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 ====== Deep Cuts Cheat Sheet ======
 ^ Go back to [[roleplaying:bitd:start|Blades in the Dark]] ^
+===== Threat roll =====
+When you face a negative consequence from a dangerous opponent or challenging situation, make a Threat Roll to see if you can avoid it.
+  * The GM must clearly state the threat before the roll
+  * The failure of an action is also a Threat
+==== Standard roll ====
+The default check is risky, and the effect is standard. Make an **Action** roll or an **Attribute** roll:
+  * 6 6  **Triumph**: You avoid the threat
+    * And gain **Edge**
+  * 6	**Success**: You avoid the threat
+  * 4/5 **Peril**: suffer a reduced consequence
+    * Or push yourself to prevent the effects entirely
+  * 1-3  **Threat**: You suffer the consequence
+    * Or push yourself to reduce the consequence
+==== Controlled position ====
+  * No roll needed.
+  * If you want to achieve more-ask for Devil's Bargain.
+==== Desperate position ====
+  * 6:	Success: You avoid the threat.
+  * 1-5 Threat: You suffer the consequence.
+    * Or push yourself to reduce the consequence
+  * Mark XP
+==== Additional Threats ====
+The GM can add additional threats depending on the situation:
+  * Add +1d for every additional Threat
+  * Assign roll result for every Threat
+===== Push yourself =====
+When you suffer a consequence, you can choose to push yourself to avoid or reduce it
+  * Make a roll using the related Attribute to
+    * improve result of Threat roll
+    * increase effect of the action you take
+    * activate certain abilities
+  * Mark stress according to the result of the roll:
+    * 6 6:	0 stress
+    * 6:	1 stress
+    * 4/5:	2 stresses
+    * 1-3:	3 stresses
+===== Edge =====
+Edge can be gained on a Threat Roll when you roll more than one 6.
+  * Edge can be:
+    * Spent immediately to increase the effect of an action.
+    * Carry forward to add +1d to future roll.
+  * While assisting teammate you can spend an Edge on their roll.
+  * Edges can be accumulated.
+  * Any remaining Edge you have is lost when Downtime begins.
+===== Effects & Consequences =====
+Effects and Consequences are categorized by levels of impact:
+    * Limited	1 (ticks, heat, harm, etc.)
+    * Standard	2 (ticks, heat, harm, etc.)
+    * Great	3 (ticks, heat, harm, etc.)
+    * Extreme	4 (ticks, heat, harm, etc.)
+===== Devil's Bargain =====
+The way to achieve something for a cost or **facing the threat**.
+  * **Pay the cost** (from minor to major)
+    * Mark stress (or ask to push)
+    * Tick a clock
+    * Spend coin
+    * Suffer harm
+    * Lose item
+    * Take heat
+    * Lose rep
+    * Lose faction status
+  * **Face the threat**
+    * Or to try a different approach
+    * If is **already facing a threat** and making a roll, player can ask for a Devil's Bargain to add **+1d** and an **additional threat**
+===== Teamwork =====
+For a teamwork characters need to be in fictional position to do so or take Devil's Bargain to get into position.
+==== Assist ====
+  * Benefits when help or protect teammate, or set up they action:
+    * Add +1d to roll
+    * Reduce the severity of a consequence
+    * Improve effect or position
+    * More details or questions when they gather info
+  * While Assisting teammate you can spend an Edge on their roll
+==== Cover ====
+  * An action you take so your teammate doesn't have to face a particular threat. GM tells you what need to be done:
+    * You just accomplish it
+    * You need to do to get into position first
+    * You need to take a Devil's Bargain to do it
+==== Coordinate ====
+When the team coordinates, designate a leader - they can push themselves on behalf of any other character who's acting with the team (in addition to the Scoundrel pushing themselves).
+  * **Group action**
+    * Everyone faces the same threat
+    * Each player rolls individually
+    * A benefit from a group action can be an increase in scale
+  * **Divide & Conquer**
+    * Team faces a variety of threats
+    * Each tackles a threat with their own action
+===== Harm =====
+==== Harm Levels ====
+If you suffer Harm at a level that has all instances filled, the Harm advances to the next highest level of severity.
