So my group and I have been playing the Flame Without Shadow playkit and been having a lot of fun with it. Their Mandate is actually to bring down the crew of Hawkers that were the PCs of our first Blades campaign. So that’s been an interesting dynamic as the characters slowly learn all the details the players know.
I have a few questions. I know the playkit is not entirely finished, but there are some items on it that aren’t explained in their entirety, at least not that I can see. For the most part, I don’t mind kind of coming up with our own way to handle, but I just wanted to double check in case there was a resource I was missing.
Most notably, I think the upgrades for the Mandate are what I’m unsure of. Cover Operation and Imperial Pardon; are either of these explained anywhere?
Also, funding; how are you guys handling that? We’ve been getting by with just kind of going with what makes sense and me awarding some funding when the PCs would seize funds from criminals or when they progress the Mandate. But is there a formalized way to handle this like in Blades proper?
If anyone’s got any additional insight on these, I appreciate it!