{"product_id":"sig-city-of-blades","title":"Sig: City of Blades RPG","description":"\u003cp class=\"has-large-font-size\"\u003eThis city is a Möbius strip, floating through the void. It’s the nexus of all the ’verse, where eternal planes and infinite primes meet. It’s a rough home for cutters and bashers, hungry for coin and glory. It’s a battlefield between the city factions as they fight over territory. It’s a city of gods, demons, and stranger things which lurk. No wonder that scoundrels and freebooters flock to the Nexus of the verse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eIn the City of Blades, you will play Freebooters who work for one of the minor political factions of Sig. You will help your faction rise the ranks, seize territory, and get ridiculously wealthy so you can retire in luxury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eIn the City of Blades, you might\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEliminate a couple of troublesome Enforcers who are causing trouble in your neighbourhood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteal important ritual object from the Goddess of Rivers and Sacrifice to weaken her hold over the docks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConvince the Dustkeepers to help you steal the territory currently held by the League of Exterminators.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNegotiate an alliance with a community of irate refugees who just arrived in the city.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eThis is a game about clever spies, renegade sorcerers and reckless smugglers. You are going to get rich or die trying, so let’s get started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"has-large-font-size\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rules\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eSig is a city of contrasts and strange bedfellows. This setting was originally presented in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSig: Manual of the Primes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Genesis of Legend Publishing\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe system used is derived from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by Evil Hat Productions. These two elements come together to form\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSig: City of Blades.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eThis game is Forged in the Dark, designed to enable bold heists and backstabbing faction politics. Of course, any game set in the nexus of the verse is bound to have a few changes to the rules. Here are a few of the newest elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModular Characters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eSig: City of Blades has modular characters, with each Freebooter consisting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCulture\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLineage\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDevotion\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCulture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereflects your Freebooter’s identity and upbringing.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLineage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erepresents your family that shapes your prowess, whether it be by blood, ichor, adoption, or choice. Your\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDevotion\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003erepresents your character’s religious obligations and\/or faith in one of the immortal Powers of the City of Blades. Each of these provide a pair of potential\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvances\u003c\/strong\u003eto choose from, ratings in four\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActions\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrive\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(which you can use to reduce stress).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Map of Sig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eThe city itself has an important role in the game. The game comes with a map of the city which is divided up into 48 distinct pieces of territory which function as claims. Every claim is controlled and defended by one of the many factions of the city, who maintain their position (Tier) and gain benefits associated with them. As Freebooters, your mission is to “liberate” claims from your rival factions though audacious heists and subtle schemes. If you want a workshop, you better seize one from someone else!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLiving with Consequences\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eEnemy actions, bad circumstances, Planar Bargains, or the outcome of a roll can inflict\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econsequences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon a PC. Consequences may be minor, moderate, or major in severity, leading to different impacts on the Freebooter’s initiatives. As characters suffer stress, they also expose themselves to more severe consequences based on the GM’s discretion and the fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor: A stumble, unwanted attention, an expense, or a minor injury.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModerate: entrapment, a curse, collateral damage, or a moderate injury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor: Betrayal by someone you trusted, duress, imprisonment, or a life-threatening major injury.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Crews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eEvery player portrays a Freebooter; a scoundrel and adventurer who lives in Sig. You work for one of the great Factions of Sig such as\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Glimmer Knights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eThe Glimmer Knights are an ancient Polari chivalric order formed when the stars were still young and sun hid its face. The Order now serves the Performers Guild as peacekeepers and knee breakers, who swear an oath to the Queen of Rime and Woe and uphold a strict code of honour. Their duty is to act as neutral arbiters, clever diplomats, and defenders of the peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Order of Ashen Keys\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eThe Order of Ashen Keys was a secretive group of mercenary warcasters who saved the accumulated lore known as the Invisible Collage. Generations upon generations of mercenary sorcerers have continued its long tradition. They are prized for their independence and are trusted to act on their own initiative for the good of the Sage Collegium. They are obsessed with gathering and protecting forbidden lore, no matter the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Daughters of the Raven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-medium-font-size\"\u003eThe Heralds Guild has long needed a small group of elite messengers who could transport more sensitive cargoes. The Daughters of the Raven are the all-female cohort of smugglers and spies who deliver these most important packages. They are tenacious and renowned for their skill in infiltration. 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