Travelers (FiD)

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Travelers are versatile adventurers and seasoned navigators, skilled at traversing various terrains and overcoming obstacles. Their expertise ranges from guiding people through perilous regions to hauling valuable goods across dangerous routes. Whether crossing hostile landscapes, dodging dangers on the high seas, or managing logistics in treacherous environments, Travelers thrive on dynamic and risky endeavors where adaptability and resourcefulness are crucial.

Claims

Investments During downtime, roll your Tier. Earn coin equal to the highest result minus your heat.	Cover Operation You get -2 heat per score. What’s your cover?	Wagon Train +2 coin in payoff for scores that focus on cargo.	Informants +1d to gather information for a score. Your network of local contacts helps you navigate unfamiliar terrain.	Turf Reduces the coin cost multiplier to advance crew tier.
Luxuries +1d to the engagement roll for Social and Deception plans.	Suppliers +1d to acquire asset rolls. You have established contacts with local suppliers.	Hub Your base of operations.	Mobile Hub Move your lair as a downtime activity, and shift between Hidden, Secure, and Quarters improvements.	Hidden Paths +1d to the engagement roll for Stealth and Transport plans.
Secret Approaches +1d to the engagement roll for Occult and Transport plans.	Turf Reduces the coin cost multiplier to advance crew tier.	Coaches +2 coin in payoff for scores that mainly involve passengers.	Fleet Your cohorts have vehicles, doubling their income from downtime activities.	Established Route During downtime, roll your Tier. Earn coin equal to the highest result minus your heat.

Heat & Wanted Level

☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ | ☐☐☐☐

Coin

☐☐☐☐ | Vault ☐☐☐☐ | Vault 2 ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐

Special Abilities

1. Adaptable Routes: Each PC may add +1 action rating to Finesse, Prowl, or Skirmish (up to a max rating of 3).
2. All Hands: By spending 3 stress, a crew member can do a downtime action in a flashback. This does not affect past or future downtime.
3. Flexible Operations: Your crew manages and adapts to diverse transport needs. Whenever you gain rep, gain +1 rep.
4. Hidden Routes: Crew members can use hidden routes and secret pathways for travel, gaining +1 effect for avoiding detection.
5. Reavers: When you go into vehicle combat, you gain +1 effect for vehicle damage and speed. Your vehicle gains armor.
6. Route Masters: When you go into vehicle or transport combat, you gain +1 effect for vehicle damage and speed. Your vehicle gains armor.
7. Signature Ride: Treat one of your vehicles or mounts as a cohort (p. 95). Use the vehicle edges and flaws below. Its quality is equal to your Tier +1.
   • Vehicle Edges: Nimble: The vehicle handles easily. +1d for maneuvers. Simple: +2d to repair. Sturdy: The vehicle takes no penalties for damage until broken.
   • Vehicle Flaws: Conspicuous: +1 heat when you use it on a score. Costly: The vehicle costs 1 coin score when used. Finicky: The vehicle suffers -1 quality except with its one expert operator.
8. Additional Playbook: Select another crew playbook. From now on can now choose its Claims, Special Abilities, Crew Contacts, and Upgrades. You gain immediate access only to the Crew XP.

Crew XP

At the end of each session, for each item below, mark 1 xp (or instead mark 2xp if that item occurred multiple times).

1. Execute a transport operation or acquire new clients or transport sources.
2. Contend with challenges above your current station.
3. Bolster your crew's reputation or develop a new one.
4. Express the goals, drives, inner conflict, or essential nature of the crew.

Contacts

1. Alen, a waystation owner.
2. Decker, a nomad.
3. Kyris, a customs agent.
4. Nyce, a patroller.
5. Orin, a merchant.
6. Thalen, a guide.

Crew Upgrades

Start Rover cohorts, a boat or carriage.

Travelers ☐ Carrying Slings (2 extra load to entire crew), ☐ Movable Lair (move as a downtime action).

