Hilt and Blade

Hilt and Blade is a storytelling game about teenage pilots (Hilts) of giant, humanoid vehicles (Blades). Think Neon Genesis Evangelion or Gundam. The game is centered around the Hilts’ conflict with strange, unnatural beings called Imminent Threats (ITs) and moves between two phases of play to highlight the interpersonal drama of the Hilts and the high stakes, intense action of their clashes with Imminent Threats. While there is action, that is not the center of the drama; the Hilts’ interactions and their strange position in society will generate the trouble, which the Hilts carry with them into battle.

At its heart, Hilt and Blade is a coming of age tale with a touch of horror as the Hilts become more than themselves in order to do violence for the greater good.

• Hilt and Blade
  • Introduction
    • Hilts
    • The Squad Leader
    • Blades
    • And Everything Else
  • How to Play
    • Phases
    • Moves
      • Interpersonal Moves
      • Operational Moves
    • Strain
  • Playbooks
    • The Awkward Savant
    • The Genetically Engineered
    • The Heir to a Legacy
    • The Orphaned Wunderkind
    • The Over-Confident Ace
    • The Psychic Adept
  • Setting Elements
    • The City
    • The Custodian
    • The Imminent Threat
    • The Paramilitary Organization
    • The School
    • The Workforce

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