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As the great Lovecraft himself said, “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” But this natural survival instinct is lost on you, isn’t it? There is a great and unknowable mystery, lingering just below the surface of this fragile world. A treasure greater than any gold, and more delicious than any fleshy indulgence.  An…

You are a Sockgoblin! One of many loyal to the Great And All Powerful And Really Important Queen, living in the secret underground goblin city. Your Queen demands all sorts of items from the surface world; coffee, really big hats, the occasional hubcap. But what she craves most are Socks. Every year, the Queen demands a sock tithe, which is where you, little sockgoblin, come in! Every other Sockgo…

THE GOATHERDER A loyal and resourceful protector Goats form the backbone of society. They provide sustenance and are critical to the transportation infrastructure of the city.  Without goats the rich would only have rats to eat, there would be no milk or cheese, and commerce would come to a halt. No profession is more important to the city than those that protect and care for goats - the Goatherde…

Life isn't kind to anyone in Doskvol, where lives are crushed under the gears of capital and corruption. But some people are decidedly more vulnerable and less able to fight back than others. Children are often not present in any given game of Blades in the Dark. We know they exist, as the setting wouldn’t be able to work without the pool of labor to be exploited by the capitalists replacing itsel…

We call them Haxen, those who make incursions into the Requiem, the world of the past. A place and time murdered by the sorcerous rich, those capricious and omnipotent divines who were so desperate to live they killed everything around them. Haxen leave the safety of the communes to hunt the wastelands for salvage, and clues about what killed the world. Will you find answers? Will you defy your fa…

You have arrived at the home of the digital in-development version, a working edition of the manuscript without any art or heavy layout. This edition can be purchased here, but pre-ordering using BackerKit helps us quite a bit more. --- Balsamic Moon Games Collective is actively working on the complete digital release of Witches of Midnight. This Digital Development Bundle grants you lifetime acce…

Synthicide: Sharpers in the Dark is a rerelease of the popular 2017 Synthicide RPG using the Forged in the Dark engine.  In Synthicide, the Galaxy has entered a dark age where human life has no value. Sharpers have to fight for their lives, while trying to earn enough money for food and spaceship fuel. Create characters who are a mix of lethal skills, high tech cyberware, and unique mutations If …

Introducing the Haunts, a crew of nightmares and horrors. The creatures that go bump in the night. You are gremlins, ghosts and ghouls. The city’s nightmares drawn together. You are the monsters that lurk in Doskvol’s shadows, and the city has so, so many of those. Are you drawn together out of sinister purpose or hope for something better? The Haunts is a custom crewbook for Blades in the Dark by…

"Bloodstone" is an action-packed horror tabletop RPG set in the cursed city of Heliwyr, where inhabitants' corrupt blood unleashes a wicked force during blood moon nights. Players, as hunters, must race against the clock to stop an Apostle from ascending and opening a gateway to the Ancients' realm. The game is designed for one-shot sessions, offering new challenges and hunters in each playthrough, as the blood moon nights in Heliwyr are eternal.

"Abenteuerspiel!" is a freeform adventure game for solitaire, cooperative, or referee-guided play, using six dice, an index card, and a pencil. Inspired by "Messerspiel" and "Trophy Gold," it provides lightweight mechanics to spark creativity and flexibility, with customizable aspects to tailor to your preferred narrative or simulationist style of play. Ideal for quick character creation and immersion into any genre, setting, or time period.