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======Knacks====== | ======Knacks====== | ||
- | Character abilities in Reunion come from Knacks - short statements about your character's capabilities. At game start you will have 8 of these; 2 from your backgrounds, 3 from the Mental or Physical lists and 3 from the Insider or Outsider lists. | + | Character abilities in Reunion come from Knacks - short statements about your character's capabilities. **At game start you will have 8 of these; 2 from your backgrounds, 3 from the Mental or Physical lists and 3 from the Insider or Outsider lists**. |
- | Knacks are permissions - if someone has a knack they can just straight-up do the thing. If you don’t have a knack, you can still do the thing but the GM is free to give you a cost (//you can do it if you use up this/you can do it but it’ll do this back to you//) or a compromise (//you can’t do that but you can do this//). | + | Knacks are permissions - if someone has a knack they can just straight-up do the thing unless directly opposed by similarly potent capabilities. If you don’t have a knack, you can still do the thing but the GM is free to give you a cost (//you can do it if you use up this/you can do it but it’ll do this back to you//) or a compromise (//you can’t do that but you can do this//). |
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+ | If a knack gives you an ability that can be used once per session, you may use it in downtime if you don't use it during a week's session. | ||
===Physical - your speed, your strength, your stamina=== | ===Physical - your speed, your strength, your stamina=== | ||
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* I can scale walls and leap large gaps. | * I can scale walls and leap large gaps. | ||
* I have extensive self-defence or martial art training. | * I have extensive self-defence or martial art training. | ||
+ | * I only make as much noise as I want to when moving or hiding. | ||
===Mental - your knowledge, skills and smarts=== | ===Mental - your knowledge, skills and smarts=== | ||
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* I speak dozens of languages, and am able to pick up more with only a few day’s exposure. | * I speak dozens of languages, and am able to pick up more with only a few day’s exposure. | ||
* I’m quick-thinking and can react faster than pretty much anybody else. | * I’m quick-thinking and can react faster than pretty much anybody else. | ||
+ | * I can take apart, understand and put back together most simple machines and electronics. | ||
===Insider - privilege, wealth and power=== | ===Insider - privilege, wealth and power=== | ||
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* I’m famous - maybe a leading politician, a rock star, or an athlete. | * I’m famous - maybe a leading politician, a rock star, or an athlete. | ||
* I’ve been initiated into a secret society, and can use their connections and resources at a price. | * I’ve been initiated into a secret society, and can use their connections and resources at a price. | ||
- | * I can usually command respect by invoking my profession. | + | * I can usually command respect by invoking my profession. |
+ | * I'm a master of logistics and can make sure a plan comes together. | ||
===Outsider - street smarts, hard life experiences, criminal enterprise=== | ===Outsider - street smarts, hard life experiences, criminal enterprise=== | ||
* I can pick locks and crack safes. | * I can pick locks and crack safes. | ||
+ | * I can make computers do what I want, even if other people would prefer it I didn't. | ||
* In any new city I can find a friendly contact among the destitute. | * In any new city I can find a friendly contact among the destitute. | ||
* I can blend into a crowd. | * I can blend into a crowd. | ||
* I know the hidden paths to travel through cities without being seen. | * I know the hidden paths to travel through cities without being seen. | ||
- | * With a few hard luck stories I can make anyone sympathetic to me. | + | * I can make anyone sympathetic to me with a few hard luck stories . |
* I can spin a story that’ll keep anyone’s attention so long as I keep talking. | * I can spin a story that’ll keep anyone’s attention so long as I keep talking. | ||
* I live off the grid, and can’t be found on any official database. | * I live off the grid, and can’t be found on any official database. |