Mastermind (FiD)

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The Mastermind is the architect behind every plan, the schemer who pulls the strings from the shadows. Where others see only chaos and danger, you see opportunities to exploit and connections to be made. Through cunning, manipulation, and careful calculation, you wield power not by strength of arms but by the force of your intellect.

An adaptation of the Spider. This is not a class in D&D.

Special Abilities

1. Calculating: Due to your careful planning, during downtime, you may give yourself or another crew member +1 downtime action.
2. Connected: During downtime, you get +1 result level when you acquire an asset or reduce heat.
3. Expertise: Choose one of your action ratings you have a rating of two or more in. When you lead a group action using that action, you can suffer only 1 stress at most regardless of the number of failed rolls. You may take this again for additional actions.
4. Foresight: Two times per score you can assist a teammate without paying stress and without being present. Tell us how you prepared for this.
5. Functioning Vice: When you indulge your vice, you may adjust the dice outcome by 1 or 2 (up or down). An ally who joins in your vice may do the same.
6. Magical Contract: When you shake on a deal, you and your partner— human or otherwise—both bear a mark of your oath. If either breaks the contract, they take level 3 harm, "Cursed".
7. Mastermind: You may expend your special armor to protect a teammate, or to push yourself when you gather information or work on a long-term project.
8. Networking: All your shrewd friends turn into contacts except your enemy. Each score you may add a single NPC you had significant interaction with as a new contact.
9. Weaving the Web: You gain +1d to Consort when you gather information on a target for a score. You get +1d to the engagement roll for that operation.

Shrewd Friends

˄ ˅ Arlin, an architect.

˄ ˅ Kael, a chemist.

˄ ˅ Lenn, an information broker.

˄ ˅ Nix, an archivist.

˄ ˅ Soryn, a domestic.

Items

■ Fine cover identity.

☐ Fine bottle of whiskey.

☐ Relevant map.

■ Vial of slumber essence.

☐ Concealed palm pistol.

XP

• Every time you roll a desperate action, mark xp in that action's attribute.

At the end of each session, for each item below, mark 1 xp (in your playbook or an attribute) or 2 xp if that item occurred multiple times.

• You addressed a challenge using calculation or conspiracy..
• You expressed your beliefs, drives, heritage, or background.
• You struggled with issues from your vice or traumas during the session.

Starting Actions

Consort 2

Survey 1

4 points by choice, no higher than 2 in any one