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=== Craftsman ===
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=== Alchemist ===
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Inherent
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You have mastered the esoteric art of [[Alchemic Items (Action)|Alchemy]].
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Any [[Create (Action)|Create]] check you do in relation to [[Alchemic Items (Action)|Alchemy]] is [[Confident (Action)|Confident]].
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=== Architect ===
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Inherent
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You can plan and lead the construction of buildings, from hovels to palaces and dungeons. You have an intuitive understanding of such projects, and can make educated guesses about where to find hidden chambers, where corridors lead and where to find rooms of a certain description. You can deduce where traps and defensive works should be placed, based on the use of different chambers.
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When examining the plans of a building or having it described to you, you can deduce the location of such things as if you were actually there, looking for them.
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You only get one chance to discern each feature this way.
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Any tasks related to building you could do without this schtick are [[Routine (Action)|Routine]] to you.
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=== Artisan ===
 
Inherent
 
Inherent
  
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You have mastered one particular craft. This can be swordsmithing, woodcarving, painting, or any one pretty specific profession. In this you are a true master, able to craft extraordinary items of grace and quality; you get a bonus die on any [[Tinkering (Action)|Tinkering]] rolls in your area of specialty, and anything you create is of at least Artwork construction without increasing the difficulty (a higher construction level still pays full cost).
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You have mastered one particular craft. This can be swordsmithing, woodcarving, painting, or any one pretty specific profession. In this you are a true master, able to craft extraordinary items of grace and quality; [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Tinkering|Tinkering]] rolls in your area of specialty are [[Actions_(Action)#Confident_Roll|Routine]], and anything you create is of Functional construction without increasing the difficulty (a higher construction level still pays full cost).
  
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=== Jury Rig ===
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=== Craftsman ===
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Stance
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Inherent
  
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You are a master of scrounging and improvising tools and parts. Hair pins and chewing gum work as well as tweeters and soldering in your hands. Tin foil, burned out light bulbs, and cans serve you as spare parts. As long as you can make entertaining technobabble about it, are effectively never without basic tools for [[Create (Action)|Create]] tasks, including [[Tinkering (Action)|Tinkering]].
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You are a master at finding technical solutions to practical problems. There is no practical problem that cannot be solved by building a device - tough it can sometimes take 10 years and a ten thousand workers to finish the project.
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[[Create (Action)|Create]] tasks that involve creating devices are [[Routine (Action)|Routine]] to you. This can involve some [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Tinkering|Tinkering]] and [[Power_Experiments_(Action)|Power Experiment]] projects.  
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Engineer does not apply to asks governed by other [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Schticks|Create Schticks]], such as [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Security|Security]].
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In addition, you are proficient at a number of [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Craft|Crafts]] equal to twice your [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)|Create]].
  
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=== Magic Pockets===
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=== Demolitionist ===
 
Basic Action
 
Basic Action
  
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You have the uncanny ability to always carry the right gear. At any time you can make a [[Create (Action)|Create]] roll to see if you just happen to find the right thing stashed away. The difficulty depends on the oddity of the gear; everyday gear is automatic, specialized tools and gear you need for your adventuring career is difficulty 12, gear others need for their careers is 15, and out-of context gear that you could possibly have gotten your hands on is difficulty 18. You must also have some plausible way to fit the gear; you can take larger items out of your pickup than out of your pockets, and you can only try once in a particular situation. If a roll indicates you don't have it in your pocket, you just don't, but you could still have it in your car, or in your workshop, or in your friends workshop over on Westside.
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You can use the [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Demolish|Demolish]] stunt as a Basic Action.
  
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=== Safecracking ===
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=== Focused Creator ===
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Limit Break
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Focus
  
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There are some locks that are simply too tough for normal people to crack. No ordinary thief can break into a bank vault without explosives or a giant drill. But you are one of the few, the proud, who can talk to a safe and make it tick.
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You can perform a Limit Break with a [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)|Create]] stunt, schtick, or power as if you were focused.
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When you finish a task based on [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)|Create]], you Focus.
  
