Edges & Flaws

From Blades in the Dark Rulebood Copyright © 2017 John Harper. All rights reserved.

When you create a cohort, give them one or two edges and an equal number of flaws.

Edges

• Fearsome: The cohort is terrifying in aspect and reputation.
• Independent: The cohort can be trusted to make good decisions and act on their own initiative in the absence of direct orders.
• Loyal: The cohort can’t be bribed or turned against you.
• Tenacious: The cohort won’t be deterred from a task.

Flaws

• Principled: The cohort has an ethic or values that it won’t betray.
• Savage: The cohort is excessively violent and cruel.
• Unreliable: The cohort isn’t always available, due to other obligations, stupefaction from their vices, etc.
• Wild: The cohort is drunken, debauched, and loud-mouthed.