Engagement Roll v8

Engagement Roll v8

Engagement Roll v8

I’m doing my final passes on a lot of stuff right now, in preparation for my hand-off to Evil Hat. As I was tightening the edit on the engagement roll, this even more streamlined version suddenly hit me. I think it’s pretty darn good. What do you think?

(Edit: Here’s the next spread, too, which may help clear up some extra details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Y3ZE1Ar-fDRko2RkFhZmdkRm8/view?usp=sharing)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Y3ZE1Ar-fDeGQ4VHBsWUNBSG8/view?usp=sharing

Game Structure

Game Structure

Game Structure

Here’s a preview from the book regarding game structure. This is something that a lot of you have given feedback on, so I thought you might like to see how the general overview looks. Of course, I go into more detail for each phase further on, but hopefully this is a good starter to set the right expectations.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Y3ZE1Ar-fDVEVuUzNFSXB5YzA/view?usp=sharing

Spam Accounts Update

Spam Accounts Update

Spam Accounts Update

Since manually reviewing all of the 100+ membership requests every day was a huge pain, I’ve turned off the permission gate for joining, but turned on “Hold posts for review” for new members.

So, if you’re new, I’ll have to approve you to post before your first posts appear in the community. I’ll try to stay on top of it, but there’s a chance I’ll be asleep when you try to post. 🙂

If you want this snazzy Blades t-shirt you have until Wednesday to snag one!

If you want this snazzy Blades t-shirt you have until Wednesday to snag one!

If you want this snazzy Blades t-shirt you have until Wednesday to snag one!

https://teespring.com/twitch/rollplayblades#pid=300&cid=6151&sid=front

Here’s a newer bit from Player Best Practices that feels appropriate to share today.

Here’s a newer bit from Player Best Practices that feels appropriate to share today.

Here’s a newer bit from Player Best Practices that feels appropriate to share today.

—————————

The scoundrel’s lot is tough. The world in which they are trapped is deeply, cruelly unfair — created by the powerful to maintain their power and punish anyone who dares to resist. Some of the systems of the game are built to bring these injustices into play. No matter how cool or how how capable the PCs, the Heat will pile on, Entanglements will blindside them, the powers-that-be will try to kick them down with no regard.

Depending on who you are in real life, this predicament may come as a shock to you, requiring some new understanding on your part. Or it may be all too familiar. Either way, we’re the advocates and fans of our characters, but they are not us. Their fate is their own. We don’t safeguard them as we might safeguard ourselves or our loved ones. They must go off into their dark and brutal world and strive and suffer for what they achieve. They’re brave to try. We’re brave to follow their story and not flinch away. When they get knocked down, we look them in the eye and say, “You’re not done yet. You can do this. Get back in there.” And, unlike in our own world, our characters in Blades in the Dark cannot be defeated by mere power. They can suffer — and they surely will — but their Resistance is always effective. The tools of oppression ultimately break against their defiance.

If we’re willing to step back a bit, to not suffer their trials as personal failures, to imagine them as perseverant when we ourselves might quail, we might get to see them win past pain and despair into something else. It’s a long shot, but they’re up for it.

Tonight we start the new series of RollPlay: Blades. 6PM PST, twitch.tv/itmejp. See you there!

Tonight we start the new series of RollPlay: Blades. 6PM PST, twitch.tv/itmejp. See you there!

Tonight we start the new series of RollPlay: Blades. 6PM PST, twitch.tv/itmejp. See you there!

(Check out the excellent character art by Geers.)

We’re getting bombed with spam accounts and posts again, so I’m turning on permission-requirement to join the…

We’re getting bombed with spam accounts and posts again, so I’m turning on permission-requirement to join the…

We’re getting bombed with spam accounts and posts again, so I’m turning on permission-requirement to join the community. Just FYI.