(MWP1026) Leverage - The Quickstart Job
(MWP1026) Leverage - The Quickstart Job
M A R G A R E T
WEIS
PRODUCTIONS, ltd.
Margaret Weis Productions and the Cortex System © 2010 Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.
ISBN: 978-1-931567-85-5 MWP1026 $4.99 US © Leverage Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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T h e R o lepla y i n g G a m e
The
QUICKSTART JOB
The LEVERAGE Roleplaying Game Design Crew
Cam Banks, Deborah Donoghue, Rob Donoghue,
Fred Hicks, Ryan Macklin, Clark Valentine
Writing
Cam Banks, Rob Donoghue, Clark Valentine
Editing
Ryan Macklin
Graphic Design
Fred Hicks
Photographers
Richard Foreman, Erik Heinila, Alan Markfield, and Michael Muller.
Additional photography © istockphoto/ericsphotography
Special Thanks
to Rachel Olschan at Electric Entertainment and the cast and crew of LEVERAGE
www.tnt.tv/series/leverage • www.electricentertainment.com
www.margaretweis.com
M A R G A R E T
WEIS
PRODUCTIONS, ltd.
Margaret Weis Productions and the Cortex System © 2010 Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.
© Leverage Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
TNT logo, photography, and key art TM & © 2008-2009 TNT Originals, Inc. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
The Job
Meet Dennis Holland, president of
Fourth National and—get this—sole
The Job
owner of Chance Enterprises. Fourth
National isn’t doing so hot; in fact,
it’s about to go into receivership, in
Our client, Helen Erdman, was a spite of being on the receiving end of
tenant at Twin Pines Condominiums. a nice little FDIC payout…I mean, bailout. That’s where
While she was a model tenant, Chance Enterprises comes in.
always paying her bills on time, the Through Chance, he’s got a lot of choice real estate
same can’t be said for the building he’s just sitting on. Looks like his plan is to let the bank
management. After the mortgage on die and use the secret holding companies as his golden
Twin Pines defaulted, Fourth National Bank of New parachute. Holland went through a lot of trouble to
Jersey foreclosed on the property. Shortly after, Fourth disguise his ownership of Chance by going through a
National sold it off to a holding company: Chance number of shell companies, because this is all kinds of
Enterprises. Chance stopped paying for maintenance, illegal.
and Twin Pines turned from a lovely retirement commu- So far, nothing’s stopping him. I mean, he’s been
nity into unlivable squalor. under investigation on ethics charges four times in the last
Helen put her life savings into her condo, and now few years, but nothing’s stuck. And when you see that his
she’s lost everything. Worse yet, Chance’s lawyers are last investigator now owns a yacht, I think that tells you
spinning it to make it look like it’s the tenants’ fault. all you need to know.
Legal action would take a lot of time and money, more But here’s the beautiful thing: Chance Enterprises
than these good people have, to sort this out. exists entirely on paper. Literally. Holland ducks around
Good thing Helen didn’t hire lawyers. She hired thieves. everyone because he’s got papers of ownership and
receivership all knotted up tight. Holland’s name doesn’t
directly appear on any of them. It’s pretty complicated
and shady, but it boils down to this: Chance Enterprises
is whoever owns those papers.
And people, as far as hobbies go, he collects 70s
kitsch, not even ironically. Like, really big rain lamps
and velvet paintings. And he’s a big fan of dog shows.
Big fan.
2
The Quickstart Rules
The Rules head for a bit. Each piece of the Job has a list of
Complication ideas that could come up when a 1 is
Players rolled.
