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Billiglarper<a href="https://mementomori.social/@juergen_hubert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@juergen_hubert</a> Kinda? There's a half sunken city (more German than Italian) with water fey (Necker) and a court of the river king. 😁 But my point isn't that <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a> has done all of the fairytales and folklore. They haven't. They have some of it. Like a powerful witch with a house on chicken legs. So adding more is easy. TheDarkEye offers an incredible range in moods, from grim and epic to flimsy and fairylike. And "fairytale like" is something the playerbase enjoys.

Jürgen Hubert<a href="https://rollenspiel.social/@billiglarper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@billiglarper</a> I must admit, I am among the minority of German <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/pnpde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pnpde</a> players who are not very familiar with <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a> .But I am pretty sure that there are plenty of elements from German folklore that they missed. I mean, does the setting even have Ultraterrestrial Venetians? 😉

Billiglarper<a href="https://mementomori.social/@juergen_hubert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@juergen_hubert</a> Personally, I would go with adventure modules for <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a>. The setting is based quite a bit on European <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folklore</a> and <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/fairytales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fairytales</a> in the first place, from a very German perspective. (Similar to <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/TheWitcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheWitcher</a>)I'm not sure that writing an entire fantasy setting is worth the extra effort.

HatwolfCommission for Woltrax Luperion <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Art" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Commission" target="_blank">#Commission</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Fantasy" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TheDarkEye" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Achaz" target="_blank">#Achaz</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Lizardfolk" target="_blank">#Lizardfolk</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TTRPG" target="_blank">#TTRPG</a>

HatwolfCommission for Woltrax<a href="https://meow.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Commission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commission</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Achaz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Achaz</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Lizardfolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lizardfolk</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/TTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TTRPG</a>

mrteddybearI rediscovered this video game gem from 1995 (!), so literally 30 years ago, and was able to dig out some audio files. Shout out to the great @thomasdolby.bsky.social for creating this awesome music and sound design. The Dark Eye, claymation adaptation of Poe short stories. <a href="https://archive.org/details/dark-eye-1995-french" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/dark-eye-1995-french</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mrteddybear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mrteddybear</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videogame</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sounddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sounddesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundtrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soundtrack</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thomasdolby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thomasdolby</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thedarkeye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thedarkeye</a>

mhdEarly The Dark Eye had some great, weird illustrations, even if the adventures they were in didn't quit stand the test of time.This is "Castle Zizirie" where you have to escape from the deadly claws of a mind-controlling toucan.<a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a>

mhdAlright, got some semi-retconny worldbuilding out of my head: <a href="https://fight.inthesha.de/worldbuilding-from-nothing-tde-1e-edition/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fight.inthesha.de/worldbuilding-from-nothing-tde-1e-edition/</a><a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/osr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#osr</a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a>

mhdLooking at early <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a> rules from the mid-80s, there's interesting bits on how you can progress. TDE 1E basically had a Tunnels & Trolls set up, where you increased one core ability per level.If you didn't get lucky enough to become a dwarf, elf or mage at the start, you still could enter some "classes" at a higher level if you achieved its minimum reqs later. The "fighter" class was open to you. Only benefit was access to all weapons and armor.You couldn't become a mage, but you could become a druid. Not a nature priest or celtic sage, but a very ominous practitioner of sympathetic magic, evil eye etc.. (It actually capped your charisma at 10)So "knightly" weapons weren't limited by birth, but "proper" wizardry was. Of course later editions ignored all that, but it would make some interesting setting building for retro-gaming or as inspiration for homebrew games. <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a>

Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse1: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DSA</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DasSchwarzeAuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DasSchwarzeAuge</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a> 2: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Paranoia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Paranoia</a> or <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Shadowrun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shadowrun</a>, not sure 3: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ADnD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ADnD</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ADnD2nd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ADnD2nd</a> 4: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DnD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DnD</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DnD3rd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DnD3rd</a> 5: Tough call, I love my whole (indie) collection: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TalesFromTheLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalesFromTheLoop</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Mothership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mothership</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/EclipsePhase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EclipsePhase</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Ratten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ratten</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Cairn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cairn</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Twilight2000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Twilight2000</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Numenera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Numenera</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CyberpunkRed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyberpunkRed</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CY_Borg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CY_Borg</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Unwritten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Unwritten</a> ... 6: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Vampire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vampire</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/VampireTheMasquerade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VampireTheMasquerade</a> 7: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DnD5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DnD5th</a>1. First <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> you ever played? 2. First you ever ran? 3. Played the most? 4. Run the most? 5. Favorite? 6. Most recently played? 7. Most recently run?<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PenAndPaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PenAndPaper</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/pnpde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pnpde</a>

