Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts is a 128-page expansion for the Blades in the Dark roleplaying game, packed with new lore, setting material, alternative mechanics, GM tools, and new opportunities for Scoundrels and crews. Developed from ideas John Harper created over the years for Blades campaigns, this expansion offers new ways to deepen and customize your games.

The book explores the scheming city of Doskvol in greater detail, with 27 factions offering new lore and opportunities for crews, more than 100 heritage and background packages to expand characters and the setting, and 13 new technological innovations reflecting the city's ongoing industrial-age advances. These include rare and restricted technologies that enterprising Scoundrels may seek to acquire.

Deep Cuts also introduces "catalysts" — world-shaking events that can expand and alter the setting, creating new avenues for intrigue, conflict, and adventure.

New and revised mechanics include more flexible and impactful Harm and Trauma rules, a modified Advancement system for greater control over character progression, a diceless Downtime system for managing Vice, Healing, Crew Development, Debt, and more, a streamlined Load system that remains tied to the fiction, and an alternative Action system designed to empower players and speed up play.

Presented in a premium 6" × 9" matte hardcover with spot-varnish details and a clean, highly readable layout, this 128-page expansion is filled with lore, gameable details, plug-and-play systems, GM tools, crew opportunities, and new artwork to take your Blades in the Dark campaigns to the next level.

Product Details:

• 1 × Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts hardcover book
• 128 pages
• 6" × 9" format
• Matte hardcover with spot-varnish details