The Black Ballad

By Courteney Penney, Patrick Edwards, Rick Heinz

Where do the dead go when they rest?

The poetic mystery of death has long been a fascination for the living. The images of warm hearths and a familial embrace are conjured for some, while others picture screaming in eternal torment at the hands of a demon. And yet, clerics have the power to pluck the dead back from that plane, thrusting them back into their mortal coils or even raising them into a state of eternal Undeath. Surely the gods would grow weary of their clerics pinching souls that rightfully belonged in their afterlife. Wouldn't they?

A partnership forged in fire and blood between musicians, artists, writers, editors, and more currently rests in your hands. The Black Ballad is a 10-chapter roleplaying campaign made alongside DiAmorte's second album, a savage metal opera of cosmic proportions. This saga will let players decide the fate of the afterlife itself while immersing themselves in musical works focusing on loss, acceptance, and determination in the face of one's own death. Will your campaign have the gall to challenge the will of divinity?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G3SZT6YV
• ISBN13: 9798900610337
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Storytellers Forge Studio, LLC
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"