Is it possible that the first downtime task could be wrong? The text says: "Clear one harm box (from right to left)".
The harm boxes are, in order, "disabled, -1d and less effect". If my PC has the three boxes marked, the first I clear from right to left is the "less effect" box, so my PC is still disabled. Is it right?
Other than space, flashbacks and engagement were one of the mechanics that new players I ran BitD for had a harder time understanding, so I pulled them out. Even experienced players in my home games tend to forget about flashbacks, I just haven't seen it in play that much. Adding flashbacks shouldn't be too much of a problem, since the stress trackers are the same. WoB assumes the GM has some familiarity with BitD, and will be able to introduce rules from the main game, adding complexity as they see fit.
Thanks for that insight. I thought there might have been a specific lore reason for this -- for example, you weren't concerned with flashbacks because this is an "origin story" for the Blades, so they don't technically have a past to flashback to. Another lore possibility was this: for heists, the Blades just weren't sufficiently experienced yet to be able to "foresee" their needs on a heist, or they just didn't have the ability yet to accurately "case a joint." When they gain experience, you can now say "hey, you're getting good at this, so let's say that you did case this place and set up some advantageous things...hence the flashback"
Yeah, totally! I would advice you eventually supplement it with some rules from BitD core (or with your own homebrew) because I fear it might fall short for longer play.
The AP @SpoutLore ran it for a good while, maybe you can get some inspiration from them!
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Is it possible that the first downtime task could be wrong? The text says: "Clear one harm box (from right to left)".
The harm boxes are, in order, "disabled, -1d and less effect". If my PC has the three boxes marked, the first I clear from right to left is the "less effect" box, so my PC is still disabled. Is it right?
It is correct, if you wanna clear disabled, you are likely to have to spend both Downtime actions on recovering. Better pack some armor!
Is there a reason that flashbacks are not included? Is it for ease of play?
Other than space, flashbacks and engagement were one of the mechanics that new players I ran BitD for had a harder time understanding, so I pulled them out.
Even experienced players in my home games tend to forget about flashbacks, I just haven't seen it in play that much.
Adding flashbacks shouldn't be too much of a problem, since the stress trackers are the same.
WoB assumes the GM has some familiarity with BitD, and will be able to introduce rules from the main game, adding complexity as they see fit.
Thanks for that insight. I thought there might have been a specific lore reason for this -- for example, you weren't concerned with flashbacks because this is an "origin story" for the Blades, so they don't technically have a past to flashback to. Another lore possibility was this: for heists, the Blades just weren't sufficiently experienced yet to be able to "foresee" their needs on a heist, or they just didn't have the ability yet to accurately "case a joint." When they gain experience, you can now say "hey, you're getting good at this, so let's say that you did case this place and set up some advantageous things...hence the flashback"
That's a really cool interpretation, I dig it a lot.
Hello!
I want to translate World of Blades in french. It is possible?
Hey that's great! I updated the page with a link to your translated version.
Hey! Can this be used to play a full campaign in the Blades in the Dark style without actually upgrading to BitD?
Me and my group are playing the full game online but for a variety of reasons (like session time) we are not enjoying it.
A stripped down BitF version as this seems may help a lot!
Yeah, totally! I would advice you eventually supplement it with some rules from BitD core (or with your own homebrew) because I fear it might fall short for longer play.
The AP @SpoutLore ran it for a good while, maybe you can get some inspiration from them!
Cool, thank you! I'll check it out :)
A cool reduction of the rules to ease players into BitD.
Hi, would it be okay if I hacked this into a cyberpunk-ish setting?
Please do! Hit me up when you finish it, I would love to read it.
Yeah, please drop it here if you do