Quick & Dead: Fast Background Tables for Shadowdark Characters

Quick & Dead

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Fast Backgrounds for Characters Who Might Not Make It

Build a Shadowdark character in three lines or less with FATE-inspired Aspects.

No sagas. No spreadsheets. Just roll, play, and let the dungeon write the rest.

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