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Blades in the Dark

Blades in the Dark is a tabletop RPG about a crew of daring scoundrels building a criminal empire in a haunted industrial-fantasy city. Created by John Harper in 2017, it introduced the innovative "flashback" mechanic that lets players plan heists on the fly. The game is known for its gritty Victorian aesthetic, supernatural elements like ghosts and demons, and its focus on desperate characters living on the edge.

Characters

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Elias Varnis

Holds knowledge of a secret lab experiment tied to powerful electroplasmic artifacts.

Matilda Voss

Holds a secret grimoire linked to a haunted artifact that could destabilize the city.

Malrik Voss

Holds a dark secret about his past that could betray his loyalties.

Gideon Vex

Holds a hidden ledger of corrupt clergy secretly influencing the city—can be used for leverage or...

Morgana Duskveil

She knows a ghostly secret that could topple a powerful crime lord—and she’s looking to leverage it.

Magnus Coldfire

Holds a secret recipe for a potent elixir that many would kill to possess.

Thaddeus Greylock

He holds a fragment of a forbidden elixir that powerful enemies will kill for.

Vesper Blackthorn

Holds a hidden vial of deadly toxin linked to his nemesis, threatening to unleash chaos if not pa...

Locations

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The Gilded Gambit

Gambling Den

A desperate gambler offers a hefty payout for help retrieving a lost, cursed relic hidden within ...

The Lantern's Reach

Lighthouse

A local fisherman urgently seeks help retrieving a lost artifact rumored to be buried within the ...

The Verdant Veil

Hidden Garden Sanctuary

Someone seeks a rare relic believed to be hidden within the garden's depths—trust no one to revea...

The Ebon Lotus Parlor

Noble Estate

An influential noble requests a discreet extraction or sabotage within the estate's shadowed depths.

The Raven’s Eyrie

Ancient Library

A notorious ghost-haunted tome reputedly grants power over spirits—if your crew dares to claim it.

The Ironspire Obelisk

Leaky Warehouse

An anonymous tip claims the tower hides a lost electroplasmic engine linked to the city’s power g...

The Broken Chimera

Leaky Warehouse

A whispering ghost claims it knows secrets hidden in the warehouse's ruins – if you dare to listen.

The Smeltworks Wraith

Leaky Warehouse

A famed artisan known for enchanted forgings secretly seeks a daring crew to retrieve a cursed re...

Objects

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Chromaglow Flask

Gear

A rival gang seeks the vial for its mind-altering properties, offering a hefty bounty for its cap...

The Velen Carillion

Contraband

The box's unlocking is said to unleash a ghostly presence that haunts those who dare open it.

The Chain of Entwinement

Contraband

The chain subtly manipulates the relationships between those who touch it, potentially causing al...

The Hollowkey Talisman

Gear

The ring grants entry to a secret sanctum rumored to hide an ancient relic of power.

The Scriptor's Codex

Documents

A mysterious scholar seeking the translation of the tome offers a hefty reward—or deadly interfer...

Spectra's Veil

Arcane

A whisper in your mind urges you to uncover truths buried in the shadows of Doskvol.

Pennyclip Memento

Contraband

The coin seems to have a will of its own, leading its owner toward forgotten secrets and spectral...

The Sable Weeper

Arcane

A street preacher claims the Weeper can unlock lost memories by tuning into one's deepest fears.

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