SLIDE
A subtle manipulator and spy
It’s said that the primal substance of the world is not mere matter or strange plasms, it’s lies. Everything we do, everything we care about, everything we value—all lies we tell each other and ourselves. The world is a fabrication, a convenient fiction, a story—and the storytellers are Slides.
When you play a Slide, you earn xp when you address a challenge with deception or influence. Talk your way into trouble, then talk your way out again. Pretend to be someone you’re not. Bluff, lie, and manipulate to get your way. Every problem is ultimately a problem because of people—and people are the instrument upon which you play your music.
Is there anything true about you, at your core? Or are you whatever you need to be, day to day? Are all of your relationships merely gambits that you play for your advantage?
STARTING ACTIONS
O Consort
OO Sway
Starting Builds
If you want some guidance when you assign your four action dots and special ability, use one of these templates.
The Siren. Attune +2, Consort +1, Prowl +1. Trust in Me.
The Prestige. Finesse +2, Prowl +2. Mesmerism.
The Grifter. Consort +1, Finesse +2, Study +1. A Little Something on the Side.
The Spy. Prowl +2, Finesse +1, Skirmish +1. Cloak & Dagger.
Sly Friends, Rivals
- Bryl, a drug dealer. Perhaps a reliable underworld contact, or perhaps an old partner with a grudge?
- Bazso Baz, a gang leader. Perhaps a paramour pursuing your affections, or perhaps a former lover, now scorned?
- Klyra, a tavern owner. Perhaps a good source for gossip?
- Nyryx, a prostitute. Perhaps an informant to spark potential marks, or perhaps a rival manipulator?
- Harker, a jail bird. Perhaps a friend who you helped when you were in prison, or perhaps an enemy who hurt you when you served your time?
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