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Battlezoo Secret Tomes for Shadowdark Ends in 8 Hours!
12 months ago
– Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 01:10:08 PM
Hey everyone! I just wanted to give you a heads up that there are fewer than 8 hours left to back our latest campaign, the Battlezoo Secret Tomes for Shadowdark. This is our first Shadowdark publication, and we've been working on it for over a year. We can't wait to get it in your hands!
15 new Shadowdark classes, including the Monster Chef, which allows you to cook and eat the monsters you defeat!
15 new adventures, including three created by the winners of the upcoming Dungeon Design Contest!
Over 250 pages per volume, brimming with grim, glorious illustrations. No AI trickery—only real, soul-forged art.
150+ award-winning monsters per book, each more twisted, clever, and deadly than the last. These beasts don’t just lurk—they change the game.
Use the Monster Parts system and turn monsters into gear! Slay a horror, rip out its heart (or horn, or hide), and forge potent weapons, armor, items, and potions unlike anything else at your table.
Sized to perfection—each book matches the original Shadowdark hardcover, sliding seamlessly onto your bookshelf like it was always meant to be there.
Hundreds of free digital files, tokens, and more await in every tier.
Design a Dungeon, Get Published, and Be Played at Gen Con!
Have you ever wanted your Shadowdark dungeon to be published and played by the public at Gen Con? This is your chance! Everyone who backs a physical or digital tier of the Kickstarter (starting at $59 or higher) is eligible to enter the Dungeon Design Contest for Shadowdark and submit up to three one-page dungeons.
🗡️ How to Enter
Who Can Enter: All backers at the $59 tier or higher (physical or digital).
What to Submit: Up to three one-page dungeons (one for each Battlezoo Secret Tome book).
Submission Period: Starts September 10, 2025, and will remain open for 6–8 weeks. (The exact deadline will be announced.)
📜 Dungeon Design Rules
Dungeon Format
Each submission must be exactly one page.
You must use one of the provided, pre-approved dungeon layouts (map list coming soon).
The dungeon should follow the standard structure and style of a typical 1-page Shadowdark dungeon.
Party Guidelines
Each dungeon should be designed for a party of four level 1 characters using standard Shadowdark rules.
Monster Requirements
Each dungeon must use monsters from two sources only:
At least 50% of monsters must come from one of the Battlezoo Secret Tomes for Shadowdark (we’ll provide a monster list with basic stats).
The rest can be from the Shadowdark RPG Core Rules.
Each dungeon must only use monsters from one Battlezoo book: Monster Hunt, Strange and Unusual, or Elemental Storm.
You cannot mix monsters from multiple Battlezoo books in a single dungeon.
Dungeon Theme
Each dungeon must reflect the theme of the Battlezoo book it’s based on.
You can submit up to one dungeon per book, for a total of three entries.
Submission Info
You’ll indicate which Battlezoo book your dungeon is for when submitting.
The submission link will be sent to all eligible backers on September 10, 2025.
🏆 Judging & Winner Selection
Once submissions close, each dungeon will be reviewed by Roll For Combat and special guest TTRPG authors.
Winning dungeons will be published and played live at Gen Con 2026!
🎖️ What Do You Win?
Glad you asked—because the prizes are epic.
🎉 Official Publication: Your dungeon will be included as one of the official Battlezoo dungeons in the Kickstarter Dungeon Pack.
📚 One Winner Per Book: There will be three total winners—one for each Battlezoo Secret Tome book: Monster Hunt, Strange and Unusual, and Elemental Storm
🖋️ Your Name in Print: Your name and winner title will be clearly credited on your dungeon for the entire community to see and admire.
💰 Cash Prize: Each winning dungeon earns a $500 cash prize.
🎲 Gen Con Spotlight: Your dungeon will be run live by Roll For Combat at Gen Con 2026, played by fans, adventurers, and curious fools alike!
Satyrs are Partying All Through August!
about 1 year ago
– Wed, Aug 06, 2025 at 11:15:05 AM
This satyr sorcerer has magic in the blood!
It's August, and satyrs are coming out to party in your downloads! Satyrs are among the most iconic and mischievous of the fey. Ask any tavern-goer, innkeeper, or noble courtier, and you’ll no doubt hear tales of these hedonistic nature spirits luring unsuspecting revelers into wine-soaked bacchanalias with enchanting music, wild magic, and irresistible charm. But while such stories aren't entirely untrue, they only reveal half the tale. These accounts often overlook the diverse cultural traditions of fauns and misrepresent a significant portion of the satyr population. Explore their hidden secrets with our new release by Jessica Catalan!
As a reminder, the monthly pdfs are all on battlezoo.com now, rather than issued directly from backerkit digital downloads like they were in the first year. You'll be able to use a coupon for battlezoo.com and then receive all the pdfs there, with the exception of the Kickstarter-exclusive early access titans. Several backers asked for me to repeat instructions. If you have all the files so far, then you can go to your account (click on the silhouette of a person) then from there it'll show your order history. From there you can click on the order (it'll be named RFC- and then some numbers) and at the bottom it'll say "Download files from your orders" If you click the "Download" button below that, it'll pop up your files. Stephen was also able to put in a button you can click to show all your files; it says "View All Downloads and appears just above your order history on the left side. This is helpful if you (like me) have several orders and you're not sure which is which, since it displays your downloads all at once and you can just search for the name you want or scroll down.
So what did you think about satyrs? Have any ideas for a new character or storyline? Let me know in the comments below about your satyr character concepts. I like to share your experiences with the authors!
~Mark Seifter, Roll for Combat Director of Game Design
It's July, Let's Get Kraken!
about 1 year ago
– Tue, Jul 01, 2025 at 02:41:31 PM
This kraken's magic lantern is waterproof. You never know when you'll need to take a swim!
It's July, so it's time for us to release those krakens to your downloads! Amphibious krakens can adventure both on land and in the sea, and they possess both physical prowess and magical abilities, just like their aquatic counterparts. As a result, they're versatile characters who work well for a wide variety of possible themes. Plus you get to play a kraken! Linda Zayas-Palmer gave us a really neat addition to the Battlezoo Ancestries line. Speaking of Linda and krakens, we're also getting closer for our bonus adventure Release the Kraken as well, which Linda wrote: the adventure finished a round of playtesting and is just about through on the playtest revisions. That means we can move forward on the next steps soon!
As a reminder, the monthly pdfs are all on battlezoo.com now, rather than issued directly from backerkit digital downloads like they were in the first year. You'll be able to use a coupon for battlezoo.com and then receive all the pdfs there, with the exception of the Kickstarter-exclusive early access titans. Several backers asked for me to repeat instructions. If you have all the files so far, then you can go to your account (click on the silhouette of a person) then from there it'll show your order history. From there you can click on the order (it'll be named RFC- and then some numbers) and at the bottom it'll say "Download files from your orders" If you click the "Download" button below that, it'll pop up your files. Stephen was also able to put in a button you can click to show all your files; it says "View All Downloads and appears just above your order history on the left side. This is helpful if you (like me) have several orders and you're not sure which is which, since it displays your downloads all at once and you can just search for the name you want or scroll down.
Did you like krakens? Have any cool ideas? Let me know in the comments below about your kraken character concepts. I like to share your experiences with the authors!
~Mark Seifter, Roll for Combat Director of Game Design
June Is Here So Keep An Eye Out For Cyclopes!
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Jun 02, 2025 at 07:52:57 AM
Sometimes, this cyclops shepherd just wants to take it easy for the day, playing the lyre and watching the sheep.
It's June and the wheel of fate is turning, so keep an eye out for cyclopes in your downloads! Cyclopes have a broad depiction in mythology, from the murderous shepherd Polyphemus in the Odyssey to the legendary smiths who forged Zeus's thunderbolts when he freed them to help take down his father. I think this ancestry by Jason Keeley does justice to the different sides of cyclopes, allowing you to choose your own place in the wheel of fate. Are you caught up in the past, living in the present, or looking to the future?
As a reminder, the monthly pdfs are all on battlezoo.com now, rather than issued directly from backerkit digital downloads like they were in the first year. You'll be able to use a coupon for battlezoo.com and then receive all the pdfs there, with the exception of the Kickstarter-exclusive early access titans. Several backers asked for me to repeat instructions. If you have all the files so far, then you can go to your account (click on the silhouette of a person) then from there it'll show your order history. From there you can click on the order (it'll be named RFC- and then some numbers) and at the bottom it'll say "Download files from your orders" If you click the "Download" button below that, it'll pop up your files. Stephen was also able to put in a button you can click to show all your files; it says "View All Downloads and appears just above your order history on the left side. This is helpful if you (like me) have several orders and you're not sure which is which, since it displays your downloads all at once and you can just search for the name you want or scroll down.
So what do you think about cyclopes? I'd love to hear from you about your cyclops characters! Let me know in the comments below. I like to share your experiences with the authors!
~Mark Seifter, Roll for Combat Director of Game Design
You May Be in For a Scare!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, May 02, 2025 at 11:26:47 AM
Just because you're an incarnation of fear doesn't mean you can't scare them in style! Embrace your demon barber and take a snip or two.
May is here, so check under your beds and in your closets because bogeys are right around the corner! Bogeys are fey that embody all sorts of fears, so as a bogey, you can terrify your opponents to gain different benefits and explore the way you relate to the fears that created and sustain you.
As a reminder, the monthly pdfs are all on battlezoo.com now, rather than issued directly from backerkit digital downloads like they were in the first year. You'll be able to use a coupon for battlezoo.com and then receive all the pdfs there, with the exception of the Kickstarter-exclusive early access titans. Several backers asked for me to repeat instructions. If you have all the files so far, then you can go to your account (click on the silhouette of a person) then from there it'll show your order history. From there you can click on the order (it'll be named RFC- and then some numbers) and at the bottom it'll say "Download files from your orders" If you click the "Download" button below that, it'll pop up your files. Stephen was also able to put in a button you can click to show all your files; it says "View All Downloads and appears just above your order history on the left side. This is helpful if you (like me) have several orders and you're not sure which is which, since it displays your downloads all at once and you can just search for the name you want or scroll down.
So what do you think. I'd love to hear from you about your bogey character ideas. One community member had an idea to make their own new heritage for bogeys who embody fear of thunder focused on thundering and sonic abilities. Let me know what bogey ideas you have in the comments below!
~Mark Seifter, Roll for Combat Director of Game Design
