{"product_id":"blades-68-limited-edition","title":"PREORDER - Blades '68 - Limited Edition + PDF","description":"\u003csection class=\"layout-grid prose type-product__description\" data-rocket-location-hash=\"1039a036e5d8089316cb698b38e5e3fd\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e features an alternate cover, custom endpapers, plus two ribbon bookmarks. Once the print run for this edition sells out, it will not be reprinted. A gorgeous edition of the game that looks striking whether it's at your table or on your gaming shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnity War III is\u003cstrong\u003e over.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe age of electroplasmic fusion is \u003cstrong\u003ehere.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003efuture \u003c\/strong\u003eis now.\u003cbr\u003ePrepare to enter... \u003cstrong\u003ethe Bluetime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades '68\u003c\/em\u003e spins the timeline of \u003cem\u003eBlades in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e forward 100 years and launches you into the radical, Swinging Sixties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew playbooks, revolutionary crews,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efresh factions\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003edaring heists\u003c\/strong\u003e await you on the vibrant streets of Doskvol in this official 450-page expansion from the subversive mind of Tim Denee (\u003cem\u003eDeathmatch Island\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's time to get \u003cstrong\u003egroovy\u003c\/strong\u003e, it's time to get \u003cstrong\u003edangerous\u003c\/strong\u003e, it's time to get \u003cstrong\u003eweird\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cem\u003eBlades '68.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutside, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades '68\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e features the high quality, premium quality you've come to expect from Evil Hat: a gorgeous \u003cstrong\u003e450-page matte hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003espot-varnish\u003c\/strong\u003e finishing touches, a comfy and portable \u003cstrong\u003e6\" x 9\" format\u003c\/strong\u003e, and creator Tim Denee's \u003cstrong\u003esignature, stylish layout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll find a fully re-imagined Doskvol, ready to explore. \u003cstrong\u003eSubversive spy games, daring heists, and paranormal mindbenders\u003c\/strong\u003e all await you in this official expansion for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (which is required to play).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades '68\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e you'll take on the role of Radicals, Swingers, Intellectuals and Paranomalists. You'll join forces with hard-bitten fixers, ex-military Veterans, shadowy Operatives, and outcast souls sealed inside a robot body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePut those PCs together into \u003cstrong\u003enew Crews\u003c\/strong\u003e like the revolutionary Militants, thrill-seeking Racers, or the mysterious esoteric cult of the Utopians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades '68\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, designer Tim Denee brings the same subversive, dystopian sensibility he explored in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeathmatch Island\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to the strange and deeply corrupt setting of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter two major wars and key technological discoveries, electroplasmic fusion has dramatically reshaped the city of Doskvol. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Swinging Sixties, there's a plasmovision in every home, an autopod in every driveway, and the B.L.U.E. array overhead keeps the supernatural horrors of the deathlands at bay. (Mostly.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor average citizens it's an age of science, conformity, and consumerism.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBut you're no average citizen. You know the streets and you're not afraid of danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour moment is now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades '68\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e helps you dive right into the action with \u003cstrong\u003efour Cold Opens:\u003c\/strong\u003e short, punchy scores to kick off a campaign or run as an exciting one-shot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive Ticking Timebombs\u003c\/strong\u003e delineate city-wide issues that simmer under the idyllic surface of Doskvol, ready to explode and interrupt the business of your Crew.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlades '68\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is more than just a setting book. 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