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Tabletop Role-playing Games Guide

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What Is Blades In The Dark?

Blades in the Dark is a game where players are daring characters trying to make a name for themselves in a city filled with crime and magic. Players will join together as a team and face challenges from gangs, wealthy families, ghosts, and the city watch. If players are interested in playing someone who bends the rules to get ahead in a gritty yet fantastical crime setting, then Blades in the Dark might be the perfect game.

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Blades In The Dark Inspiration From The Library

Breaking Bad

Call Number: Video: PN1992.77 .B74 2014

When a high school teacher finds out he has terminal cancer, he begins making and selling crystal meth to ensure his family's financial security.

MacLaren, Michelle. Cover image. Breaking Bad, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2014.

A black cover with light green smoke that wafts across it.

City of Ghosts

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After a young woman has a near-drowning experience, she gains the ability to enter the spirit world. When she arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland with her family, she discovers there is much more for her to learn about her new gift.

Schwab, Victoria. Cover image. City of Ghosts, Scholastic, Inc., 2018.

A white silhouette of a city is on a black background. In the front, a small figure walks forward with a cat.

Crafting Crime Fiction

Call Number: Garden Level: PN3377.5.C75 S88 2023

This book looks at how to write a great crime novel, improve storytelling skills, and create an engaging plot.

A red background has a dark stack of books in the center. In front of that, the white silhouette of a person falls down the stack.

The Godfather

Call Number: Video: PN1995.9.M23 G635 2008

This classic film tells the story of a strong Italian-American Mafia family and one member's journey from being a small player to becoming a ruthless crime boss.

Coppola, Francis Ford. Cover image. The Godfather, Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.

Marlon Brando's character is on the cover, looking off towards the right. The picture is in a light, sepia tone.

Perdido Street Station

Call Number: Garden Level: PR6063.I265 P47 2001

Humans, mutants, and other magical folks all reside in a dark, busy city. One day, something mysterious comes along and unleashes a frightening alien threat on the city, leaving just a small group of rebels to rescue everyone.

A brown city is in the background. A black, brown, and blue butterfly is in the center, its wings open.

Six of Crows

Call Number: Juvenile Collection: PZ7.B25024 Sk 2015

A young man and his team attempt to pull off the biggest robbery of their lives in a shady city.

A crow flies near the top of the book, its long wing stretched down the center of the cover.

The Sopranos

Call Number: Video: PN1992.77 .S67 2000

This crime drama series follows a mob boss from New Jersey as he navigates personal and work-related problems that lead him to seek help from a therapist.

Characters from the show are posed on the cover. Most are in the background, while the main character is largest in the center.

True Crime: an American Anthology

Call Number: Garden Level: HV6779 .T78 2008

This text explores some of the finest American crime writing and its impact on society.

This black book only has a red keyhole at the center.

Vintage Tomorrows

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This documentary explores where Steampunk came from and how it has evolved in culture.

McDonald, Byrd. Cover image. Vintage Tomorrows, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2015.

A woman poses on the cover, wearing various elements in the steampunk style.

The Wire

Call Number: Video: PN1992.77 .W57 2011

This crime drama series explores the drug scene and the people of Baltimore, putting more emphasis on the police, drug dealers, and users.

Johnson, Clark. Cover image. The Wire, HBO Home Entertainment, 2011.

This gray cover simply has "The Wire" on it in larger, distressed lettering and a red line of a soundwave.