Main Rulebook Blade Company

The Legion retreats after a lost battle with the undead. You are its legionnaires, bound together by blood and brotherhood in arms.

Your time is running out, and more brothers and sisters fall in clashes with the forces of the Ashen King. You must reach the Fortress of the Heavenly Dagger before you are cut off by the undead. Paying with blood, you will attack, maneuver, finish off reckless bargains, and resort to desperate tricks. Your clock is ticking, and soon the last hour will strike.

Will you be able to outsmart, outrun, and withstand the attacks of the endless hordes of the undead? Or will the Ashen King crush you with his iron fist? Play the Company of Blades – military fantasy Forged in Darkness – to find out.

This manual contains all the rules you will need. Inside you will find:

• A clear gameplay structure that allows you to play through perilous missions that decide the fate of the Legion.
• Recruits, Soldiers, and five different Specialists, who are created on the fly as the war begins to take its toll.
• Legion roles that all players will embody: the Legate, who decides mission priorities; the Tribune, who commands the squads; the Quartermaster, who manages valuable resources and supplies; the Senior Spy, who gathers intelligence; and the Chronicler, who records the history of the Legion.
• Three Anointed – women filled with divine power. Each of them will support the Legion in a different way.
• Rules for Legion development, promotion of legionnaires, and acquiring new resources.
• Four different legacies for brave people who just want to survive one more night.

Main features:

• The solid and beloved mechanics of John Harper, known from Blades in the Dark.
• Mechanics expanded and adapted to the theme by the game’s authors.
• The campaign has a clear beginning and end, and playing it takes from several to a dozen sessions.
• Military fantasy inspired, among others, by Glen Cook’s Black Company.
• A dark atmosphere, limited resources, challenges that can doom the Legion.
• Good replayability thanks to differing Anointed and Defiled.
• Ease of modifying and adapting the game to your needs.
• Players control the course of the game, and their decisions have great significance.
• Micromanagement of resources, both human and supplies.
• The game takes place on two levels – tactical and strategic.