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AND, last but not least, three equally brilliant factions by the equally legendary @tenpenjenn.com. Underground printers, craft activists, and a killer ex-super-spy.

A spread from the BLUE Files: factions by Jenn Martin. Gutter Ghosts, Citizens Crafting Circle, and Red Rook.

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Thence, three brilliant factions by the legendary @mabelharper.bsky.social. Mechs, sex workers, and an artist street gang.

Three factions from the BLUE Files, each by Mabel Harper. PRISM, "Looking At You, Assholes!", and the Blushes.

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We stick with the fashion theme heading into the faction Stiletto & Sons, by Sarah Bolling, which includes a table of KILLER FASHION MODELS, amongst other things. Wonderful.

The faction Stiletto & Sons, by Sarah Bolling, from Blades 68: The BLUE Files.

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THEN an amazing piece of art by the amazing Naomi D. Castro, leading into an amazing piece on haute couture by the equally amazing @weregazelle.bsky.social (I may be running out of superlatives). Two factions, assets, high-fashion inventions!

A spread from the BLUE Files. On the left, a tourist poster by Naomi D. Castro. On the right, "Haute couture" by Briar Sovereign.

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Returning to Life in '68: ACCIDENTAL ROCKSTAR by @ashcheshire.bsky.social, another super fun cold open.

"Accidental Rockstar", a cold open from the BLUE Files by Violet Ash Cheshire.

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This is actually much earlier in the book, BUT: The Prometheus Box, by none other than Stras Acimovic. A cold open train heist, can't beat it.

A cold open from the BLUE Files: The Prometheus Box, by Stras Acimovic

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And what better note to end on for today, than the much-anticipated Blades '69, by the celebrated April Walsh. Nice. Next time: the final instalment!

A spread from the BLUE Files, showing "Blades '69", by April Walsh. A Michael Caine looking fella wears heart-shaped glasses and holds a flower up.

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And it keeps going! Next is an extraordinary write-up of the Doskvol film industry in 68, by real life hollywood mogul @diceexploder.com

A spread from the BLUE Files. "Canary Place: Sing Us Your Dream", by Sam Dunnewold. Shows a fictional movie poster for "Bazso and Pickett", featuring a goat.

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Then! Comics of Doskvol '68, by maestro @fromthemorgue.bsky.social. I love this stuff.

A spread from the BLUE Files: Comics of '68, by Morgan Davie.

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Followed by an incredible piece by none other than supreme being @johnharper.bsky.social 😍

A spread from the BLUE Files. On the left, a poster for the Doskvol 968 Bluetime Super Sprint Classic, by John Harper. On the right, "Comics in Doskvol '68" by Morgan Davie.

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Music more your speed? @zachrpg.bsky.social has you covered with this wonderful look at the music scene of Doskvol 68.

A spread from the BLUE Files: the music scene, by Zach Welhouse.

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Starting with something near and dear to my heart: an in-depth guide to the plasmovision programming of 68, written by the most excellent @keftiu.bsky.social

A BLUE Files spread: Plasmovision Programming, by Thursday Garreau.

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The final chapter of the BLUE Files: Life in '68!

The cover of "Life in 68", a fictional magazine. Features music, movies, fashion, etc.

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We wrap up the Palace Dossier with one more faction: WUP (Workers United in Peace"), a great labour union faction by the great @andrewgillis.bsky.social Next time: the final chapter of the BLUE Files! "Life in '68", diving into the music, movies, film, comics, fashion and culture of Doskvol '68.

A spread from the BLUE Files showing a faction: Workers United in Peace (WUP), by Andrew Gillis.

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On to the Palace Dossier's factions, first continuing the Dagger Isles theme with some amazing Daggerite factions by the superlative @thedovetailor.bsky.social

A spread from the BLUE Files showing "Freedom on Their Terms", Daggerite factions by Pam Punzalan. Here we see Kidlat and The Singing Serpent Spa.

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Take a breather with some fiction; "Same As Us", a great punchy piece by @hellomalika.bsky.social

A spread from the BLUE Files: "Same As Us", short fiction by Malika Lim Eubank.