When the Guide introduces a Complication, the
This is a game for six people. Five Players take on the Player gets a Plot Point. This is the main way for
role of the Leverage crew: Nate, Sophie, Eliot, Parker, them to get Plot Points! The Guide notes down the
and Hardison. The sixth person is the Guide, who uses Complication and adds a “d6” next to it. For the rest
this book to present the Job to the other Players and of the Job, if that Complication comes into play, the
rolls dice for the Mark and the supporting characters, Guide gets to roll an extra d6.
or Extras. If you don’t have six people, have some
Players take on multiple Crewmembers. Rap Sheets for
the Crew are provided at the end of this booklet. Assets
Players can use Plot Points to create Assets. An Asset
Dice is something beneficial—improvised tool, circum-
stance, etc.—that any Player can use to help them out
The Leverage Roleplaying Game uses d4s, d6s, d8s, d10s in the Job. When introduced, the Player notes down
and d12s. You’ll want to have several of each on hand, the Asset and puts a “d6” next to it. For as long as that
especially d4s & d6s. You might also want some beads Asset is around, any Player can use that Asset to get an
or poker chips handy for Plot Points. extra d6.
If the Player creates an Asset after a roll where the
The Basics Guide rolls a “1,” that Asset is permanent for the rest of
the Job. Otherwise, the Asset only stays around until
When characters work against one another, the Player the end of that part of the Job.
and the Guide roll dice to see who comes out on top Sometimes, an Asset can be stepped up to a larger
and what happens. Players roll an Attribute Die and a die. More on this when it comes up.
Role Die, based on what they’re doing. The Guide rolls
two or more dice based on what that Crewmember is
up against. You each total up your dice and whoever Special Abilities
gets highest wins. Ties mean the Player wins. Each character has some special tricks they can do.
Sometimes you get more than two dice. In those They’re noted on the Rap Sheets. Some require you to
cases, you total up your two highest and use them to spend a Plot Point; others have other conditions.
see if you win. If you win by more than 5, that’s called
an Extraordinary Success—which is important later.
If you have more than two dice, you can spend a How Do I Know
Plot Point to add in the third-highest die to your total.
Spending a second Plot Point lets you add in your If I Win?
fourth-highest die, and so on. This is a roleplaying game, which means all the Players
If a Player loses, their Crewmember doesn’t simply are acting the part of characters in a Leverage story. We
fail. They run into some roadblock that makes them already know that the crew are the best at what they
have to adapt and change their plan. For each roll, we do, so it’s not about winning or losing, but how the
give you an idea of what could get in the way. job ends . . . and what twists and turns the story takes
Note: For this Job, the dice are figured out for you. to get there. So play your part, roll some dice, and
have fun!
Complications
If the Player wins but also rolls a “1” on any of his Is That All?
dice, then the Guide introduces a Complication. Nope! But that’ll get you started. Some parts of the Job
The Crewmember still succeeds, but the team dis- introduce new rules for you.
covers that something else has gone wrong. That
Complication is something that hangs over the team’s
3
Survey the Party
Scene 1:
Notice Actions
At times, the Guide might call for a Player to
Survey
make a Notice Action for their Crewmember.
This means that something catches that char-
acter’s eye. Typically, this is Alertness + the
the Party
highest Role Die vs. 2d6. Success means they
notice some crucial information. Failure means
the notice something, but not the whole picture.
Guide: Don’t worry about Assets and
Note: Players who want to do The Quickstart
Complications here, so nothing special happens
Job without being spoiled on the upcoming twists
on a “1.” Start looking at those in the next scene.
and complications should read no further. You
More information about the Extras mentioned
can find the Rap Sheets for the Leverage crew
below can be found later in this booklet.
starting on page 12.
We start at the party, which is being held at the Fourth Notice Actions For The Crew
National Bank of New Jersey’s main offices, a three- Notice Action for Nate: Varun Ramadas (see also
story office building near Newark. The main part of page 11)
the party is being held on the first floor, in a spacious
Success: Nate recognizes Varun Ramadas, a high-
reception area. Parker’s already snuck up onto the sec-
ond floor, where Holland’s private office is. Eliot, Nate ranking employee of the New York Federal Reserve
and Sophie are attending the party as guests. Hardison who is currently (and rather ineffectually) investigat-
is, of course, in the van. He’s naturally already tapped ing Holland. He seems to be too honest, just a little
into the building’s security camera system. too methodical, to keep up with Holland.
