Breathe In: Taking Your Time With Downtime
A downloadable Essay
I first wrote this essay as a thesis for my Blades downtime hack / supplement, Doskvol Breathes. This pdf is a slightly edited and expanded version of that essay, written for the Lessons from the Dark jam.
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I've wondered at the potential during downtime actions to explore and development the PCs in a relatively safe and almost private environment. Downtime actions is really my favorite part of the game, and I'm glad I'm not alone in this feeling. Excellent essay, and I bought the Doskvol Breathes PDF to add to all my games to provide more questions and potential for downtime actions.
Sam coming in with a great vision for downtime, and how to be intentional about it. Precise framing of downtime scenes offer a great contrast to the scores, and will give your game a huge boost.
Sam's Doskvol Breathes supplement, as well as this essay, showcase how Blades and other Forged in the Dark systems have so much to gain by slowing down and wading in the feelings and characters of the worlds they make. Bravo.