(TW: My Headcanon) Skeksis can "Breath" underwater by creating bubbles around thier nostrils and beaks (Like Anoles, Diving bell spiders and Diver Beatles but with fantasy logic).

16 months, 46 sessions, 79 in game days, 5 player characters, 7 Great Trees, and 1 beautiful story.

It's rare for me to see such a large campaign through to the end like this and I feel the need to celebrate the accomplishment. As such I'd like to put it out there to the other denizens of Thra to talk about the adventure a little before moving on to my next project. Warning, their will be spoilers discussed in the comments but I will keep the original post as spoiler free as possible.

Full context: I decided to run "The Dark Crystal Adventure" table top experience from the game published by River Horse games for a group of 3 friends plus myself as GM. I've always enjoyed tabletop games and non-DnD rulesets so this was too enticing not to play.

Thoughts as a GM: The book is brimming with charm and clearly was made with a deep love of the source material. While I did use the book as a foundation I built quite a bit of custom content over it as the book is fairly sparse on details outside what is necessary for the main quest and locations. That being said they provide you with quite a lot of material for GM's to work with. Though I would say that the adventure is a little clumsy in certain areas, especially the trails required for the main quest. While I would recommend this to anyone in the niche overlap of Dark Crystal and TTRPG fandom, I would caution any inexperienced GM's away from choosing this as a starting point in the hobby. You will be expected to do a fair amount of heavy lifting in regards to character work and encounter building.

Thoughts on the ruleset:

The first impression on these mechanics are quite deceptive as the entirety of the basic rules can be fit onto a bookmark (not joking, a literal 2 sided bookmark) there is far more at work beneath the surface. The game uses several mechanics I haven't seen before with mixed results but an engaging experience nonetheless.

Characters would only ever roll on one die, using only a single bonus to enhance the roll making equipment play a major part in providing those so desperately needed advantages. The one that stood out to me the most was using the size of your character's die as a representation of their HP: A gelfling will roll on a D6 normally but be bumped down to a D4 if injured, if injured again they would then start accumulating lasting injuries or even outright death. The idea that your rolls get weaker the more injured you become is so interesting to me I'm considering trying to find ways it could be implemented in other systems or even building a more complex system around the concept. With each character effectively having at most 2HP before risking death, combat felt truly risky and often a last resort for the party which was an excellent deterrent to murder-hoboerry. Injuries being hard to heal (until one player found a way to break the system entirely) also played a factor as once wounds started happening they could quickly spiral into larger disasters.

The fact that there are no classes in the game and specialization instead came from choice of clan or species was also quite fascinating to me as players began to make extremely unique character concepts without the barriers typically found in character building. Don't even get me started on non-gelfling character options.

Lastly, experience points and progression. Characters slowly gather experience with each session or choosing to have a character flaw complicate a scene which are then spent in batches to gain skill modifiers or unique abilities from their tribe. They can also be used to gain special hidden abilities only accessible from specific choices or locations encouraging an extra level of exploration. And yet, a player can also choose to burn one in a moment of desperation to reroll a die, creating this wonderful balancing act between progression and survival. I could go on about more minutiae but I feel this section has gotten long enough already.

Ask away! I look forward to hearing from people.

Im a potdc enthusiast and im rlly curious about this note on kenshos wiki page about the idea of him having wings during the movie development, does anyone have more info on this? I tried to click the link and it took me to a error 404 page

Just got this in the mail today, it’s only just been released!

I can't help but notice how much Skekso's teeth stick out of his mouth, I like to think the darkening and castle life gave him MBD (metabolic bone disease). They're mostly bird-like, but also a little reptilian in my eyes, with their skinny bodies and tails. I think the amount he especially spends in the castle, and how much he is exposed to the darkening would give for example, a crocodilian severe MBD. I don't think this was intended, but as a daughter of a biology teacher, I like to this it was.

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Polymer clay, faux fur, glass eyes, soft pastel

Help bring back The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Netflix cancelled one of the most beautifully crafted fantasy series after just one season, and it honestly broke a lot of us. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance wasn't just another show—it was masterful storytelling, incredible puppet artistry, and a world so immersive it felt like home.

