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I downloaded this game and am reading through it so far seems like
they did a good job.

On Jul 15, 10:14 am, WJ Walton <rpgadvoc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> (Cut and pasted from The Escapist Blog - theescapist.com/blog)
>
> Around three years ago, I was offered the opportunity to write the
> afterword for an RPG in development called Darkest Dungeons. It was a
> modern day horror RPG based on the fantasy world created by Jack Chick
> in that infamous anti-D&D tract - a world where innocent teens are
> lured into devilish behavior by sinister game masters. Players played
> the roles of the teens in the story, who were trying to avoid insanity
> and suicide, as well as their characters, who were trying to reach
> their ultimate goal - the ninth level of the dungeon.
>
> It was an interesting idea that sadly never seemed to get off of the
> ground. I lost contact with the author a couple of years ago, and the
> website for the game has been down for about as long (though you can
> see an archive of it here, if you wish -http://web.archive.org/web/20071230172822/http://scruffyco.com/darkes...
> ).
>
> Recently an Escapist reader named Dave wrote in to inform me that
> there is another RPG that pokes a little fun at the old Chick tract -
> a retro-clone fantasy RPG called, coincidentally enough, Dark
> Dungeons.
>
> For the benefit of those who may not know: a "retro-clone" RPG is one
> developed using the rules of an existing (and usually out-of-print)
> RPG, and usually offered for free online as a PDF (or for cost as a
> print edition).  This makes the rules accessible to those who would
> still like to play the classic RPG, but can't find the original
> rulebooks, and it also allows for lots of creative revisions of the
> rules.
>
> In this particular case, a devotee of classic RPGs created a retro-
> clone based on a well-known fantasy RPG, and named it after the tract
> that preached the dangers of roleplaying. Which is the exact sort of
> 'turning a negative into a positive' philosophy that is strongly
> endorsed and encouraged by myself.
>
> The fun doesn't stop with the title, however. The rule examples
> feature two players, Marcie and Debbie, and their respective
> characters, Black Leaf and Elfstar!
>
> See examples here:http://www.theescapist.com/darkdungeons-rpg1.jpghttp://www.theescapist.com/darkdungeons-rpg2.jpg
>
> There are no mentions of Miss Frost or the Mind Bondage spell, however
> - it seems that the author didn't want to take the joke too far, which
> is probably for the best.
>
> Dave, the Escapist reader who brought Dark Dungeons to my attention,
> thinks that the popularity of the RPG might actually take Jack Chick's
> comic down a notch:
>
> "The game has generated so much interest, in the short time since it
> was published, that the offical page is now on the first page of
> Google's search results, beating even the Wikipedia article about the
> Chick tract. There might even be a day when Dark Dungeons - the game -
> is so popular, that the Chick tract is pushed into second place on
> Google!
>
> That's a pretty high goal to reach, but I'd love to see it happen.
>
> You can find out more about the Dark Dungeons retro-clone RPG,
> including how to download or purchase it, athttp://darkdungeonsblog.wordpress.com/get-it-now/
>
> (For more information on the anti-RPG tract Dark Dungeons visit The
> Escapist's Dark Dungeons page -http://www.theescapist.com/darkdungeons.htm)

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