November 2018 – Page 4 – Blades in the Dark G+ Archives

How would you model an entanglement (or other reaction) where an enemy crew wants to run a score against the…

How would you model an entanglement (or other reaction) where an enemy crew wants to run a score against the players’ crew? The descriptions of the entanglements kind of suggest a flat payoff to avoid it as the only method, but that feels kind of flat.

My players have severely messed with the Red Sashes and a Leviathan-worshiping drug cult. I want them to be able to retaliate but the entanglements seem a bit tame for the revenge they’ll want to unleash.

Not every faction listed in the book got a full write-up.

Not every faction listed in the book got a full write-up. Has anyone filled in some of the blanks, such as for The Path Of Echoes or the Ink Rakes?

I haven´t found many info about the severos´s people would you like to share anything you have? i´ll appreciate it.

I would like to get a Scum and Villainy game started.

I would like to get a Scum and Villainy game started. I would like to run the game every other week on Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday evening in the Pacific time zone using roll20 and Discord. What could go wrong? Let me know if you are interested.

What music have you been using for Blades lately?

For myself, I’ve been into the Sea of Thieves soundtrack for jaunty downtime fun, great atmosphere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLncnCk8540

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLncnCk8540

In your equipment load out does the boxes next to each piece of equipment signify the number of times that equipment…

In your equipment load out does the boxes next to each piece of equipment signify the number of times that equipment can be used? I must be missing it but can’t seem to find the ruling on equipment use, firearm reloading etc

The Beam Saber blog has begun sharing mission prep notes (both from myself and other playtesters), art, and fiction…

The Beam Saber blog has begun sharing mission prep notes (both from myself and other playtesters), art, and fiction centred around the game. Follow the link for what are essentially adventure modules for Beam Saber, and instructions on submitting your own Beam Saber work!

https://beamsaber.libsyn.com/an-announcement-and-mission-prep-rules

Glow in the Dark: Who are the Ash Lords?

They’re listed under other factions as either allies or enemies, but I can’t seem to find them elsewhere. Any help?

Oh, it’s been a while since I mentioned this but if you don’t know what Glow in the Dark is, go find it, buy it and love it.

Scum & Villainy: Xenos and starting abilities.

Say one player chooses to be a Xeno Mechanic and opts for the Xeno starting ability. Could this player then choose to get Tinker (the Mechanic starting ability) either as their special ability during character creation or as an upgrade during advancement?

My confusion arises from the difference in names (starting/special abilities) and because of a line regarding the Veteran special ability on page 57: “Note that starting abilities cannot be chosen via the

Veteran special ability.”

So, will a xeno that goes for the xeno starting ability ever have the opportunity to get the starting ability for their playbook?