I agreed to run a game of Blades in the Dark starting in Feb. I’ve not run or played it before, but I have plenty of GMing experience. The plan is to do a limited game, once or twice a month for about six months (so somewhere around nine to twelve sessions in total).
It seems like the most important thing will be getting as much of the lore in my head as I can between now and then so that I can respond to the evolving gameplay, rather than plan out any kind of storyline.
If anyone is interested in sharing their dos and don’t, or other experience, my player will appreciate it.
No advice for running it, but feedback from a player: It’s not to everyone’s taste. I never liked how my character was always fucking up, and never felt competent. It was a downward spiral of trauma and tragedy, and I really disliked it. If I want to see fuckups and things getting worse all the time, I can go to work.
So maybe remember to give players some bright spots now and again.
Sorry you didn’t have a great experience, but thank you for sharing it. It’s a useful perspective to keep in mind, thank you.