From the back of the book: For Coin & Blood is an old school fantasy roleplaying game with a twist... A twist of the knife! Embracing the literary genre known as "grimdark", and inspired by stories of mercenaries, sellswords and blackguards, For Coin & Blood keeps you on your toes, as you tell stories about the terrible things that can happen to people, when they head out in search of coin, passion, and revenge.