The plan is to have Parker get into Holland’s office, Failure: Nate sees a guy with a receding hairline help-
crack his safe, get the papers and get out. Unfortunately, ing himself to the appetizers. He looks like the kind
Holland’s not actually attending his own party— of pencil-pushing snoop Nate remembers from his
Hardison notes that he went into his office a few min- days as an investigator.
utes ago.
Before the team gets on with the plan, take a Notice Action for Sophie: Charles Connelly (see
moment to survey the party. The three Crewmembers also page 11)
acting as guests should make Notice Actions. Success: Sophie recognizes Charles Connelly, the
banker who previously investigated Holland and cur-
rently owns a yacht.
Failure: Sophie sees a smarmy business-type in his
late 40s, consuming a lot of the free alcohol and hid-
ing his paunch behind a badly-cut sports jacket.
4
Distract Holland
Scene 2:
Distract Stepping Up
Holland Complications
Sometimes, a Complication might come up that is
With Parker in position, the Crew needs to get Holland already in play, like Extra-Alert Security, or the
out of his office for a few minutes. That’s going to be situation might call for an existing Complication to get
tricky, because he’s got security at the stairs preventing worse. In both cases, this calls for the Complication die
anyone from getting to the second floor. They need to to step up, or get bigger. A d6 Complication steps up to
get him out of his office so Parker can work. d8, a d8 steps up to d10, and a d10 steps up to d12.
The Crew can do this by enticing him to come down You can’t step a Complication up more than d12. If a
or by making a big enough scene that he’d need to Complication gets that high, it’s some seriously bad stuff.
intervene. Players can also step-up existing Assets similarly
instead of creating new Assets.
Entice with a Message
With a credible excuse, someone should be able to con- Assets: Other partygoers see their opportunity to chat
vince security to deliver a message to Holland, enticing to Holland. (Add or step up Distracting Party d6.)
him to come down.
Complication: Holland and the bank guards are made
Player: Intelligence + Grifter
suspicious by the act, and on the watch for any fur-
Guide: d8 + d6 ther problems. (Extra-Alert Security d6)
Success: Holland takes the message and comes down.
You’ll need to continue by enticing him personally in
order to buy Parker time.
Entice Personally
Anyone who managed to get upstairs can try to
Failure: Holland takes the message and says he’ll be
convince Holland to go down to the party with them,
down later. The bank guards don’t sound very con-
using any excuse they can think of. If the excuse relies
vincing about this. Someone else will need to try.
on Holland being sleazy, it’s more likely to work. If the
Asset: Security thinks the Crew are Holland’s associ- excuse is about money or finances, it’s harder.
ates. (Supposed To Be Here d6) Player: Intelligence + Grifter
Complication: Holland is stressed and annoyed, and Guide: d8 + d6; or d8 + d4, Sleazy; or d8 + d8,
this interruption isn’t helping any. (Stressed and Finances
Annoyed d6)
Success: The character distracts Holland. He’ll leave
and go downstairs to the party, chatting with the
Making a Big Scene character.
Anyone at the party can make enough of a nuisance to Failure: The character distracts Holland, but not
cause a distraction, forcing Holland to come down and for long—he’ll want to come back to his office very
smooth over his party. quickly.
Player: Alertness + Mastermind Assets: Other partygoers see their opportunity to chat
Guide: d8 + d6 to Holland. (Add or step up Distracting Party d6)
Success: Holland’s security staff calls him down to Complication: There are a few possibilities for the
help smooth things over with the guests. This should Guide to choose from. Perhaps Holland becomes
buy Parker some time. Smitten With Sophie d6, or he tries to be a good
Failure: Security alerts Holland and deals with host but becomes Stressed and Annoyed d6, or he
the problem, but he doesn’t come down himself. wonders why this person he doesn’t know is being
However, it does let someone else not involved in the so chatty Suspicious d6. The Guide should choose a
distraction to slip upstairs—but they’ll still need to Complication that is both fun and appropriate to
get him out of his office. the situation.
