Last session (#14) was such a success that I wanted to share it. If felt like my players finally took some agency and acted rather than reacted. So I wanted to share. :) I'm very happy with Princess World - Frontier Kingdoms as a Blades in the Dark hack. It shows that the dark part isn't necessary for the game to work. The Specialty die is a really good way to showcase each princess' role, and the extra successes it gives makes the setting brighter.
On the minus side... Not much. I think there is a discrepancy in the kingdom sheet on the term land vs what it is called in the rules. And the Xp given out is a bit on the generous side for a longer game like ours.
Escalation is something we've not used a lot, and which my players find hard to grasp. Not so much the mechanics of it as how to narrate it. Which is odd since we are anime fans. We used it a few times, and each time we calculate XP I see my players wishing they had escalated at some point, as that is worth 2 XP. :)
I use a lot of AI-generated images, so I have an image of every NPC. I used to paint miniatures, and this is a bit like that, a fun sideshow hobby. Here is Hussar, Princess of Sabres, and NPC from a rival kingdom.
