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+  <img src="icon.svg" alt="Shadowdark Logo" width="120" />
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+<h1 align="center">Shadowdark — Codex</h1>
+
+<p align="center">
+  Game data for <strong>Shadowdark RPG</strong>, packaged as a <a href="https://github.com/tabletopmancer/tabletopmancer">Tabletopmancer</a> codex.
+</p>
+
+---
+
+> Shadowdark RPG is fast, familiar, intuitive, and deadly. It's built for sword-and-sorcery adventures where fell monsters slither in darkness and ancient gems glint upon forgotten thrones, waiting to be discovered. In Shadowdark RPG, real time comes into play.
+
+## Contents
+
+| Category | Path |
+|----------|------|
+| Ancestries | `data/ancestry/` |
+| Armor | `data/armor/` |
+| Classes | `data/class/` |
+| Spells | `data/spell/` |
+| Weapons | `data/weapon/` |
+
+## Source
+
+Data sourced from the **Shadowdark RPG: Quickstart Set**.
+
+> Shadowdark RPG © 2023 The Arcane Library, LLC.
+
+This codex is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Arcane Library.