“Low in the night sky did the comet descend, its tail burning purple against the stars… ’til with fire into the earth it rent, alike an arrow from afar… And with its arduous journey’s end, was heard, the Call of the Black Star!”
– Brother Thaddeus, witness of the Black Star
Call of the Black Star is a zine containing a unique science-fantasy horror adventure designed for use with Shadowdark RPG for characters level 3-5.
Designed to be setting/location agnostic, this adventure can be run as a stand alone adventure or dropped seamlessly into any fantasy, modern, or sci-fi campaign world. Simply crash the meteor within a short distance from your players’ favorite town and let the orb do the rest!
Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s mythos and H.R. Giger’s art, this vertical dungeon crawl contains 13 rooms spanning 5 levels, featuring:
- 5 New Monsters, each posing Unique Challenges!
- Maps & Illustrations Hand-drawn (by me – patato)!
- 3 Factions!
- Teamwork-based Obstacles
- New Magic Items, Spells & Hazards!
Including powerful artifacts and a dangerous radiation called Eldritch Aether! - The Black Star Dungeon Battle Map!
A gridded, VTT ready, fully playable, hand-drawn dungeon map! - And Tips to amp up your Players’ DREAD!
