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Message no. 1
From: TillK <kortuem@*******.DE>
Subject: Assassin Specialist revised (long)
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:54:41 +0200
Well, I rewrote the Assassin Specialist according to Gurth´s corrections,
and now she can be used as a starting character...
Any opinions?

ASSASSIN SPECIALIST
(revised)

RACE (C): Elf

ATTRIBUTES (B)
B Q S C I W E M R
5 6 4 6 6 3 6 0 6

ACTIVE SKILLS (A) KNOWLEDGE SKILLS
Athletics 6 Assassin Network 5
Edged Weapons (Sword) 4(6) Computer Background 4
Demolitions 3 Conspiracy Theories 3
Heavy Weapons 3 Corporate Politics 3
Launch Weapons 2 Electronics Background 4
Pistols (Ares Predator) 3(5) English 3
Projectile Weapons 4 Read/Write 1
Rifles 4 Japanese Culture 2
Shotguns 3 Japanese 2
Stealth (Tracking) 5(7) Read/Write 1
Submachine Guns 4 Psychology 4
Unarmed Combat (Kick Attacks) 3(5) Sperethiel (Elven) 2
Read/Write 1
Tir Tairngire History 3
Tir Tairngire Politics 2

NOTES:
Natural Low Light Vision

RESOURCES (D): 20,000¾

PLAYING AN ASSASSIN SPECIALIST
As she never knows where a job will take her
or what it will demand, the Assassin Specialist must
prepare for all contingencies. Balance is essential.
Her skills and abilities must allow her to learn all
she can about her target, quickly and efficiently.
Then, she must be prepared to execute her plan
without hesitation, regardless of whether it calls for
a midnight infiltration into a corporate stronghold
or a wide open street kill at high noon. A successful
kill is mandatory, but consideration of escape is
paramount as well. Without an equally well-
planned and executed escape there will be no next
target, no next challenge.
Usually, the Specialist maintains one or more
cover identities that she uses to conceal her true
identity and goals, as well as to gain the confidence
of unsuspecting targets. She works best on her
own, but is prepared to act as part of a larger
team that specializes in subtlety.
Assassin Specialists are most often trained
and retained by large Megacorps or Nations. It
takes great capital to keep a highly trained killer
on call. And even in the world of these seasoned
specialists, there are some whose reality is spoken
of only in hished whispers - the Kimera of Seattle,
the Dragons of the Triads, or the Paladins of Tir
Tairngire ...

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-- TillK ]B-]
#674 of 1000

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