5
Crack the Safe
Scene 3:
Crack the Safe
Timed Actions Holland’s office décor is where he’s been able to express
his
individuality. As Hardison predicted, several black
Sometimes you’ve got to deal with problems velvet paintings of dogs. He has a small collection
that can’t be done quickly. Normally, in a nice, of vintage rain lamps—really, really big rain lamps
calm environment, this isn’t a problem. But featuring life-sized, hollow resin figures of Greek
when you’re in the second story of a scum- goddesses. Other furniture includes a huge mahogany
bag’s office trying to crack his safe, and you desk and chair, bookshelves, a big overstuffed sofa,
don’t know when he’s going to come back, several chairs, a coffee table, and a few end tables. An
that’s what we call a Timed Action. oak credenza between the windows holds glasses and
When you do a Timed Action, the Guide decanters of expensive scotch. A closet containing
knows the rolls you’ll have to go against and office supplies, boxes, and other odds and ends is along
how much time you have. The time is mea- the wall opposite the safe.
sured with beats—the more beats, the longer There’s a panic button under the desk that locks
you have. Use checkboxes or beads to keep down the room and sends up an alarm, and the safe
track of beats. containing the paperwork for Chance Enterprises is
Each time you have to roll to get farther on located behind the 50” flatscreen TV up on the wall
the action, you lose one beat. (thankfully, on a hinge). The only way into the room is
If you succeed, that means it only costs you through the door. There’s a window, but it’s bulletproof
the time you spent. Extraordinary Success glass and permanently sealed. The safe itself has state of
means you found a shortcut and don’t lose the art security: there’s a laser crosswire in front of it, a
any time at all! Don’t lose a beat for that roll. motion sensor on the door, and of course the lock itself.
If you fail, that means that part of the
action took too long, and an additional beat
is lost.
Running out of time: If you run out of
beats—zero or less—you’re out of time, and
probably caught in the act. You might have a
chance to escape, depending on the situation,
but you aren’t able to finish your objective.
Completing the action: When the Guide
finishes with the obstacles planned for that
action and you succeed with time left, you’ve
achieved your objectives (including a clean
getaway, if that’s what you’re looking to do).
If you succeed but have zero beats left, you
have to choose between a clean getaway and
achieving your objective.
Buying time: If you’re running danger-
ously low on time, a teammate might be able
to help you out (see Buying Time below).
No matter what, only one attempt at buying
time can happen in between each step of the
Timed Action.
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Crack the Safe
Buying Time
Anyone talking with Holland can buy Parker some
time by continuing to distract him.
Timed Action: Safecracking Player: Intelligence + Grifter or Alertness +
Time: If the Crew succeeded with a distraction (from Mastermind
Making a Big Scene), that gives Parker 4 beats to Guide: d8+d6 plus Complications from Scene 2 if
start. If they went with enticing Holland and suc- appropriate.
ceeded when getting him out of his office, Parker
Success: Parker gets another beat, or two with an
starts with 3. If they failed, he’s impatient and Parker
has 2 beats—the Crew has to buy more time! Extraordinary Success.
Failure: This Crewmember can’t do anything more
Steps: There are three steps toward getting the safe
cracked. Parker should take careful note of her Traits to help.
and Talents, as they are ideally suited to this situation. Complication: Add or step up Extra-Alert
Security.
Step: Getting past the door’s motion sensor
Player: Agility + Thief (+d6 for any Assets, +d8 for
Parker’s Perfect Timing) If Parker opens the safe in time: Go to
The Twist, page 8.
Guide: d8 + d8 plus Complications if appropriate, like
Extra-Alert Security If Parker runs out of time: Holland comes
into the room. Hardison can attempt to warn
Asset: The security company skipped some tech
her, which will buy her a few seconds to duck
classes. (What Idiot Installed This? d6)
for cover.
