Cohan and Garrett, two "poorstudents" discuss how they write Special Abilities for Forged in the Dark games. Discussing abilities they love from other games and diving into The Halo, one of Acolytes of the Arkane's playbooks to talk about how they designed it's Special Abilities.

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Shout Outs!

Garrett:

Tiny Bookshop

Lost Eons

Cohan:

Dwarven Ironfishers From Svarima

Games we discussed in the episode:

Thoughts on Forging in the Dark

Special Abilities by Type and Playbook

Blades in the Dark

The Sleuth - Playbook for Blades in the Dark

Brinkwood: The Blood of Tyrants

Slugblaster

Band of Blades

Scum and Villainy

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