Deep Cuts as it stands is ready to use in your game. Evil Hat is commissioning a sensitivity reader and an editor to take another pass through the text. In addition, Sean Nittner is collaborating with John on a few nuances throughout the book. So the end result will be different than the current version of Deep Cuts but ultimately the final version produced here will also be released on DriveThruRPG and itch.io through John’s imprint One Seven Designs. Your previous purchase will be in sync with the resulting text created by this campaign.

Last updated: May 14, 2025 19:00

We’re grateful you’re a fan! That purchase helped compensate John for the time and effort that went into the original design. This campaign is primarily focused on funding a print run of the book, along with the limited edition extras, and the hiring of an editor and proofreader. Plus the work of creating the Roll20 module, managing and promoting the BackerKit campaign, and delivery, etc. So the short answer is, we can’t offer a discount to prior purchasers. We do think we’re offering a very reasonable price on the hardcover edition and it will be a book you’ll cherish and use for years. If you don’t see the utility - or just prefer to stick to PDFs - we totally get that as well.

Last updated: May 14, 2025 19:07

We’ve taken the most reasonable steps to avoid whatever impacts we can directly influence. We’re only printing in the U.S. and we’re only delivering in the U.S.

For over a decade we have worked with printers based in the U.S. That is not a political decision, it’s simply a matter of practicality and preference. We tend to do (comparatively) small print runs, we try to deliver within fairly tight turnaround times, and we haven’t found a need to produce our books overseas.

However, that does not rule out other tariff-related consequences. Our printer might get slammed with new orders, increasing demand and raising prices. A supplier might use paper sourced from Canada or ink produced in China. These could cause unexpected price increases. Frankly the situation changes from week-to-week, which is an unhealthy state of affairs for any business.

But if tariffs do create unmanageable expenses which we can’t foresee and mitigate, we’ll do our best to communicate the impact it will have on you.

We’d love to give you a firm, reliable answer. Unfortunately we do not have firm or reliable leadership in place, so we’re giving you our best guess. Might change next week, or in the next 90 days. We promise to keep you informed when these changes result in consequences that will directly affect you.

Last updated: May 20, 2025 07:04

For this campaign we’re only shipping domestically within the United States.

HOWEVER: We have listened to the feedback from our fans abroad and have decided that when the game goes into retail, we will release an allotment of the Limited Edition version to our international distributors. That means if you live outside the US you should have the opportunity to buy a Limited Edition copy of Deep Cuts from your local game shop. Support your FLGS!

We’re certainly frustrated by the shipping situation but here’s the background for our decision:

Pricing and delivery schedules remain extremely volatile. The tariff situation fluctuates weekly and there are no guarantees that other countries won’t levy retaliatory tariffs on exports coming from the US. Simply put, there’s no stable, cogent trade policy. We can’t predict what might happen between the start of this project in May and our planned delivery of December 2025 and therefore we’re forced to adopt a deeply cautious position.

If you live outside the U.S. consider these options:

• Backing at the PDF + POD tier. In prior campaigns, the POD version has been ready weeks or months before the physical books have been produced. If you place your POD order as soon as the codes are ready, it’s very likely you’ll have a physical book in your hands before our print run reaches your local game store. • Waiting until the book reaches your local retailer (online or neighborhood). Our PDF guarantee means that any time you buy one of our books new in a physical form, you get the PDF for free. • Backing at the Roll20 Compendium Bundle tier. We make sure our Compendium offerings on Roll20 contain all the text from the source game, we create customizable backgrounds, full sets of tokens and clocks, handouts, and more. If you use Roll20, there’s an immense amount of functionality in our modules and it’s an easy way to share the game with your entire group. This level also gets you the PDF and POD copies so it’s really your best bet all around. • If you are deeply invested in getting the rewards from this campaign, investigate using a freight forwarder. This is likely neither cheap nor will it shield you from tariff-induced chaos, but it will provide a U.S. address we can ship to.

The whole situation is very frustrating, but we’re a small company with no influence over the forces at work here. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Last updated: May 22, 2025 08:53

We’re happy to help. Please email us [email protected]

Last updated: July 26, 2025 19:03

The crowdfunding rewards (not stretch goals) are all due by December 2025, though we’ll get them to you sooner when we can. The stretch goals have no estimate at the moment, but we’ll post their progress in updates and on our project status page here: https://evilhat.com/project-status/

Last updated: July 26, 2025 19:03

We’ll be charging shipping for all items just before they are sent out.

Last updated: July 26, 2025 19:04

All digital rewards will be distributed through BackerKit digital downloads. Additionally, products that are also featured on DriveThruRPG will have DTRPG codes distributed through BackerKit digital downloads

Last updated: July 26, 2025 19:04