I ran my first games of Blades last night, the Tier 0 Crew immediately went on the rob in Charterhall which is one of the richest districts with a lot of security, right?
Should they have been able to attempt a Score in Chaterhall? It isn’t in their Hunting Grounds, but it made the most sense for what they wanted to do. (Find some fancy medicines.)
Should I have made the place teaming with security guards and filled with locks they had no chance of disabling? Should Desperate / Limited have been the baseline? I’ve seen other posts on this board where the players stick in their small hunting grounds and only pick Tier appropriate targets. This approach makes sense but it seems a shame to have a detailed city to play in but not to really use it.
Finally (sorry for the long post!) Which factions have the Crew annoyed by robbing Charterhall? For some districts (Like The Crows Foot) it seems obvious which group is in charge.
Thanks a lot for any help!
Cheers,
Matt
They probably should indeed have been out of their depth.
But hey, we’ve been out of our depth the whole way, and look at us now!
(we’re Tier 1 now)
It depends. There are places in Charterhall that are not vastly greater in Tier than your crew. There are places there that are. How daring do they want to get? Big risk, big reward, right?
If they go up against a higher Tier target, then yea, their Position will suck and their Effects will be Limited at best. Then they will have to Push for Effect, and use their fine gear, just to get close. Will it be enough?
As for factions in Charterhall, there’s the Inspectors, of course. Lots of govt offices could get the Military involved. If you messed with the University, then possibly the Sparkwrights. Charterhall is the home to Bellweather, so you run the risk of attracting the attention of the Spirit Wardens.
Thanks guys!
We’ve had to take a break for a month and some of the players didn’t enjoy the system that much, so I’m not sure if we’ll go back to it. It’s a shame because I really like Blades, I don’t think the payers gave it much of a chance.