Starting Season Two of our game tonight, so I’ve done another one of these to fill in some gaps and provide some…
Starting Season Two of our game tonight, so I’ve done another one of these to fill in some gaps and provide some hooks!
I’ve also gone way overboard in preparing, so if anyone wants to get a bit more context or swipe a load of detail for their own games, check out https://bladesinthedark-11.obsidianportal.com/
A while ago I posted up a newspaper I’d made for our game – and I’ve finally got round to making a second edition.
A while ago I posted up a newspaper I’d made for our game – and I’ve finally got round to making a second edition.
I gave this to the group at the start of what turned out to be my favourite session yet. A real tilt-point in the narrative – following a huge, messy score they’re now facing all-out war with the (admittedly depleted) Billhooks, they’ve fled (and set fire to) their hideout to dodge the Spirit Wardens, they’ve discovered that their allies in the Lost have been slaughtered, the stocks of highly addictive mushroom brew (“The secret ingredient is ghosts!”) have run out… and they’ve drawn the attention of a demon.
I really can’t wait for the next session. My god, I love this game.
I put this together for my group’s third session – the plan is to do a new one before each session from now on…
I put this together for my group’s third session – the plan is to do a new one before each session from now on (after all, the grunt work’s all done!). I wanted to create something that really shows how their actions have an impact – it’s not like they’re making headlines themselves yet, but the things they’ve done are starting to appear (indirectly, in most cases) in the press. I also took the opportunity to throw in some interesting hooks they could grab onto and use as inspiration for scores – I’ve not planned anything out beyond what’s on the page – as well as a few miscellaneous bits to bring the world to life. I’ll be printing out a copy (maybe broadsheet sized if I’m feeling fancy) for the table – if nothing else, it’s a nice in-world artefact!
I’m not a designer or layout expert by any means, but this was easy enough to throw together in Illustrator. If anyone wants the file so they can replicate it for their own group, lemme know and I’ll upload it 🙂