Showdown between two Leviathan Hunting Captains

Showdown between two Leviathan Hunting Captains

When only one player could make it to our Blades in the Dark session, we decided to crack out Seth Ben-Ezra’s Showdown. If you don’t know it, it’s an awesome two-player RPG about a duel to the death and the story behind what led the combatants to that point.

We agreed on a nautical battle, and keeping with our Blades theme, we set it as a duel between two Captains with their Leviathan Hunting ships and crew as their weapons.

We were on the void sea, on the precipice of the storm that swirls in the wake of a Leviathan. The Blood Rose of Tycherosi fame is captained by my character Captain Phin Farros. The Chance’s Kiss is captained by my opponent’s character, Captain Jasper. There was burning barrels, electroplasmic shields, undead crew, necromancy, dark pacts with ancient demons, scuttled ships, fire, sword fighting and more.

The game intersperses the duel with scenes exploring when our characters first met, how their feud grew, revealing who they really are and why they ultimately had to fight each other to the death.

The Blood Rose is also the ship that was found adrift and carrying a powerful artifact that the Blades have discovered and are working to reveal its true powers. So a fun game and a neat way to explore a side story in our Blades game