Olin's Scribbles

A collection of adventures and one‑shots for tabletop games

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Electric Dreams
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
The Unchained hire a crew of scoundrels to rescue an ancient Hull from Sparkwright Tower.
unchained, hull, sparkwright, prometheus
Ghosts in the Machine
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Check out a book from a library in the Deathlands. Just get back out before the library consumes you.
deathlands, scavengers, library, ghosts
Curse of the Red Mariner
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
A routine score becomes a nightmare aboard this quarantined Leviathan hunter ship.
leviathan, red mariner, ship, quarantine
The Haunting of Hyle Hall
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
You've been hired to retrieve a family heirloom from the haunted Hyle Hall in Coalridge.
hyle, stokes, heirloom, haunted, coalridge
Duskwall Memories: Underworld & Strange
blades in the dark ❖ memories
Scenes from Duskwall's Underworld background and bonus Strange scenes, with worldbuilding questions.
worldbuilding, scenes, underworld, strange
Smuggler's Slip
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Smuggle a shipment of contraband to a contact in the Lost District.
lost district, smugglers, canals, deathlands
Duskwall Memories: Military & Nobility
blades in the dark ❖ memories
Scenes from Duskwall's Military & Nobility backgrounds, with worldbuilding questions.
worldbuilding, scenes, military, nobility
Heavy Medal
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Retrieve a sentimental Skov pendant from the Governor's Fortress in Whitecrown.
skov, mulder, pendant, medal, fortress, whitecrown
Duskwall Memories: Law & Trade
blades in the dark ❖ memories
Scenes from Duskwall's Law and Trade backgrounds, with worldbuilding questions.
worldbuilding, scenes, law, trade
Duskwall Memories: Academia & Labor
blades in the dark ❖ memories
Scenes from Duskwall's Academia and Labor backgrounds, with worldbuilding questions.
worldbuilding, scenes, academia, labor
A Murder of Crows
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Infiltrate a Hive warehouse to discover the names of traitors within the Crow's organization that are working to bring down the gang's leader, Lyssa.
crows, lyssa, hive, warehouse
Water Under the Bridge
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Stop a mad scholar from meddling with a Spirit Well in the South Bridge Vaults.
south bridge, vaults, spirit well, reconciled
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Liberate a family heirloom from a former lover on the day of his wedding.
byrd, heirloom, wedding, hedge, garden
The Red Keep
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Steal an astronomical device for the Deathlands Scavengers from an ancient castle.
deathlands, scavengers, castle, astrolabe, demon
On a Knife's Edge
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
The Dimmer Sisters hire a crew to steal a dagger from Quarla, Duskvol's most notorious blade-smith.
dimmer sisters, quarla, dagger, bladesmith, illustrated, perryphery
Symphony of Secrets
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Swap out Tabitha Slane's harp for a fake before her next concert to expose her as a fraud.
slane, harp, fraud, concert
The Butcher's Bill
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Infiltrate the Billhooks' slaughterhouse and steal a piece of leverage for the Broker.
billhooks, slaughterhouse, broker
Forget Me Not
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Chef Roselle needs one last ingredient to brew a potion that will restore her memory.
roselle, potion, memory, brightstone, greenhouse
Heritage Pavilion
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
A Severosi mercenary group hires a crew of scoundrels to steal a valuable artifact from the Imperial Museum.
severos, artifact, museum, silver nails
Forge of the Dead
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
The Lampblacks employ scoundrels to disrupt the Red Sashes mysterious drug production.
lampblacks, red sashes, drug, ghosts
Tower of the Mechanist
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Prevent the Mechanist from building a private army of powerful automatons.
mechanist, automatons, sentinels, ministry of preservation
Cabinet of Curiosities
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Anton Scurlock desires a peculiar creature that's on display at a traveling circus to add to his taxidermy collection.
animal, scurlock, circus, curiosities, taxidermy
Portrait of a Whisper
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
The leader of the Red Sashes hires a group of scoundrels to steal a painting from the chief Whisper of the Gondoliers.
red sashes, gondoliers, painting, whisper
Lawman on the Line
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Extract an undercover operative from a gang of former Bluecoats on a high-speed train.
bluecoat, train, gray cloaks, inspector, deathlands
Devil's Sacrament
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
The witches of the Cat's Tail Coven must prevent a cult from unleashing a demon in the heart of Doskvol.
witches, demon, ritual, veil
The Witching Hour
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
The High Priestess of the Cat's Tail Coven has sent her most trusted witches to the Deathlands to find a cure for a horrific plague.
witches, deathlands, plague
Stranger Tides
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Pirates hire a crew of scoundrels to steal precious leviathan blood from the belly of a leviathan hunter ship.
leviathan blood, pirates, red mariner, ship
Dark Descent
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
A group of thieves are tasked with infiltrating the crypts below the Sanctorium of the Church of Ecstasy and aqcuiring a mysterious amulet.
church of ecstasy, amulet, sanctorium, crypt
A Heist for Hire
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
A group of thieves are hired to steal a mysterious gemstone from a secure bank vault guarded by lethal automatons.
brightstone, bank, heist, gemstone
Party at Whitethorn House
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Lady Whitethorn is throwing an extravagant party to elevate her social standing. Her retainers must ensure the party goes off without a hitch.
party, lady whitethorn, socialite, nobility
The Rowan Affair
blades in the dark ❖ one-shot
Lady Whitethorn's retainers must retrieve a necklace from to convince her bethrothed—the esteemed Lord Rowan—of her innocence.
rowan, necklace, lady whitethorn
Setting Primer
blades in the dark ❖ setting
An unofficial, two-page overview of the Blades in the Dark setting. The perfect handout for new players.
setting, overview