Thursday, December 11, 2025

Cinder of Zthugha: Third-party class for Shadowdark


 Archetype: Remnants of an ancient fallen civilisation, embers trying to rekindle the faith n the insatiable luminary.

Core abilities: Melee weapons and armor, Charisma, Smite, Lay on hands.

Design influences: The old one Cthugha of the Cthulhu mythos, Zoroastrian religion.

Mechanic: Balancing the act of interacting with torches without disrupting the game’s light mechanics.

Problems: Possibly  disrupting the game’s light mechanics.

 Table spot light: Gap filler, Swiss army knife.


Cinder of Zthugha 3rd party class for Shadowdark