Complication: Did something just slip and fall? (Add
or step up Extra-Alert Security.)
Fight Actions
Parker Escapes the Building While guns never solve problems, sometimes
Player: Agility + Thief plus Assets like Tipsy Cover fists do. That’s when the “Retrieval Specialist”
Act steps in. Times like these are called Fight
Guide: d8 + d6, plus Complications if appropriate, Actions, and they play out over a series of beats,
such as Extra-alert Security or Suspicious just like Timed Actions.
Success: Parker gets past Holland and vanishes before When you do a Fight Action, you and the
the bank guards can catch her. Guide start off by figuring each character’s
Endurance. This is based on Vitality, and for
Failure: Parker is cornered by bank guards, and may
Eliot it’s 6. The opposition’s Endurance is figured
have to fight. See Scene Four for rules for Fight
differently, but for the Bank Guards it’s 5 (2
Actions.
+1 for each guard). This number tells you how
Asset: Parker’s acting as a Timely Distraction d6 for many beats you have to win in order to Take
the other Crew. Down the other side. Keep track of beats with
Complication: Parker twists her ankle on the way out checkboxes or beads.
(Twisted Ankle d6). For each beat, both the Player and Guide
describe what they’re doing in the fight. Then
The Twist they roll against each other. Whoever wins
that beat adds one to their tally. If you get an
Well, that’s when we find a little snag in the plan. The Extraordinary Success, you count as winning
problem, of course, is that the papers aren’t in the safe. two beats. If no one’s won enough beats equal to
Instead, there’s 3 million dollars cash in neat stacks of their opponent’s Endurance yet, you continue
$100 bills, wrapped in lovely cellophane. with another beat. Or, one side might Give.
No, Parker, we can’t keep the money. There’s not The Player typically rolls Strength +
enough time! Parker? Hitter. The Guide rolls the Extra’s dice.
Winning: When one side’s won as many beats
as their opponent’s Endurance, they’ve won.
For the Guide: That means the other side is Taken Down:
knocked out, taken captive, or otherwise unable
What’s Going On? to participate with the rest of the Job.
Here’s the deal: before the Crew got there, Giving: After any beat, if you feel like you’re
Holland sold the papers to Charles Connelly about to lose and don’t want to be Taken Down,
for three million in cash. Connelly intends to you can instead choose to Give. Your oppo-
evict all the residents of Twin Pines and re-sell nent can’t have won as many beats as your
the land to a developer, turning a tidy profit. Endurance yet. When you do, the other side
Holland plans to take his three million and head wins the fight, but you get to walk away with just
to the Caymans. a Complication that last until the end of the next
Now, Connelly still needs to get the papers scene. In addition, if a Player does this, he gets a
to his financial manager before everything is Plot Point for Giving.
nice and legal (for certain values of “legal”). Second Wind: Players may spend a Plot Point
He’s taken the papers from Holland’s office and to add one to their Endurance at any time, even
is looking for a fax machine—and he has three if they drop to zero. This is called a Second
bank guards with him. Wind. You can even do this instead of Giving
or being Taken Down, but you need to describe
what happens.
8
The Paper Chase
Scene 4: The Both Nate and Hardison know right away that,
Paper Chase
whether they intercepted the fax or not, they still need
the original copies that are in Connelly’s possession.
Hardison can guide Nate and Eliot to the basement
Not long after Parker finds that the safe is full of cash office, and once there Eliot will need to deal with the
(assuming she does), Hardison detects an outgoing fax. bank guards.
If Parker is still in the office, she confirms that the fax
isn’t coming from Holland’s office. Using the hacked Eliot Deals with the Guards
security cameras, Hardison determines that Connelly
Opponent: Three Bank Guards
is using a fax machine in a basement office—and that
Player: Strength + Hitter (+d6 for any Assets)
he has three bank guards with him. The fax is going to
Connelly’s financial advisor. If he moves fast, Hardison Guide: d6 + 3d8 (2d8 from outnumbering) plus any
can intercept the outgoing fax, both stealing a copy Complications, like Suspicious or Extra-alert
of the document and preventing it from reaching its Security
destination. Guide’s Endurance: 5. The Guide should Give when
the player has won 3 or 4 beats.
