Cold ReadCold ReadRelation · 811 skill checksAttunement to facial expressions, tics, body language. Read the room and act before anyone else.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyNot trusting herself to speak around the lump in her throat.
StatehoodStatehoodRelation · 550 skill checksSocial force embodied in presence and coercion. Command and intimidate others. Internalised propaganda.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyNOVESSAN SLANG IS NOT OUT OF DATE. IT IS ETERNAL.
PersonalismPersonalismRelation · 1,054 skill checksWhat makes people tick, yourself included. Empathy and manipulation. Your humanity at large.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyStartled by the sound of her own joy.
Cold ReadCold ReadRelation · 811 skill checksAttunement to facial expressions, tics, body language. Read the room and act before anyone else.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyShe deflates at the change of subject, back to the misery of now.
EntanglementEntanglementIntellect · 373 skill checksSpooky action across this plane and beyond. Extrasensory awareness. Influence of the stars.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasySwish of a dirty-green cloak, dust flies up after it, blinding you. When you can see clearly again, the man responsible has disappeared.
ShadowplayShadowplayAction · 1,044 skill checksFor any action you'd rather go undetected. Advanced, covert spy techniques. The voice of your training.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyThat's not 'no'.
ShadowplayShadowplayAction · 1,044 skill checksFor any action you'd rather go undetected. Advanced, covert spy techniques. The voice of your training.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyLocal law enforcement is far beneath you in effectiveness and influence. No need to lower yourself, operant.
Cold ReadCold ReadRelation · 811 skill checksAttunement to facial expressions, tics, body language. Read the room and act before anyone else.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyUnder the thick hoodie, her eyes are fixed on a single point to the west.
PersonalismPersonalismRelation · 1,054 skill checksWhat makes people tick, yourself included. Empathy and manipulation. Your humanity at large.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyShe didn't believe you before. She does now.
PersonalismPersonalismRelation · 1,054 skill checksWhat makes people tick, yourself included. Empathy and manipulation. Your humanity at large.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyTough blow. The one institution that's supposed to take her seriously.
ShadowplayShadowplayAction · 1,044 skill checksFor any action you'd rather go undetected. Advanced, covert spy techniques. The voice of your training.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyAnonymity is your most precious asset. Salvage what you can of its ruin.
Cold ReadCold ReadRelation · 811 skill checksAttunement to facial expressions, tics, body language. Read the room and act before anyone else.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyHer hood a burrow, she the mouse within.
RecordsRecordsIntellect · 558 skill checksThe totality of facts about the world. Episodic memory, training, and education. The past in the present.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyThis must be the party vendor the GM mentioned -- the one whose father has gone missing.
RecordsRecordsIntellect · 558 skill checksThe totality of facts about the world. Episodic memory, training, and education. The past in the present.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyThis must be the girl the kids by the TV mentioned -- the one whose father was eaten by a payphone.
PersonalismPersonalismRelation · 1,054 skill checksWhat makes people tick, yourself included. Empathy and manipulation. Your humanity at large.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyUnconvinced, unbothered.
PersonalismPersonalismRelation · 1,054 skill checksWhat makes people tick, yourself included. Empathy and manipulation. Your humanity at large.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyHe's just a nudge away at the best of times. Push him.
Cold ReadCold ReadRelation · 811 skill checksAttunement to facial expressions, tics, body language. Read the room and act before anyone else.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyThe veins in his eyes pre-pop in anticipation of what's about to happen.
Cold ReadCold ReadRelation · 811 skill checksAttunement to facial expressions, tics, body language. Read the room and act before anyone else.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyNo reflexive blink or retinal follow.
SensorsSensorsAction · 823 skill checksPerceptions and pleasures of the phenomenal world. Notice details that others miss.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasySomewhere in the background, Gonza's monologue continues, heedless of any audience but himself.
RecordsRecordsIntellect · 558 skill checksThe totality of facts about the world. Episodic memory, training, and education. The past in the present.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyRamses said he'll need 'around half a day' to capture anything significant.
Grey MatterGrey MatterIntellect · 885 skill checksDeductive and inductive reasoning. The rational side of your mind. Finds the order in everything.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyHe must close shop at some point. That'll be your chance to sneak in and do the job properly.
BlueprintsBlueprintsRelation · 421 skill checksYour knowledge of the city and how people use it. Buried secrets, useful shortcuts, improvised exits.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyA little bit of breaking and entering never hurt anyone.
InstinctsInstinctsAction · 670 skill checksThe uncontrolled aspects of your physicality. Raw impulses. How your organism perpetuates itself.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyA blighted rat guarding its bones.
ShadowplayShadowplayAction · 1,044 skill checksFor any action you'd rather go undetected. Advanced, covert spy techniques. The voice of your training.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyNo security seals. No surprises.
RecordsRecordsIntellect · 558 skill checksThe totality of facts about the world. Episodic memory, training, and education. The past in the present.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyRamses said he'll need 'half a day' to capture anything significant.
PersonalismPersonalismRelation · 1,054 skill checksWhat makes people tick, yourself included. Empathy and manipulation. Your humanity at large.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyA sudden emanation of cold sweat answers the thought: bad idea.
