The King Papers

'The Mole Matrix' is intended as a series of unofficial fan content for Blades in the Dark, in the form of scores. Each 'issue' will contain a single score with supporting rules and setting ideas. The issues can be chained or used independently.

This second issue, 'The King Papers' is a scenario that mixes inter-faction intrigue, the arcane and offers opportunities for either violence or subterfuge.It is an ideal follow-up for The Mole Matrix #1: "Supernatural Imports", but can also be used as a stand-alone score.

Finn King, who works as a messenger for The Hive, is secretly a double agent. His work as messenger gives him a broad view on several projects of the Hive, and he has been funneling interesting deals to his other employers on the side for a substantial amount of coin.

The leadership of the Hive has discovered that King is a double agent, but do not know who he is working for. Rather than get rid of King directly, they want to get their hands on any evidence of King's dealings. In order to do so, they have set a trap...

"The King Papers" is a scenario based on Blades in the Dark, by One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for our use under the CC BY 3.0 license.