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HOUND

A deadly sharpshooter and tracker

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

There’s always a need for scoundrels who can find what others want to keep hidden. Whether that’s a deadbeat gambler trying to skip out on their debts, a treacherous informant or witness who’s going to squeal to the Bluecoats, or the trail to a treasure squirreled away in a secret vault—it’s the Hounds that ferret them out.

Why have a fair fight, when you can stalk and ambush your prey on your terms? The underworld is your hunting ground.

When you play a Hound, you earn xp when you address a challenge with tracking or violence. Take the initiative to hunt down opportunities and targets for a score and be willing to hurt whoever stands in your way.

Do you see the whole world as potential prey, or do you still care about people? Which target in the past gave you the most trouble? Why?

STARTING ACTIONS

OO Hunt
O Survey

Starting Builds

If you want some guidance when you assign your four action dots and special ability, use one of these templates.

Bounty Hunter. Consort +1, Prowl +1, Skirmish +2. Scout.

Deathlands Ranger. Attune +2, Prowl +1, Survey +1. Survivor.

Sniper. Prowl +2, Study +1, Survey +1. Sharpshooter.

Veteran. Command +1, Skirmish +2, Wreck +1. Tough As Nails.

Deadly Friends, Rivals

  • Steiner, an assassin. Perhaps one of your competitors, or a former partner from before you joined the crew?
  • Celene, a sentinel. Celene is a guardian; a protector. Who does she watch over?
  • Melvir, a physicker. Perhaps an old friend who’s patched you up many times, or someone to whom you’ve sent too many victims?
  • Veleris, a spy. Who does Veleris give their intelligence to?
  • Casta, a bounty hunter. Perhaps a mentor who trained you in the deadly arts, or vice versa?

HOUND SPEICAL ABILITIES

HOUND ITEMS


Character Playbooks


Articles under HOUND

A Trained Hunting Pet
Item | Sep 20, 2020

Your animal companion obeys your commands and anticipates your actions. Cohort (Expert: Hunter).

Electroplasmic Ammunition
Item | Sep 20, 2020

A bandolier of electroplasmic ammo, especially potent against spirits, but less effective against physical targets.

Fine Long Rifle
Item | Sep 20, 2020

A finely crafted hunting rifle, deadly at long range, unwieldy in close quarters.

Fine Pair Of Pistols
Item | Sep 20, 2020

A matched pair of handguns, made for greater accuracy, with double barrels that allow for two shots before reloading.

Focused
Generic article | Sep 20, 2020

You may expend your special armor to resist a consequence of surprise or mental harm (fear, confusion, losing track of someone) or to push yourself for ranged combat or tracking.

Ghost Hunter
Generic article | Sep 20, 2020

Your hunting pet is imbued with spirit energy. It gains potency when tracking or fighting the supernatural, and gains an arcane ability: ghost-form, mind-link, or arrow-swift.

Scout
Generic article | Sep 20, 2020

When you gather information to discover the location of a target, you get +1 effect. When you hide in a prepared position or use camouflage you get +1d to rolls to avoid detection.

Sharpshooter
Generic article | Sep 20, 2020

You can push yourself to do one of the following: make a ranged attack at extreme distance beyond what’s normal for the weapon—unleash a barrage of rapid fire to suppress the enemy.

Spyglass
Item | Sep 20, 2020

A brass tube with lenses that allow long-distance vision. Collapsible. May attach to a rifle.

Survivor
Generic article | Sep 20, 2020

From hard-won experience or occult ritual, you are immune to the poisonous miasma of the deathlands and are able to subsist on the strange flora and fauna there. You get +1 stress box.

Tough As Nails
Generic article | Sep 20, 2020

Penalties from harm are one level less severe (though level 4 harm is still fatal).

Vengeful
Generic article | Sep 20, 2020

You gain an additional xp trigger: You got payback against someone who harmed you or someone you care about. If your crew helped you get payback, also mark crew xp.


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