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20/06/2025

Sign-ups for Dark Vigil at Chaosiumcon Australia 2025 are selling out fast!

The Saturday evening game are gone, but there's still seats available for Saturday morning and ONE left for Sunday evening. (https://tabletop.events/conventions/chaosium-con-au-2025/schedule #?query=Dark%20Vigil&filter_liked=0&day_id=&eventtype_id=&startdaypart_id=)

Plus, I'll be talking about Dark Vigil during on two panels:
Designing Your Own Game (https://tabletop.events/conventions/chaosium-con-au-2025/schedule/29), and
Searchers After Horror Haunt Strange Far Places, focusing on real world inspirations for TTRPG settings. (https://tabletop.events/conventions/chaosium-con-au-2025/schedule/33).

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09/12/2023

Three character deaths and one lost to the Dark in Dark Vigil at OzComicCon!

See how much you'll risk to achieve your goals in the Dark. Pick up the Dark Vigil Quickstart for 10% off on fractalrpg.com this weekend!

25/10/2023

If you missed out on playing Dark Vigil, the post-apolocalyptic Victorian horror ttrpg, at PAXAUS, come play at Pause Menu on Sunday 26 November! Slots are limited!

In 1839, the sun was stolen from the sky. Things began to stalk the Dark, tainted and twisted creatures that may once have been beast or human but now Corrupted by the Dark. Today, you've been promised payment if you can get this trade wagon to the town of Havensbrook safely and on time.

15/10/2023

Dark Vigil on Saturday at !

05/10/2023

Dark Vigil has broken out of the pre-order stage and is now released into the wild!

For those at PaxAustralia, it's also now available immediately at the Arkenforge Tabletop stall! Pick up your copy, and take advantage of the 25% PAX sale!

04/10/2023

Dark Vigil, the post-apocalyptic Victorian-era horror ttrpg, is available for physical pre-orders (including pick up at PAX) or PDF purchase through my website, including a limited number of lantern bundles!

The store is open for both physical copies and PDF pre-orders of the Dark Vigil Quickstart, including a limited number of a special bundle. Grab your copies now!

21/09/2023

Finally, after over two years in development and testing, the Dark Vigil Quickstart is ready..and just in time for a launch at PAX Aus 2023 ! Check out the post for more details!

The Lanterns are lit! Havensbrook calls for aid. Will you answer? Announcing the Dark Vigil Quickstart, complete with adventure, characters and ruleset!

09/09/2023

Dark Vigil will be at Pause Menu on Sept 22 for a one-shot! Do you have what it takes to survive in a post-apocalyptic Victorian-era world, where the sun has vanished and horrors stalk the Dark? Check out the details here.

If you're looking for an opportunity to play Dark Vigil ahead of PAXAUS (and with slightly less chaos going on around you, perhaps), to be one of the first to use the finalized rule-set (oops, is that a hint I see?), come down and play at PAUSE MENU in Fitzroy, Melbourne on 22 September 2023

04/09/2023

How does steam power feature in an interrupted-Victorian-era world where it is eternally Dark? Read Lady Agatha's thoughts here.

Learn about the state of technology and steam power in the Dark Vigil setting. Make your world rich and real!

01/09/2023

Dark Vigil is going to PAX Australia 2023 as part of PAX AUS at the Table! Australian Roleplay Community

Three full days of Dark Vigil await as Fractal RPG attends PAX AUS 2023. Check out the details here!