Second Chances

Name: Second Chances
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ISBN: 9798900610078

The Black Ballad

Rick Heinz, Erik Frankhouse, Courteney Penney

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English

Storytellers Forge Studio, LLC
15 May 2026

Reference works; Hobbies, quizzes & games; Role-playing, war games & fantasy sports; Indoor games; Parties, etiquette & entertaining

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Second Chances is a tabletop RPG zine designed to support and expand both Shadowdark campaigns and assist groups converting characters from 5e.

Set within The Black Ballad, a dark afterlife setting that focuses on death, memory, and consequences, Second Chances reframes what happens when adventurers fall. Characters do not simply vanish from play, instead, they awaken in the Sunless Crossing, a purgatory realm where survival, identity, and memories are gradually stripped away unless they earn the right to return.

Designed for Shadowdark from the ground up, The Black Ballad: Second Chances provides guidance for groups transitioning characters from 5e-style play into Shadowdark's more lethal, torch-lit design philosophy. It offers tools that transform Total Party Kills into narrative continuations rather than campaign-ending events

The zine includes new playable options, expanded modes of play, original monsters, spells, and a complete adventure that introduces characters to the afterlife itself.

By: Rick Heinz, Erik Frankhouse
Edited by: Courteney Penney
Imprint: Storytellers Forge Studio, LLC
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 127g
ISBN: 9798900610078
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 15 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active