Bloodstone

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Playtime Not Played
Last Activity Never
Added 9/16/2025 7:40:27
Modified 9/16/2025 7:54:44
Completion Status Not Played
Library Itch.io
Source itch.io
Platform Physical
Release Date 1/8/2022
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Genre Adventure
Role-playing (RPG)
Developer Mindcraft Software
Publisher Mindcraft Software
Feature Single Player
Links Twitch
Tag [itch.io] California Fire Relief Bundle
[itch.io] Indie Bundle for Abortion Funds

Description

The city of Heliwyr is damned. Decades ago, a mad priest officiated an ancient ritual, awakening a wicked force that branded every inhabitant, corrupting their blood. On nights with a blood moon, the curse awakens, depriving the inhabitants of their minds. Those who decide to follow the path of the priest, voluntarily feeding on the corrupt blood of people, become Apostles: almost immortal creatures, with bestial features, devoid of any humanity.

BLOODSTONE is an action-packed horror tabletop roleplaying game with a dark, gothic feel.
The players are a group of hunters sent to the city of Heliwyr on a blood moon night to hunt down an Apostle attempting to ascend, opening a gateway to the realm of the Ancients. 

The game has a high pace: the Hunt is a race against the clock. 
BLOODSTONE is designed for one-shot games: every time we play, we play different Hunters, who will face new obstacles and challenges every time: the blood moon nights in Heliwyr never end.

 PAMPHLET

DUAL PAMPHLET GAME

♦ The GM pamphlet (Game Master's Scroll) features most of the rules for running the game, the setting, and adventure sparks.
♦ The Player pamphlet (Hunter's Scroll) is the character sheet that contains character creation and other character-specific rules.

 SHEETS

STREAMLINED FORGED IN THE DARK RULES

Because the game is action-oriented, the Blades in the Dark ruleset is revised and compacted:

♦ A Stamina System inspired by the souls-like games, like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, instead of the stress system.
Character Creation is done by answering a bunch of questions: in 1 minute, you can start playing the game.
No Playbooks: each hunter is differentiated by their origin, attire style, and weapons.
♦ Only three attributes: prowess, resolve, and wit.
♦ Special actions to summon ghosts from other worlds and visit the Workshop, a place between the nightmare and the dream.

ALSO INCLUDED

SIMPLIFIED CHARACTER SHEET to play online.
Black&White and Print Friendly character sheet versions.
Foundry VTT module (thanks to Mestredigital for the amazing initiative!). To use it, you need to search "Bloodstone". Check the full documentation.

 

This work is based on Blades in the Dark, product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

Also, thanks to Emanoel Melo to inspire me.