Hilt and Blade
A downloadable game
Hilt and Blade is a No Dice, No Masters roleplaying game. It explores the emotional and psychological terrain of those pilots of giant robots; in this game, Hilts wielding their Blades. Hilt and Blade is inspired by anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion, DARLING in the FRANXX and the Gundam series.
Play occurs in two stages, one focusing on the interpersonal, “normal” lives of the Hilts and the other on the action-packed fight sequences during which the Hilts try to take down an Imminent Threat: an existential enemy threatening to destroy civilization as the Hilts know it.
A character keeper for the PbtA version of the game is available at this link, courtesy of @Harker-kohai.
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Release date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (14 total ratings) |
| Author | Darren Brockes |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Tags | Anime, mecha, ndnm, OSR, PbtA, Tabletop role-playing game |
| Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution_ShareAlike v4.0 International |
| Average session | A few hours |
| Languages | English |
| Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, High-contrast |
| Multiplayer | Local multiplayer |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $10 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- No Dice, No Masters VersionJul 03, 2022
- Final ReleaseJan 07, 2021
- Progress!Jan 05, 2021
- Still Chugging AlongSep 11, 2020
- HILT // BLADE now available!Aug 11, 2020
- When Is a Game Done? Part TwoMar 30, 2020
- When Is a Game Done?Oct 31, 2019
- (Not) Mechanizing FavorsFeb 20, 2019


