Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Bloodborne

Bloodborne has been a big influence on the Krevborna setting I've been posting about. There is a bit of Bloodborne's Healing Church in the Church of Saintly, a bit of the Hunters in the Sacred Butchers, and the game's mix of Lovecraftian and Gothic horrors seeped in as well.

But more than that, the aesthetics of the game really inspired me anew. I mean, come on, just look at this stuff:





That's pretty much what it looks like inside my head.

And the monster designs? Well, this stuff is gorgeous:






The game's lore is suitably upsetting and mysterious. Warning, the following video contains spoilers:



And can we talk about how utterly fantastic the soundtrack is?



And not for nothing, the Bloodborne Strategy Guide is full of maps and hooks you could re-purpose for a tabletop RPG.