Category: Blades in the Dark: Art

So this is where (cough cough) Ulf Ironborn lives 😊

So, I took one of Mr Mourao’s lovely art pieces and coloured it with watercolour in prep for tonight’s game.

Behold! The Lair of the Dimmer Sisters.

Whilst searching for ‘backdrops’ as a means to pimp the con playtest kit I bring along, I stumbled across Mister Mourao. This guy’s stuff is so amazingly ‘out there’ but applicable for Blades.

The crazy framing and Escher-esque design elements give a strange zoomed in effect, that dare you to dive right in. Like choosing what sort of heist the next score will be and then rolling engagement and going for it!

The possibilities for washes and colour are obvious, and I plan to print a few off and just have them lying on the table with some colour pencils for folks to doodle with whilst playing – if not to choose as a scene framing tool or narrative positioning as we ‘make maps like crazy’.

I Love this stuff, hope its of help to someone.

http://blog.mistermourao.com/tagged/daily-drawing

Oooh! Imagine the plan for busting into this place for a score. It sorta reminds me of Oskar’s mansion (six towers gang).

Originally shared by Steampunk Tendencies

Rare 1880’s Victorian dollhouse 

http://goo.gl/u049fs

My brother has been exploring leviathans…..

(Edited to remove picture – it was of a whale rather than a leviathan)

So I’ve been replaying through the Knife of Dunwall… The meatjack mission has given me much food for thought (pun intended with aplomb!).

The whole leviathan ‘processing’ subplot of the game is so ripe for scoundrel fiction. I’m definitely including the meatjacks as a faction in our game.

What with John Harper’s new building profile art, and me re-playing Dishonoured and Stuart Robertson posting awesome stuff about paper mini ‘Theatre’… https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eKCNNk8TgnE/Vv3BBHL1INI/AAAAAAAABHs/Luoxt5PjVCsCFz8QSLzLnZ7Q9R04sOavw/w812-h834-no/c7f929b8-877a-42e7-b8a8-f58064bced41

I was inspired to try and combine these ideas. So something along the lines of these thugs, turned into paper minis and then using John’s Backdrops to ‘set the scene’ for a score. It may also help in a fictional positioning sense.

Anyways, just ideas. I’ll try and mock something up for Ettin Con.

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/dishonoredvideogame/images/0/0c/2_concept_art_thugs.png/revision/latest?cb=20140406200454

Just some delicious inspiration for your classic “Thieves” Crew sheet.

http://www.blacksharkenterprises.com/#!20-Thieves-Tools-Beyond-Lockpicks/c1q8z/570393ef0cf234e919290427

So, I’ve been inspired by Adam Koebel to replay through dishonoured for some scoundrelly goodness and inspiration when I’m running the game.

Damn, but this game is good. Plus, I’m a crap video-gamer and ALWAYS get stuck on mission paradigm games, particularly immersive FP types. Whilst surfing the tubes for guidance and help I came across this AWESOME sequence. It combines stealth, murder, mayhem and attuning in a fast paced steampunk romp across multiple locations. 

So freaking watchable. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T2bQU7veCc