Hardison Intercepts the Fax If Player Wins: The guards AND Connelly are all
Player: Intelligence + Hacker plus Assets like knocked out. Eliot takes the original papers from the
Timely Distraction or Distracting Party fax machine.
Guide: d8 + d8, plus Complications if appropriate, If Guide Wins: This is highly unlikely, but the bank
like Blown Circuit Breaker guards have drawn their pistols and are holding Eliot
at gunpoint while the police come.
Success: Hardison stops the fax from going through,
and also has a fax copy of the ownership papers of If Player Gives: Eliot withdraws, bloodied d6 but
Chance Enterprises. still in once piece. The police are on their way, and
Connelly slips away.
Failure: Hardison manages to get a copy of the
fax, but cannot prevent it from going through to If Guide Gives: The guards are knocked out, but
Connelly’s financial advisor—Connelly now legally Connelly is Not A Fighter d6; he turns over the
owns Chance. Don’t despair, though—there’s still papers and begs Eliot not to hurt him.
something you can do. Asset: Instead of scoring an Asset, Eliot’s player can
Asset: Hardison is One Step Ahead d6. use his Badass Talent to reduce the Guide’s dice.
Complication: Hardison introduces an error in the Complication: Add or step up Extra-Alert
fax transmission, which Connelly notices—he knows Security.
something is up. (Suspicious d6)
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Flashback & Wrap Up
Scene 5:
Flashback Hardison’s
Flashback
& Wrap Up Hardison doctored the intercepted fax to indisputably
incriminate both Holland and Connelly in their illegal
If everything’s been going as planned, the Leverage dealings, and to legitimately grant Helen Erdman, the
Crew has the original ownership papers for Chance Client, legitimate ownership. He then forwarded it to
Enterprises. If things have gone well, they know there’s Varun Ramadas, the New York Federal Reserve investi-
three million dollars in the safe that would come in gator looking to get Holland.
very, very handy for their client. But that still leaves
Holland, on his way out of the country with a serious
chunk of change for his troubles.
Hardison Forwards the
So how can they really nail Holland to the wall? Evidence to the Fed
This is Nate’s chance to bring everyone together and do Player: Intelligence + Hacker, plus Nate’s
just that. We’ll use Flashback Scenes to give Nate some Mastermind d10
extra dice for this final challenge. Guide: d8 + d6
Go around the table and reveal to each Player
Success: Either grant Nate an extra d6 for the Wrap
(except for Nate’s) what cool thing their Crewmember
Up roll, or step up an existing Asset.
did in the past that gives them a big advantage now.
You can use the examples below or, if you’re up to it, Failure: The doctoring would have been helpful if
have the Players come up with their own. Varun Ramadas wasn’t such an idiot.
10
Flashback & Wrap Up
Flashback
shape. In fact, the client may even have some addi-
tional cash (the pay-off from Connelly) or control over
Parker hid the cash inside one of the obnoxious, huge Chance Enterprises (if the Crew hand over the paper-
rain lamps just before leaving the office. Once the rest work). And if Nate didn’t manage to turn Holland and
of the team secured the papers, she tapped the button Connelly over to the cops, then who’s up for a trip to
for the silent alarm and summoned the police. She and the Caymans? Sophie knows a guy…
Hardison both donned fake FBI jackets and she and
Hardison remove the rain lamp, claiming that it’s sto- So there you have it. The Quickstart
len property and evidence in an ongoing fraud investi- Job. Now that you’ve had a sample,
gation involving online auction websites. you may want to pick up the
LEVERAGE Roleplaying Game
(Summer 2010). It’s got all you need
Parker Hides The Cash to create new Jobs, introduce more
Player: intelligence + Thief, plus Nate’s Twists and Complications, and get extensive background
Mastermind d10 on cons, heists, and capers. Get ready to get even!
