Yin Yang Panda – Shadow Realm by Łukasz Kołodziej is a free role playing game supplement published by Skavenloft. This is a supplement for Yin Yang Panda, which is based on Lasers & Feelings and is covered by the CC BY 4.0 license.
The supplement is available as a 16-page PDF for free from DriveThruRPG. Two pages are the front and rear covers, one the front matter and one the Table of Contents.
The Introduction explains this is a splatbook for Yin Yang Panda that has information on the Shadow Realm, a land that can only be reached by mortals once per year.
How to Use This is a standard section explaining that this, the core book and the standard items are needed.
We Have Guests! has six elements for incorporating elements of the Shadow Realm into the Dragonfly Empire.
We Are Guests! is similar, but used to incorporate elements of the Dragonfly Empire in the Shadow Realm.
The Shadow Realm explains that this used to be known as the Moth Realm and was between the Beetle Islands and the Cicada Principality, but the rulers transformed the entire island and its population into living shadows when a tsunami threatened to destroy it.
Shadow Creatures explains that these can be divided into three broad categories. Shadow-turned folks, the Moth Realm natives, conscious shadows, formerly inanimate objects of shadow that have gained consciousness and creatures of the night, things and monsters that pre-dated the Shadow Realm who are attracted to it.
Landscapes has details on the terrain of the region.
Culture gives an overview of the culture of the land.
Playing Aids has d12 tables of names, surnames and treats to try and d6 tables of places to visit, folks to meet, folks to avoid and weapons to master.
Playing a Shadow Character has some rules for creating such.
New Style to Master has a new martial art that can only be picked during character creation by shadows; mortals have to learn it in the Shadow Realm.
Artifacts to Find has three new artefacts.
Yin Yang Panda – Shadow Realm in Review
The PDF lacks bookmarks and, though short, these would have been appreciated. The Table of Contents covers the major sections. Navigation is okay. The text maintains a single column format and appeared to be free of errors. There are a couple of colour and black and white illustrations. Presentation is okay.
This is a bit different to many regional splatbooks, having more in common with Spirit Realm, as it not only describes a new region, but one that has some notable differences. There are again new player options. Yin Yang Panda – Shadow Realm can be downloaded for free by clicking here.
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