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Specialization in old school RPG art, ligne claire, and cartography.
Starless Sky
Starless Sky is a dark fantasy points of light setting for Shadowdark RPG.The world is dying, the night sky is terribly dark, and the remnants of civilization huddle together around their last fires. Once powerful magic is now fleeting—those that flaunt it hunted by whomever covet it.Yet, the vermin of these fading lands cling to a futile hope, a madness to endure. They seek respite in places where the fire yet burns, lest they be swallowed forever by the dark.
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When Dusk Falls is a sandbox hexcrawl in a sprawling magical forest where the roots of its ancestral trees form a roiling forest floor of undergrowth and dark corners never kissed by sun. Its web of factions are intertwined with the continuance of the forest, for an evil force is growing from the detritus. An entropic power of death and decay, of rebirth and the end of the world.
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Roadmap
As minstrels and pioneers wander the vast unexplored wilds, they will return one day with myriad stories to enrich the Fireside Tales catalogue.In the roadmap below, you can follow along with current projects.
When Dusk Falls. PDF out. Waiting for proof for print version.
Dungeon Collection. Upcoming product, late 2026.
Turn back intrepid adventurer, for these dark depths hold naught but evil.
About Me
Hello, I am Robin van de Ven, a game design student from the Netherlands and avid creator of mainly Shadowdark RPG content. Everything tabletop is my passion, from the shared storytelling of roleplaying games, to the intricate designs of modern board games. Under the Fireside Tales brand, I seek to share this love for fantasy with the world—through the lens of art, stories, and games.
