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knacks [2015/09/30 19:11]
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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.
knacks.txt · Last modified: 2015/10/02 13:07 by gm_jamesi