Shadowdark Lantern

A free torch and lantern timer for Shadowdark RPG

Shadowdark Lantern turns a tablet into the light source at your table. In Shadowdark, a torch or lantern burns for one hour of real time, so the light, and the dread, runs out when the clock does. This free web app shows a flickering torch, lantern, candle or campfire full screen, counts down the burn time, and goes dark when the light dies.

Immersive tabletop sessions, from one phone

• Real-time one-hour torch and lantern timer, with pause and plus or minus five minutes.
• Phone remote: scan the QR code to light, snuff, recolor or extend the flame.
• Five light styles (flame, torch, lantern, candle, campfire) in any flame color, from torchlight orange to witchfire green.
• Instrumental fantasy music for a quiet village, a tavern, a dungeon crawl, a campfire rest or a boss battle, with five-second crossfades.
• Works in any modern browser and can be installed as an app. No account, no download.

For dungeon crawls, one-shots and online play

Set the tablet flat on the table or stand it up as a lantern. When the last minute comes, the flame shrinks, sputters and goes out, and the table falls into real darkness. It also works as a torch timer and light source tracker for other old-school fantasy tabletop RPGs.

Read the guide: how to run Shadowdark torch and lantern timing at the table

Shadowdark Lantern is an independent, unofficial fan tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Arcane Library or the creators of Shadowdark RPG.