Heat '68: A Groovy Forged in the Dark Crime Epic
A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the Bluecoats as they pull off a series of daring heists in Duskvol.
$25.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Weekly / Saturday - 1:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3.5–4 hours
Campaign Length / 10+ Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Your crew has been contracted to pull off four lucrative heist. The terms are simple and clear: you're provided the intel and tech, and in exchange, you take your cut and shoulder all the heat. When you’ve completed the final heist, the heat is going to be so intense that you'll be practically radioactive. Hence, it is prudent for all parties involved you will be out of Duskovol as soon as possible with brand new identities and enough money to retire. However, with each job completed, rival syndicates will begin to take notice and so will the Bluecoats. With every mistake, misstep, and turn of misfortune, they will gain leverage and the means to take you down. To survive you've gotta outwit and outmatch your foes at every-turn. Remember: they can can make plenty of mistakes, get lucky, and take you down. You only have to screw up once and it is all over.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(10)
5 years on StartPlaying
5 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Storytelling, Rule of Cool
Average response time: 10 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Bay Area progressive who has been running for 25 years and playing for even longer. Since I came across Apocalypse World in the 2010's I've become adept at running games Powered by the Apocalypse including Monsterhearts, Monster of the Week, Masks, Apocalypse Keys, and Thirsty Sword Lesbians. I use Roll 20 as my game table of choice and host calls on my Discord server. If you're interested but new to Startplaying and haven't made an account yet, paste the link below into your browser to get $10 off your first session. https://startplaying.games/referral/ckq7b0zrb207gbopk94mxdr6c
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Creating your character
🎯 Session Zero is free and will focus on character and crew creation, although pre-generated characters will be made available. Once the game has enough players to start character selection will become available.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
☢️ Join my Apocalypse-themed Discord and become a Wastelander! My game table is ready on Roll 20 so when you join I'll DM the link to you. Before the game, we can discuss Forged in the Dark and specifically, Blades'68 and it's big narrative and small mechanical shift from the core system. https://discord.gg/8nF2weMCPF Roll 20
What Michael Garcia brings to the table
Roll 20 VTT for Blade'68, with character and crew sheets designed by Evil Hat Games as well as both core and Blade'68 compendiums so you can look and references the rules while using the VTT. The VTT will have an assortment of ambient music but I will include most of my own as well. My style of GMing is will begin center around ✨Building a foundation of a shared narrative. The characters, story, and setting are the most important to me. I want to be your biggest fan of your version of these archetypes, and I need you to be excited to risk it all on your next move. 🎲 Immersing you in the mechanics and having you engage in all the subsystems that make this gritty urban fantasy heist truly unique. 😎 Choosing out the coolest or grooviest option availability. This game is a compendium of cinematic touchstones from the original Thomas Crown Affair all the way to Michael Mann's heat. I want you all to feel cool, even when you're luck turns sorrow, so I will always work with you to reinforce that.
Homebrew rules
👑 I'm going to going to advance your characters and crew to Tier 3, and include as much perks and benefits of reaching such a vaulted status. I want you all to be professionals, so when a job goes sideways, you'll have the resources to attempt to salvage it. I am not a fan of failures not advancing the narrative.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Michael Garcia creates a safe table
Lines and Veils: Once we have a date set, I will link the google doc with the lines and veils. I will be utilizing VTT cards to allow pause and stop the game as needed. I want this game to fun and tense, and that requires me building a foundation of trust for us to stand upon. I take safety mechanic seriously, and want them to be treated like a back up parachute. Hopefully, we won't ever need, but we all be glad to have it ready when and if we doo.
Content warnings
Safety tools used