Blades in the Dark G+ Archives

Would you trust this guy?

Would you trust this guy?

Originally shared by Nathan Roberts

In anticipation of John Harper’s blades in the dark, I toonified my smiling counternance.

I think this has possibilities!

What with the concept of whaling Leviathans for their blood in the hangout game, I thought I might add this to the…

What with the concept of whaling Leviathans for their blood in the hangout game, I thought I might add this to the mix…

Perhaps the gentry will pay anything to languish inside the carcass of a Leviathan – Taun Taun style – as a cure for all manner of dark city ills.

https://anmm.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/bathing-in-a-dead-whale-crazy-or-cure

Blades in the Dark Hangout Game: Episode 1

Blades in the Dark Hangout Game: Episode 1

I recorded a demo game of Blades in the Dark with Adam Koebel, Sean Nittner, and Stras Acimovic. Check out the adventures of Canter, Arcy, and Oskar as they set up their demon-blood trafficking business down at the docks.

There’s a link in the video description to the character and crew sheets we used for the game session.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQQW3Ew6DKsN0-Iv7n7144RbqKKRneqHH

I plan to do a few more of these to promote the game during the kickstarter run, so be on the lookout for more.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQQW3Ew6DKsN0-Iv7n7144RbqKKRneqHH

Visual Inspiration

Visual Inspiration

At GenCon 2014, I bought Gateway: The Book of Wizards by Sean Andrew Murray on a whim. It’s a slim art book filled with profiles of curious wizards from the city of Gateway. Gateway itself is a massive city; think “city the size of France.” So many of the images in Gateway seem like perfect inspiration for Blades in the Dark. I’ll probably adapt Gateway as the setting for my Blades game.

The link is to a Google image search. I strongly recommend picking up the book, too, because Murray does a fantastic job of world-building, too.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gateway+book+fantasy+city&espv=2&biw=1340&bih=846&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=wTH3VMDwKNCuogTM_4Bw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=1#tbm=isch&q=gateway+book+of+wizards

One of the reward levels on the kickstarter is a custom portrait based on your photo, all Blades-ified (in addition…

One of the reward levels on the kickstarter is a custom portrait based on your photo, all Blades-ified (in addition to the hardcover game book and stuff). Here are two samples, featuring everyone’s favorite Twitch GM, Adam Koebel (as a criminal broker) and the Fateful Sean Nittner (as a captain of the watch).