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To stand a chance, you must have safe-cracking equipment of the same technological sophistication as the safe - or some substitute, such as an appropriate power.
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=== Forger ===
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Inherent
  
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Different safes set different difficulties for your [[Create (Action)|Create]] rolls.
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You improve your [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Fake|Fakes]] to the point where it takes a Limit Break inspection to spot the forgery.
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{|
 
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||'''Safe '''|||'''Difficulty'''
 
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||Basic store safe, security locker |||10
 
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||Bank safe |||15
 
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||Bank vault |||20
 
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=== Set Trap ===
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=== Jury Rig ===
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Limit Break
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Inherent
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You are a master of scrounging and improvising tools and parts. Hair pins and chewing gum work as well as tweeters and soldering in your hands. Tin foil, burned out light bulbs, and cans serve you as spare parts. As long as you can make entertaining technobabble about it, are effectively never without a toolkit or parts for [[Create (Action)|Create]] tasks, including [[Tinkering (Action)|Tinkering]] at the Workshop level.
  
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You can set traps given the right equipment and circumstances. Typical traps are weapons, snares, and pitfalls. A weapon trap attacks with its usual damage value. A snare trap steals shots equal to the attack outcome; on an outcome equal to the targets [[Reflexes (Action)|Reflexes]] he is rendered helpless. A pitfall causes a normal fall.
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=== Magic Pockets===
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Inherent
  
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When the trap attacks, make a [[Create (Action)|Create]] roll against the [[Spot (Action)|Spot]] of the victim.  A trap like this can be found with [[Detect_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Scan|Scan]] and is automatically found when using [[Detect_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Search|Search]]. Once found, traps are much less effective as their normal attack is based on some degree of surprise; use your [[Mind (Action)|Mind]] instead of your [[Create (Action)|Create]] for attack rolls.
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[[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Deep_Pockets|Deep Pockets]] checks are routine.  
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As long as you have some plausible way to fit or find the gear, or make up a reasonable story of why you would have stashed the gear here, you can have large items and a greater number of items.
  
 
=== Security ===
 
=== Security ===
 
Basic Action
 
Basic Action
  
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You are familiar with security measures of all types: locks, alarms and traps. You can [[Detect_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Search|search]] for and identify security installations, and can use your [[Create (Action)|Create]] skill to bypass or disable them. It is generally fairly easy to bypass security devices once they have been spotted.  You need the proper tools for the job; a security kit can be stowed in a utility belt or small bag. If the security was placed there by another character with this schtick, use his [[Create (Action)|Create]] skill as the difficulty.
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You are familiar with security measures of all types: locks, alarms and traps.  
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Your [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Disable_Mechanism|Disable Mechanism]] checks are [[Routine (Action)|Routine]].
  
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{|
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=== Set Trap ===
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||'''Safe '''|||'''Difficulty'''
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Limit Break
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||Basic security, typical home or small business |||5
 
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||Advanced security, good commercial security |||10
 
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||High-grade security, typical bank office|||15
 
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||Basic store safe, security locker |||20
 
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A failed roll means you need some new method, gear or information to bypass a lock. On an alarm or trap, it means that the situation escalated; you can try again, but a second failure indicates the device triggers.  
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You can set traps and alarms given the right equipment and circumstances. Alarms are fairly straightforward; they can be local loud alarms or remote, silent alarms depending on resources. Typical traps are weapons, snares, and pitfalls but they can also be built around powers you can use. A trap does damage equal to your [[Create (Action)|Create]]. A snare trap steals shots equal to the attack outcome (this can carry over from a surprise round into the next round); on an outcome equal to the targets [[Reflexes (Action)|Reflexes]] he is rendered helpless. A pitfall causes a normal fall.  
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When the trap attacks, make a [[Create (Action)|Create]] roll against the [[Dodge_(Action)|Dodge]] of the victim, with the usual +3 bonus for being [[Recon_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Sneak|hidden]].
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You can add a [[Actions_(Action)#Finisher|Finisher]] you know to the trap. If you do, and the trap inflicts a [[Stunt_(Action)#Setback|Setback]], the [[Actions_(Action)#Finisher|Finisher]] replaces the [[Stunt_(Action)#Setback|Setback]].
  
