
Gentleman Scoundrel | A Blades in the Dark Solo RPG
A solo+ roleplaying game set in the dark alleys of Doskvol
They call you the Gentleman Scoundrel, because no one knows your name — yet. You’re a rogue in the shadows, a poet picaro who keeps your crew humming: clever-canting your way through score after score, severing the strings and sinews of power with 13 lines left for the left-behind.
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Experience the Gentleman Series
Gentleman Bandit | The original dark Western poetry RPG
Dark Highway | Roam the Desolation Beyond as a ghostly rogue
Gentleman Pirate | Enjoy gay times on the high seas
The Game
In this writing-focused RPG, you become the Gentleman Scoundrel, a Doskvol rogue who wields a pen as well as they handle a blade. Guided by card draws from the Cutter's Deck, a custom card deck designed by John Harper, or a standard deck of playing cards, along with custom prompts, write a 13-line poem to canonize your crew, reach into the ghost field, intimidate your enemies, and throw a wrench into the gears of oppression.
- Card draws guide the content of each line; optional dice rolls add poetic devices to further shape the experience and ratchet the difficulty.
- Challenge modes include a Splintered Crown of Severed Sonnets — a set of linked poems — and the Attune Pantoum, perfect for Whispers or other occult-leaning characters.
- Rules for multiplayer versions — inspired by the Exquisite Corpse style of group poetry writing — are included for both in-room and online settings.
Your Tools
- Writing implements of your choice
- A well-shuffled Cutter's Deck (or standard deck) of 54 playing cards, Anchors (Jokers) included
- One six-sided die (optional)
Mobile PDF included. Layout and graphic design by John Harper, creator of Blades in the Dark, Lasers & Feelings, and AGON.
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (5 total ratings) |
| Author | allison arth |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Tags | Forged in the Dark, Narrative, occult, poetry, Solo RPG, Tabletop role-playing game, Victorian, writing |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $7 USD. You will get access to the following files:



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