The Void Chanty

It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife...

Before the Cataclysm, sailors coordinated their work by singing shanties. This tradition continues today, but sailors no longer sing to haul rope or weigh anchor. Upon the Void Sea, beneath a broken sky, sailors sing to push back against the darkness. Those who lead the song are known as Void Chanties.

The Void Chanty is a fan playbook for Blades in the Dark, created as part of Unusual Suspects: A Playbooks Jam. This scoundrel focuses on leading others and coordinating their efforts. To use this playbook, you'll need a copy of Blades in the Dark, available from Evil Hat Productions.

The special abilities of this playbook are almost all inspired by real-life sea shanties. You don't need to be familiar with them to make use of the playbook, but if you're curious you can check them out here:

https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/4MAT5H84Qz4Tk4iVO3jQuI

Credits

This playbook's design is an homage to the original Blades in the Dark layout created by John Harper, with the help of the Blades Playbook Templates created by Justin Ford.

The cover image was created by splicing together images found on Unsplash.com.

All banner and promotional images for the Void Chanty were created with the help of the Itch Promo Image Template created by Dee Pennyway.