Need some minis for your blades game?
OMG, Kiyomi makes amazing tiny industrial revolution objects…
Need some minis for your blades game?
Need some minis for your blades game?
Author: Nathan Roberts
Just finished up watching this rather delightful, slowly building tale of dark smuggling and murderous wrecking in…
Just finished up watching this rather delightful, slowly building tale of dark smuggling and murderous wrecking in…
Just finished up watching this rather delightful, slowly building tale of dark smuggling and murderous wrecking in the wilds of Cornwall.
An excellent touchstone for a smuggling (wrecking) crew, complete with a Lair (the Jamaica Inn), dubious ‘friends’, corrupt bluecoats and delicious Devil’s Bargains.
Highly recommended.
Just Finished the Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. Highly recommended!
Just Finished the Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. Highly recommended!
Just Finished the Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. Highly recommended!
The story once jumps between the crews’ points of view, giving us insight into each character’s view of the world, hiding and revealing plot points to some and not others, and – importantly, as a point of difference between Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom – delves far deeper into the lives of our protagonists than previously shown. This, I think, is where Blades players will dig the ebb and flow of the tale – it closely resembles the Score -> Downtime -> Freeplay sequence of playing the Blades RPG.
There is a slight change of pace to the hectic Six of Crows, and the scenes of character introspection peppered throughout provides some breathing time and caused me to be irreversibly hooked, as we found out more and more about why these broken people are who they are. Their ‘vices’ became detailed, their friends and enemies became connected to the story and the eponymous ‘success with serious consequence’ pervades the narrative.
However, the meat of the ‘score’, when we’re not in these reflective moments, the story progresses at Bardugo’s standard breakneck speed. Overall, the story is gripping, reminiscent of Lynch’s Gentlemen Bastards series in nature, but darker, with more broken and engaging characters struggling; fighting to grow.
Looks Like Fun John Harper!
Looks Like Fun John Harper!
Looks Like Fun John Harper!
Its been lovely watching Hank’s brain open to the Maelstrom over the last year or so.
So rather than digitally manipulate images for characters, I decided to go old school and do a high contrast picture…
So rather than digitally manipulate images for characters, I decided to go old school and do a high contrast picture…
So rather than digitally manipulate images for characters, I decided to go old school and do a high contrast picture of my lovely wife with sumi ink and watercolour in my sketchbook.
I think she may be the next purveyor of vice in our game😉
Rob Donoghue turns his amazing brain to downtime actions.
Rob Donoghue turns his amazing brain to downtime actions.
Rob Donoghue turns his amazing brain to downtime actions.
Originally shared by Rob Donoghue
This is Rob Wieland’s fault. There’s a blog post coming but he’s gotten me thinking about running cons as a downtime activity in Blades.
Very Inspiring (to me).
Very Inspiring (to me).
Very Inspiring (to me).
How could you not use this in your blades game?!
How could you not use this in your blades game?!
How could you not use this in your blades game?!
I’m buying a couple 🙂
Originally shared by Gherhartd Sildoenfein
Quel cachotier ce Guillaume Tavernier, il ne nous dit pas ici sur G+ qu’il a lancé une campagne de foulancement pour un artbook avec ses superbes plans. 16€ (+4 à 6€ de frais de port) pour l’artbook et le pdf, 8€ pour le pdf seul, avec au moins 64 pages / 32 plans. (Là maintenant on en est à 36 plans + 1 donjon sur 2 niveaux.)
(Petite demande personnelle : dis, Mr Tavernier, par rapport au proto, tu retirerais pas le cadre pour donner encore plus d’ampleur au plan ? Parce que moi c’est vraiment lui qui m’intéresse.)
Haha. I was just going through old photos from back in the day, and found my leviathan hunting persona :)
Haha. I was just going through old photos from back in the day, and found my leviathan hunting persona 🙂
Haha. I was just going through old photos from back in the day, and found my leviathan hunting persona 🙂
Note – no monster blood tattoos as of yet!
I just had a Noofy day/ night and binge watched all the Taboo episodes to date…
I just had a Noofy day/ night and binge watched all the Taboo episodes to date…
I just had a Noofy day/ night and binge watched all the Taboo episodes to date…
WOW. My mind is full of imagery, scores, crews, ritual and NPCs aplenty. Such a great great show.
If you want some gritty London inspiration for blades: either for your next character, your next score, set locations or even downtime incarcerated, this wonderful drama has it it spades.