Hardware: ☐,☐ Boat, ☐,☐ Cannon, ☐,☐ Carriage, ☐,☐ Stable.

Lair: ☐ Hidden, ☐,☐ Secure, ☐,☐ Quarters, ☐☐☐☐ Training, ☐,☐ Vault, ☐ Workshop, ☐ Prison.

Quality: ☐ Documents, ☐ Gear, ☐ Implements, ☐ Supplies, ☐ Tools, ☐ Weapons.

Vices: ☐ Faith, ☐ Gambling, ☐ Luxury, ☐ Obligation, ☐ Pleasure, ☐ Stupor, ☐ Weird.

Cohorts ☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐ Cohort: (Max 2 per tier +1 for strong hold) ☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐,☐ Add Elite, Edge, or Type to one cohort

Cohorts

Name:

☐ Gang or ☐ Expert.

Type: ☐ Adepts, ☐ Rooks, ☐ Rovers, ☐ Skulks, ☐ Thugs.

Edges & Flaws: ☐ Elite, ☐ Fearsome, ☐ Independent, ☐ Loyal, ☐ Principled, ☐ Animal, ☐ Savage, ☐ Unreliable, ☐ Wild.

Damage: (☐ Armor), ☐ Weak, ☐ Impaired, ☐ Broken.

Random Forms

Air Animal Darkness Death Earth Electricity Fire Flux Ice Illusion Kinesis Life Light Metal Mind Order Plant Space Time Water

