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[5e Duet TTRPG] ALACADA: When The Gloaming Went Dark – A Lacanian Philosophy & Optical Puzzle Adventure! (Launch Sale -30% + Free Review Copies)

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Hi everyone!

I’ve just released ALACADA: When The Gloaming Went Dark, a narrative-focused 5e Duet (1 Player + 1 DM) adventure module built around romantic tension, optical physics, and Lacanian psychoanalysis.

🧠 The Core Philosophy

You can play this completely blind without knowing any theory. But for those who love deep storytelling, the adventure is shaped by a profound psychological concept:

The story starts in the Real -a state of raw, unshaped fullness where everything is fused together. Then comes language, the Symbolic force that cuts through this chaos and creates a boundary. This cut leaves behind a deep scar: a sense of emptiness. Strangely, this emptiness is beautiful. It is exactly where the subject is born, because we only begin to search, to desire, and to exist when we feel that something is missing.

The danger wants to seal that crack and erase the separation. But fixing the gap means erasing who we are. If there is no lack, there is no subject too; and so love...

Key Features:

• Designed for 1 DM + 1 Player: A perfect 3-hour experience for couples, friends, or special game nights.

• An Optical Light & Shadow Puzzle: A signature puzzle built on real optics!

• Dynamic Companions & Romance: Includes Spark, a living fireball companion, and Lior, a charming, quick-witted temple acolyte with an optional romantic subplot based on mutual choices.

• 100% Human Art: I painted the cover art and drew all internal illustrations myself. No AI was used for the visual identity of this project!

Perfect For:

💜 Couples looking for a unique, emotional one-on-one TTRPG night.

💜 Fans of LGBTQ+ fantasy and queer-inclusive settings.

💜 Anyone who loves a mystery with thick atmosphere and a touch of melancholy.

Launch Sale & Review Copies:

The module is currently live on a 30% Launch Sale (at $2.79)!

Since it just launched, I am eager to get feedback and reviews from the itch.io tabletop community. I am giving away 5 free download links to the first people who comment below and promise to leave an honest rating or review on the page!

👉 Check it out here: https://objetpetitnoir.itch.io/alacada-when-the-gloaming-went-dark

If you'd like a free review copy, just drop a comment below and I'll send (on Reddit or Bluesky) your download key right away!

Thank you all!

haoyiming80097545-web1 day ago

Spark being a living fireball companion sounds great for creating contrast haha. Since Lior's romance depends on choices from both sides, if a player turns down the romantic route, do they still get an equally complete companion story?

objetpetitnoir1 day ago

Good question! First of all, thanks for question and interest. Lior is NPC so DM plays him and shapes moments. The module just gives him a core, his faith, his fear of parting, the idea of choosing someone again and again, and some lines to improvise with. The flirting is optional. If the player doesn't go for it he just stays a friend.

ming1011 day ago

Still Yiming from ISECAI here, just following up from our team's ming101 account.

Ah, so Lior has their own beliefs and a core built around fearing separation and choosing each other again, without the relationship having to be pushed into romance—being able to turn down flirting and still stay friends is a really nice boundary. We’re currently testing ISECAI, a free web AI anime academy RPG, and want to see if the characters' stances and the player's room to choose read naturally with free-text input. Would you be up for trying a quick bit of the opening and sharing your gut feeling? If you're interested, I can drop the link and a unique code right here.