Games like The Swarm

There's something in the water! What is it? It looked like a man... Introducing, the Gill-man, a slippery fish out of water There are many strange creatures and dangers hiding in the darkest depths of the sea   a Gill-man is a little bit of both. Seldom do they emerge from the water, as the oceans  provide everything they need to survive - sustenance and obscurity. They are known  mostly as a sail…

It's ALIVE! It's ALIVE! Add some Mary Shelley to your crew! Introducing the Amalgam, a patchwork person. An ungodly creation made by the hands of a physicker dabbling in the occult - you walk this strange world as one of the strangest things in it. The Amalgam is introspective, testing the unfamiliar parts of themselves in a dangerous world with childlike ways.  Your appearance will draw the atten…

Turn your next Blades in the Dark session into a Michael Bay movie! Introducing the Boom, a loud and devastating expert. It never hurts to have a demolitions expert - ghosts don’t mention the pain they experienced when their living bodies disintegrated. Most Booms struggle to maintain a low profile, as it is widely regarded as a cowardly profession in Duskwall. Crews seldom desire to be accompanie…

Three Desperate Nights is three potential scores or interesting events happening in and around Doskvol designed for the Blades in the Dark role-playing game. Use these to supplement the story of your game as it’s happening, or kick start a new story when things are getting complacent or dull, or if you’re just starting a new campaign. Treat them as individual events, or strong them together has re…

The Hour of Silk is upon you and a Scoundrel's work is never done. The Dusk's full of opportunities if you know what you're looking for. This collection of one-page scores for Blades in the Dark offers ten more ready-to-run scenarios with patrons, paydays, and problems aplenty. Suggested clocks are included, so all you need to run an explosive heist, a thrilling chase, or a tense exploration of th…

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…

Follow the Path The Path Of The Wolves is a simple hack of Charge to play within the Witcher universe. I made this game to show how easy it could be to make a Powered by Charge game, and also because I love the Witcher novels,  games and series so much. Silver for Monsters... In this game, you play as Wolves. Humans who went through intense mutations as kids to adapt their body in becoming dangero…

"Aye, Darque runs the Libertine theatre, home to all manner of grotesques and absurdities... but that's far from all he does. He's been in the business of scandal for a long, long time, and he knows a little something about everyone of note in the Imperium. Anyone who got ahold of that man's books would see Doskvol open up to him like a pretty mark. Or like a rib cage with a spreader, if ye prefer…

The Chelicerate Queen Theme: Infestation At the far reaches of the forest, rumour speaks of a Queen of god-like power who reigns over a corner of the ancient wood, indifferent to the horrors of the massive insects said to live there. The rumours claim the Queen will grant a wondrous boon to any who brave the dangers of the forest to attend her court in trade for a simple favour. Will you survive t…

The Spiral is at War. Stars keep disappearing in the night sky. The earth is soaked with blood. No more room for graves. No more tears for the fallen. We will fight until they surrender. Because we will not.  Saints of War is a futuristic, sci-fi role-playing game about never-ending wars and the individuals that fight them. In a mix of sci-fi, alchemy, trans-humanistic philosophy and sacral m…