I was looking though some Blades stuff and I was reminded of a book I read a while ago. I realised that a Blades in the Dark would be an amazing system to explore the setting of Bas-Lag, the world created by China Meiville in his books Perdido Street Station, The Scar and so on. Has anyone read the books? What are your thoughts on a Blades game set in that world? John Harper are you familiar with them?
I was looking though some Blades stuff and I was reminded of a book I read a while ago.
I was looking though some Blades stuff and I was reminded of a book I read a while ago.
Yes. Love the books. I’ve mentioned it as a possible hack here before ☺️ I might have a crack later when I get time…
On a side note I’ve collected a fair bit of Bas Lag rpg stuff, including the Dragon Magazine where he D20s some of the races. Had an attempt years ago at doing it for the Hero System
Yeah, I’m a fan. Definitely a good fit for Blades.
It’d have to be a fan hack. An RPG company has had the rights for years and done nothing with them
Peter Cobcroft it’s such a shame that such a rich world has been left almost untouched, the Dragon article is probably the only thing I’ve ever seen.
The many races thing is potentially problematic, but I guess an easy fix is to simple have a special ability that a player would take instead of their initial playbook choice.
There was a map and “designer notes” in a best of British sci-fi and fantasy anthology as well.
Just don’t have class play books but race play books. Then add a job speciality or two. E. G. Reporter, thaumaturge, artist, thief etc. I find the concept of the secret police, the Militia, during mayor Rudgutter’s time to be particularly interesting in plots about subversives.
It would so good. Adam Koebel suggested that political gangs would be an awesome thing to have too