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Blades in the Dark | Campaign
About the adventure
Quickly learn the ropes and play a long term campaign! This campaign is open to players of all experience levels; whether you're new to the game or a veteran, all are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 💰 Execute Heists ✔️ ⚔️ Claim Your Turf ✔️ 🔮 Control the Occult ✔️ ☠ Laugh in the face of death✔️ When the heir to a colonial superpower is found dead on blood soaked shores, imperial might brings the music of the Cosmopolitan Bayou of Inverrouge to a halt. Martial law begins to choke an industrial city filled with corrupted magisters, starving citizenry, and bloodthirsty spirits. However, as the jaws of the powerful close in, so too do the jewels around their necks! Do you and your motley crew of scoundrels have a side in this brewing conflict? Or do you simply take advantage of the situation and build the reputation of your own burgeoning enterprise? Ambition abides in the City of Red Waters; will yours sink or swim? Inspired by shows and games such as "Arcane" (Netflix), "Disco Elysium" (ZA/UM), and "Peaky Blinders" (BBC), this Blades in the Dark Campaign will take players through grand mansions, tenement stacked houses, and beyond near the bayous of Inverrouge's industrialising riversides!
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.
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.
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
New weekly campaign, every Friday, 7.00PM PST. New players will be added to the game server upon approval and are encouraged to discuss their character ideas with the group. They will then be scheduled for an extensive and guided one-on-one character creation call after session 0, or before their first group session if session 0 has already occurred.
5.0
(49)
3 years on StartPlaying
651 games hosted
Highly rated for: Voices, Creativity, Storytelling
Additional details
How to prepare
Mics are a must; webcam preferred but not required; text will only be used for sharing notes. You will need Roll20 and Discord accounts, for rolling character sheets and group voice/video/text chat respectively.
What I provide
- Sourcebook and character options on Roll20 - Custom-made map bundles via Roll20, or licensed maps via dedicated digital artists. - Curated soundtracks and music for background ambience in-game. - All the abovementioned elements will be hosted via Roll20 and Discord.
Gameplay details
This Blades in the Dark campaign aims for a rated R content rating. Scenes of violence will be depicted, coarse language will be used by both in game characters and players, and some mature subject matter may be broached. If you have any questions or concerns about either the content of the adventure or the safety tools in use, feel free to message or schedule a call with me as soon as possible. Your comfort is the most important thing to me as a DM!
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Aftercare
• Breaks
• Lines and Veils
• Session 0
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Players will be added to the discord game server and sent a link to the Roll20 room where the sheets will be managed. Each player will then be scheduled for exclusive calls with the GM to create and further refine their character, in which discussions of the game/setting specific to the character may also be broached. Crew Sheet creation will begin at session 0 with the group altogether. In the case that you join the campaign less than 48 hours from a session, you will be provided a pre-generated character for that week's session. A guided character creation call will be scheduled at some point in the following week. Late joiners are encouraged to discuss character ideas among the rest of the group in the game channel via discord before they roll their character sheets.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Roll20
• Discord
$30.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 2:00 AM UTC
Apr 5 / Session 12
3-4 Hour duration
4 / 5 Seats filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+