Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts

Thanks a lot, just started Blades a few weeks ago and now excited to see the system develop!

I noticed that on the sheets the cohorts only have 2 boxes for harm, but usually 4 levels. Are the boxes for level 2/3 harm, as I guess that 1 isn’t doing anything to cohorts and level 4 has no need of recording?

Awesome stuff! Will there be a hardback release eventually? I'd love to have it next to the original rulebook on the desk!

On the sheets, what does "+1 Rank" refer to, like with the Hound's Ghost Hunter? Through a bit of searching, I think it's referring to "whichever stat you're using, Attribute or Action, in the relevant circumstance," but it's not actually spelled out in the text.

Do you still get +Effect when pushing to activate a special ability, like in standard Blades, or is it push to activate and a second push when I want +Effect? It's an important difference, imho

Loving the new update. I am looking for some clarification on the Train Downtime Activity. "Use this activity to spend XP to get an advance for your character." Is this activity just another way to spend the XP you gain from other things to advancement or is it something else? 

I've got a (hopefully) small question about combining the Load and Downtime modules. In the Load example, it reads "During the score, Valkos finds a stash of Coin hidden in the Billhook’s lair. Each Coin of cash counts as one load, so Abu marks a box on Valkos’s sheet", implying that this one load box is worth 1 Coin.

However, in the Downtime module in the Payoff section, it reads "Take +4 Coin if you seize a load of cash," which feels like a contradiction! Am I misreading something or misunderstanding? Possibly, but I'd appreciate some clarification nonetheless!

I'm working on adapting my googlesheet character keepers so there is a Deep Cuts version - and loving it :). 

Original Blades stated this RE crew XP advancement:

"Profits: Every time the crew advances, each PC gets stash equal to the crew Tier+2, to represent profits generated by the crew as they’ve been operating."

Now that there isn't a track to fill, how does that translate? I'm guessing it is moot because scores hand out so much more Coin? Thanks! 

There's a little error on the Cult sheet; under the Chosen ability are the same actions listed as under the Dangerous ability of the Bravos

On the crew playbooks, there is a fairly large box labeled "Ward boss". Anyone know what that space is for? In reading the book I can see the boss might allow you to go into debt, but there is a separate debt clock just to the right, so I'm figuring the whitespace is for something else? The name of the ward boss maybe???

Am I being dense? Probably! :) 

Thanks folks!

Hi john，this is a fantastic gift.

But i have a question about Edge：How many can PC having that？Only 1？or more？

This was a joy to read. Thank you for including the designer’s commentary; it is a real gift.

Are the systems modules licensed under the Forged in the Dark terms?

Great work John, but I'm not surprised that you cooked again ^^ I can't find enough words for how good this is. Will the new sheets be available on Roll20? Thanks for your creative energy.

First, just finished reading through and am delighted. I'll start updating the character sheet templates I use and share with people to incorporate the new rules. John, thank you kindly for your work. I know you love doing it, but we love it too :)!

Second, on page 73, the text below took a few read-throughs to - I think - penetrate my skull. It might benefit from a revision.

"You have space on your playbook to record two instances of level 2 Harm, and one instance of level 3 Harm. If you suffer Harm at a level that has all instances filled, the Harm advances to the next highest level of severity. You may have an unlimited number of level 1 Harm conditions, but if you suffer the same condition a second time, bump it up to level 2 — e.g. if you’re Tired and you become Tired again, erase it and take level 2 Harm Exhausted instead. If your level 2 Harm instances are full, that’s okay, just record another one — it doesn’t bump up to level 3 in this case."

That seemed to indicate that you could have unlimited level 2 harms, but I THINK it means that if a level 1 harm is repeated and you don't have a level 2 slot, just add a level two slot (temporarily). Does that sound right to people?

I love nearly all of this! I've got one question about the new version of Pushing Yourself, though - why is there no "spend some Stress for a bonus die" option? That classic 2 Stress for +1D push is where most of the Stress my players typically earn comes from, so I was surprised to see it gone.

Hi John! Any plans to make a blank pj sheet with the new design?

Lot's of cool things in here that really shake up the system, well worth the read, but this is going to make a community that already argues about the correct way to play even more insufferable.

THANK YOU for releasing this update. I'm enjoying going through this. My local copy shops won't print something that doesn't give permission. Any chance we can get this blurb from original Blades added please?

"That said, if you're doing it for personal use, go right ahead. For those working at a copy [print] shop, this means the person standing at your counter can [print copy(s)] of this thing. This is "express permission." Carry on." 

Thank you, Mr. Harper! It is a really amazing expansion! 

I have a question about desperate rolls. How many dice does the player while desperate roll? Does the player roll 1d for each dot in the Action as usual? It seems like only one die. 

I didn't think the last few weeks could get better in terms of TTRPGs and video games but you just proved me VERY wrong with this and I could not be happier. This is incredible and I've barely scanned through it. I've been using the City of Red Waters module recently but this may drive me and my players back to Doskvol for a while!

Thank you, absolutely amazing supplement.

If I hadn't already voted, I'd vote for you for president.

Hi John, very excited to dive into this (but also sad about my previous system mastery!). 

Wanted to let you know the Smugglers crew sheet has the same subheading as the Shadows ("Thieves, Spies, and Saboteurs") instead of "Suppliers of Illicit Goods."

Cheers!

Sorry if I missed this but where/when can I get a physical copy??

As someone who’s been running Blades for nearly 10 years, I gotta say, John.

You nailed it. Beautifully done. 

I really love the new rules... but I think there are enough changes to justify a BitD 2.0 full fledged edition. Navigating both the main manual and the supplement in game will be challenging, to say the least.

Hey John, just wanted to check something. If a player is rolling against multiple threats with a 0d action, how does that resolve?

My thought would be that you'd get +1d from the extra threat and assign it as normal and then you'd automatically fail against the other threat?

Any chance this will go on DTRPG? I own all the other BitD/FitD stuff there so would like to have it all in one place.

This is an unexpected, but deeply appreciated refresh (even for other FitD games, with some of those rules modules); Excited to try this out next time I get to run or play Blades again!

Two issues with the PDF though:

- The entries in the table of contents have no page numbers, so they don't actually work

- The link to updated playbooks on page 108 is a blank placeholder