Blades in the Dark: The Clockwork Conspiracy
A Blades in the Dark campaign where your crew uncovers a mysterious brass device, decodes hidden messages, and navigates politics
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 1:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
Campaign Length / 3–20 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Doskvol is a city of secrets — but some secrets refuse to stay buried. Your crew stumbles into possession of a strange brass “memory engine” after a simple job goes sideways. Suddenly, every major faction in the city wants a word with you. Some offer coin. Some offer protection. Some offer threats. Inside the device lies a series of puzzles, ciphers, and hidden mechanisms that reveal a conspiracy stretching from Crow’s Foot to the highest levels of the city’s power structure. As you decode each layer, you’ll uncover bribery networks, occult experiments, and a plan that could shake the lightning barrier itself. This campaign is built for new and returning players who want: • A story full of politics, puzzles, and faction intrigue • Meaningful choices that reshape the district • A mystery that unfolds piece by piece You’ll steal, sneak, negotiate, decode, and survive — or die trying.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
1 game hosted
Average response time: 13 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I like to learn new RPGs and systems so picking up a new game type is easy and enjoyable. I prefer open world type DMing based on the players backstories and play preferences. I never liked railroaded scenarios or DMs that ignored the actual players. That is why I got into DMing. I like to create open worlds when I can and do use or start from premade scenerios sometimes but like to create the world.
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Creating your character
• No experience required • A microphone and stable internet • A Roll20 • A willingness to collaborate, improvise, and get messy in the dark I provide: • Character creation guidance • Crew sheet setup • Puzzle handouts • Faction clocks • Safety tools • Session summaries
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Discord, Roll20 and a character sheet if you have one. I have pregens.
What Tyler Branch brings to the table
• A story full of politics, puzzles, and faction intrigue • Meaningful choices that reshape the district • A mystery that unfolds piece by piece
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Physical Dice
Platforms used
Safety
How Tyler Branch creates a safe table
Listed. Full content warnings:Violence: • Non-graphic violence • Threats of harm • Crime & criminal activity Supernatural / Horror: • Ghosts & spirits • Possession • Occult rituals • Unsettling imagery Psychological Themes: • Corruption • Betrayal • Manipulation • Paranoia • Moral dilemmas Other: • Political intrigue • Coercion • Dark environments • Poverty & systemic oppression
Content warnings
Safety tools used