Just came back GMing my Tuesday night group. The Malkavs finished their first score. We left the Downtime and score tests for next time.
Good session. I feel that I’m sharpening my rules mastery.
I still have a hard time managing the flow of the session. Too used to have the players preplanning, they almost went through two plans for the same score, but we focused by the end.
The group had a hard time grasping the test dynamics (except for two of my players, one with extensive AW experience, the other with a baggage in indie design and lot of BW xp).
Overall, I feel great, and I think we will be enjoying this game for a long time.
#BladesInTheDark . #TheMalkavs . #TeamLampblacks
Any particular lessons learned, or things that went well / badly that would be worth sharing?
Your assessments make me curious if Blades would be easier for those without prior rpg experience than for veteran players of non-AW/story-game systems.
Adam Minnie having run a session I would say it is a pretty accessible game for people new to RP, you have a lot of control over what you are doing, there are very few times the system just says no. That having been said I don’t think it is particularly hard for seasoned RPers to pick up.