[4 Sessions] Learn to Play Blades, The Last Score

[4 Sessions] Learn to Play Blades, The Last Score

A Devil's Bargain, the Crossroads appears again. Will you fall alongside him as his Pawn, or crawl out of his grave as a free man?

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1–1

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

18+
About the adventure

📜 THE LAST SCORE: A HEIST UNDER ETERNAL NIGHT 📜 Break Chains or Become Fertilizer — A Desperate 4-Session Blades in the Dark Thriller Your ruthless Patron lies dying in a high-security sanctum, bound to you by a cursed pact. If he dies before the Contract is broken, your soul becomes his grave’s decoration. With time slipping like ash through your fingers, you’ll: - Infiltrate a fortress crawling with spectral guards and arcane traps. - Outwit detectives hunting your crew with truth-serum interrogations. - Betray or Bargain with rival factions in a city cloaked in eternal night. - Unravel the Patron’s secrets… or become one yourself. WHAT AWAITS YOU 🌑 A World of Shadows & Steel Navigate a gothic-industrial city where sunlight is myth, crime syndicates rule, and ghosts trade secrets for favors. 💀 Desperate Stakes, Impossible Choices Sacrifice allies to bypass security? Steal a rival’s identity? Trust a spirit who claims to know your fate? Every decision risks your freedom—or your humanity. ⚡ Cinematic Action Run rooftop chases across glowing neon canals, stage prison breaks mid-funeral, and duel detectives in a lethal game of cat-and-mouse. PERFECT FOR PLAYERS WHO LOVE… - High-stakes heists - Moral ambiguity and gritty, character-driven drama. - Supernatural horror with a dash of dark humor. Newbies! No experience needed—just bring your cunning. FOR FANS OF Akudama Drive’s chaotic criminal underworld. 91 Days’ tense betrayals and revenge plots. ✨ WILL YOU BREAK THE CURSE… OR BECOME IT? ✨ *Beginner-friendly | 4 Sessions | LGBTQ+ Friendly | Roleplay-Heavy* 📅 Claim Your Spot — Freedom Awaits (or Doesn’t).

Game style

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Theater of the Mind

Roleplay Heavy

3 NEEDED TO START
$15.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Friday – 12:00 PM UTC

Campaign Length / 3–4 Sessions

2.5–3.5 Hour Duration

0 / 6 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

MaxSoulGMz (Alt. Brian)

he/him

5.0

(22)

This game will begin once 3 players have joined

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

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Meet the Game Master
LGBTQ+
Asian
Multi-lingual

1 year on StartPlaying

79 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Knows the Rules

Average response time: 5 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

Hello, I'm MaxSoulGMz, aka Brian. I've been GMing for over five years, running everything from Blades in the Dark to Grimwild, with a focus on story-driven, character-first campaigns. Let's connect, build friendships, and learn from each other! Exhibit your creativity and retain absolute player agency. Expect a collaborative, emotionally rich table where meaningful choices pave the story. Transparent metachannels so everyone’s expectations—including mine—are understood and respected. I'm always open to feedback, adaptive, and committed to growth, both as a GM and as someone who values strong, lasting connections in and out of game. 🧭 Want a peek at how I run things? Check out my portfolio for scene examples, testimonials, tools I use, and system breakdowns: 👉 MaxSoulGMz’s Portfolio: https://www.notion.so/MaxSoulGMz-s-Portfolio-21d77900be6f80678797c6989726bde0?source=copy_link If you love deep character arcs, cooperative storytelling, and a drama-rich narrative pace, you’ll feel right at home.

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Reviews (22)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Teacher

Knows the Rules

Orlok avatar

Orlok

Played 22 sessions

Amazing job allowing the unexpected to happen! Tons of fun!

Darren avatar

Darren

Played 22 sessions

Great to help you understand the gaming system.

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Jabril Collins

Played 9 sessions

Great GM, fun atmosphere and great stories and worldbuilding. 100% recommend.