Lord Daniel SalemThe Dark Eye Chains of Satinav Ver. Linux Laptop Dell CPU i3 5ª G <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thedarkeye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thedarkeye</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeroicGamesLauncher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeroicGamesLauncher</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/popos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#popos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dell</a><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/irPQFY_Z4-A?si=noizoRuCfleKtqgX" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/irPQFY_Z4-A?si=noizoRuCfleKtqgX</a>

Lord Daniel SalemThe Dark Eye Chains of Satinav Tablet Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro Winlator 9.0 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Winlator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Winlator</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thedarkeye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thedarkeye</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apontareclicar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apontareclicar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedmiPadPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RedmiPadPro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Xiaomi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Xiaomi</a><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/IMQYTJKxX54?si=70_4PzmTeJwcGRZw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/IMQYTJKxX54?si=70_4PzmTeJwcGRZw</a>

henkmetLast year the German original turned 40, this year it's the turn of the Dutch translation. Good memories (except I think we never got around to 8 (yet?)) <a href="https://toot.community/tags/oogdesmeesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oogdesmeesters</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/dasschwarzeauge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dasschwarzeauge</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/thedarkeye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thedarkeye</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/thedarkeyerpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thedarkeyerpg</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a>

Jan :verified:If you are interested in The Dark Eye RPG and you are an English speaker, the encyclopaedia of Aventuria has made great strides in recent months ... check it out <a href="https://en.wiki-aventurica.de/wiki/Main_Page" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wiki-aventurica.de/wiki/Main_Page</a><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RPG</a>

GlennMagusHarveyThere's another <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/FreeGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeGame</a> on <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/GOG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOG</a>, probably last of the <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/WinterSale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WinterSale</a> which ends in a few days.This time it's <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/TheDarkEyeChainsOfSatinav" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEyeChainsOfSatinav</a>, which is a <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/PointAndClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PointAndClick</a> adventure in the setting of the <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/TTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TTRPG</a> system.<a href="https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_dark_eye_chains_of_satinav" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_dark_eye_chains_of_satinav</a><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/GameDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameDeals</a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/DRMfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DRMfree</a>

Pithead StudioEy, hömma ⚒️🦉🦇 Kennst du noch das schwarze Auge? <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/kvCi6p6wW6k?si=vcqaf3INdpWAgFiW" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/kvCi6p6wW6k?si=vcqaf3INdpWAgFiW</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pithead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pithead</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pitheadstudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pitheadstudio</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indiedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dsa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dasschwarzeauge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dasschwarzeauge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thedarkeye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thedarkeye</a>

Pithead StudioRETRO ⚒️🦉🦇 Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva Shadows over Riva was the third part of the successful ‘Realms of Arkania’ trilogy and was published in 1996.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pithead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pithead</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pitheadstudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pitheadstudio</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indiedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thedarkeye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thedarkeye</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dasschwarzeauge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dasschwarzeauge</a>

Blind Mapmaker<a href="https://dice.camp/@SJohnRoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SJohnRoss</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/@vkfarfalle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@vkfarfalle</a> Interesting lineups. I especially like the mention of International Super Teams. One of the neatest ways to keep mid- and high-power supers from not breaking the setting. The Soviet Union is such a useful actor...Mine would be:<a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/TranshumanSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TranshumanSpace</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Kahal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kahal</a> / <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/SocietyOfRafa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocietyOfRafa</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SidMeiersAlphaCentauri</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/StarTrekDS9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarTrekDS9</a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a>

Efemèrides Videojocs 🕹👾Aquest mes fa 30 anys que ens arribava "Realms of Arkania: Star Trail" per "DOS" 🕹🎮. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RealmsOfArkaniaStarTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RealmsOfArkaniaStarTrail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheDarkEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheDarkEye</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JocDeRol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JocDeRol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aventura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aventura</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Videojocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Videojocs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VideoGames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroGaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClassicGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClassicGaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroGames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VideojocsAntics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VideojocsAntics</a>

mhdThe German Dark Eye RPG had a rather interesting "Expert" box in its 1st edition. Introducing a lot of stuff that's been ignored or superseded by the 2nd edition a few years later, like a combat system with attacks of opportunity and a 1d20 skill system.But one of my favorite parts is the OG Druid class. It was the only arcane magic class you could enter after play started, as opposed to mages, witches, and, of course, elves. Then you learned 7 spells, all of which are either about mind control or curses. Your Charisma stat (starts from 8-13, can go to 20) was capped at 10, as were the newly introduced social skills. Nobody likes you. The "no metal weapons" was in there, but besides one spell that lets you dominate animals, nothing nature-friendly. Later editions went all out with the one-with-nature and elemental cliches.Apparently druids liked to use the boomerang. (Another thing that only appeared in this very book)<a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/thedarkeye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thedarkeye</a>

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