The Devil's In The Details

From Blades in the Dark Rulebood Copyright © 2017 John Harper. All rights reserved.

If you want to include advantages from specific details of your items (reach, speed, etc.), consider a Devil’s Bargain that relates to a detail.

“You can take +1d with your spear if you keep falling back to keep him at bay, but you’ll have to move out to the street where people will see what’s going on.”

“You can take +1d with your dagger, in close, to shank him repeatedly, but you’ll be absolutely covered in blood. No way to hide that from the other party guests.”

Also, consider how this item affects your position and/or effect. If you’re unarmed and you wrestle a thug who’s wielding a blade, your position is probably desperate. If that thug tries to rush you when you have your pistol out, your position is probably controlled.

Assess the details that you’re interested in when considering position and effect.