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The players each start with one Story die,\u003Cbr>and seven black Effort dice. Pools of additional dice should be |  |  |\n| Blackbird Pie by Jamie Fristrom within easy reach of the players. |  |  |  |\n| Ravenloft and Masque of the Red Death for AD&D 2nd Edition by TSR • Red Experience tokens. The Game Master will have a pool of |  |  |  |\n| them for later distribution – six or eight per player should be |  |  |  |\n| With Inspirations:\u003Cbr>Manga/aniMe | sufficient.\u003Cbr>• Plenty of imagination and enthusiasm. |  |  |\n| Soul Eater by Atsushi Okubo |  |  |  |\n| Berserk by Kentaro Miura\u003Cbr>Priest by Min-Woo Hyung\u003Cbr>Le Chevalier D'Eon by Tou Ubukata\u003Cbr>Hellsing by Kouta Hirano\u003Cbr>Koudelka by Yuji Iwahara\u003Cbr>CoMiCs | And These MayBe Helpful:\u003Cbr>• Markers or miniatures to represent the characters and their\u003Cbr>adversaries. While normally we'd discourage their use for a\u003Cbr>narrative game, they can be handy sometimes to show relative\u003Cbr>distances and positions. |  |  |\n| Hellboy and B.P.R.D. by Mike Mignola, from Dark Horse Comics • Old atlas and city maps, Victorian-era photos, costume books, |  |  |  |\n| Gotham by Gaslight and The Doom That Came to Gotham by Mike and other visual references. |  |  |  |\n| Mignola, from DC Comics • A book of names. This is useful for both GMs and players |  |  |  |\n| Gotham Central from DC Comics\u003Cbr>Knights of Pendragon from Marvel Comics\u003Cbr>Television/Movies\u003Cbr>Bram Stoker's Dracula\u003Cbr>Dark Shadows\u003Cbr>Demons\u003Cbr>Being Human\u003Cbr>Doctor Who, classic episodes ”State of Decay,””The Talons ofWeng- |  | alike, who may need to come up with names of friends,\u003Cbr>contacts, and enemies on the fly, and wish to avoid a slew of\u003Cbr>NPCs all named ”Sven” or ”Hershel.” Baby name books are\u003Cbr>good, cheap, and readily available, though perhaps a little\u003Cbr>embarrassing at the game table. We prefer Gary Gygax's\u003Cbr>Extraordinary Book of Names from Troll Lord Games, which\u003Cbr>guarantees you'll never have a duplicate name, ever again. |  |\n| Chiang,””Image of the Fendahl,” and ”Ghost Light” |  |  |  |\n| Torchwood, episodes ”Small Worlds” and ”Countrycide” |  |  |  |\n| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003Cbr>The Murdoch Mysteries | Version 05.20.11 |  |  |\n| Roleplaying gaMes |  |  |  |\n| Call of Cthulhu and Cthulhu by Gaslight by Chaosium |  |  |  |\n| Trail of Cthulhu by Pelgrane Press |  |  |  |\n| Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay by Games Workshop/Fantasy Flight Games |  |  |  |\n| WoRks of liTeRaTuRe |  |  |  |\n| Bram Stoker Mary Shelly |  |  |  |\n| Robert Lewis Stevenson Edgar Allen Poe |  |  |  |\n| H.P. Lovecraft H.G. Wells |  |  |  |\n| Jules Verne Arthur Conan Doyle |  |  |  |\n| Oscar Wilde |  |  |  |\n| Fonts: |  |  |  |\n| Benighted Times |  |  |  |\n| Heraldic Crests Medieval Dingbats |  |  |  |\n| Kallot PR Astro |  |  |  |\n| PR Compass Rose PCOrnaments |  |  |  |\n| Doujinshi |  |  |  |\n| Image Resources:\u003Cbr>Split Eye Productions – [spliteyeprod.com](spliteyeprod.com)\u003Cbr>[oldbookillustrations.com](oldbookillustrations.com)\u003Cbr>[clipart-history.com](clipart-history.com) | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit\u003Cbr>[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)\u003Cbr>or send a letter to |  |  |\n| ","cbCaidpxIsKYAzfx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidpxIsKYAzfx","pdf",3679801,"English","# Game Setup\n## What You Will Need\n## Based On\n## With Inspirations\n## And These May Be Helpful\n## Version 05.20.11\n# Roleplaying Games and Literature\n## Call of Cthulhu and Related Works\n## Trail of Cthulhu and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay\n## Works of Literature\n# Europe by Gaslight\n## Late 19th Century Overview\n## Civil Unrest","[{\"question\":\"What materials are required to play Castle Blackbird?\",\"answer\":\"The document lists the rules, dramatis personae or blank character sheets, writing utensils and blank paper, dice in three colors (story dice and effort dice), experience tokens, and optional markers or miniatures plus reference materials.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the dice work in the game?\",\"answer\":\"Players start with one story die and seven black effort dice, and additional dice pools are kept within reach. 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