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Blades in the Dark is a terrific and collaborative role-playing game. It features a haunted industrialized city¸ dozens of factions¸ hundreds of NPCs¸ and a unique system of rules that puts the fiction first. It can be very difficult for a game master to run Blades in the Dark¸ especially with the baggage of playing so many other systems that make very different assumptions about RPGs and storytelling.
To help new and old game masters alike¸ I have compiled 9 tips I've learned from running Blades in the Dark¸ as well as other Forged in the Dark games like Scum & Villainy¸ and Band of Blades. These tips should help you focus the game on what you and the players are interested in¸ and highlight different rules and parts of the game that I think make it special. Topics include:
How to make sure everyone is telling the same story together What you can and cannot do as a GM in Blades in the Dark How to set up your game Is harm good? And more!