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This schtick does not cover any but the most basic safes; see [[#Safecracking|Safecracking]]. It is possible to penetrate security without the schtick, but all difficulties are 5 higher and any failure triggers traps and alarms..
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A trap can be found with [[Recon (Action_Powers_Technique)#Scan|Scan]]  or [[Transmute (Action_Powers_Technique)#Search|Search]] and is automatically found when using [[Transmute (Action_Powers_Technique)#Examine|Examine]]. Once found, traps are much less effective as there is no surprise bonus and targets can take trigger action defenses. Knowing what triggers the trap means it can often be circumvented.
  
 
=== Stylist ===
 
=== Stylist ===
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You have knowledge of fashions of your time and understanding of what can be worn when and to provoke which reaction. This lets you make a dress and toilette for every occasion, and also gives you the savvy to dress oddly without causing a scandal. You have the presence and fame to create fashion trends. You are notorious in fashionable circles. This most commonly applies to dress and toilette, but it can apply to art, architecture, cuisine and other cultural traits as well.  
 
You have knowledge of fashions of your time and understanding of what can be worn when and to provoke which reaction. This lets you make a dress and toilette for every occasion, and also gives you the savvy to dress oddly without causing a scandal. You have the presence and fame to create fashion trends. You are notorious in fashionable circles. This most commonly applies to dress and toilette, but it can apply to art, architecture, cuisine and other cultural traits as well.  
  
