{"product_id":"second-chances-rick-heinz-9798900610078","title":"Second Chances: The Black Ballad","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Heinz,Erik Frankhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798900610078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Storytellers Forge Studio, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.20d","brand":"Rick Heinz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447248597247,"sku":"9798900610078","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_704867d4-05f0-4d71-8aae-8e04b8cdc7f0.jpg?v=1777229841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/second-chances-rick-heinz-9798900610078","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}