{"title":"Forged in the Dark","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"girl-by-moonlight","title":"Girl by Moonlight","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMAGICAL GIRLS SHINE BRIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGirl By Moonlight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your everyday existence is oppressive and full of compromises. Defy society’s expectations, assume your full power, and transcend into your true self. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA game about the tragic struggles and defiant triumphs of a group of magical girls resisting an oppressive society. 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The text uses ‘magical girl’ as a shorthand, but your magical girls need not be girls, necessarily, but people whose identities put them at the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDesigner Andrew Gillis takes the rules engine beneath highly-acclaimed\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlades In The Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand tunes it to create a unique play experience representing the breadth of the Magical Girl genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGirl By Moonlight draws inspiration from many sources. 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You'll join forces with hard-bitten fixers, ex-military Veterans, shadowy Operatives, and outcast souls sealed inside a robot body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePut those PCs together into \u003cstrong\u003enew Crews\u003c\/strong\u003e like the revolutionary Militants, thrill-seeking Racers, or the mysterious esoteric cult of the Utopians. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades '68\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, designer Tim Denee brings the same subversive, dystopian sensibility he explored in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeathmatch Island\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to the strange and deeply corrupt setting of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAfter two major wars and key technological discoveries, electroplasmic fusion has dramatically reshaped the city of Doskvol. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Swinging Sixties, there's a plasmovision in every home, an autopod in every driveway, and the B.L.U.E. array overhead keeps the supernatural horrors of the deathlands at bay. (Mostly.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor average citizens it's an age of science, conformity, and consumerism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBut you're no average citizen. You know the streets and you’re not afraid of danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour moment is now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades '68\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e helps you dive right into the action with \u003cstrong\u003efour “Cold Opens”\u003c\/strong\u003e – short, punchy scores to kick off a campaign or run as an exciting one-shot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive “Ticking Timebombs”\u003c\/strong\u003e delineate city-wide issues that simmer under the idyllic surface of Doskvol, ready to explode and interrupt the business of your Crew.\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades '68\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is more than just a setting book. Working in consultation with creator John Harper, designer Tim Denee has created a new set of Special Procedures for running the game, including:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustments to the \u003cstrong\u003egameplay cycle, score aftermath, entanglements, and downtime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew rules for Harm and Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e streamline play for the free-flowing, Swinging Sixties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeys and Deadlocks\u003c\/strong\u003e expand your character options with personality traits you can lean on for XP or cross off for moments when you’ve succumbed to stress.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn adapted version of the \u003cstrong\u003eTrouble Engine\u003c\/strong\u003e (designed by Morgan Davie for a|state) which helps the GM engage faction clocks, generate new entanglements, and track new developments (and unrest) in your Crew's district.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Underneath it all, you'll find the same critically-acclaimed core mechanics from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rattiincantati.com\/products\/blades-in-the-dark\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (which is required to play).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStandard cover\u003c\/strong\u003e: 6x9\" 450-page matte hardcover with spot-varnish finishing touches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 6x9\" 450-page hardcover, featuring an alternate cover, custom endpapers, plus two ribbon bookmarks. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigital files will be emailed once the physical item ships. An early access prototype PDF will be emailed as soon as it's made available!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTES:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are unable to offer the stretch goals from the Blades '68 crowdfunding campaign.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you would like to receive the stretch goals, please consider backing the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/c\/projects\/evil-hat\/blades-68\"\u003eBlades '68 campaign\u003c\/a\u003e for these digital materials, then purchasing physical products here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a PREORDER item that will ship from us in Canada once it becomes available. Fulfillment is expected in August 2026. Please follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/c\/projects\/evil-hat\/blades-68\"\u003ethe official Blades '68 campaign\u003c\/a\u003e for regular updates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving in Western Canada? \u003cbr\u003eYou might be saving on shipping if you order from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raincity.games\/search\/blades+68\/\"\u003eRain City Games\u003c\/a\u003e in Vancouver!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAny items purchased along with this item will not ship until August 2026. 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