search out leads, or follow player defined projects. However should a player reach their limit for stress during a score, the character must take a trauma, a permanent change to the character as a consequence of their being pushed too far. Trauma cannot be eliminated and should too many traumas be accumulated the character is no longer playable, either due to instability, disability or death. Publication history A crowd funding campaign began on March 9, 2015, against a goal of $7500. Within one day the project had been fully funded. Over the course of the one-month period of the campaign a further twenty three stretch goals were met, consisting of additional playbooks, campaign resources and full redskins of the game. When the campaign ended on April 9, it had raised a total $179,280 from 3,925 backers. Early access sales were opened for the digital version in early 2016 and the final version was released on January 30, 2017. A Creative Commons licensed System Reference Document was released in December of 2017 and allows people to use the "Forged in the Dark" game system for other games. Television Adaptation In 2021 it was announced that UK-based production company Warp Films signed a development deal with John Harper to produce a television series based on Blades in the Dark. Warp Films previously produced the This Is England series and a film adaption of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. Reception Winner of the 2015 Golden Geek RPG of the Year Winner of the 2016 Indie RPG of the Year References External links Official home page Tabletop games Fantasy role-playing games Indie role-playing games Kickstarter-funded tabletop games Role-playing games introduced in 2017