All this talk of Blades in the Dark has me feeling nostalgic for the end of Season One of the Unrecommendables.

The session was built around a twisted heist; they had acquired and refurbished a theater, and the “heist” was making sure opening night went well and any complications were dealt with so the event wasn’t spoiled.

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There was a clock for their artist to finish the operetta in time, and they took turns dedicating down time actions to use their various strategies to coax the art out of him in time for the big day. There were clocks for finishing the construction decorations, and for managing the invite list.

Once the big night started, a major curve ball–since the Dimmer Sisters came out for opening night, and they very seldom left their fortress mansion, a keen Inspector showed up with a brute squad and a sheaf of warrants to take the Sisters into custody.

I thought of that event because we were talking about flashbacks that cost 3 stress, and one of the players dropped those 3 stress to have a flashback about how the event was in fact prepared so it was a trap for the inspector! I was tickled by the audacity, and I think it played out well.

Making the crew responsible for something like an opening night uses the same tools as heists, but puts a whole different spin on them, and it can be a real pip.

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