April Update

Hacktivist

In a solar system as interconnected as the one in 2098, it's inevitable that those with the technological skills will use them to further their own agenda and those of their allies. You’re one such person, using your talents as a programmer, security specialist and system hacker to push your politics and change the world for the better. You know your enemy better than they know themselves. You gain a bonus of +1 to all OSINT checks against targets systems hosted by your enemies or groups whose politics oppose your own. In addition, when specifically data dipping these sorts of targets (fishing data streams from their corporate networks, for example) you may modify the result roll up or down by the MoS and select a result that suits you.

Resilient

You’re tough, both physically and psychologically, able to withstand great stress and shrug off the effects of pain with little consequence. This might be your capacity to internalise the emotional and physical feelings that most people would find crippling, putting them aside or withdrawing inside yourself. Or simply, you’re battle-hardened, worn or weary of the challenges and hardships that the universe constantly throws at you, and that numbness of feeling is what shields you. Each time you would receive Dread you may instead defer doing so. Make a note of the Dread you would have received, keeping a running total. During your next Respite period, you may choose to either take the accrued Dread or make a Mental check vs. the accrued total. On a success, you may continue to defer its effects. On a Flourish, the accrued total is also reduced by 1. On a failure, the accrued total is converted to Dread as the weight of the psychological burden comes crashing down. On a Botch, this also occurs but with 1 you receive an additional point of Dread.