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You can take a Limit Break to dress up or spruce up an outfit.  
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You can take a Limit Break to dress up or spruce up an outfit to gain one of the following effects.
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*You can temporarily move up to three points from a subjects [[Charm (Action)|Charm]] skill to his [[Impress (Action)|Impress]] skill or vice versa.
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The difficulty of the check is the target's [[Charm (Action)|Charm]].
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*Anyone attempting to use a [[Charm (Action)#Acting & Disguise|disguise]] you helped create gains a bonus die on all [[Charm (Action)|Charm]] rolls to maintain the role, and can impersonate specific persons and other races or genders without wearing bulky clothes.
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A proper styling studio makes this check [[Actions_(Action)#Confident_Roll|Routine]].
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*A makeup created for a specific social situation confers a bonus die in that situation. This can be dressing up for a date, TV interview, board meeting or other specific social situation.
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'''Mood
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You temporarily allows subjects to use [[Dodge (Action)|Dodge]] instead of either [[Charm (Action)|Charm]] or [[Impress (Action)|Impress]], changing the impression they have on others. Only the values used for skill rolls change; the subject still uses his normal values as defense. This lasts for a couple of hours or until the target chooses to end the effect.
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'''Occasion
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A makeup created for a specific social situation makes that situation [[Actions_(Action)#Confident_Roll|Routine]]. This can be dressing up for a date, TV interview, board meeting or other specific social situation, generally no more than a scene in length. This only applies to the situation as it was expected to develop; if the interview turns into a hostage drama this bonus no longer applies.
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'''Role
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Anyone attempting to use a [[Charm (Action)#Acting & Disguise|disguise]] you helped create treat [[Charm (Action)|Charm]] rolls to maintain the role as [[Actions_(Action)#Confident_Roll|Routine]], and can impersonate specific persons and other races or genders without wearing bulky clothes.
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=== Trapfinder ===
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Trigger Action
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Whenever you or a team member within [[Reflexes (Action)|Reflexes]] meters of you are about to trigger a trap, you can use this as if it was [[Transmute_(Action_Powers_Technique)#Examine|Examine]] to find that trap and cancel the action that would have triggered the trap.
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=== Weapon Mods ===
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Limit break
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You fiddle with weapons, coaxing new abilities out of them.
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Choose one of the following weapon abilities when you use this schtick.
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You can pick this schtick several times to apply multiple benefits with each application.
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It is a Limit Break and requires a [[Create (Action)|Create]] check against the damage the weapon does in your hands to apply the modification and the benefit lasts until the end of the session.
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Some mods have prerequisites, that can be satisfied either in the weapon itself, or because you have installed a Weapon Mod for that ability.
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'''Common Mods
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Can be applied to any weapon.
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Dual Damage | Dual Damage]] and a +2 damage bonus.
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Penetrating | Penetrating]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Rash | Rash]] and a +2 damage bonus.
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Slick | Slick]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Stun | Stun]]
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* Change the damage type to another damage type you can convince the [[GM]] to allow.
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'''Ranged Mods
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These can be applied to ranged weapons only
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Area| Area]] 
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Scatter | Scatter]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Saturation | Saturation]]
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* Increase [[Items_(Action)#Range|Range]] by one category]]
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'''Melee Mods
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Disarm | Disarm]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Counter|Counter]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Entangle| Entangle]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Parry | Parry]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Returning | Returning]] — Requires [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Throw | Throw]].
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Stun | Stun]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Throw | Throw]]  — Cannot be used with unarmed/natural attacks.
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'''Limitations
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As an option, you can instead remove one for the following weapon abilities. You can remove limiting weapon abilities gained from Signature Mods through additional Signature Mods.
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Loud| Load]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Rash| Rash]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Reload| Reload]] - the weapon instead becomes [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Slow| Slow]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Slow| Slow]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Static | Static]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Stowed| Stowed]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Stun | Stun]]
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* [[Weapon_Abilities_(Action)#Unreliable| Unreliable]]
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You start each session with a weapon mod of your choice and can use this and any other weapon mods you install until the end of the session.
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In the hands of others, a modified weapon loses its mods at the end of any scene where they are used.

Latest revision as of 12:18, 13 July 2023

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Alchemist

Inherent

You have mastered the esoteric art of Alchemy. Any Create check you do in relation to Alchemy is Confident.

Architect

Inherent

You can plan and lead the construction of buildings, from hovels to palaces and dungeons. You have an intuitive understanding of such projects, and can make educated guesses about where to find hidden chambers, where corridors lead and where to find rooms of a certain description. You can deduce where traps and defensive works should be placed, based on the use of different chambers.

When examining the plans of a building or having it described to you, you can deduce the location of such things as if you were actually there, looking for them. You only get one chance to discern each feature this way. Any tasks related to building you could do without this schtick are Routine to you.

Artisan

Inherent

You have mastered one particular craft. This can be swordsmithing, woodcarving, painting, or any one pretty specific profession. In this you are a true master, able to craft extraordinary items of grace and quality; Tinkering rolls in your area of specialty are Routine, and anything you create is of Functional construction without increasing the difficulty (a higher construction level still pays full cost).

Craftsman

Inherent

You are a master at finding technical solutions to practical problems. There is no practical problem that cannot be solved by building a device - tough it can sometimes take 10 years and a ten thousand workers to finish the project. Create tasks that involve creating devices are Routine to you. This can involve some Tinkering and Power Experiment projects. Engineer does not apply to asks governed by other Create Schticks, such as Security. In addition, you are proficient at a number of Crafts equal to twice your Create.

Demolitionist

Basic Action

You can use the Demolish stunt as a Basic Action.

Focused Creator

Focus

You can perform a Limit Break with a Create stunt, schtick, or power as if you were focused. When you finish a task based on Create, you Focus.

Forger

Inherent

You improve your Fakes to the point where it takes a Limit Break inspection to spot the forgery.

