Blades in the Dark: The Artifact Job (Queer & BIPOC-Friendly Spooky Surreal Heist Campaign)
Blades in the Dark | Campaign
About the adventure
Become an audacious thief willing to risk it all for a great score! Discover the powerful magicks of ancient artifacts... and struggle against the even more powerful machinations of your rivals... as you learn more about the ghost-touched city where you live, and what may lurk beyond it... ❦ You've taken up to trading all manner of rare and special items under cover of the dim Doskvol sky. Some of those artifacts, unfortunately, just so happen to be cursed. Merely touching or gazing at one may spell doom for most mortals. But they're also worth a lot of coin. Sometimes, more coin than trouble. But remember, the gods may be be forgotten by man, but that doesn't make them any less present--or less dangerous. ❦ Join this table if you're into: * playing a team of talented criminals down on their luck and in over their heads like you're in a Guy Ritchie movie; * set in a bleak gaslamp world like the Dishonored games; * where you discover the haunting and surreal power of a priceless relic like Hellraiser! As a GM I’m really invested in bonding surreal worldbuilding with down-to-earth dramatic storytelling, and I pride myself on leaning into players’ improvisations at the table and giving you moments to feel powerfully badass as well as leaning into whatever drama or comedy you want for your characters.
Game style
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
Presently aiming for every other Monday or Tuesday afternoon or evening starting in mid-July). Am generally flexible, though--calendar discussions will be part of Session Zero!
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Additional details
How to prepare
Mics are required; webcams would be preferred but not necessary. Players will create their own characters. Discord and Roll20 are required. Character sheets and virtual die rolling will take place in Roll20.
What I provide
I will make the Roll20 game instance and provide a text and voice chat in Discord for us to play and discuss in (or, if Zoom is preferred for play, I'll have a link ready 30 minutes in advance of our play time). PDFs of Blades in the Dark will be provided for players who do not have copies of the rules. As a GM, I'm big on dramatic NPC relationships, factions with vivid and complex interests, pulling threads on deep relationships between PCs, and missions that are often sudden and intense. I'll also bring strong weird worldbuilding that can swing from revelatory to mildly creepy to outright silly.
Gameplay details
Before play, each player will be sent a Digital RPG Consent Checklist to anonymously submit Lines and Veils. There will also be a Session 0 to more clearly discuss those Lines and Veils, and to discuss character and crew creation beforehand.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Lines and Veils
• Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist
• Session 0
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Character and crew creation will be discussed during Session 0. During that session, we'll work together to discover what crew you'd like to play (Shadows may be ideal but I can make anything work!) as well as discuss character relationships and their crew's relationship to other elements of the world. Feel free to come with questions or with initial character ideas!
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
Medium
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Discord
• Roll20
$20.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Bi-weekly / Tuesday - 12:00 AM UTC
2.5-3 Hour duration
1 / 5 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: 18+