+  * 1. **Temporary Condition** (unlimited number)
+    * Temporary negative conditions that can impede your character
+    * If you suffer the same condition twice, bump it up to level 2 but no further if all 2 level instances are filled
+    * Go away with time and doesn't require treatment for recovery
+    * Some conditions might require an action to remove
+    * Some conditions are removed when it makes sense in the fiction, or invoked couple of times
+    * Remove all conditions when Downtime starts
+  * 2. **Lasting Harm** (2 slots)
+    * Serious injuries, ailments, or impairments
+  * 3. **Severe Harm** (1 slot)
+    * Major wounds which can incapacitate a character
+    * Wound what may become fatal if not treated
+  * 4. **Fatal Harm**
+    * A mortal wound or instant death, depending on the situation
+    * If not instantly lethal, you may survive if someone can treat the wound and stabilize you within a few minutes
+    * Remains and must be dealt with during a recovery activity
+    * Record a Scar: a permanent injury, it may be invoked like Harm
+==== Invoking Harm ====
+The GM may invoke harm to impede the character, creating a problem or limitation for them
+  * Invoke Harm to
+    * Introduce a bad outcome or new problem for the character
+    * Reduce an Action and/or Attribute rating for a roll
+    * Reduce the character's position or effect
+  * Mark XP when Harm is invoked
+  * Tough it Out
+    * take 1 Stress per level of the Harm and draw a line through it.
+===== Trauma =====
+When you need to mark Stress, but all your boxes are marked, gain a Trauma condition for your character
+  * Mark one of your Trauma boxes
+  * Remove all your Stress
+  * Describe your character's Trauma reaction
+==== Invoking Trauma ====
+Each of your characters Trauma conditions can be invoked once per session to create a problem or complication for them
+  * **Mark XP** when Trauma is invoked
+  * This replaces the end-of-session xp award for trauma
+  * Only the player may invoke their character's trauma
+==== Retirement & Recover ====
+  * When you mark your fourth Trauma box, your character retires
+  * Before that, you may be able to recover from Trauma
+    * Work with the GM to create a long-term project
+===== Load =====
+Before the score choose your character's load style:
+  * **Conspicuous**
+    * 6 item boxes
+    * Choose and **mark heavy items before** the score
+  * **Discreet**
+    * 6 item boxes
+    * You may not bring any heavy items
+If you pick something up during a score, count it as a marked load box
+  * if you mark a **5th box**, your character becomes conspicuous
+  * If you mark a **7th box**, your character becomes encumbered
+    * can no longer climb, run, or swim unless they drop enough
+  * You can't carry more than **9 boxes** worth of load
+===== Gathering information =====
+  * Tell obvious information, including
+    * what they know
+    * what they intuit
+    * what they suspect might be true
+  * Base information on the appropriate aspect of a character
+    * playbook
+    * background
+    * heritage
+    * special items
+    * special abilities
+If there's more to discover, ask them what they do to find out. Based on their action choose one:
+  * Offer a **Devil's Bargain**
+    * a cost: Coin, Heat, Stress, or ticking a clock
+    * a threat
+  * Give them a **lead**
+    * They know person, place or thing what gives them opportunity to get the information
+  * Ask to start a long-term project to investigate the information
+===== Advancement Clocks =====
+Draw four 6-segment advancement clocks for character playbook and crew playbook. Whenever you would mark xp, tick a clock instead.
+  * If all clocks filled, extra xp isn't lost. Just make an additional clock Cost of advancement in clocks:
+  * 2	New special ability from your playbook or crew sheet
+  * 3	Veteran special ability
+  * 1	Crew Upgrade (per box)
+    * If using Downtime module only Cohorts cost XP advances
+  * 1-4  Action or Attribute dot
+    * Depends on filled dots in Attribute or Skill rating
+===== Downtime: Crew Phase =====
+  * First, each **cohort** heals one level of Harm.
+  * Then resolve
+    * Fallout
+    * Payoff
+    * Entanglements
+    * Development
+    * Heat & Hold.
+==== Fallout ====
+The GM assesses the fallout from the score in the form of faction Status changes and the amount of Heat gained.
+  * Adjust the crew's Status with factions affected by the score
+    * +1 if the score significantly helped the faction.
+    * +2 if the score was a major boon for the faction.
+    * -1 if the score hurt the faction.
