the Analyst

a playbook for Blades in the Dark, submitted to the Unusual Suspects Jam. made with Dissonance's Affinity Blades Templates.

Analyst: An accountant, examiner, or lawyer.

Duskwall may live on its vast underworld, but this is no haphazard frontier. There are records to keep, reports to file, money to launder, investment information to conceal, commerce to obfuscate; Analysts are the silent agents behind the success of every business, legitimate or otherwise.

When you play an Analyst, you earn xp when you address a challenge with book-work or academic expertise.

Carefully secure the economic underpinnings of your gang. Deceive the city’s organisation with just the right documents. Forge, calculate, and write your way out of sticky situations. A business greased with careful analysis will stay out of sight and out of  trouble.


Do you keep the books clean for your crew’s business? Do you forge counterfeit materials to confuse the system? Do you conceal your crew’s important communiqués? Or do you ensure that the law favors you and opposes your enemies?