fellowship of heroes standing together against overwhelming evil. Using rules aimed at creating epic quests, with detailed travel mechanics for long overland adventures, you'll travel to distant lands, face terrible dangers, uncover ancient items of power, and gather the armies of the world under your banner to defeat an ultimate menace. What menace, specifically? That's up to your group of players: You launch your VsD campaign by rolling on or choosing from several charts that collectively define a dreadful and immensely powerful being who seeks to plunge the world into darkness. The Darkmaster commands ruinous powers, hordes of servants, and corrupting magic. He has no game statistics and cannot be directly fought. But a prophecy tells of this entity's downfall, if the heroes can find the Coveted Artifact that is his bane.
- The 574-page Against the Darkmaster Core Rules (plus the pay-what-you-want Quick Start Rules and the free Ready to Play Characters, Map Pack, and character sheet)
- The 366-page rules expansion Secrets of the Golden Throne
- The introductory adventure Heartbane and the full-length scenarios The Silence of Dawnfell and Legacy of Blood
- Six sets of printable Core Spell Cards for easy reference: Animist, Champion, Common & Kin, Dabbler, and Wizard, plus the new spells from Secrets of the Golden Throne
- The Against the Darkmaster GM Screen
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