Swords Against the Shroud is a Swords and Sorcery Role-Playing Game (S&S RPG). The players play genre-focused characters, Barbarians, Fighters, Thieves and Sorcerers, exploring the dying world of Zarth. A a world that is subject to not only the worst effects of human greed and corruption but also the unwelcome attention of the demonic Others who come through the Shroud that separates Zarth from the hellish Other Worlds, to feed on pain and misery. This book is Crypts and Things remade with The Black Hack 2nd Edition, an exciting fast-moving concise modern d20 fantasy ruleset that models old school play. In 86 A5 pages this self-contained rules book contains: Introduction Character Generation. Rules for Everyone. Rules for the Players. Rules for the Referee. The Halls of Nizur Thun. A Character Sheet A Referee’s Log Publisher Blurb via DriveThruRPG