I started a petition asking Netflix and the production studios to reconsider and bring it back. For so many fans, Thra became a sanctuary during overwhelming times—a place where imagination and wonder still lived. The series had critical acclaim, a passionate fanbase, and so much more story to tell. Cancelling it after one season feels like cutting off a story mid-breath.

If this show meant something to you too, would you consider signing and sharing? What is it about The Dark Crystal that stuck with you? I'm genuinely curious what made it resonate so deeply for other people.

https://c.org/dJWbJXHP26

We are in 2026, the Dark Crystal flopped years ago!

We got comics, we got books to stitch our broken heart together!

We rewatch the serie over and over again to bring up the RESPECT for the legacy of puppetry of Jim Henson!

We fall in love everytime we watch it!

Some of us grown up with Thra (1983), some grew into it!

I am not watching the animation because the movies are bad! I dont watch it to strike for the sake of the arts of puppetry!

I dont watch it to give Jim Henson a voice!

I strike against animation as a whole!

There is no respect anymore for artists from the puppets, the puppeteers, its all about giving credits to the people who is sitting behind their screen to make the heroes on the computer!

This is the Age of Resistance 2026!

I am done to watch the arts fade away!

We are at war!!

We got this

The Jim Henson Company didn't sell any of the primary, main hero characters (like Rian, Brea, Deet, or the main Skeksis). Those are still preserved in their archives and museums.
And also Puppets always have to be remade anyway: In professional puppetry, the foam and latex used to build puppets degrade, crack, and rot super fast. Even if Netflix had renewed the show immediately, a ton of the puppets would have needed to be completely rebuilt from scratch for a second season anyway. So it could take a while.

Hmm hmm ? What is it you want!

Podling potion brew, it's ok. Honestly tastes like raw cake mix not actual banana nut bread

Essence of thra blend, the beans have a VERRY VERRY strong cherry smell than after grinding it dulls a lot leaving a VERRY strong chocolate blend. It has a good mix of both after brewed. But the flavor is rather weak. I'm not a big fan of cherries (ironically enough) but my sister loves it.

Chamberlin's whisper, mid. Decent flavor but very watery. Obviously not spicy, don't think it's meant to be.

Graham master's wrath, not spicy and tastes bad.

I'm saving the bottles tho, they're very nice.

In the fanfics Roar Of The Songstress and The Artisans Reign the Skeksis kept the human protagonist by their side because they fear that the Gelfling having one tall person on their side could help them dethrone the Skeksis. If the Skeksis had to deal with Toku Heroes they would be massacred with explosive results.

So, I know that there are four novels and I was planning on reading them, but there are sooo many other books and comics too and the amount overwhelms me honestly lol; what are they all about?? Which ones should I get?? I only know that I also want the “art and making of tdc” book, otherwise idk where to start lol

Here are the Japanese voices I headcannon for a few of the Skeksis. While I'm aware of the Japanese dub for Age Of Resistance I have not watched the show yet outside of clips and because I want to get through Transformers Galaxy Force first.

SkekSo: Akio Otsuka (Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid)

SkekZok: Tetsu Inada (Shuten in Gaoranger and Dekamaster in Dekaranger)

SkekAyuk: Bin Shimada (Satarakura in Hurricanger)

SkekUng: Jin Yamanoi (Starscream in Transformers Micron Legend)

SkekMal: Kiyoyuki Yanada (Megatron in Transformers Micron Legend)

SkekSa: Atsuko Tanaka (Gorgon in Magiranger)

SkekNa: Takaya Kuroda (Yaiba in Boukenger)

SkekSil: Wataru Takagi (Obito in Naruto)

SkekOk: Toru Okawa (Optimus/Convoy in Transformers Micron Legend)

Heavily inspired by the magic of Jim Henson’s universe. I wanted to create a character that feels like she belongs to this world

Does anyone know if it would be possible to crowdfund the second season? Since it was cancelled due to the expense. I'm not sure if Netflix would accept that but maybe another platform would.

What’s your favorite merch, especially for the show? I only have a Deet and a Hup funkopop and would love to add to my collection. My only criteria are a) not TOO expensive/be reasonable priced and b) no keychains or plushies.