+    * -2 if the score was a major problem for the faction.
+    * -3 Set Status to -3 if the crew initiated war with a faction.
+  * Assess base Heat, plus any additional Heat from the score
+    * **Base 0** for a smooth, low exposure operation.
+    * **Base 2** for a standard criminal operation.
+    * +1 Heat per crew Tier.
+    * +2 for a high profile or well-connected target.
+    * +2 for open combat, destruction, or mayhem.
+    * +2 if you're at war with another faction.
+    * +4 if death occurred in connection to the score.
+    * +2 if there are witnesses that can be questioned
+    * +4 if specific crew members were identified.
+==== Payoff ====
+Determine the payoff from the score, rep gained, and any additional Coin from seized assets.
+  * **Payoff**
+    * 1 Coin per PC, plus Coin equal to the target's Tier x3
+  * **Rep**
+    * 1 Rep for every 2 Heat generated by the score.
+	+1 Rep per Tier of the target above the crew's Tier
+  * **Seized Assets**
+    * Take +4 Coin if you seize a load of cash.
+    * Very valuable stolen items can be fenced for 2-8 Coin (but you take 1 Heat for every 4 Coin of value).
+  * **Tithe**
+    * If you're Tier 2 or lower, pay a tithe to your ward boss
+    * **Tithe**: 1 Coin for every 4 Coin you earned from the score
+    * As GM to go for debt, favor or trouble instead
+==== Vaults and Banks ====
+  * In addition to the crew's vaults and the Scoundrel's stashes, you may deposit Coin in a bank. When your crew has wanted levels, you lose access to all funds in the bank until you remove all your wanted levels (or devise a way to gain illicit access). Some legitimate business transactions (like a legal purchase of a property deed) may require funds in a bank to complete
+==== Entanglements ====
+Play entanglement if Heat is 6+ or when the fiction demands
+    * When gains a Wanted level, **mark crew xp** and pick **Bluecoats**
+  * **Bluecoats**: assail crew with a severity of your Wanted Level (adjusted down by your positive faction Status with the Bluecoats).
+      * 4: Lethal force, arrests, loss of lair and all assets.
+      * 3: Severe Beatings (Harm 3), an arrest, destruction of assets.
+      * 2: Serious Beatings (Harm 2), interrogation, seizure of assets.
+      * 1: Beatings (Harm 1), demands, observation/tailing.
+      * 0: Questioning, harassment, threats, observation/tailing.
+      * They can be bought off for Coin equal to your Wanted level +4.
+  * **Devilry**: A spirit or other supernatural entity is drawn to the crew
+  * **Favour**: A +2 or +3 Status faction asks you to do a job for them.
+      * Agree to do it or lose 1 Status with them
+  * **Flipped**: one of contacts switch allegiances
+      * Remove them as an ally until you get that worked out.
+  * **Rascals**: A cohort or contact causes problems for the crew.
+      * Make amends or lose Status with aggrieved faction
+  * **Show of Force**: A negative Status faction moves against you.
+      * Make them an offer (Coin or a Claim) to back off or go to war.
+  * **Under Their Thumb**: An authority forces you to do their dirty work
+      * Or Bluecoats entanglement, as if your Wanted Level 1 higher
+  * **The Usual Suspects**: The Bluecoats questions your connections.
+      * Make a Fortune Roll based on their resilience and loyalty
+      * The crew suffers 3 Heat minus the highest die.
+==== Development ====
+These crew upgrades cost Coin instead of crew advances:
+  * 6 coins
+    * Camouflage, Rigging, or Underground Maps & Passkeys.
+  * 8 coins
+    * Composed, Hardened, Ordained, or Steady (per box) Ironhook Contacts, Ritual Sanctum.
+  * 10 coins
+    * Barge, Lair Upgrade, Quality, or Training Mastery (per box) \\ Upgrade a Cohort to Elite quality.
+==== Heat & Hold ====
+  * Reduce Heat
+    * For each +2 Status with a Tier 3+ faction, reduce Heat by 1.
