Social Worker
I’m a Social Worker, of course I can sympathize, maintain a poker face, threaten to get your kid taken away by the state.
Substitutes for: Connect.
Feature: Evaluates Self.
Feature: Therapeutic.
Feature: Substitutes for
Every standard identity substitutes for at least one ability, by default, or more if taken as an additional feature. It’s only for taking actions that the ability it subs for ordinarily covers.
An identity does not sub for that ability for the purposes of coercing a shock meter or making a stress check, unless it has the Resists Shock or Coerces feature respectively.
Receptionist
I’m a Receptionist, of course I can instantly pick up clues by flipping through someone’s day planner, memorize phone numbers, delay creditors.
Substitutes for: Lie.
Feature: Resists challenges to Helplessness.
Feature: Evaluates Helplessness.
Quiet
I’m Quiet, of course I can be around people who normally freak out at strangers, get close to wildlife, avoid being overheard.
Substitutes for: Secrecy.
Feature: Substitutes for Notice.
Feature: Resists challenges to Isolation.
Police Officer
I’m a Police Officer, of course I can fix your parking ticket, reasonably request entry to most places, find my way around town.
Substitutes for: Pursuit.
Feature: Provides Firearm Attacks.
Feature: Substitutes for Struggle.
Occultist
I’m an Occultist, of course I can tell the difference between Santería and Satanism, wow the goth kids, cruelly mock the major religions.
Substitutes For: Knowledge.
Feature: Casts Rituals.
Feature: Evaluates Unnatural.
Nature Lover
I’m a Nature Lover, of course I can identify those animal tracks, start a campfire without matches, purify water.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Provides Wound Threshold.
Feature: Resists challenges to Isolation.
Muslim
I’m a Muslim, of course I can read Arabic, remember some Saudi history, cook a pretty good halal dinner.
Substitutes for: Connect.
Feature: Resists challenges to the Unnatural.
Feature: Resists challenges to Self.
Lifeguard
I’m a Lifeguard, of course I can swim fast, spot the signs of drowning, perform CPR.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Substitutes for Notice.
Feature: Provides Wound Threshold.
Karate Instructor
I’m a Karate Instructor, of course I can speak some fragmentary Japanese, get a tonfa out of my gym bag, get help or advice from one of my students.
Substitutes for: Dodge.
Feature: Resists challenges to Violence.
Feature: Provides Initiative.
Jujutsu Instructor
I’m a Jujutsu Instructor, of course I can explain that martial arts match to an outsider, get a bokken out of my trunk, bond with other fans of Ronda Rousey.
Substitutes for: Struggle.
Feature: Substitutes for Dodge.
Feature: Evaluates Violence.