Guide: d8 + d6
Extras
Success: Either grant Nate an extra d6 Asset for the
Wrap Up roll, or step up an existing Asset.
Failure: It wasn’t a bad move, but it was just one more
piece of evidence rather than being a clincher.
Charles Connelly
Bringing It As is obvious to everyone with eyes to see, he’s entirely
corrupt. He’s one of those smarmy guys who are well
All Together past 40 but who hasn’t put his frat days behind him
and who thinks the cut of his jacket hides his well-
Once the flashbacks are complete, Nate sees how effec- developed paunch. And if it doesn’t, the $10,000 watch
tive everything is. Despite the Twist, all the cards are usually helps the ladies overlook it. He’s smuggled in
on the table. It’s time to seal the deal. three million in cash to buy Chance Enterprises from
Holland before he leaves town.
Nate’s Wrap Up Traits: Shark d8, Lousy Drunk d4
Player: Intelligence + Mastermind, plus all Assets
from Flashbacks Varun Ramadas
Guide: d8 + d8, plus Complications if appropri- Varun Ramadas is a little nebbish of a man, with
ate, like Suspicious, Extra-Alert Security, and glasses, a receding hairline and a delight at the free
Stressed and Annoyed, +d8 if Connelly is still appetizers. He’s an honest but ineffective investigator
around who has failed to penetrate Holland’s facade and has
Success: Holland and Connelly are not only ruined very nearly given up, though if evidence were to land
from a business point of view, but the FBI arrests in his lap, even he would know what to do with it.
them both for securities fraud, wire fraud, and other Maybe.
charges. Traits: Honest d10, Investigator d4
Failure: Holland may have taken a hit, but he manages
to escape to the Cayman Islands. Connelly’s not so
lucky.
11
The Team
Parker
Agility d10
Grifter d6
Strength d8
Hacker d4
“Looks like Parker’s gonna Vitality d8
Hitter d8
Alertness d10
have to crawl through the Intelligence d6
Mastermind d4
Thief d10
Willpower d6
air duct again. God forbid When the Guide asks you to roll something like “Agility
plus Thief” you take those dice (a d10 and a d10),
anyone else would have to roll them, and add them together. If you have any extra
dice (such as if you used one of your traits), then you
learn how to crawl on their pick the two highest values and add those together.
Traits
stomach through a tiny space. Crazy • No—Really Crazy • Cool Under Pressure
Talents
Steady Hands: When Thief is one of the dice in your
roll, you may re-roll one of your dice for every one of
the Guide’s opposition dice that come up 1.
Perfect Timing: Gain an extra d8 to your roll when you
need to do something according to precise timing, or
to assess how long it would take to do something. Also,
you don’t need a watch.
12
The Team
Hardison
Agility d8
Grifter d4
Strength d8
Hacker d10
Vitality d8
Hitter d4
Alertness d8
Intelligence d10
Mastermind d8 “You know, I had to re-task
Thief d6
Willpower d6
When the Guide asks you to roll something like
two satellites just to get a lousy
“Intelligence plus Hacker” you take those dice (a d10
and a d10), roll them, and add them together. If you internet connection. Took more
have any extra dice (such as if you used one of your
traits), then you pick the two highest values and add
those together.
than an hour to torrent the
Traits
Cocky • Geek • Computer
last episode of Doctor Who.”
Any time you’re rolling dice and being Cocky, a
Geek or using a Computer would help, then you can
describe one or more of those things and you can add
an extra d8 to the roll for each Trait you use.
On the other hand, if the Guide says being Cocky
or Geeky makes a problem for you, or a Computer is
on the fritz, you can describe that and add an extra d4
to the roll and gain a Plot Point for each Trait you use.
