Novice: You are skilled in the art of close combat.
When you You might stalk game for food, or hunt the most dangerous
make a Fighting-based attack roll, add +1 to damage on a
successful hit.
Expert: You have excellent speed and timing. When you
perform the Momentum stunt with SP gained from a Fighting-
based attack roll, you gain a bonus to your initiative as if you
have spent one more SP than you have. So, if you spend 1 SP,
you gain a +8 bonus to initiative; if you spend 2 SP, you gain
a bonus of +12.
Master: You know a host of special techniques. When you
perform the stunt attack action with a Fighting-based attack
roll, you automatically generate 2 SP, not 1.
Performer
You love an audience, even when you’re supposed to be
hiding, and however you do it—music, acting, rhetoric,
magic—you’ve got a knack with getting that audience on
your side, which is harder than it seems.
You never make excuses for your performance. A bad day might
see you torn to pieces on the internet or pelted with tomatoes.
But you’re already one of the best. You might never be famous,
but without doubt you have the talent and you have the skills.
Eras: Every era and culture has a place for Performers, from
music hall singers and street magicians to rock stars and pop
scientists.
Synergies: A Performer/Executive could be a politician with
the considerable powers of a demagogue. A Performer/
Martial Artist performs balletic, acrobatic movements—
maybe you’re a street dancer or an actor in martial arts
movies. A Performer/Gunfighter might be a trick shooter
at a rodeo or a lone traveling musician with more than just
a guitar in their guitar case. A Performer/Thief could be an
expert escapologist or theatrical pickpocket.
Performer Talent
Requirements: Communication 3 or higher and the
Communication (Performance) focus.
You move people’s emotions with your music, song, or speech.
Novice: You know how to sing, play an instrument, act, or
otherwise perform in a way that inspires profound emotions.
When you are using the Communication (Performance) focus,
you may perform the Sway the Crowd stunt for 1 SP rather
than the usual 2.
Expert: A good performance opens doors, and makes people
want to know you. You can perform the Oozing Confidence
stunt for 2 SP instead of the usual 4.
Master: When you need to, you can pull out all the stops with
a performance. When you attempt a social grand gesture (see
Chapter 2), your success threshold for each shift is one less
than it would normally be.
Sniper
While the Gunfighter dazzles with displays of speed and
accuracy at short range, it’s the Sniper who makes the hardest
shots, with patience and the steadiest of hands.
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game of all (and in a fantastical setting, that’s not necessarily
humans). A Sniper could be an assassin or someone trained in
supplying covering fire. A Sniper could work for the police,
military, or some admired or loathed informal militia.
Eras: The marksman has existed for as long as ranged
weapons have. Whether it’s as a musketeer, a Napoleonic
rifleman, a hunter, or a trained assassin, most games have a
place for the Sniper.
There might be some situations where the Sniper is actu-
ally an Archer, swapping Longarms for Bows. In eras where
muskets and other simpler firearms reign, substitute Black
Powder weapons for Longarms. Note that these are sepa-
rate specializations, and benefits for one weapon type don’t
transfer to another.
Synergies: A Sniper/Martial Artist probably has strong opin-
ions about who, what, and how to shoot, while a Sniper/
Driver is especially talented at making a quick getaway after
a job. A Sniper/Investigator relentlessly tracks their quarry;
no more peerless hunter exists.
Sniper Talent
Requirements: Accuracy 3 or better and the Accuracy
(Longarms) focus.
You are a crack shot.
Novice: You know how to quietly set up a decisive shot on
an unaware target. If you’re hidden from your target, you
can re-roll your first Accuracy (Longarms) attack during an
encounter, but you must keep the results of the second roll.
Expert: You know how to wait for a perfect shot to present
itself. If you use the Aim action to benefit an attack with Accu-
racy (Longarms), add a bonus to damage equal to the attack
roll bonus Aim provides. This includes any bonus from the
Precision Marksmanship stunt.
Master: You are a deadly, remorseless shot. When you are
using the Accuracy (Longarms) focus, you can perform the
Called Shot stunt for 2 SP instead of the usual 4.
Socialite
Where there’s a party, there you are. You know how to talk to
people and get your way with them. It’s not about your social
class, although that might play a part, or about the money
you’ve got, although you know how to look good. You’ve got
a magnetic personality and people know you, and, crucially,
want to know you.
You could be a street-level face for a gang, a charming crook
with a heart of gold, or a silver-spoon-sucking heir to power.
Whichever side of the tracks you’re from, you know how to
work a room and get people talking.
Eras: The social butterfly has always existed, from charis-
matic pirates to rakish nobility, from lovable wheeler-dealer
rogues to upscale landowners.
Synergies: A Socialite/Performer could be a well-known
singer or poet, or simply an arbiter of fashion. On the other
hand, the Socialite/Sniper could be a debonair assassin or a
charming hunter.
Chapter 3 - Character Options