Court Of Blades - A Matter Of Honour - One-Shot

Imagine, loyal retainers – one of our House’s own, a scion second in line to the Prince’s chair, has been arrested! The nerve of those callow so-called guards, the indignity to our name, our honor! This cannot stand. This shall not stand. You will not let it stand. As our House words remind us - "What we have, we keep."

The shining city of Ilrien, the pinnacle of culture and class in all the Principalities, is home to the six great Houses of the Esultare. You are courtiers and retainers to the House Al-Mari, originally come to this fair city as foreigners and strangers, now risen to power and prestige through strength and skill. Today, however, that power is under threat.

Lowly city guards – mere Twistjacks, policing that rudest and meanest of districts – have dared to lay hands on one of our highest nobles!
You, as our most capable and proven coterie of retainers, shall set this to rights. These mongrels bark about justice, as though the only justice in this world isn’t taken or won. They have not won. You will not let them. See our scion loosed from these chains, for the honor of House Al-Mari is at stake.

Court of Blades is a game of Shakespearean high drama, skullduggery, and intrigue set in a magical Renaissance city full of political scheming and the flashing rapiers of dueling bravos. It uses the Forged In The Dark system like Blades In The Dark, a narrative-first system that relies on six-sided dice to resolve conflicts. No experience necessary, pregenerated characters will be provided.

As with all our games, no experience is necessary!

Things to Bring:
- Pencil/Pen and Paper (both will be available if you forget)
- Dice, specifically 2d6 (some will be available if you do not have any)
- Imagination
- Feedback

Please feel free to reach out to voelkelt@gmail.com with any questions, or message me (Tim V) on here. Hope to see you there!