Congratulations, John Harper et al for Blades in the Dark being nominated for best roleplaying game at the Origins…
Congratulations, John Harper et al for Blades in the Dark being nominated for best roleplaying game at the Origins Awards.
http://www.originsawards.net/current-origins-awards-nominees/
http://www.originsawards.net/current-origins-awards-nominees/
My excitement has grown to a fever pitch over the past couple weeks.
My excitement has grown to a fever pitch over the past couple weeks. The game begins tonight and it promises to be a helluva start!
Originally shared by Eli Kurtz
Tonight’s the night! A new crew of soundrels takes to the night-black streets canals of Doskvol for an AP campaign on Twitch.
Blades in the Dark
RING DOWN BELOW
This our looming metropolis, known to sailors as North Hook, is kept safe from the Deathlands thanks only to the heroic sacrifices of the Leviathan Hunters, who prowl the seas for demon blood to keep the gears of Doskvol turning and our lightning wall burning through this endless night…
We go now to the Docks, where upon the horrific shores of a great void ocean the Dockers make preparations for a dangerous race…
Tune it at Twitch.tv/ZapDynamic TONIGHT at 7pm central to join in the fun!
If you’re the type who enjoys some thematic music before a game, I’ve spent the past couple months building a Spotify playlist for Blades in the Dark.
https://open.spotify.com/user/1265155170/playlist/7Ez2v3m1faZ36HKltJRG9j?si=nvdUlxloQ_e_kQS_dql8og
In the summer of 823, Warlord Roytaa had claimed about a third of the Ease as his kingdom of decadence.
In the summer of 823, Warlord Roytaa had claimed about a third of the Ease as his kingdom of decadence. He used nepotism and murder to replace most of the Bluecoats in the area with relatives, and he was creating quite a cesspit. He was into the occult, and conducted frequent rituals of protection and such, and a soothsayer once told him that he would be slain by Gapjaw, a crocolisk that drifted through the canals at the top of the food chain. So when this punk kid managed to surprise him in his quarters and knife him to death, Roytaa wanted to know how it was possible. The kid just grinned and said “I must be Gapjaw.” Sure, the kid was a smartass, but the more superstitious noted the crocolisk was never seen again. They wondered if this kid had somehow faced that monster in the darkness and taken its essence, just to kill the Warlord. Whether you believe the story or not, the name stuck.
From “Occult Vignettes of the Dusk,” by Sord Vortison
Players/GMs: how have your crews’ relationships with Ironhook Prison affected incarceration rolls, if at all?
Players/GMs: how have your crews’ relationships with Ironhook Prison affected incarceration rolls, if at all?
Nobody at our table has gotten arrested yet, but we’re currently sitting at -2 faction status with Ironhook, so I could see our scoundrels’ stays there being rougher than average. Likewise, if we had a strong positive status with the prison I would think the stay would be easier. Have y’all taken this into consideration in your games?
good afternoon ladies and gent, new guy here, im planning my second blades campaign since the first kinda fell…
good afternoon ladies and gent, new guy here, im planning my second blades campaign since the first kinda fell through due to lack of direction or plot for my group (it was mostly just a test/learner game). this one will be based loosely around black lagoon combined with Final fantasy 7/12. i have the the world generally planned out as far as major locations and such but ive hit a creative wall, so here i am reaching out to the community for help. any idea or advice for the game such as content ideas or ways to plan better would help alot. thank you all in advance.
I’m getting just ridiculously excited to start this AP stream on Tuesday!
I’m getting just ridiculously excited to start this AP stream on Tuesday!
Originally shared by Eli Kurtz
Blades in the Dark
RING DOWN BELOW
Work songs are the beating heart of labor where the ink-dark sea meets the industrial shores of Doskvol. There are slow songs for the morning, building in tempo and tune as the laborers rouse from slumber. There are light songs for fair weather and loud songs for the storm. There are quick and cheery songs for the end of the day.
Only one song remains when the Leviathan Hunters at last reach their harvesting grounds far out in the void sea. It steels them against the enormity of their task: to grapple the maddening titans of this fallen world, to cut deep into their flesh, to dive for safety as their demon blood lances onto the deck, and to break free before all is lost.
Leviathan Hunters ride the hill-waves amid the tempest. They conquer the fear of the Leviathan’s glow-ring below the waves. Their legs are sturdy as the sea bucks and churns beneath them.
Leviathan Hunters must be the best, lest more of their numbers be lost in their grim and vital work to keep our great city burning through this endless night.
RING DOWN BELOW!
Oh ring down! Ring down everybody!
RING DOWN BELOW!
Oh ring down, yes, I meet up with THE DEVIL!
Follow at twitch.tv/ZapDynamic to catch the premier of a new Blades in the Dark AP, premiering on May 15 at 7pm central!
Shows for inspiration!
Shows for inspiration!
Top Boy – British drug gangs, keeping a crew together, fighting for turf
Chicago PD – keeping a crew together, corrupt bluecoats, forcing crews out of territories
more to come
Coming soon to a Twitch near you!
Coming soon to a Twitch near you!
Originally shared by Eli Kurtz
On Tuesday, May 15, you can join a new crew of scoundrels of the night-black streets of Doskvol. We’re starting a new Blades in the Dark AP on Twitch! Follow or subscribe at twitch.tv/ZapDynamic to make sure you don’t miss out.
Been pulling a lot of research material from 1860s New York for inspiration during my current session.
Been pulling a lot of research material from 1860s New York for inspiration during my current session. Thought some of you might be interested in The Rogue’s Lexicon a dictionary of era appropriate slang to add flavor
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924073798740#page/n9/mode/2up
Any updates to Blades Against Darkness?
Any updates to Blades Against Darkness?