Today's #ttrpg is my #Genesys #BladesInTheDark mashup. In a bid to complete an enemies-to-lovers arc, the crew will be trying to stop a ritual that has been antagonizing the demon Saatara. Somehow this will also set them up for the campaign closing sabotage of Lord Dalmore's coalworks. How is up to the players' creativity; I'm just the GM.

City Of Red Waters

https://acegiak.net/articles/d33af0b/city-of-red-waters

Tonight's game of Blades in the Dark will see The Ferrymen head out into the Void Sea.

They are smuggling Milos "The Hammer Miller - leader of the Rail Jacks - from Duskvol to Whitehollow as there are threats on his life

The Ferrymen as a group don't got much experience on the Void Sea so we'll see how they manage.

This newsletter article got plugged in @mtblack's ttrpg newsletter and I found it a very interesting read! I must confess I've been guilty too of using clocks-as-HP instead of countdowns (or ups) that drive the narrative forward. If you use clocks a lot, i.e. #bladesinthedark #bitd and have a itching feeling you could get more mileage out of them, this article might be for you.

https://mailchi.mp/564e901ae987/d4-clock-abominations-that-make-your-game-worse?e=b55aa55869

April is shaping up to be a good #ttrpg month. Last week I played in our #Genesys Alpha Centauri game. This week I get to playtest a #Foretold game. Then the week after that, I'll GM our Genesys #BitD mash-up. And by the end of the month, it will be time to play Alpha Centauri again. Haven't had this full a month in a long time.

When your Blades crew goes into the Void Sea you have to go outside the book for inspiration!

Today's #bladesinthedark #bitd session was a big success -- especially since I ran it with zero prep *and* whilst GMPCing. Great fun, jumped straight into the action (desperate roll against a ghost) and came up with a very nice occult storyline as we went along. We'll be having a vampire physiker cohort in our crew in a few sessions (unless something happens, which it always does, I suppose).

Just had our first belated session of the Blades 68 Playtest. We've got a muckraking journalist and a groovy cabbie embroiled in the Profumo affair. #BitD #FitD #rpg #ttrpg @evilhat

Tonight's Blades in the Dark game will see The Ferrymen attempting to smuggle the Rail Jack's union leader out of Duskvol

I picked up a copy of "Blades in the Dark" this week, and have been looking through it.

Liking what I'm seeing so far, and I have to say the internet folks who said "Candela Obscura is a cut-down version of Blades in the Dark" were on to something, there's a very strong resemblance.

At least that means the mechanics are going to be really familiar...

Sure, I'll give this a go.

1. First #TTRPG ever played? Second edition AD&D
2. First you ever ran? Star Wars d20
3. Played the most? #Genesys or #GURPS, hard to say
4. Run the most? Genesys
5. Favorite? Genesys
6. Most recently played? #LastSabbath
7. Most recently run? A mash-up of Genesys and #BladesInTheDark #BitD

1. First #ttrpg ever played: Monster of the Week
2. First you ever ran? n/a
3. Played the most? Blades in the Dark
4. Run the most? n/a
5. Favorite? Blades in the Dark
6. Most recently played? Fiasco
7. Most recently run? n/a
8. Want to play? Kids on Bikes/Broom
9. Want to run? Interns in the Dark, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, There's Something Wrong with the Chickens

1. First #ttrpg ever played? AD&D 1e
2. First you ever ran? Rifts
3. Played the most? D&D 3e family
4. Run the most? Hollow Earth Expedition
5. Favorite? Whatever the table's most passionate about; I may have preferences, but being surrounded by joyful people is far more important to me than a mechanic or a playstyle
6. Most recently played? Blades in the Dark
7. Most recently run? Dying Earth (Pelgrane)
#dnd #rifts #palladium #hex #bitd #pelgrane

Terrific session of Blades in the Dark tonight!

We covered post-score wrap up, downtime activities, and free play as well as discussed what the players wanted to do as a crew going forward

It wasn't world shaking stuff but choice making for next steps in the game which was gold for me as a GM

Blog - After action report for Revelation 9, a #ttrpg convention totally dedicated to #PoweredByTheApocalypse and #forgedinthedark games which I helped organise last weekend along with @eladrin and Elaine.

#fitd #bitd #pbta

https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/02/revelation-9-convention-after-action.html

Just finished GMing our sixth session of #Genesys Doskvol. The PCs used almost all their downtime on reducing heat from their previous splashy heist, then headed into the Lost District to cross two small tasks off their job board. They had their first combat encounter ever.