Fine Blueprints

In this special episode, Justin and Mark are joined by Nychelle aka She Who Ships in Darkness aka Mistletoe_Kiss, one of the mods on the BitD discord, to talk about the impact of Lore in a game, both explicitly from the book and determined by the table and community. We also talk about the discord and community that brought this podcast together! 

Check out Justin at @mothlands and Mark at @savemejebu5 on twitter.

Join our discord to say high to Nychelle and all of us here: discord.gg/qzb2y98

Follow our twitter @Hackedinthedark for updates and new episodes!

Today, Justin (@mothlands) interviews Jason Pitre (@Genesisoflegend) about his new game, Sig, City of Blades, Kickstarting now! He talks about the urban setting of Sig, and what makes for interesting urban adventures. He also talks about the faction game that inspired him to merge his setting into Forged in the Dark mechanics.

The Kickstarter for Sig, City of Blades is ending soon, so check it out now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Jagash/sig-city-of-blades?kickstarter.games

Want to join our community? Join us on the official Blades discord: discord.gg/qzb2y98
We also had our first live podcast episode on twitch, so follow us there for more, and our actual plays as well: Twitch.tv/hackedinthedark

Today, Erik (@ErikTheBearik) joins us to talk about Brinkwood, a castlepunk game of rebellion. We talk about his take on playbooks - masks - and more generally how playbooks affect players' perceptions of their characters. Erik also talks about the vampires of Brinkwood, and what it means to be a rebel.

Brinkwood is being Kickstarted right now and ending soon! You can check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/erikthebearik/brinkwood-the-blood-of-tyrants

You can also check out our hosts, Justin and Ian at @Mothlands and @Antifinity.

Want to join our community? Join us on the official Blades discord: discord.gg/qzb2y98

A Pair of Drakes (@DrakeandDice, @NaviMusing) join Justin and Mark (@Mothlands and @Savemejebu5) to talk about their game Court of Blades. We also dive into factions and the Faction Turn and Social Season mechanics of Court of Blades, and how they evoke intrigue.

You can find the Drakes' games here, with more to come soon: itch.io/profile/a-couple-of-drakes

You can also watch the Drakes (along with me, your editor @Jacobalso) play Vergence live on Wednesdays at 6:30 EST at twitch.tv/hackedinthedark, and you can catch past episodes at youtube.com/channel/UCxRlX18AE2f1Sp3hBBexJ0w.

Want to join our community? Join us on the official Blades discord: discord.com/invite/BDZckBB

Today, Mark (@savemejebu5) and Justin (@mothlands) interview Austin Ramsay (@notaninn) about Beam Saber and the Cut Loose replacement for reducing stress. We also answer questions asked on twitter (@hackedinthedark) from listeners! What is the best Gundam?

You can find Beam Saber here: https://austin-ramsay.itch.io/beamsaber
Want to join our community? Join us on the official Blades discord: discord.com/invite/BDZckBB

In this episode, Justin (@MothLands) and Ian (@Antifinity) talk with Stras (@strasa), co-author of Scum and Villainy and Band of Blades, announcing his upcoming new game, Spell and Blade. We discuss how far you can take a hack and keep it Forged in the Dark, and some general design tips (spoiler: coauthors help a ton). We also dip into how Stras plans to handle magic and spellcasters in Spell and Blade.

If you're interested in joining the Forged in the Dark community, check out the official Blades discord here and say hi: discord.com/invite/BDZckBB

This week, Justin (@MothLands) and Ray (@mythopoeians) interview Ian Hart (@antifinity) about his game Deathwish, currently running on the Hacked in the Dark actual-play stream! We get into Position and Effect, what how they shape Ian's approach to Deathwish, and how they might be implemented in your game! You can check out Deathwish, or talk to our cast and community on the official Blades Discord: discord.com/invite/BDZckBB

Our first episode, where we interview Justin Ford about his Blades playbook, The Sleuth, and discuss building playbooks to use with Blades in the Dark.
The Sleuth is available to download here: moth-lands.itch.io/the-sleuth-playbook

Come join the Blades and Forged in the Dark community discord and chat with us!
discord.com/invite/BDZckBB
And check out our twitter for updates and information on our streamed games!
twitter.com/hackedinthedark