Jury Rig

Inherent

You are a master of scrounging and improvising tools and parts. Hair pins and chewing gum work as well as tweeters and soldering in your hands. Tin foil, burned out light bulbs, and cans serve you as spare parts. As long as you can make entertaining technobabble about it, are effectively never without a toolkit or parts for Create tasks, including Tinkering at the Workshop level.

Magic Pockets

Inherent

Deep Pockets checks are routine. As long as you have some plausible way to fit or find the gear, or make up a reasonable story of why you would have stashed the gear here, you can have large items and a greater number of items.

Security

Basic Action

You are familiar with security measures of all types: locks, alarms and traps. Your Disable Mechanism checks are Routine.

Set Trap

Limit Break

You can set traps and alarms given the right equipment and circumstances. Alarms are fairly straightforward; they can be local loud alarms or remote, silent alarms depending on resources. Typical traps are weapons, snares, and pitfalls but they can also be built around powers you can use. A trap does damage equal to your Create. A snare trap steals shots equal to the attack outcome (this can carry over from a surprise round into the next round); on an outcome equal to the targets Reflexes he is rendered helpless. A pitfall causes a normal fall. When the trap attacks, make a Create roll against the Dodge of the victim, with the usual +3 bonus for being hidden. You can add a Finisher you know to the trap. If you do, and the trap inflicts a Setback, the Finisher replaces the Setback.

A trap can be found with Scan or Search and is automatically found when using Examine. Once found, traps are much less effective as there is no surprise bonus and targets can take trigger action defenses. Knowing what triggers the trap means it can often be circumvented.

Stylist

Limit Break

You have knowledge of fashions of your time and understanding of what can be worn when and to provoke which reaction. This lets you make a dress and toilette for every occasion, and also gives you the savvy to dress oddly without causing a scandal. You have the presence and fame to create fashion trends. You are notorious in fashionable circles. This most commonly applies to dress and toilette, but it can apply to art, architecture, cuisine and other cultural traits as well.

You can take a Limit Break to dress up or spruce up an outfit to gain one of the following effects. The difficulty of the check is the target's Charm. A proper styling studio makes this check Routine.

Mood You temporarily allows subjects to use Dodge instead of either Charm or Impress, changing the impression they have on others. Only the values used for skill rolls change; the subject still uses his normal values as defense. This lasts for a couple of hours or until the target chooses to end the effect.

Occasion A makeup created for a specific social situation makes that situation Routine. This can be dressing up for a date, TV interview, board meeting or other specific social situation, generally no more than a scene in length. This only applies to the situation as it was expected to develop; if the interview turns into a hostage drama this bonus no longer applies.

Role Anyone attempting to use a disguise you helped create treat Charm rolls to maintain the role as Routine, and can impersonate specific persons and other races or genders without wearing bulky clothes.

Trapfinder

Trigger Action

Whenever you or a team member within Reflexes meters of you are about to trigger a trap, you can use this as if it was Examine to find that trap and cancel the action that would have triggered the trap.

Weapon Mods

Limit break

You fiddle with weapons, coaxing new abilities out of them. Choose one of the following weapon abilities when you use this schtick. You can pick this schtick several times to apply multiple benefits with each application. It is a Limit Break and requires a Create check against the damage the weapon does in your hands to apply the modification and the benefit lasts until the end of the session. Some mods have prerequisites, that can be satisfied either in the weapon itself, or because you have installed a Weapon Mod for that ability.

Common Mods Can be applied to any weapon.

Ranged Mods These can be applied to ranged weapons only

Melee Mods

Limitations As an option, you can instead remove one for the following weapon abilities. You can remove limiting weapon abilities gained from Signature Mods through additional Signature Mods.

You start each session with a weapon mod of your choice and can use this and any other weapon mods you install until the end of the session. In the hands of others, a modified weapon loses its mods at the end of any scene where they are used.

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