Series 11.1 – Blades in the Dark with Rhi, Josie and Minna (Creation)

Show Notes

Welcome to the firsts episode of series 11! In this episode, we will be going over the Blades in the Dark system with Rhi, Josie and Minna from the Blades in the Dark actual play, The Magpies, and start creating a crew of amazing people together!

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Guests and Projects:

Rhi: @Rhiannon42 (https://twitter.com/Rhiannon42)

Josie: @DragonGirlJosie (https://twitter.com/DragonGirlJosie)

Minna: @mynaminnarr (https://twitter.com/mynaminnarr)

 

The Magpies:

• Website: https://themagpies.simplecast.fm/
• Twitter: @magpies_pod (https://twitter.com/magpies_pod)

 

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 – Announcements

00:03:54 – Introductions

00:06:31 – What’s in a game? – Setting

00:10:19 – Materials needed

00:11:30 – What do characters do in this game?

00:13:56 – What’s unique about the game?

00:18:47 – History of the system

00:21:40 – Forged in the Dark

00:24:30 – Other things to know?

00:33:36 – Let’s make some people! – Available Playbooks

00:36:15 – Picking our crew type

00:39:27 – Picking playbooks

00:43:34 – Picking heritage – Background locations

00:53:21 – Picking backgrounds

00:59:42 – Episode Closer

01:01:35 – Show Blurbs!

 

Game systems and materials discussed in this episode:

• Blades in the Dark Core Rulebook
  • https://amzn.to/2Pg2Yhs

 

Music:

Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)

Clip 1: Bankrupt (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Onus/Bankrupt_master) by Jahzzar (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/)

Clip 2: The Magpies main theme (https://themagpies.simplecast.fm/)

Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/)

 

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