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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 8975572" data-attributes="member: 6696971">Going to use this post to demonstrate what “prep” looks like for a Blades game.The PCs have Downtime where they commit to Downtime Activities. The Factions/Setting that the players either involve in play directly by targets for Scores or the fallout from Scores or Devil’s Bargains from Action Rolls become “activated” and the GM should be creating objective (Faction) or manifestation (Setting) related Clocks that have dice pools + status + fiction + “what happens if this goes off.” The players can then interact with this content (or not) at their discretion via Downtime Actions or Scores. Here are 3 at each of early game, mid-game, late-game:[HR][/HR]SILVER NAILS “INTERVIEW” BEAKER - 83d6 = 24:8 Ticks“The Unhorsed” continues to cut a ghostly path through The Lost District.  The whispers of "Beaker" have no mortal ears to fall upon as The Silver Nails are too tied up in their own affairs at the moment.* If this goes off, The Silver Nails rounds you up [USER=70468]@kenada[/USER] to threaten you. Either Forfeit 3 Faction with The Circle of Flame, formally renouncing allegiance with them, pay 1 Rep and 1 Coin to make amends, or stand up to them and take a beating 1 Harm (you can Resist) and -1 Faction.Alternatively, at your discretion, we can play out a conflict where you guys see it coming and entrap them.  Whoever wants to be present is there.  But that is going to escalate to violence with a few members of a dangerous Tier 3 Faction however, giving you -1 Faction and +1 Heat, but you'll be in control of the situation so you can dictate the terms of the engagement to these MFers (2d6 Engagement Roll).  Do enough damage and we'll escalate it to -2 Faction and The Silver Nails will lose Hold (3S to 3W).[HR][/HR]THE FORGOTTEN GODDESS, SHE WHO SLAYS IN DARKNESS, WHISPERS TO ILYA - 64d6 = 52:6 TicksIlya begins to experience occult phenomena at home...on her Bluecoat patrol...everywhere.  Is it related to whatever events took place a Charterhall University Musuem?  She has no recollection...but her lover has come up missing.  He typically disappears for weeks at a time, so maybe not that big of a deal.* When this goes off before Ilya is seduced to the cult, SWSiD will whisper her a terrible command to seek out Tal Rajan and slay him. I will bring her in as a Tier 3 Expert Thug with + Arms to a Score at a very inopportune time [USER=16586]@Campbell[/USER] ![HR][/HR]LORD SCURLOCK AQUIRES AN ASSET (SUMMONED HORROR) FOR THIS LOOPAutomatic success - 3rd time Aquire an Asset4 Quality and Master Threat Level.An array of Lashing Chains and Terrible Hooks..."crawl (?)" out of the runic circle.  Connected to nothing, they animate via an unknowable alien sentience.  They instinctually flay, but they will serve their master until they are dismissed back to whence they have come.* DeadMeat (name of Discord group), Scurlock has this entity (again) for this loop.  I will deploy it against you guys in one of your Scores this loop!</blockquote>

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