{"id":1851,"date":"2019-03-16T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/?p=1851"},"modified":"2019-03-16T10:02:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T18:02:12","slug":"guidelines-for-answering-the-gm-crafting-questions-in-blades-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/2019\/guidelines-for-answering-the-gm-crafting-questions-in-blades-in-the-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines For Answering the GM Crafting Questions In Blades In The Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Crafting in Blades\nin the dark involves answering four questions. \nTwo are answered by the player and two are answered by the GM.  The GM questions involved determining the\nQuality and Drawbacks for the invention. \nFortunately the GM has some guidelines in the Blades book to help\nprovide guidance.  This thread goes over\nthe two GM questions using an example from my Blades In The Dark campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Crew Leech named\nMort wants to create an alchemical solution. \nHere is his idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s\na two part alchemical potion which is made as a set.  One is an oil which\ndraws an item closer to the ghost field making it invisible.  The second\nallows the drinker to see the specific item the paired oil was used on. \nFor example, if I spread the oil on a sword then drank the linked potion, the\nsword would be invisible to others but I could still see it.  If I put the\noil on my sword and someone else drank the linked potion, the sword would be\ninvisible but I would not be able to see it, only the person that drank the\nlinked potion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Question 2 – Quality<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When determining\nQuality for a creation there are several factors.  These are determined by the Magnitude chart\non page 221.  The main areas are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Area\/Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Area values run\nfrom closet (0) to city block (6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Scale values run\nfrom 1 or 2 people (0) to 160 peoples (6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration\/Range<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Duration values\nrun from a few moments (0) to a week (6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Range values run\nfrom within reach (0) to across the city (6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tier & Quality\/Force<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Tier &\nQuality values run from Poor (0) to Legendary (6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Force values run\nfrom Weak (0) to Devastating (6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quality really comes\ninto play when you want to make more of the potions.  To make more you have to hit the Quality\ntarget during a downtime action.  You\nmake a Tinker roll then use this chart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 – 3 – Quality\nlevel is Tier – 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 – 5 – Quality\nlevel is Tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Quality level is\nTier + 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critical – Quality\nlevel is Tier +2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Workshop upgrade\nfor the Crew adds +1 Quality to the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 coin may be spent\nto add +1 Quality to the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: As the MC I\nwould say the area is close and the range is reach.  Duration of a few\nminutes (1) or an hour (2).  To Tier & Quality I would say Adequate\n(1) if the item flickers sometimes or Good (2) if it is very difficult to\ndetect (maybe a distortion if you watch for a while).  Thus the total Quality might be 2 to 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Question 4 – Drawbacks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book has\nguidelines for drawbacks.  It groups them\ninto sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complex<\/strong> – Item must be crafted in several\nstages where each takes a Downtime activity and associated roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conspicuous<\/strong> – Take +1 Heat when used on an\noperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumable<\/strong> – Has limited number of uses.  All alchemical formula must have this\nDrawback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rare<\/strong> – Creation needs rare item or material\nwhen crafted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unreliable<\/strong> – When you use this item make a\nFortune roll using its Quality to see how well it performs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volatile<\/strong> – Item produces a dangerous\nside-effect for the user.  Some\nside-effects are consequences that may be resisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: For this\nalchemical solution I might decide on Consumable and Rare.  Eyes from a\ndead person as an ingredient.  Mort believes eyes from a blind man would\nmake a particularly powerful version of the item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here are details\nas to how this came out in my game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creation Name:<\/strong> Ghost Oil <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What type of creation is it and what does it do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s\na two part alchemical potion which is made as a set.  One is an oil which\ndraws an item closer to the ghost field making it invisible.  The second\nallows the drinker to see the specific item the paired oil was used on. \nFor example, if I spread the oil on my sword then drank the linked potion, the\nsword would be invisible to others but I could still see it.  If I put the\noil on my sword and someone else drank the linked potion, the sword would be\ninvisible but I would not be able to see it, only the person that drank the\nlinked potion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the minimum quality level of this item?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Item affected\nflickers based on size (e.g. smaller items do not flicker and larger items\ndo,  1) and it lasts for minutes\n(1).  Quality level 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What rare, strange, or adverse aspect of this formula\nhas kept it in obscurity or out of common usage?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willingly\nmessing with the Ghost field and putting on item and your ability to see it in\nthat space is dangerous.  If something went wrong, the item could be lost\nto the ghost field forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What drawbacks does it have, if any?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumable and\nRare.  Eyes from a dead person are needed as an ingredient.  Mort\nbelieves eyes from a dead blind man would make a particularly powerful version\nof the item.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crafting in Blades in the dark involves answering four questions.  Two are answered by the player and two are answered by the GM.  The GM questions involved determining the Quality and Drawbacks for the invention.  Fortunately the GM has some guidelines in the Blades book to help provide guidance.  This thread goes over the two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blades-in-the-dark","category-games","category-growlings"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usandacat.com\/thelair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}