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accidentallyinspace's review
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4.5
Looks like a fantastic game system with a richly developed world and a lot of care and attention put in to player and GM best practices, which is always amazing.
reubenlb's review against another edition
3.0
A fascinating setting that seems a touch complicated rules-wise from just the read through, but characters have been made and a score date has been set, then I will re-review
kadomi's review against another edition
5.0
It took me forever to read this, but I have to say that I haven't read any recent RPG that has the same elegance or even approach to the ruleset. Blades in the Dark is a narrative game, but with a very complex ruleset that is incredibly intimidating. At the same time it is full of player and GM best practices that I find useful for any game.
One of my highlights was the setting section. There's not a whole lot of setting. Just a brief hint at the world at large, and an overview of all quarters of Doskvol, and all factions at work. And yet the little that's there is so evocative and makes me so excited to play in this world.
I think it's a revolutionary way to play dark heist games, and I can't wait to finally dip my toes into this game for real. Despite still being intimidated by all the rules!
One of my highlights was the setting section. There's not a whole lot of setting. Just a brief hint at the world at large, and an overview of all quarters of Doskvol, and all factions at work. And yet the little that's there is so evocative and makes me so excited to play in this world.
I think it's a revolutionary way to play dark heist games, and I can't wait to finally dip my toes into this game for real. Despite still being intimidated by all the rules!
oxcelot's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome rules that borrows some structure from the Powered by the Apocalypse RPG books. The presentation is clear, the art is not that great but the graphical layout helps set the mood for the dark and twisted city of Doskvol. The rules are simple and fast and the game is aimed at a long term campaign.
John Harper nailed with Blades in the Dark.
John Harper nailed with Blades in the Dark.
hstapp's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. There are a lot of cool mechanics and world building. Also very weird to gain insights into one of my favorite Actual Play Podcasts, The Magpies.
This book wasn't always the easiest to follow. It is a very different system from any other RPG that I've played, and playing is generally the best way to learn for me. So hopefully some day I will get to play this so I can get it all figured out.
This book wasn't always the easiest to follow. It is a very different system from any other RPG that I've played, and playing is generally the best way to learn for me. So hopefully some day I will get to play this so I can get it all figured out.