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Then, kaboom, we're off to the stars with the frankly bananas cold open "T-Minus 10" by needs-no-introduction @seannittner.bsky.social.

A spread from the BLUE Files, showing the cold open "T-Minus 10" by Sean Nittner.

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"Yes, Councillor", a wonderful cold open by @acegiak.bsky.social. A heist in the midst of the dreary civil service? Yes please and thank you.

A spread from Blades 68: the cold open "Yes, Councillor" by Ash McAllan.

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Followed by a Report On The Inaugural Crowfoot Wargaming Convention of 968, by @ehronlime.bsky.social. That's right, the gamers have come to Doskvol.

A spread from Blades '68, styled like an old magazine article: Report On The Inaugural Crowfoot Wargaming Convention of 968, by Aaron Lim.

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THEN: A practical guide to turbofighters, written by the supreme @ema-acosta.com. So fun.

A spread from Blades '68: The Bluefiles, showing a "Flying a Turbofighter: A Practical Guide" by Ema Acosta.

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And book-ended with MORE amazing art, this time by @cowboypunkcolt.bsky.social

Artwork from a Blades '68 Blue Files spread, by Lorne Colt, shows a group of scoundrels surrounded by paranormal entities. A psychedelic sky shimmers above.

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Leading into this stunning art by @geezmarty.bsky.social, and then Revolutionary Scraps by the outstanding @laurieoc.bsky.social (a collection of revolutionary ephemera).

A spread from Blades 68. On the left, artwork by Marty Tina G (a scoundrel in rollerskates in the foreground smokes a cigarette. In the background, someone else leans against an autopod). On the right, Revolutionary Scraps by Laurie O'Connel, featuring an underground student newspaper called the Charterhall Hook.

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THEN: "From the Desk of Iyana Sandilaw", a smorgasbord of found ephemera written by the unparalleled Caro Asercion

A spread from Blades 68, showing a selection of found ephemera (employee warning, newspaper clipping, etc), all written by Caro Asercion.

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Next, even more dangerously: advanced Blackthorn Park training schools, by preeminent witch expert @noroadhome.itch.io

A spread from Blades 68 showing "Blackthorn Park: 5th Level Clearance Only" paranormal training schools, written by Takuma Okada.

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Let's look into the Palace Dossier; political, military, and espionage material collected by the Imperial Intelligence Agency. First up: a Youth Action Movement pamphlet written by the esteemed @worldnamer.bsky.social

A spread from Blades '68. On the left, the front of a Palace Dossier spy folder. On the right, a Youth Action Movement pamphlet written by John LeBoeuf-Little.

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And then, finally, rounding out the Section 6 case file: "Morning in Coalridge", a piece of fiction by the brilliant Sarah Terman. Next time: onwards to the Palace Dossier, all things espionage and politics.

A spread from Blades '68, showing the beginning of the short story "Morning in Coalridge", by Sarah Terman.

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But the chapter continues! Here we have amazing art by the amazing @carlydraws.bsky.social alongside a new faction by the superb Matt Fisher.

A spread from Blades '68. On the left, artwork by Carly A-F showing electroplasmic projection. On the right, the faction Uplift, by Matt Fisher.

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Continuing on to the ticking timebomb THE CHARTERHALL BREACH, by power duo @rossignol.bsky.social and @marshdavies.bsky.social

Two spreads from Blades '68, titled the Charterhall Breach. By Jim Rossignol and Marsh Davies. Illustrations show various levels of mothballed offices, with anomalous effects (illustrations by Marsh Davies).

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Followed by THE ELECTROPLASMIC ZODIAC, by the formidable @sidneyicarus.bsky.social

A spread from Blades '68; the Electroplasmic Zodiac by Sidney Icarus. 7 fictional zodiac signs are shown in a wheel.

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Then: THE RESONANT WEB, by the exceptional @notwritinggames.bsky.social

A spread from Blades '68, titled the Resonance Web (by December Elliot).

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And finally for today's preview: PROJECT GREYSCALE, by the wonderful @austinwalker.bsky.social. It's so good. NEXT TIME: The second half of the Section 6 Case File. More paranormal oddities.

A spread from Blades '68, showing Project Greyscale: A City Without Race, by Austin Walker. A poster on the left in a WPA style says "See People, Not Color".

