The Old World: Grim and Perilous

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Charlatan
Charlatans are extremely cunning individuals that prey on human naivety. Thanks to their
sharp mind and glib tongue, they can convince unsuspecting victims of almost anything.
Inferior swindlers usually engage in small-scale fraud. Disguised as doctors or wizards,
they persuade naive people to buy miraculous medicines and tinctures, which
usually turn out to be nothing more than colored water. Some of them do have a bit
of knowledge, but most rely only on a talent for improvisation.
The most talented and famous con-artists are able to draw the elite of the Old World
into huge financial frauds and live at their expense for years only to evaporate at the
last moment with a colossal fortune.
Starting Gear
2d10 Silver Shillings, a Fine Cloak
Additional Career Skills
Alchemy, Charm, Cool, Deception
Specialization Progression
Profession Prerequisites Effects
Swindler
None
None
Charlatan
Increase ranks in Charm and
Deception to .
Purchase one rank in the Expert
Knowledge talent.
Your character may spend XP to
purchase the Can’t We Talk About This?
talent.
Con-Artist
Increase ranks in Charm and
Deception to .
Increase tanks in Cool to
Purchase the Audacious talent.
Your character may spend XP to purchase
the Master talent.
Social Class:
Commoner
Species:
Hu, Ha, Dw, HE, WE, Gn
Talent Tree
EXP EXP EXP EXP EXP
Clever Retort
Once per encounter, your character may use
this talent to add automatic hh to another
character’s social skill check.
[Incidental, oot]
gcrb #73
Keen Observer
Your character adds jj to checks to discern
another character's motivations.
tow #81
Sneaky Bastard
Once per encounter, when your character
makes a Negotiation check, they may use this
talent to add a number of a equal to their
ranks in Deception to the result.
[Incidental]
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tow #97
Black Market Contacts
Once per session, when purchasing an illegal
item, your character may use this talent to
reduce its rarity by one per rank of Black
Market Contacts.
[Incidental]
TOW #74
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Proper Upbringing
When making a social skill check in polite
company, suffer a number of strain up to
the ranks in Proper Upbringing to add an
equal number of a to the check.
[Incidental]
a
Grit
Each rank of Grit increases your character’s
strain threshold by one.
gcrb #73
Knack for It
Select one non-combat, non-magic skill.
Your character removes jj from checks
they make using that skill. If purchased for
the second time - choose two skills.
gcrb #73
Expert Knowledge
Select an area of expertise. Your character
reduces the difficulty of Knowledge checks
related to the selected area by one.
tow #75
Quick Witted
Once per enc, after another social skill check,
make an Average (kk) Vigilance check. If successful,
add s or f equal to ranks in Charm
to the other check. If failed, suffer strain.
[Incidental, oot]
a
tow #98
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Dedication
Each rank of Dedication increases one of
your character's characteristics by one.
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Perfect Liar
After your character makes a Deception
check, they may suffer strain to use this
talent to cancel h equal to your character’s
ranks in Perfect Liar.
[Incidental]
tow #77
Proper Upbringing
When making a social skill check in polite
company, suffer a number of strain up to
the ranks in Proper Upbringing to add an
equal number of a to the check.
[Incidental]
GCRB #74
Silver Tongued
When resolving a social skill check, you may
spend one Story Point to use this talent to
replace uncanceled aa with s.
[Incidental]
tow #82
Audacious
When your character generates d on
a social check, roll l and add the results to
the check, in additional to the d being spent
as normal.
[Incidental]
tow #84
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Natural
When your character purchases this talent,
choose two skills. Once per session, your
character may use this talent to re-roll one
skill check that uses one of those two skills.
[Incidental]
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Well Organized
Each rank of Well Organized increases your
character’s encumbrance threshold by two.
tow #79
Black Market Contacts
Once per session, when purchasing an illegal
item, your character may use this talent to
reduce its rarity by one per rank of Black
Market Contacts.
[Incidental]
a
TOW #74
Lucky Strike
When purchased, choose one characteristic.
After a successful combat check, spend one
Story Point to add damage equal to ranks in
that characteristic to one hit of the attack.
[Incidental]
a
GCRB #76
Perfect Liar
After your character makes a Deception
check, they may suffer strain to use this
talent to cancel h equal to your character’s
ranks in Perfect Liar.
[Incidental]
tow #77
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Grit
Each rank of Grit increases your character’s
strain threshold by one.
GCRB #74 GCRB #81 GCRB #79 gcrb #73
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