Blades in the Dark

Blades in the Dark is a tabletop role-playing game that lets you lead a crew of scoundrels through heists and hard choices in a haunted industrial-fantasy city.

Build a character from distinct archetypes like the Cutter, Hound, or Whisper, then create a crew—Assassins, Smugglers, Cults, and more—and fight for leverage in Doskvol’s criminal underworld. The game’s fiction-first core puts your position in the moment (controlled, risky, or desperate) right alongside your capabilities, keeping action and consequences tightly linked. A fast planning approach pushes you into the job quickly, while tools for alchemy, tinkering, and occult powers support everything from daring getaways to strange supernatural trouble. You’ll also find a deep setting guide with maps, factions, NPCs, and plot hooks to run a sandbox full of rival gangs, noble pressure, Bluecoat heat, and vices that always demand a price. Available now at Boarding School Games—start your next score.

Key features

* Stand-alone tabletop role-playing game focused on crew-driven crime and ambition
* Play scoundrels using archetypes including Cutter, Hound, Leech, Lurk, Slide, Spider, and Whisper
* Create a crew from types like Assassins, Breakers, Cult, Hawkers, Smugglers, or Shadows
* Fiction-first core mechanic that highlights controlled, risky, and desperate positions
* Setting guide to the haunted city of Doskvol with maps, factions, NPCs, schemes, and opportunities