Fireside Tales

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.

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Travel Under a Starless Sky

Starless Sky is a dark fantasy points of light setting for Shadowdark RPG and the stage for most of my work.

The world is dying, the night sky is terribly dark, and the remnants of civilization huddle together around the 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.