Mother Playbook

Introducing the Mother, a maternal (but not necessarily nice) presence on the crew.

Of course you’re not literally their mother. Maybe you’re not anyone’s actual mother. But you do things that scoundrels think of as mothering. You make sure they put on their rain gear when it’s raining. You patch them up when they come home hurt. You give them a slap on the head to remind them not to do anything too stupid. They might not tell you all their secrets, but they come to you because you know best—whether they like it or not.

This is a playbook for Blades in the Dark, made for the Unusual Suspects game jam on itch.io. This playbook has now been updated with version for both original Blades and the Deep Cuts alternate rules. 

• Blades in the Dark is by John Harper and published by Evil Hat Productions.
• Mother design by David Rourke.
• Image by Vamsi Konduri.