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The Ravensridge Emporium

In The Shadow of Glory (PRESALE)

In The Shadow of Glory (PRESALE)

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In the Shadow of Glory is a two-player epistolary Tabletop Role-Playing Game (TTRPG) of flawed heroes and broken villains. One player is a hero who has gone unmatched, and the other player - their arch nemesis. Both have been unable to thwart the other, and have resigned to coexist. Explore the nostalgic relationship between two long-lost foes as they both struggle with the weight of ultimate power.

The A5 (148mm x 210mm) physical zine will be approximately 40 pages printed on silk-coat paper in full colour and saddle-stitched.

PRESALE - In The Shadow of Glory will hit the shelves in June 2025. We recommend reserving your copy before we run out of stock!

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What is In The Shadow of Glory?

In the Shadow of Glory is a 40+ page TTRPG game containing:

  • adaptive rules for playing long and short games
  • extensive tables for unique character creation
  • evolving prompt tables to drive the narrative
  • an example play running through the entire book
  • advice and tips for letter writing.

Who is In The Shadow of Glory for?

You'll love In the Shadow of Glory if you like:

  • morally grey protagonists
  • melancholy stories of isolation and connection
  • superhero narratives that focus on characters rather than epic fight scenes.

No second player? No worries! You can join our Discord to find pen pals to play with all over the world.

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How do you play In The Shadow of Glory?

  • #1. A letter arrives

    The core engine that drives In the Shadow of Glory is easy to learn. The turn starts when you receive a letter from the other player.

  • #2. Draw cards

    You draw cards to discover the weekly events:

    • a mundane event that will affect your alter-ego identity's life
    • a super-powered event that will affect your super-powered identity's life

  • #3. Resolve & write

    Resolve a goal action to progress personal goals. Then, write and send a letter to your rival.

    The TTRPG game will help you build the story.

Here are some examples of letters from the game...

When will my copy arrive?

The game is done and we have the final draft of the layout design. Given our experience with fulfilling our previous project, Cartograph, in 6 months, we're confident we'll begin manufacturing In The Shadow of Glory in May 2025 and sending out the first orders in June.

Behind the mask: who made In The Shadow of Glory?

Jessie (She / Her) - Lead Designer

Jessie is a dice artist, game designer, and potion brewer from Queensland, Australia. After binging every episode of One Punch Man, Jessie frantically began working on In the Shadow of Glory. The idea of being so powerful that it becomes boring, or even lonely, stuck with her becoming the core theme throughout the game. After many playtests, Jessie is excited to bring her debut game as lead designer to life! Previously, Jessie has contributed to games such as Cartograph, Caught in the Rain, TCP Foundation, and Host.

Brandon (He / Him) - Graphic Designer, Artist

The second Raven of the four from The Ravensridge Emporium, Brandon, has been designing games for over four years. He created Cartograph and has since contributed to the many endeavours of The Ravensridge Emporium. Currently, he is running fortnightly games of Ultra Violet Grasslands, and always comes back to his favourite TTRPG, Dread.

Reizor (She / They) - Poet

Reizor is a disabled, queer artist living in Newcastle, Australia on the lands of the Worimi and Awabakal people.

She publishes games, zines, and poetry on her itch.io page, here. Her work explores themes of intersectional utopia, anticapitalist transhumanism, self-sacrifice, neo-mysticism, celebratory body horror, and outer space.