A spread from Blades '68, showing two factions of Project Greyscale (by Austin Walker); the Empty Altar and Whitesky Labs.

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WHAT'S MORE, this is followed by a work of fiction by the outstanding @yrgirlkv.leafside.studio

A spread from Blades 68 showing the short story "Hematite Dreams", by Kavita Poduri.

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THEN: A demon playbook?? Yes, a demon playbook, by none other than Blades-virtuoso @navidrake.bsky.social

A spread from Blades '68, showing the Demon playbook by Navi Drake. A woman with glowing red cat eyes smokes a cigarette.

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Closed out with a stunning piece by the talented @crislv.bsky.social !

A spread from Blades '68, showing artwork by Cris Viana on the right. A psychedelic portrait with text reading "This is the dawn of the Age of Blue".

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What's next? A work of fiction titled SPA DAY, by the incomparable @notquitereal.bsky.social. Does this story simply document the harmless activity of spa-enjoying? I couldn't possibly say.

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Then followed by a lovely piece of artwork by @defenestratin.bsky.social

A spread from Blades 68. Haunting Echoes personal rumours on the left, and an artwork by Adrien Valdes (Defenestratin) on the right. Three scoundrels relax on a staircase. One figure lights another's cigarette, while a hull sparks up.

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Moving on to the Section 6 Case File, starting with HAUNTING ECHOES by none other than the great @temporalhiccup.bsky.social. A series of paranormal complications, consequences, events, and rumours.

A spread from Blades '68 showing the Section 6 Case File chapter opener. On the left, a Section 6 case folder. On the right, Haunting Echoes by Rae Nedjadi.

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And that's about it! I like the Bear, I like food and restaurants, I like the Paragon system. Check it out 🙏

Except from the "Serving Suggestions" handout for Every Second Counts; "THINGS TO SHOUT". Look Alive, Hands, Behind, Corner, Eighty Six, Cousin, How We Looking, Heard, etc.

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There's also some tables of nonsense at the back so you can run this in the middle of an on-going campaign; fantasy bullshit, sci-fi bullshit, and Blades '68 bullshit (!).

A spread from Every Second Counts, showing a non-copyright generic shouting elf chef on the right, and some fantasy tables on the left. Heading: "Fantasy bullshit".

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It's a Paragon game (AGON, Deathmatch Island, etc). You play against the clock (two 1 hour timers, in real time), dealing with your own bullshit and various clusterfucks and trying to complete service at the same time.

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Here's EVERY SECOND COUNTS, a chef game, by me. Get it free here: olddoggames.itch.io/every-second...

The cover of "Every Second Counts", a Chef Game by Old Dog Games. Minimalist black helvetica on a white background. Features an image of a fire in a frying pan.

The character sheet (Chef's Menu) and helper sheet (Serving Suggestions) for Every Second Counts. Shown with a crostini dish in the top right.

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And last but not least, rounding out the Inspector's Report we have amazing artwork by @mattebat.bsky.social, followed by a new faction by the incomparable @avalynramsaygames.bsky.social. Psychic communist rats you say???

A spread from the BLUE Files. On the left, artwork of a lounge singer in a red dress in a nightclub. On the right, a faction by Avalyn Ramsay called "Ratical Thought".

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Followed by BLACK GLOVES & RAZORS, an extraordinary ticking timebomb by the extraordinary @calumgrace.bsky.social

A spread from the BLUE Files. On the right, the write-up for the ticking timebomb "Black Gloves & Razors" by Calum Grace. On the left, a poster for the film "The Stranger's Blade Cuts Twelve Times", featuring a gloved hand hold a straight razor.

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And then: THE HITLIST, by the great @madpierrot.design. Four legendary targets waiting to be taken out.

A spread from B68: The BLUE Files. Shows two person of interest files.

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The first chapter is an Inspector's Report into recent activity in Doskvol's criminal underworld, from quasi-legal blood sports to strange political agitation. Here we have the Plazskullers crew, by BitD/FitD luminary @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social

A spread from the BLUE Files, showing an Inspector's Report cover on the left, and the Plazskullers crew write-up on the right (by Shawn Drake).

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