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Blades in the dark

Blades in the Dark is a tabletop role-playing game about a crew of daring scoundrels seeking their fortunes on the haunted streets of an industrial-fantasy city. There are heists, chases, occult mysteries, dangerous bargains, bloody skirmishes, and, above all, riches to be had--if you're bold enough...

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Main Author: Harper, John (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Silver Spring, MD : Evil Hat Productions, 2017.
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Blades in the dark (Game) > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Role playing > Games > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Fantasy games > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Adventure games > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Role-playing games.
Handbooks and manuals.
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Table of Contents:
  • The basics. The core system ; Actions & attributes ; Stress & trauma ; Progress clocks ; Action roll ; Effect ; Setting position & effect ; Consequences & harm ; Resistance & armor ; Fortune roll ; Gathering information ; Example of play ; PC vs. PC ; Coin & stash ; The faction game ; Advancement
  • Characters. Character creation ; Cutter ; Hound ; Leech ; Lurk ; Slide ; Spider ; Whisper ; Standard items
  • The crew. Crew creation ; Assassins ; Bravos ; Cult ; Hawkers ; Shadows ; Smugglers
  • The score. Planning & engagement ; Teamwork ; Example score
  • Downtime. Payoff ; Heat ; Entanglements ; Downtime activities ; Vice ; Downtime activities in play
  • How to play. Players' best practices
  • Running the game. GM goals ; GM actions ; GM principles ; GM best practices ; GM bad habits ; Starting the game ; The dark future
  • Strange forces. Ghost ; Hull ; Vampire ; Magnitude ; Rituals ; Crafting
  • Changing the game. Advanced abilities & permissions
  • Doskvol. Doskvol map ; Overheard in Duskwall ; Factions ; Vice purveyors ; Streets ; Buildings ; People ; Devils ; Scores
  • The Shattered Isles.

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