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====== Deep Cuts Cheat Sheet ======
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===== 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.