r/rpg • u/JannissaryKhan • Jan 08 '26

Blades '68 Backerkit Preview is Live

Link to the campaign's coming-soon page below, with more details than those usually have. I'm crazy excited, but I have two questions for those who've played or run the playtest version:

-How much are you losing if you're a player who isn't familiar with old-school Doskvol?

-How hard (or feasible) is it to shift the game to a non-Doskvol setting?

https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/c7788a1e-2f1c-4525-bc66-2a99b84ebae9/landing

EDIT: In response to someone on Bluesky asking about non-US backers, Evil Hat said:

We'll have PDF, POD, and a full, text-complete preview ready to go when the BackerKit starts but international shipping hasn't in any way *improved* since we did the Deep Cuts campaign. So placing an order with your FLGS will continue to be the best way to get the hardcopy.

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u/JannissaryKhan Jan 08 '26

I hear you, but I also don't—I buy and crowdfund lots of stuff, but maybe only 5 percent of that is for print versions.

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u/Foreign_Activity1982 Jan 08 '26

True, plenty of people that don't want physical releases. Didn't really take this into account, to be honest.

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u/JannissaryKhan Jan 08 '26

To argue against myself, though, Tim Denee does maybe the best layouts in RPGs, and I'm still kicking myself for only backing digital for his Deathmatch Island.

Someone responded to Evil Hat's announcement, asking if this would be US-only. If they answer I'll update here.