The rules modules are truly excellent and streamline the original rules.

This is massive! For me it is game changer and a must have. Now it feels like the game mechanics and fiction are tied together more than ever. But with such cool re-do of Devil's Bargain overall game feels more lose, more freedom, more fiction. For me its a good thing. Still, there are some questions left, but if you have time to read it twice and take some notes itll be easier to run the game. 10/10 P.S.: I personally would love to have the 2.0 core book with all the Deep cuts implemented in it. So that I don`t have to go though both books, but that's not even a problem with pdf

I have just started my time of running Blades in the Dark and even I can see a boatload of potential of the stuff presented in the book. I plan to get the basic stuff under our belt first, before plugging and changing things, but I cannot wait to see what bits in there might be useful for our group.

I only wish I could have a physical book of this stuff, but otherwise, it appears to me to be perfect.

This is exactly what a game expansion should be: innovative, progressive, deliberate, and in this instance also very reasonably priced.

Deep Cuts elegantly iterates on core BitD mechanics with purpose, and in a modular fashion suitable for buffet-style inclusion. None of the changes seem overly dramatic, yet their subtlety understates the consequential shifts they can offer at the table. These new iterations on tried and trusted mechanics are worth the ticket price alone, IMHO.

In a particularly fearless move, the design rationale behind each choice is provided too, and it's a refreshing read riddled with clarity. Add to that, the huge swathes of content on offer here, and any Blades or FITD fan would be remiss to pass this one up. Best buy of 2024.

The versatility of John Harper's design never ceases to amaze! What he presents here doesn't 'change' the system, but rather streamlines and clarifies aspects of it. The evolution of Doskvol is also very interesting! I myself was running a 1920's-esque scenario and seeing it going into that direction is really fun! I second alxd's comment on the Dice Exploder episode! All in all, great product!

Easily the best value-for-money expansion I've ever seen. If you used all the sheets, modules and setting elements together for a campaign, it would basically constitute a 2nd edition of the game. It's definitely not presented that way - the content is a series of plug-ins - but that's best way I can describe the breadth of different games elements that receive an alternate take, down to the core mechanics. Made me think of running Blades again just to play with all the toys.

An incredible collection of optional rules which extend or modify the tight systems of the Blades to suit particular group's needs. As John Harper explains in the Dice Exploder podcast ( http://www.diceexploder.com/blog/2024/11/3/podcast-transcript-deep-cuts-with-john-harper ) he didn't mean this to be fully comprehensive and to repeat the work of fans hacking Blades he already found great, so he didn't add options such as a Revolutionary or a Vigilante crew playbooks.