Over_the_Edge_Players'_Survival_Guide

CHAPTER 1
Over the Edge
Samantha has received psychic training that should
allow her to do marvelous things, but in her heart she
still doubts that she can do anything.
Samantha is agnostic.
She used to play soccer, but now has to restrict
herself to coaching because of a heart condition.
All her training as a psychologist proved worthless
when her family was slaughtered by members of a
perverse cult, and Samantha had to delve alone into
the heart of self-doubt and face her fears in order to
survive. Now that she has faced the worse that one can
suffer, Samantha has an unshakeable confidence.
Step 2. Determine Traits
Roll two dice and consult the chart below to determine
your character’s central trait. The first word
indicates the type of profession (or person) the character
is. The next word or phrase says what specific
type of person, if you don’t want to think about it.
If you do want to think about it, there follow several
other possibilities from which to choose.
Your character may or may not still be in the
indicated profession. For instance, if you roll “cat
burglar,” he may now be a reformed cat burglar
who has sworn off criminal activity (at least for
personal gain...).
Central Trait Chart
(roll two dice)
2 Tourist. Dilettante. Or, a vacationing specialist of
some type.
3 Artist. Author. Or, painter, singer, dancer, poet,
sculptor, etc.
4 Professional. Professor. Or doctor, business executive,
investment broker, etc.
5 Criminal. Confidence expert. Or, cat burglar, thug,
drug runner, etc.
6 Paranormal. Paranormal investigator. Or, fringe
scientist, devotee of the occult, etc.
7 Weird. Mutant. Or, psychic, alien passing for
human, artificial life form, etc.
8 Operative. Industrial spy (probably “retired”).
Or, operative for a secret society, operative for a
government intelligence agency, operative for a
non-profit organization, etc.
9 Investigator. Private investigator. Or, operative
for a secret society, investigative reporter, etc.
10 Scientist. Experimental psychologist. Or, physicist,
nutritionist, fringe electricity expert, etc.
11 Fighter. Bodyguard. Or, underworld thug, assassin,
professional boxer, etc.
12 Mystic. “Monk” or “nun.” Or cultist, “witch doctor,”
spiritual healer, etc.
Side Traits
If fighting is not part of the character’s central
trait, you may choose it as a side trait and roll for the
other side trait. If fighting is part of the main trait,
or if you are not concerned about martial ability, roll
twice on the chart below. If you roll a side trait that
is redundant because the central trait already covers
it, re-roll.
Side Traits Chart
(roll two dice)
2 Technical. Electronics, computers, mechanics,
etc.
3 Stealthy.
4 Tough. Resistant to damage, poisons, pain, etc.
5 Education. Could be doctor, professor, archaeologist,
etc.
6 Manipulation. Lying, buffaloing, intimidating,
subterfuge, browbeating, bluffing, etc. Choose a
style that fits you other traits.
7 Fringe Power. Invent a fringe power that fits your
other traits.
8 Strong-Willed. Resistant to mundane and paranormal
influence.
9 Agile. Good reflexes, fast, etc.
10 Strong.
11 Performance. Singing, dancing, acting, etc. Choose
one.
12 Specialist. Specializing in some unusual field
of knowledge or ability, such as Persian history,
government cover-ups, etc.
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