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Doug the Aussie

Played 7 sessions

5/5 playing in his fallout game and let me tell you it is a blast!!!!!! So much fun and really puts in the effort. Most PbP gm post once or twice a day if your lucky but Max has matched the energy of the party and kept up with our wild posting.

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BristerXD

Played 7 sessions

An absolute joy to play with. He’s well versed in the rules, flexible in their execution, and is very well organized. My first ever play by post gm and I couldn’t have asked for a better one. He’s a wonderful.

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Xillias

Played 2 sessions

From the start Max here was great. Open to discussing in all the detail needed as well as moving past that which you don't really care about. He is great at teaching the rules and puts forth the effort to deliver what he promises. Certainly recommend him!

Character creation
Creating your character

You will create a new, fresh Character according to the Rules as Written (RAW) or modify one of the pre-generated Characters. You can use the provided Google Sheets Character Keeper or your Character Sheets. I expect Character Sheets to be completed before the first session starts. You can request my assistance anytime before game sessions.

What to expect
Preparing for the session

You will need a microphone and a Discord account. Webcams are optional. Computers/ Laptops are suggested over Mobile Phones, but the latter are still viable. You must create Characters or choose one of the Pre-Gens before Session 1. You are encouraged to read the rules ahead of time. When requested, a live voice session can be arranged to explain the Grimwild system or create/modify a new/existing character.

What MaxSoulGMz (Alt. Brian) brings to the table

I will share PDFs of the Blades in the Dark V8.2 Core Rulebook, Character Playbooks (alongside Pre-Gens) and Cheatsheets with all players. I also own the Deep Cuts Expansion and Blades in the Deck so you can expect additional rules to be used to liven the game up and pose more challenges to you. I'm also an avid content creator, so everyone feels free to charge at me with your crazy ideas, no need to hold back your wild Actions. Expect me to have an open mindset yet be argumentative when we discuss how to achieve what you want with the right price. I'll post reference images such as item art, character portraits, sceneries, or maps into Discord if their presence will contribute to the game. I like to keep every NPC unique through their spins of distinctive traits, appearances, and/or habits.I hope you will like how I present NPCs. Hopefully, the same applies to every other interaction in my game. I have confidence in creating a story we can enjoy together, as such, I expect you all to come in with the same mindset and be active in rollplay and roleplay. Seeing we are all here to have fun, rules can and will be modified to suit the table's needs.

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Microphone

Platforms used
Safety
How MaxSoulGMz (Alt. Brian) creates a safe table

There will be a Break halfway through each session. At other times, you are allowed to leave the table at will. I will not scrutinise the reason. However, a heads-up that you will be away will be highly appreciated. I will reflect on the game at the end of or between sessions. You are encouraged to participate in the debriefing and share your opinions. Session 1 starts immediately after a short Session 0. During Session 0, I will provide a game overview and focus on party dynamics.

Content warnings
Ableism
Alcoholism
Alcohol Use
Blood
Body Horror
Character Death
Classism
Cults
Death
Deep or Large Bodies of Water
Devils / Demons / Fiends
Doxxing
Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
Execution
Extreme Violence
Fire
Guns
Hangings
Human Trafficking (adult only)
Hostages
Kidnapping
Language/Cursing
Lifechanging Injury
Microaggressions
Murder
Paralyzation
Police Brutality
Prejudice
Racial Profiling
Racism
Violence
Uncanny Valley
Trauma
Terrorism
Talk of Superior Race
Scars
Mind alteration
Forced Blood Draining
Mind Control
Self-Harm
Small Spaces (Claustrophobia)
Suffocation
Suicide Ideation
Suicide
Torture
Trivializing Mental Illness
Safety tools used

Additional tables

2 available

1 NEEDED TO START

Weekly / Friday – 11:00 PM UTC

3 / 5 Seats Filled

2 NEEDED TO START

Weekly / Saturday – 10:00 AM UTC

1 / 6 Seats Filled

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