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The Dark Crystal. The company has announced that they are developing the
Dark Crystal Adventure Game, their second such RPG after they gave
Labyrinth a similar treatment.
The company noted in the announcement that the adventure is being written by Janet Forbes of World Anvil as well as Jack Cesaar, who worked on both the
Labyrinth Adventure Game amd
Tales of Equestria for River Horse. It goes on to note that the book will include illustrations by Brian Froud, Johnny Frazer-Allen, Chris Caesar and others, with the book described as follows:
“Like the Labyrinth Adventure Game, it will include a simple rules system and GM toolkit and a 100-scenes adventure, which can be played either with our rules, or any other rule-set you like. “
Horror History: Jim Henson’s THE DARK CRYSTAL Was Released in 1982 By Mike Sprague
The Dark Crystal brought nightmares to kids all around the world back in 1982.
The film centers on Jen, the last survivor of the Gelflings. He sets out to try to find a shard of a powerful gem that once provided balance to the universe. Jen believes he can repair the dark crystal and bring peace back to the world if he can only find the remaining shard. But the evil Skeksis now control the broken crystal.
David Odell, a staff writer for
The Muppet Show, penned the screenplay. Gary Kurtz produced. Trevor Jones composed the score. Stephen Garlick leads the cast which also includes Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen.