The Code Black Hack changes how to set the position of action rolls on scores in Blades in the Dark.

The Code Black Hack changes how to set the position of action rolls on scores in Blades in the Dark.

Originally shared by Oliver Granger (watergoesred)

The Code Black Hack changes how to set the position of action rolls on scores in Blades in the Dark. Position reflects the alert level of nearby hostiles and has rules for how the scoundrels actions worsen or improve their position.

This is a hack of Blades in the Dark, inspired by the RPG Black 7. In Black 7, you play black operatives infiltrating facilities and doing Bad Things. It’s a game laser-focused on stealth action, where you make rolls to get to mission targets and take…

http://watergoesred.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/code-black-hack/

7 thoughts on “The Code Black Hack changes how to set the position of action rolls on scores in Blades in the Dark.”

  1. Two of my three biggest hurdles with BitD relate to setting the DC of a challenge. I hate making decisions so either the static DCs of Dungeon World or the random DC of Ironsworn’s opposed rolls help me avoid that responsibility. I like this idea because alertness is a semi-static trackable, like being in level 3 of a dungeon containing level 3 foes. #LazyGM

  3. Oliver Granger And then I immediately start scribbling a micro-rpg which straddles the divide between WoDu and BitD as viewed through the lens of FlipTales.

    I hate having this itch, honestly.

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