Talents
“Do You Have That Thing I Gave You?”: You can
spend a Plot Point to give another member of the team
an extra d8 on any roll by reminding them of the sweet
piece of gadgetry you gave them. If you can describe
or play a brief flashback, increase that to a d10.
Opportunist: When you’re rolling Hacker, sometimes
things that look like setbacks are actually opportuni-
ties. Whenever the Guide rolls a 1 on a die, you may
add an additional d6 to your roll, and if appropriate,
recalculate your result.
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The Team
Nate
Agility d6
Grifter d8
Strength d6
Hacker d4
“I’m the one with a plan. Vitality d8
Hitter d4
Alertness d8
Now, I know you children Intelligence d10
Mastermind d10
Thief d6
Willpower d10
don’t play well with others When the Guide asks you to roll something like
“Willpower plus Mastermind” you take those dice (a
but I need you to hold d10 and a d10), roll them, and add them together. If
you have any extra dice (such as if you used one of
it together for exactly your traits), then you pick the two highest values and
add those together.
Talents
Archangel: So long as you are in contact with the team,
any member of the team can spend Plot Points to give
dice to any other member of the team.
Master Plan: You’ve already covered the angles. If
you’re making a roll with Mastermind (or using it to aid
another team member) every 1 the Guide rolls lets you
turn one of your dice from a 1 to a 2.
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The Team
Eliot
Agility d8
Grifter d6
Strength d10
Hacker d4
Vitality d8 “Look, pull a knife like this, it
Hitter d10
Alertness d8
Intelligence d6
Mastermind d8 cuts through an onion, a knife
Thief d4
Willpower d8
When the Guide asks you to roll something like
like this, cuts through, like,
“Strength plus Hitter” you take those dice (a d10 and
a d10), roll them, and add them together. If you have eight Yakuza in four seconds.
any extra dice (such as if you used one of your traits),
then you pick the two highest values and add those
together.
Carnage, screams. People are like
Traits knives. Everything’s in context.”
Bad Boy • Mysterious History •
Smarter Than He Looks
Talents
Badass: During a Fight Action where you’re outnum-
bered, when Guide rolls a “1”, instead of making an
Asset you can spend a Plot Point to remove one of the
dice your opponent gets for outnumbering you. You also
break ties on all exchanges using Hitter. In addition,
you can do one other non-fighting action in the same
exchange that you roll on your Hitter die, such as unclip
a gun and toss it aside.
Threat Assessment: When you successfully use a
Notice Action against an extra, you also immediately
notice any Traits rated d10 that he or she has. If you
have time to study them and spend a Plot Point, you are
also aware of any Traits at d8 or d4.
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The Team
Sophie
Agility d8
Grifter d10
Strength d6
Hacker d4
Vitality d8
Hitter d4
Alertness d8
Mastermind d6
Intelligence d10
Thief d8
“Villains, con men, Willpower d8
When the Guide asks you to roll something like
wolves in sheep’s clothing. “Intelligence plus Grifter” you take those dice (a d10
and a d10), roll them, and add them together. If you
Felt right at home.” have any extra dice (such as if you used one of your
traits), then you pick the two highest values and add
those together.
Traits
Gorgeous • Actress • Deceitful
Any time you’re rolling dice and the fact that you’re
Gorgeous, Deceitful or (cough cough) an Actress, then
you can describe one or more of those things and you
can add an extra d8 to the roll for each Trait you use.
On the other hand, if the Guide says these things
might make your life harder (such as attracting
unwanted attention or, say, acting really, really badly),
you can describe that and add an extra d4 to the roll
and gain a Plot Point for each Trait you use instead.
Talents
Social Center: You may share (give or take) up to 3 Plot
Points with any team member you are in the same scene
with. No more than 3 Plot Points may be given, taken,
or distributed among team members per scene.
Slip of the Tongue: Whenever the Guide rolls a 1 on
his dice, you may ask the Guide a question about the
person you’re rolling against, which the Guide must
answer at least vaguely.
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