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The Dark Moon Rises

Created by Archmage Press

D&D Revolutionised. Play this massive 5E adventure series solo or with up to 4 players, without the need for a Dungeon Master.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Parcels On Their Way
3 months ago – Mon, Jan 05, 2026 at 03:55:18 PM

Just a very quick update to let you know that we are working as fast as we can to get packages out to you. There are just two of us getting the parcels out and we are going as fast as we can.

Please be patient- some packages will take longer than others- we have mainly used Royal Mail and Fed Ex so far. Your tracking will appear on your backerkit page as well as from the shipping agent.

So far we have sent packages to the UK, to those in the US who paid extra for expedited shipping, Australia and New Zealand, Austria, Belgium and Bulgaria. Canada should start it's shipping journey tomorrow. I will update regularly to let people know what has been sent next. Remember many places will get fulfilled via the US warehouse and they do not receive their books until February.

Please use your tracking number to find out where your parcel is- the tracking will give you all the same information as I will have. 

If your parcel does not arrive at all  (a couple of weeks after sending) please contact me via private message.

Finally hoping that you all have a wonderful time playing the game as soon as you receive it.

Best wishes for a good 2026

Safely Arrived!
4 months ago – Fri, Dec 19, 2025 at 02:48:12 AM

image0.jpegWe were expecting the delivery today, but it came early without warning. The last delivery on the driver's run. It was a huge lorry delivering down a winding English country lane to the farm where we keep our lock up. Roping in several youngsters, we emptied the lock up, sorted everything into place, helped get the lorry out of the mud it was stuck in-thanks to the local with a fork lift and got organised!

The books and maps look amazing yet again- thanks to our lovely Lithuanian Printers- they are a really excellent quality.

We have been desperately trying to get just a few out to some of our UK backers although the rest of the UK is wrapped and ready to go- we are sadly out of time to get any more off safely before Christmas. Tracking should be on your Backerkit page if your order is fulfilled.

Wishing you all a peaceful and joyful Holidaytime. I promise to get back to posting as soon as it is sensible to do so. 

Mel  x

Shipping to UK and USA
4 months ago – Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 02:24:56 AM

Just a really brief update to let you know that the finished books, maps and character cards have been shipped from Lithuania where they were printed.

The official dates are :

Shipment date to UK: 2025 December 12th           Delivery date to UK: 2025 December 19th

 Shipment date to USA: 2025 December 15th        Delivery Date : Within February

I am loathe to send out packages before Christmas as things may get caught up in delays over the holiday season. However next week I shall be preparing all the UK, EU, Canada and Australia packages plus any US people that have paid extra for postage from the UK. So that, as soon as postage becomes possible, I can get stuff out to you guys as fast as possible.

Change of address: If you need to change the address for delivery please contact me via Backerkit Private Message or email [email protected] and we can update your details.

Thank you for your continued support. We have loved getting your feedback from those already playing the game and having a blast.

Also just to let you know that Archmagepress Ltd will soon be launching a new series by another great writer, Michael Ward. The series is called 'Sunfall' and is a solo role playing game where you get to save or destroy the world- no pressure though!

The sample will be avialable on Archmagepress.com shortly once the editing is complete.

Where do Shardlings Come From? - A Question for the Archmage
5 months ago – Thu, Nov 06, 2025 at 11:10:38 AM

We recenlty received a question from a backer of both DDK and DMR, as to the origins of the Shardlings. 

It gave us the idea of filming the Archmage's response to this series of questions. Welcome to the inaugural 'Ask the Archmage.'

Books Three And Four Launched in PDF
5 months ago – Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 09:19:26 AM

Dear Backers,

At last books three and four are complete and checked and everything is now with the printers. We are happy to announce that the PDFs are uploading to your Backerkit accounts as I write this. 

Everything is included with one exception- we are not sure why, but for some reason the digital VTT maps for book four are not uploading. We haven't given up but after three days of trying we have decided to release what we do have, rather than hold the project up any longer.  We will get technical assistance on this as soon as we can- personally I blame Oliver for doing far too many maps and battles in book four !  Be warned- it's quite dangerous!

Physical Copies of everything: For those of you keenly awaiting your full set of gorgeous books , maps and character cards , I do have some dates for you - though these are always subject to change:

Everything is with the printers now and the original dates for delivery are 12th December in the UK and 9th-13th Feb in the US  (It's a long way in a boat from Lithuania). Once they arrive we will start booking in delivery dates with our warehouses. It this changes at any time we will  be back in touch to let you know.

We are playing it at home with friends ourselves and having a blast. We hope you do too.

Happy and fruitful adventuring

Mel