Learn to Play Blades in the Dark!

Creating your character

Character creation will occur as a group during session zero. Each player creates a character and works with the other players to create the crew to which their characters belong. Each player strives to bring their character to life as an interesting, daring character who reaches boldly beyond their current safety and means.

Preparing for the session

Unlike some games systems, Forged in the Dark places a lot of responsibility over the direction and are considered as co-authors of the game and fiction alongside the GM. You the players you work together with the me the game master to establish the tone and style of the game by making judgment calls about the mechanics, dice, and consequences of actions.

What James brings to the table

Hello, my name is James. I have been game mastering role-playing games for almost five years now a I am confident in the talents and knowledge that I have gained from my years of hands-on tabletop experience. Higher quality presentation includes: VTT maps, handouts, journal entries, and other visual aids. I host this game with Foundry VTT and will have all rules prepared ahead of time for quick access. I will also create token images for all characters. I have a love for detailed living settings, character-focused roleplaying, and episodic-style storytelling. With that being said, above all else the three most important traits that I provide to any table are my honesty, integrity, and professionalism. Because you are hiring me to be your Gamemaster, I consider it my obligation to make sure that you are having a good time. This is a contract and you are my clients. For those players who are dissatisfied with my services for any reason, I offer a full refund. If you have any other questions about any aspect of this advertisement, feel free to send me a private message over Startplaying.com. I will reply as soon as I see the email notification.

How James creates a safe table

Open to the fantasy city of Duskvol, haunted by ghosts and other terrors while a criminal empire is being built in the background. This game is all about choosing on the fly which makes the risk and adventure more real. A session of Blades in the Dark is like an episode of a TV show. There are one or two main events, plus maybe some side-story elements, which all fit into an ongoing series. For this game, we will be meeting three hours. During a session, the crew of scoundrels works together to choose a score to accomplish, then they make a few dice rolls to jump into the action of the score in progress. The PCs take actions, suffer consequences, and finish the operation (succeed or fail). Then the crew has downtime, during which they recover, pursue side-projects, and indulge their vices. After downtime, the players once again look for a new opportunity or create their own goals and pursuits, and we play to find out what happens next. Each session will have a ten minute break as well as a section at end to go over stars and wishes.