About

Shadowlack is a free dice-less Play-by-Post game as well an ongoing World-Building project. When you join, you become an author in our collaborative story. You get to make up your own characters, select their race, trades, and write up descriptions for them. Then you start writing and other authors will join in, adding their own characters and help in developing the plot. Eventually you have a small piece of a story. Shadowlack is a collection of many story pieces written by many authors who have made up many characters. In short, Shadowlack is simply an continuous collaborative story. If you wish to learn more about the game origins of Shadowlack, check out our Site History.

Genre

Shadowlack is wedged tightly between two genres: low Science Fiction and Fantasy, making it a Science Fantasy game. Science Fiction because it takes place after the destruction of what we know of as Earth, and on a completely different planet called Ramath-lehi. Humans no longer exist and the inhabitants of Ramath-lehi are capable of faster-than-light space travel. The Fantasy element is present in the underlying form of magic, which draws itself from what Ramathians refer to as Fronima (the Spirit World).

Interested in Joining?

Has Shadowlack piqued your interest? If not, that’s okay. Text-based games aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, and it is a bit of a niche market. If you are interested in joining however, I’d like to direct your attention to our New Player Guide. It has been constructed in order to hopefully assist newcomers make their transition into our world. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask them at the Help Desk. However, before you post, please make sure to check the FAQ Database to see if your question has already been answered.

We Welcome Lurkers

Perhaps you don’t have time to roleplay. Perhaps you simply like to read. Or perhaps you just wish to learn more about Shadowlack and its inhabitants before you go ahead and create a character to throw into the fray. Whatever your reasoning,Shadowlack has a designated Lurker member group. Those in the Lurker member group are granted the privilege to post in all of the Out of Character sections on our forums. You can then contribute to Out of Character discussions and matters that relate to game development… or just lurk.