What do I think a Spider could do? Let me brainstorm some special abilities (not refined, just thinking aloud.)
* Blackmail network. There is a good chance the Spider knows people who have the goods on others, either blackmailing them directly or compelling them to force their underlings to do/allow odd or illegal things.
* Forethought. All flashback stress costs are reduced by 1 for the crew if the spider helped plan.
* Tracking goods. The Spider knows how illegal material moves in the city, and adds effect to efforts to procure equipment or trace fenced goods.
* Mentor. The Spider can borrow up to 2 stress from a crew member once per heist per character. The Spider helps by preparing through role-playing encounters ahead of time, thinking through contingencies, pacing out the ground, or other preparatory methods.
* The Useful Detail. Once per heist, the Spider can recall a seemingly irrelevant detail and snap it into contextual focus, knowing something that was otherwise highly unlikely the crew would know. This useful detail is fictional, but can be translated to provide a way to continue a course of action, an escape route, +1 effect level, or an increase in position.
* Debt Collector. The Spider trades in favors, buying and selling them with other like-minded individuals. The Spider can spend 2 Stress to encounter an indebted individual as part of a heist or down time action.
* Counterintelligence. Each time the Spider advances a down time project by two, the Spider may reduce another faction’s down time project clock by 1, or reduce Heat by 1.
Versions of one or two of these are on the sheet ^_~
+Stras Damned and accursed is the keeper of secrets!
Any clue of when we might see the Spider?
Yes 😛
I’m intrigued to see what their unique gear is….
One piece is a fine bottle of distilled spirits take that as you will. >_>
A fine pocket watch with capacity to set timer and chime. A leather-bound book of secrets. A variety of forged official identifications. An electroplasmic pocket torch.
Stras Acimovic Sounds delicious….
Stras Acimovic What about Band of Blades? I am itching to run that. Will it be out in Jan with most of the other hacks?
Richard McNutt you should start a new thread (and plus me in) if you have Qs about Band so we don’t clutter up this thread about the Spider (which is in John’s hands atm ^_~).
Will do. Thanks!
Stras Acimovic I just posted separate thread, but (I’m an idiot) and can’t seem to get it to + you in the new thread, but it will do it here.