Grey MatterGrey MatterIntellect · 885 skill checksDeductive and inductive reasoning. The rational side of your mind. Finds the order in everything.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyTwo numbers -- quick to hand and scrawled in rage -- for people called frequently from in the depths of distress.
PoeticsPoeticsIntellect · 714 skill checksSee and express what others can’t. Engage your creative engine. Lateral thinking and subconscious associations.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyCrayon ground down, unsteady handwriting, two-headed creature as emotional proxy.
PersonalismPersonalismRelation · 1,054 skill checksWhat makes people tick, yourself included. Empathy and manipulation. Your humanity at large.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyThe author was five. Maybe six.
PersonalismPersonalismRelation · 1,054 skill checksWhat makes people tick, yourself included. Empathy and manipulation. Your humanity at large.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyHe kept them all because he's proud.
PersonalismPersonalismRelation · 1,054 skill checksWhat makes people tick, yourself included. Empathy and manipulation. Your humanity at large.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyEach pen a time capsule. A version of himself with cleaner hands and hope that already a near decade-long abyss separates him from.
Grey MatterGrey MatterIntellect · 885 skill checksDeductive and inductive reasoning. The rational side of your mind. Finds the order in everything.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyYou have just enough time, before it hits, to realise this is what going into cardiac arrest feels like.
TechnoflexTechnoflexIntellect · 465 skill checksThe secret language of machines and consumer products. Bend any device or system to your will.DC8DC 8 · anti-passiveband: EasyLicorice, maybe?
BlueprintsBlueprintsRelation · 421 skill checksYour knowledge of the city and how people use it. Buried secrets, useful shortcuts, improvised exits.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyThis is the pet shop you're looking for.
Grey MatterGrey MatterIntellect · 885 skill checksDeductive and inductive reasoning. The rational side of your mind. Finds the order in everything.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyDoesn't look like anyone's been selling kibble here for years...
ShadowplayShadowplayAction · 1,044 skill checksFor any action you'd rather go undetected. Advanced, covert spy techniques. The voice of your training.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyThe Weeping Eye may have relied on the sound of animal cries to cover the interrogation.
Cold ReadCold ReadRelation · 811 skill checksAttunement to facial expressions, tics, body language. Read the room and act before anyone else.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyAround you, scattered pairs of eyes watch as you jiggle the shutter. Too many people around for a break-in.
BlueprintsBlueprintsRelation · 421 skill checksYour knowledge of the city and how people use it. Buried secrets, useful shortcuts, improvised exits.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyThick spiderwebs stretch and break.
BlueprintsBlueprintsRelation · 421 skill checksYour knowledge of the city and how people use it. Buried secrets, useful shortcuts, improvised exits.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyThe cobwebs have already re-formed, strands of freshly-woven spider silk cling to the back of your jacket as you duck inside the building.
ShadowplayShadowplayAction · 1,044 skill checksFor any action you'd rather go undetected. Advanced, covert spy techniques. The voice of your training.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyThe wards have been broken...
CoordinationCoordinationAction · 305 skill checksDifferent parts of your body acting in concert. Agile and fluid movement. Physical presentation.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyA stack of dingy lifevests piled underneath provides a convenient step up.
BlueprintsBlueprintsRelation · 421 skill checksYour knowledge of the city and how people use it. Buried secrets, useful shortcuts, improvised exits.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyIt's been left open in the first place because it's stuck like that -- it won't shut or open wider.
CoordinationCoordinationAction · 305 skill checksDifferent parts of your body acting in concert. Agile and fluid movement. Physical presentation.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyYou've lost about four degrees of flexibility at every joint since those days. Your rotator cuffs are particularly stiff now.
BlueprintsBlueprintsRelation · 421 skill checksYour knowledge of the city and how people use it. Buried secrets, useful shortcuts, improvised exits.DC8DC 8 · passiveband: EasyDr. Hugo asleep in the back room, no doubt.
CoordinationCoordinationAction · 305 skill checksDifferent parts of your body acting in concert. Agile and fluid movement. Physical presentation.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyThe ease of a seal on ice.
SensorsSensorsAction · 823 skill checksPerceptions and pleasures of the phenomenal world. Notice details that others miss.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyFrom the dark interior beyond, a door quietly opens, followed by some shuffling.
SensorsSensorsAction · 823 skill checksPerceptions and pleasures of the phenomenal world. Notice details that others miss.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyEveryone in a 10 metre radius must have heard that. That includes anyone sleeping inside this houseboat.
ShadowplayShadowplayAction · 1,044 skill checksFor any action you'd rather go undetected. Advanced, covert spy techniques. The voice of your training.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyAn invitation is always implied for those who know how to spot it.
ShadowplayShadowplayAction · 1,044 skill checksFor any action you'd rather go undetected. Advanced, covert spy techniques. The voice of your training.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyYou're not a part of civilization. Business hours only apply to you if you let them.
Grey MatterGrey MatterIntellect · 885 skill checksDeductive and inductive reasoning. The rational side of your mind. Finds the order in everything.DC9DC 9 · passiveband: EasyThe labelling and sorting is as meticulous as it is uniformly disdainful.