# The Book of the Shadowlands

The Book of the Shadowlands is a board game.

- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1998
- **Categories:** Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)
- **Mechanics:** Skill Based (buy or gain skills), Trait / Aspect Based (personality affects gameplay), Dice Pool (Roll multiple dice vs target), Dice (Primarily d10)
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Ree Soesbee, Rob Vaux, Ross A. Isaacs, John Wick, Cristina McAllister, Greg Stolze

**Artists:** Cristina McAllister, Carl Frank, Gerald Brom

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-book-of-the-shadowlands)
- [The Book of the Shadowlands in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-book-of-the-shadowlands)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/50469)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-07. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._