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Shadow of the Demon Lord

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The End Is Just the Beginning

Sometimes the world needs heroes. But in the desperation of these last days, the world will take all those it can get: heroes, blackguards, madmen, and whoever else is willing to stand against the coming darkness. Will you fight the demons or will you burn it all down and dance among the ashes? Who will you become when the world dies? 

Shadow of the Demon Lord® opens a door to an imaginary world held in the grip of a cosmic destroyer. Enter a land steeped in the chaos and madness unleashed by the end times, with whole realms overrun by howling herds of beastmen, warped spirits freed from the Underworld, and unspeakable horrors stirred awaken by the Demon Lord’s imminent arrival. 

A complete tabletop roleplaying game in one book, Shadow of the Demon Lord provides everything you need to create and play characters, form groups in pursuit of adventure, and tell exciting stories with your friends. As well, the book gives Game Masters all the tools they need to create adventures, over one hundred foul creatures, a detailed region of the campaign world, and extensive advice to help run the game.

As the Demon Lord’s shadow creeps across the world, it creates the chance for heroes to seize their destinies and villains to accomplish their despicable goals. As you play the game, you and your friends tell stories about thwarting the plots of twisted cultists, hunting down and destroying bizarre demons, exploring lost lands, investigating weird mysteries, and so much more.

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Mitchell G October 31, 2023 6:26 am UTC
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Is there a reason that all of the other books have a premium color option, but this core book does not?
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Jaroslaw C September 06, 2023 3:55 pm UTC
Is this Revised version?
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JOHN S August 22, 2023 2:13 pm UTC
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Roll20 conversion? I see 2 products on the Roll20 marketplace but they look like adventures. I do not see the rulebooks or other supplements.
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James C W February 01, 2023 12:24 am UTC
Will there be a hard cover print run?
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James C W February 01, 2023 1:11 am UTC
Or a premium softcover version... seems the lack of one or both is an oversight.
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Morgan C February 03, 2023 4:41 pm UTC
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Hardcovers are published through Studio 2, found here: https://studio2publishing.com/products/shadow-of-the-demon-lord
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Val S January 26, 2023 5:44 am UTC
What is the difference between "Shadow of the Demon Lord" and the other book labeled "SotDL Player's Guide"?
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Joseph S January 26, 2023 6:49 am UTC
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The Player's Guide is the 1st half of this book. So that the GM can just give that to the players to use while they still have the normal book on hand for reviewing things as well, also makes for a cheaper option than buying a 2nd whole book if you're just wanting a 2nd at the table for character building.
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Val S January 26, 2023 6:51 am UTC
Thank you!
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Per N January 23, 2023 9:33 am UTC
I am not into PDFs of games that I really like. SOTDL is such a game. But 42 dollars for a POD softcover is way to expensive. I am also not sure that the printed book have the corrections.
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Gary S January 09, 2023 10:00 pm UTC
Is this game published under OGL 1.0a?
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Jason D January 09, 2023 11:23 pm UTC
No.
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Alex F January 09, 2023 5:58 pm UTC
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love the system and the darkness of this game,
Also hardcover would be amazing!
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Richard H December 16, 2022 10:23 am UTC
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Hardback option please!
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David J August 31, 2022 8:22 pm UTC
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Why is the hardcover option not offered? I recently purchased this PDF and soft cover, but I would love a hardback.
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Ariel A July 22, 2021 6:33 pm UTC
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This is the best mix of old-school and new-school TTRPG I've played for now. The game has the lethality and free-form rulings of OSR with the tactics, streamlining, extreme PC customization, and advantage-type mechanics I enjoy from modern systems. If you like OSR but wish it had more customization/classes and just a bit more options for players in combat, this is the one I'd suggest.
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Joseph S July 09, 2021 8:54 pm UTC
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Hi, if I get the PoD version here, will it have all the Revised edition changes? Was looking on Amazon for a copy since someone here mentioned that, but couldn't find one that said it was the revised edition on the cover.

Then I found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/shadowofthedemonlord/comments/jqrv41/i_bought_a_revised_edition_sotdl_hardcover_that/
mentioning that there were changes that weren't made to the print version?? Are those made in this PoD version?
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Joseph S May 02, 2022 2:16 am UTC
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bump?
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Morgan C February 03, 2023 4:56 pm UTC
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As far as I know, proper changes were made, as I believe they use the PDF version to print their softbacks.

That said, you can find the Hardcover revised through Studio2 Publishing: https://studio2publishing.com/products/shadow-of-the-demon-lord
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Robert L May 02, 2021 6:21 pm UTC
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Greetings Friends,

Is it possible to get this book without a background on the pages (print-friendly), like the wonderful Terrible Beauty?

Thanks a heap,
Bob
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Victor N July 01, 2023 7:42 pm UTC
bump! I would really like to see a printer-friendly PDF too. I find the textured background really distracting, in addition to being an ink sucker.
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Alexander A November 11, 2020 1:40 am UTC
Is the version on Amazon the revised edition, like the one here?
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Benjamin L October 22, 2020 9:39 pm UTC
I saw that the core’s being revised. When might that hit print?
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Corey C August 10, 2020 7:59 pm UTC
Why is a 272 page book $75 for a hardcover? That seems a little overpriced.
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Luke W August 10, 2020 8:03 pm UTC
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POD is expensive as you don’t get economies of scale. You should look to buy the retail version.
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978-1-4951-6886-4
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