Opportunities

1. Spirit of a random Form.
2. Monster of a random Form.
3. Magic secrets of a random Form.
4. Sorcerous specialist of a random Form.
5. Magic item of a random Form.
6. Power source of a random Form.
7. Cabal opportunity.
8. Cartel opportunity.
9. Cult opportunity.
10. Delver opportunity.
11. Glimmer opportunity.
12. Manhunter opportunity.
13. Soldier opportunity.
14. Traveler opportunity.
15. Troupe opportunity.
16. Warden opportunity.
17. A client wants you to move a strange package around the city for two days straight. Don't stop moving!
18. A criminal organization needs weapons smuggled into prison to seize control of a cell-block.
19. A cult wants to smuggle their demon-tainted “chosen one”.
20. A cursed cargo is bringing bad luck to all who touch it—will you risk transporting it?
21. A derailed caravan has a lot of salvageable cargo. Possibly (wealthy and grateful) survivors, too.
22. A district is quarantined due to monster infestation or plague. They need basic supplies and magic even more.
23. A hidden trade route has been discovered, offering potential for great profit—or danger.
24. A jailbreak means many escaped prisoners seek flight from the city.
25. A massive gang war creates high demand for restricted military weapons and heavy ordnance.
26. A new spice has been discovered but it's officially banned. Naturally, everyone wants it.
27. A noble family needs a secret delivery made, no questions asked.
28. A noble’s crimes leave their assets frozen. Their commercial expedition, full from an expedition, is forbidden to sell its cargo.
29. A notorious bandit gang is targeting your caravans and demanding tribute.
30. A pirate lord demands a share of your profits in exchange for safe passage.
31. A rival crew offers a partnership, but can they be trusted?
32. A rival traveler group is undercutting your prices in a key market.
33. A route is closed to traffic and there are no tolls due to: imminent collapse—weird events—toxic gas— fires.
34. A wealthy client wants a dangerous delivery made to a fortified location.
35. An ancient artifact has been spotted and academics need it in the city yesterday. For study, of course.
36. Nobility slumming it has a sudden and urgent need to go home that they won't explain.
37. For a nominal "gift", the guard will help you acquire a vehicle seized from another gang.
38. Heiress needs to leave the city to meet her forbidden love. If you make it look like a kidnapping she’ll split the ransom.
39. The fleet made undocumented stops. Meet them outside the city and bring some things in uninspected.
40. Insurrectionists need supplies for their campaign of terror attacks against city institutions.
41. Strange artifacts from faraway lands have become the latest craze, and clients are desperate for them.
42. The city council outlaws a formerly legal product.
43. The local government has imposed new tariffs, making smuggling more profitable—but riskier.
44. Union organizers want to arm factory workers in advance of a strike.
45. Transport escaped prisoners.
46. Transport contract workers fleeing obligations.
47. Transport insurrectionists and anarchists.
48. Transport refugees or immigrants.
49. Transport a noble or official seeking secret travel.
50. Transport fine tobacco, whiskey, wine, etc.
51. Transport luxuries—perfumes, silks, spices.
52. Transport livestock or dangerous animals.
53. Transport medical, alchemicals.
54. Transport military arms.
55. Transport confidential documents.
56. Transport banned art, seditious materials.
57. Transport arcane implements or documents.
58. Transport volatile alchemical explosives.
59. Transport rare beasts for gladiatorial games.
60. Transport relics of ancient cultures.
61. Transport of political prisoners.
62. Transport merchant guild secrets or ledgers.
63. Transport stolen artwork from famous collections.
64. Transport dangerous magical flora or fauna.
65. Transport prisoners of war.
66. Transport clandestine religious icons.
67. Transport pirate’s treasure map.
68. Transport cursed shipwreck artifacts.
69. Transport assassination contracts.
70. Transport war trophies from a disputed territory.
71. Transport smuggled war correspondence.
72. Transport escaped royal heir.
73. Transport untaxed gemstones or precious metals.
74. Transport rare manuscripts of forbidden knowledge.
75. Transport black market luxury goods.
76. Transport ancient maps to lost cities.
77. Transport escaped sorcerer or mage.
78. Transport people with illicit magical tattoos.
79. Transport smuggled sea serpent eggs.
80. Transport abducted nobles.
81. Transport high-priced mercenaries.
82. Transport poached magical creatures.
83. Transport controlled substances from other realms.
84. Transport disguised royal family members in hiding.
85. Transport forbidden love letters.
86. Transport escaped djinn or elemental.
87. Transport slaves runaway from highborn families.
88. Transport rogue alchemists selling experimental potions.
89. Transport stolen merchant fleet cargo.
90. Transport cursed weapons from a lost civilization.
91. Transport illicitly traded dragon’s blood.
92. Transport hostile tribe seeking passage.
93. Transport smuggling heirs of disgraced nobility.
94. Transport dangerous beasts captured for scientific study.
95. Transport black market medical supplies.
96. Transport escaped mutants from forbidden experiments.
97. Transport documents detailing military secrets.
98. Transport contraband from the Feywild.
99. Transport stolen naval plans from a rival kingdom.
100. Transport illegally traded living constructs.
101. Transport unauthorized maps of hidden passageways.
102. Transport poached legendary game animals.
103. Transport rebel leaders seeking safe passage.
104. Transport dangerous storm lore or weather manipulation artifacts.
105. Transport smuggling cult artifacts.
106. Transport stolen obsidian blades from dark temples.
107. Transport fugitive rival smugglers.
108. Transport captured pirate lord.
109. Transport sealed royal decrees.
110. Transport arcane siege engines.
111. Transport sentient objects.
112. Transport necromantic ingredients.
113. Transport wild fey beasts captured for exhibition.
114. Transport contraband from the Underdark.
115. Transport runaway automata.
116. Transport treasures of the undersea kingdoms.
117. Transport treasures of the drow.
118. Transport illegal portal device.
119. Transport spices from infernal realms.
120. Transport seditious propaganda.
121. Transport dangerous alchemical weapons.
122. Transport stolen military uniforms and identification.
123. Transport poisonous creatures.
124. Transport stolen ship logs from pirate captains.
125. Transport cursed amulets of ancient deities.
126. Transport smuggling flesh grafts from forbidden lands.
127. Transport prisoners of an overthrown kingdom.
128. Transport dwarven underworld blacksmith secrets.
129. Transport elves on the run.
130. Transport royal family lineage records.
131. Transport illicit animal trading of exotic monsters.
132. Transport poached phoenix feathers.