Category: Blades in the Dark: Discussion

Let’s make monsters!

Well, more animals. What kind of flora and fauna might have survived the Shattering?

-Wraith flowers: glowing, tulip-like flowers often used by the wealthy (they only grow in the wastes) as a indulgent lamp of sorts. Must be planted in the corrupted soil found outside the cities.

-Tumbleshrooms: large-capped fungi whos tops fall off and roll away. Often found in the sewers of Duskwall, their caps floating in filth. Can be used to make a power hallucinogen or, if mixed with wraith-flower oil, a remarkably deadly poison known as “Tymarra’s Kiss”.

-Cacklesnake: a desert-dwelling viper whos venom creates a paranoid, hysterical madness in the victim. If envenomed enough the victim will suffer permanent brain damage and be reduced to a mad wretch. Used as a poison and to make the drug known as “Chitter”. Chitter addicts are known by their manic stare and near-constant giggling from the hazy euphoria of the drug.

Well, work calls! 🙂

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I’ve been brainstorming some Shattered Isles tech. By all means add!

-Electroplasmic blades

-Garret’s arrows (a must!).

-Electroplasmic explosives. Highly unstable and illegal. A death-sentence to possess.

-A rig for non-whispers to see the possessed (expensive and proprietary; used by higher-tier official agents).

-“Light” prosthetics (Garret’s eye).

-“Demon-tech” (made from demonic parts; illegal and dangerous). Examples: A coat made of demon-skin that gives the wearer the ability climb walls like a spider. The wearer gains larger, all-black eyes and leaves wispy, web-like strands while climbing that disappear a few hours after use.

A choker made from U’Duashan brass that gives the bearer the power to bend wills through speaking. Leaves the taste of blood on the bearer’s tongue.

“Eye of Urfane” (a demon’s eye, fueled by refined leviathan blood. Grants the ability to scry, even through powerful wards. Lost and greatly sought after).

-Ghost-mine (think “Ghostbusters”).

-“The Book of Cold Martyrs” (a legendary tome with the secret names of Skovlan heroes. Allows the reader to call forth the spectral memory of great Skovlan leaders who died in defense of Skovlan freedom).

*In my “world” to call another Skovlan “cold-blooded” or “cold” is a honorific. It heralds the oldest days when Skovlan tribes roamed the harsh, freezing wastes, surviving against incredible odds. To call a Skovlan “warm-blooded” is a great slight.

I just noticed that the Slide can take Bazso as a friend. That makes the QS adventure much more interesting, given his role in it.