# Magic in the Shadows

Magic in the Shadows is a board game.

- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1999
- **Categories:** Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)
- **Mechanics:** Skill Based (buy or gain skills), Point Based (allocate points to get skills, powers, etc), Dice (Primarily d6), Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Dice Pool (Roll multiple dice vs target), Exploding Dice (Die may 'explode' into a second roll), Race Based (Player Race/Species affects gameplay)
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Michael Mulvihill, Steve Kenson, Robert Boyle

**Artists:** Steve Prescott, Larry MacDougall, Ron Spencer, Mark Tedin, Tom Baxa, Jeff Miracola, Doug Anderson, Ian Miller, Paolo Parente, Clint Langley, Mark Zug, James Nelson, Peter Bergting, Michael Sutfin, Fred Hooper

**Publishers:** La Factoría de Ideas, Beholder Kft., Descartes Editeur

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-in-the-shadows)
- [Magic in the Shadows in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/magic-in-the-shadows)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/45332)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-10-31. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._