🦇 NIGHT OF THE BAT

A Shadowdark Crawl Through a Manor of Madness

The Gotham skyline is broken. There is no beacon of hope piercing the clouds—only a suffocating blackout. In the heart of the darkness, Wayne Manor sits ripe for the picking.

The Penguin’s Circus Gang is moving on Wayne Manor, intent on stripping the legendary estate of its treasures while the city suffers under a total blackout. But as the torchlight flickers and dies, the looters—and your party—will discover that something far more terrifying than a clown is hunting in the halls.

🕯️ THE ADVENTURE

Night of the Bat is a high-octane, beginner-friendly one-shot for Shadowdark RPG. 

• The Manor: A multi-floor dungeon crawl through the shifting shadows of Wayne Manor.
• The Thugs: Outsmart or outfight the various Circus Gang marauders who are just as desperate for loot as you are.
• The Beast: Stalking the second floor is an abomination. Blood-thirsty and dangerous, the arrival of the Circus Gang rings the dinner bell.

🕯️ THE MISSION: HEROES OR HEISTERS?

Prevent the Fall: Coordinate with Alfred Pennyworth to find a cure and save Bruce Wayne from his own bloodlust.

Plunder the Hoard: Wayne Manor is filled with priceless artifacts. In Shadowdark, gold is XP. Will you risk the Bat-Beast’s wrath to become the new kings of the Gotham underworld?

👾 THE 8-BIT INSPIRATION

Born from the 8-Bit Shadowdark Game Jam, this adventure is a lethal love letter to:

• Batman Returns: The gritty, brawler atmosphere of the NES classic.
• Altered Beast: The visceral joy of transformation and "powering up."
• Duck Hunt: Reimagined as a predatory addiction to interdimensional ichor.

Forget gathering orbs to "Rise from your Grave." In the dark corners of Gotham, power comes from the Albino Duck. Its blood holds transformative properties that grant god-like strength—at the cost of your humanity.

🛠️ WHAT’S INSIDE?

• A Complete One-Shot: Perfect for a single session or a lethal "Session 0" for a Gotham campaign.
• The Bat-Arsenal: Find unique items and weapons that allow players to channel the "Caped Crusader" (without the pesky "no killing" rule).
• New Mechanics: Complete rules for the Altered Beast transformation and "Sanity/Frenzy" checks.
• Sandbox Stakes: Players can choose to be the saviors Gotham needs, or the new crime bosses it fears. With enough stolen loot, anyone can be a kingpin.

BEYOND THE MANOR

This is only the beginning. Night of the Bat serves as the opening chapter of a three-part descent into a corrupted Gotham:

• Part I: Night of the Bat – Survive the Manor and the transformed Batman.
• Part II: The Cat Last Life – A point-crawl through the blackout-stricken streets of Gotham, tracking Selina Kyle to find the source of the transformative ichor.
• Part III: The Penguin’s Maw – A deep dungeon crawl through the Gotham sewers to stop the Penguin from unleashing a "Duck-powered" army.