{"product_id":"second-chances-the-black-ballad-paperback","title":"Second Chances: The Black Ballad - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Heinz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErik Frankhouse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCourteney Penney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecond Chances\u003c\/em\u003e is a tabletop RPG zine designed to support and expand both \u003cem\u003eShadowdark \u003c\/em\u003ecampaigns and assist groups converting characters from 5e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet within \u003cem\u003eThe Black Ballad\u003c\/em\u003e, a dark afterlife setting that focuses on death, memory, and consequences, \u003cem\u003eSecond Chances\u003c\/em\u003e reframes what happens when adventurers fall. Characters do not simply vanish from play, instead, they awaken in the Sunless Crossing, a purgatory realm where survival, identity, and memories are gradually stripped away unless they earn the right to return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for \u003cem\u003eShadowdark \u003c\/em\u003efrom the ground up, \u003cem\u003eThe Black Ballad: Second Chances\u003c\/em\u003e provides guidance for groups transitioning characters from 5e-style play into \u003cem\u003eShadowdark\u003c\/em\u003e's more lethal, torch-lit design philosophy. It offers tools that transform Total Party Kills into narrative continuations rather than campaign-ending events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe zine includes new playable options, expanded modes of play, original monsters, spells, and a complete adventure that introduces characters to the afterlife itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48442532987129,"sku":"9798900610078","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/149PG4nU7A9798900610078.webp?v=1779699133","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/second-chances-the-black-ballad-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}