+    * Reduce Heat by 1 for each Coin or Rep they expend
+    * Ask the GM if there's anything else you can do to reduce Heat
+  * Assess Hold
+    * Hold on their Tier is measured by your number of turf claims
+    * Strong hold: number of turf claims greater or equal your Tier
+    * Weak hold: number of turf claims is lower than your Tier
+===== Downtime: Scoundrel Phase =====
+  * Restore your **Armour** and **Special Armour**
+  * Remove all **level 1 Harm**.
+  * Add 1 tick to your **Healing clock** if you have a safe place to rest.
+  * The rest of the downtime consists of **Vice** and **Activities**.
+    * Each player can do these in any order
+    * Each pursuit includes a question or two to prompt roleplaying and future game play possibilities.
+==== Vice ====
+When indulging vice, spend **1 Coin** and clear all of your Stress
+  * If your stress level was 6 or more, you **overindulge**:
+    * 1 **Get Wild**: Damage property; terrify citizens. \\ Take **-1 Status** with the appropriate faction or citizenry
+    * 2 **Big Spender**: You indulge lavishly; spend +1 Coin
+    * 3 **Brag** about your exploits: +1 Heat
+    * 4 **Attract Trouble**: Face entanglement
+    * 5 **Tapped**: Your purveyor cuts you off. Find a new one
+    * 6 **Wasted**: Your Vice costs a downtime activity
+  * Instead of overindulgence, you can choose to be **lost to your vice**. Play a different character until this one returns.
+==== Debt ====
+You may go into debt with a provider if they agree.
+  * Note the initial Coin you owe
+  * Make a 4-segmented clock and tick it every Downtime
+  * If the clock fills, the provider takes steps to get their money back
+  * To remove a tick:
+    * pay Coin equal to **half the initial amount** (round up)
+    * or do a favor
+  * Resolve your debt: pay the initial amount and have no ticks
+==== Supply Clocks ====
+Clock to track acquired supplies or other acquisitions:
+  * Example applications:
+    * Product stockpiles
+    * Blackmail secrets
+    * Promised favors
+    * Provision in the deathlands
+  * For a significant expenditure, tick the clock multiple times.
+==== Activities ====
+Each Scoundrel may pursue **two free activities** during downtime.
+  * Additional activities cost 1 Coin or 1 Rep each.
+  * If you have level 3 Harm or survived a mortal wound, you must use at least one of your downtime activities to Recover.
+=== Acquire ===
+Gain temporary items, services, vehicles, or cohorts for the crew.
+  * Make a 4-segmented supply clock for the acquisition
+    * tick each time it's used in a consequential way
+  * **Pay 1 Coin** for every level of Quality higher than the crew's Tier.
+  * **Pay +1 Coin** for a special feature
+  * If the acquisition is very rare, restricted, or prohibited, ask the GM:
+    * how much extra Coin and/or Heat is required to get it
+    * or if you'll need to acquire it with a score
+  * **Acquire a personal item** in the same manner, comparing its Quality to your Lifestyle rating.
+=== Recover ===
+  * When you **recover in a safe location**:
+    * gain ticks on your healing clock equal to your crew's Tier+1.
+  * When your **healing clock fills**
+    * reduce each instance of Harm you have by one level.
+    * when you remove all Harm, clear your healing clock.
+  * **With services of a Physicker**:
+    * remove an instance of Harm with a level equal to or less than their Quality
+    * Physickers on the playbooks (like Sawtooth) are Quality 2
+    * For each Coin you pay, increase the Physicker's Quality by one
+  * **Stay in a private hospital**:
+    * remove all of your Harm
+    * then choose: Take **1 Heat** and pay **2 Coin** -or- **pay 3 Coin**
+    * there are no public hospitals in Doskvol
+=== Train ===
+Use this activity to spend xp to get an advance for your character. (You don't advance instantly as in standard Blades)
+  * **Acquire an instructor** if you don't already have one
+  * **Act as an instructor** in an area of your expertise
+    * When you're an instructor, you may spend **xp** to advance.
+=== Work ===
+  * Accomplish a **simple project**
+  * Quick **side job**
+    * earn 1 Coin
+    * ask the GM if you can charge more for your work
+  * Work on **long term project**
+    * make an **8-segment clock**
+    * When you spend an activity working on it, mark a number of ticks equal to your Action rating
+    * Add +1 tick if you have a workshop or special advantages
+    * Elaborate projects require multiple clocks to complete.