Image by Tim Denee (Blades '68 Illustration)
From Doskvol With Love - A Swingin' Sixties Blades Thriller
Enter a Swingin' Sixties of spycraft, psychedelia, and science fiction! All the heisting action of Blades in the Dark - in a swanky new century!
$30.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Weekly / Friday - 5:00 PM UTC
Oct 30 / Session 2
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
The days of Victorian superstition and petty thievery are over. A new age of Consensus has dawn in Doskvol, and the name of the game is now spycraft and sci-fi. Anomalous apparitions, cold war politics, and 🎺JAZZ🎺 confront you on your newest heists in this dynamic world. Blades '68 is a 20th century take on Blades in the Dark. But the core gameplay loop is still the same. Take on the role of a spy, or thief, or socialite, and go on HEISTS. Perhaps you're spying for a government faction, or maybe you're just in it for the love the game (or cold, hard cash). In any case, you and your crew are sure to be the most infamous of the century! Blades in the Dark is a roleplay-forward, play-to-find-out system. So hop aboard and let's tell a daring tale together!
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(129)
4 years on StartPlaying
1210 games hosted
Highly rated for: Voices, Creativity, Inclusive
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 50%
About me
🦎 He/Him 🦎 StartPlaying's resident roleplay expert, with over a decade of experience performing, directing, and teaching theatrical improvisation. A dungeon master based out of Montréal, Québec. Aside from running RPGs, I also offer roleplaying workshops and coaching sessions. If you would like to commission a session for you and/or your players and/or other GMs, please DM me. I'm also a published children's author. I can play the piano, ukulele, and guitar. I beat the final boss in Elden Ring. My favourite apple is Mcintosh. Available for birthday parties, bachelor parties, murder mysteries, corporate team-building, Eldritch summoning rituals, HoA meetings, etc.
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Creating your character
Characters will be created together in Foundry, and then we'll determine the Crew type! For those joining later, we can enter a call together to make sure your character is ready for game time.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should have a working Discord and Forge VTT account. They should be ready to collaborative storytelling. And most of all, they should be ready to HEIST. Webcams are not required, but encouraged!
What Salman Corbette/TOTAL IMPROV brings to the table
Players will get access to Blades '68's full suite in Foundry, some helpful reference materials, and a whole lot of funkadelic voicework. carefully selected music will underscore the game as we play.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Salman Corbette/TOTAL IMPROV creates a safe table
At the onset of the game, Lines & Veils will be polled and added. At any time, an X card and Hand module will be available to interrupt play. There will be a break time every session, and time committed afterwards for aftercare and Stars & Wishes.
Content warnings
Safety tools used