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Frank Russo
The Living Noir

A 24-Victory Professional Contractor played by Ozz in Maelstrom

Report

Frank Russo is a private investigator who will risk his life to become the ultimate noir detective and make sure no crime goes unpunished.

He is 37 years old, lives in The Royal's Moon Base, and often appears as a monochrome detective, kitted out with a trench-coat and trilby to match.

Frank Russo lives in Maelstrom, a setting where videos of the supernatural go viral every day. His journal, A black and white filing cabinet, has 5 entries. His Questionnaire has 7 answers.

Attributes

Brawn

5 Charisma

4 Dexterity

4 Intellect

4 Perception

8

Abilities

6 Alertness

2 Animals

3 Athletics

3 Crafts

3 Culture

2 Drive

0 Firearms

3 Influence

6 Investigation

2 Medicine

1 Melee

4 Occult

2 Performance

2 Science

3 Stealth

2 Survival

2 Technology

2 Thievery

(TapClick for Combat reference)

Initiative: 0 dice

Movement: 0 feet

Dash: 0 feet

Perception + Alertness: 0 dice

At the start of Combat, roll Initiative: Dexterity + Perception Difficulty 6.

Each Round of Combat represents 3 seconds of near-simultaneous action.

It's my Turn

You get one Movement and one Action on your turn every Round of Combat.

Movement

Movement is taken immediately before OR after your Action. It cannot be split.
You may Free Move (0) feet. Minimum 5 feet.
You may Dash up to an additional (0 feet).
- Dashing penalizes your Action -1 die per 5 feet.
All-out Sprint: instead of using free Movement or Dash, you may spend your Action and roll Brawn + Athletics ( dice) Difficulty 6. You move (0 + (Outcome x 5) Feet).

Actions

Attack with your weapon or hands.
Evade by rolling to Defend or Dodge. Your Outcome is "spent" to reduce the Outcome of any incoming attacks until your next Action.
Activate a Power or use an Ability as normal.
Hold your Action by declaring an Action and a triggering event. If the event occurs before your turn on the next Round, you perform the Action.

I'm being attacked

If you have not yet spent your Action this Round, you may use it as a Reaction.

Reactions

Dodge by rolling Dexterity + Athletics ( dice) Difficulty 6. Your Outcome is subtracted from the attacker's.
Defend with your weapon by rolling its attack roll. Your Outcome is subtracted from the attacker's. Availability depends on weapon match-up (tap/hover).
Clash with the attacker using the same roll you would use to Defend. The higher Outcome (not contested) is treated as the result of a successful, undefended attack roll against the loser.

Desperate Defense

If you have already used your Action, you may Exert your Mind to perform a Reaction. Your next Round's Action receives a -2 dice penalty. You cannot Clash as a Desperate Defense or React more than once to a given Action.

Will to Survive

Once per Contract, you may reduce the severity of an incoming Injury up to 5 Severity levels (to a minimum of Severity 5). You also take a point of Mind Damage and suffer a Battle Scar as normal.

If an attack's Outcome is positive after defense, it results in a new Injury with Severity = Outcome + Weapon damage - Armor

Injuries

(Frank Russo is unharmed)

(TapClick for Severe Injury reference)

Injuries Severity 4+ cause a Battle Scar or Equipment destruction and always require Stabilization

Stabilization is the Injury's main treatment, and each Injury can only be successfully Stabilized once

Unstabilized Injuries worsen by 1 Severity level every half hour

Proper Stabilization

Requires an advanced first aid kit for Severity 4 Injuries, a surgery setup for Severity 5 Injuries, and a surgery theater for Severity 6+ Injuries.

Roll Intellect + Medicine, Difficulty equal to Severity

An Outcome of 1 or greater will Stabilize the Injury and stop its degradation.
Outcome 4+ puts the Injury on track to heal clean: its Battle Scar heals with it.
On a Botch, the Injury's Severity increases by 1.
Failed or Botched attempts may be re-attempted at +1 Difficulty per failure.

Makeshift Stabilization

Attempt a major treatment using insufficient or improvised medical equipment.

Roll Intellect + Medicine, Difficulty > Severity

(Difficulty based on materials and tactics used)

Outcome 1+ will Stabilize the Injury and stop its degradation.
However, any Outcome less than 4 increases the Injury’s Severity by 1. Botches also worsen its Battle Scar if it caused one.
Regardless of Outcome, any Battle Scars caused by the Injury will persist after it is fully healed.
Failed or Botched attempts may be retried at +1 Difficulty per failure.

Self-stabilization attempts are rolled at +1 Difficulty.

Battle Scars

Dice penalties from Battle Scars do not stack with Stress

Internal Storage (A bit of flesh on Frank's stomach functions as a hidden pocket. It can hold no more than a backpack.)

Unending March (Frank’s free movement is increased by 15 feet.)

Body 8

Stress

9 Mind

Miffed

Annoyed

Agitated

Bruised

Distracted

Hurt

-1

Rattled

Injured

-1

Worried

Wounded

-2

Alarmed

Mauled

-3

Frantic

Maimed

-4

Delirious

X_X

Limits

Betrayal

Anguish

Murder

Traumas

Phobia of Paper When you encounter the subject of your phobia, you must roll Self-Control to avoid entering a fight-or-flight response. If you fail, you may Exert your Mind to face your fear.

No Man Left Behind You must roll Self-Control to leave an ally in danger behind.

Paranoia You have a natural distrust of everyone around you, and are always on edge looking for threats.

Foresight

Whenever , regain one Source. Cooldown: one hour

Circumstances

In Maelstrom

Finances: Comfortable

From Assets and Liabilities

Your finances are in-order, and you can afford to spare some for your Contracting. You have access to $35,000 (or equivalent currency) per Contract.

Criminal Record in the UK:

Given by PoisedIvyT_T

You were caught, sentenced, and trialed. You have a criminal record in the UK for possession of a deadly weapon. Subject to GM interpretation when Contractor is in the UK.

Point of Contact: Delphine, the Universal Librarian

Given by Contracted_Pyre

You know someone in a specific industry or area of influence, and can lean on them for assistance. Once per Contract, and once per Downtime, you may call in a favor from Delphine.. Your contact is not brainwashed or supernaturally compelled, and they may refuse to do things which are unreasonable or absurd. You may attempt to call in additional favors beyond the first one, but these are not guaranteed, and over-use of your contact may cause you to lose them, as well as create potential Loose Ends.

Way to the Market

Given by Contracted_Pyre

You carved a portal into your closet, good job. Allows you to visit the Market from your home.

Mutual Knowledge Agreement

Given by Ozz

You've entered into a binding oath with a Contractor: Benedict Hollysmith. Neither can directly hurt the other physically, legally or financially. Upon being asked for information regarding cryptids, you have keep it up. Breaking the contract will result in a Severity 6 Injury, and for the offending party.

Unwelcome in Cairo You are wanted by Grigori Raskolnikov, and by extension his people--including the corrupt police force he pays the bills of. To return to Cairo, Egypt would be a death trap. If you return to the city and are recognized, both official and underworld elements will attempt to capture or kill you.

Wanted in Japan

Given by EYECLONE

Wanted in Japan for the murder of a cop as well as terrorism GM decision on what this does should he make it known that he is in Japan

Illuminated: Debated

Given by Polymorph

There is some publicly-accessible evidence of your supernatural nature. Rumors of your capabilities circulate online, and some people believe them. You find it easier to get publicity, often to a fault. You may be stalked by internet sleuths, and your actions, contacts, and public appearances are highly scrutinized.

Poacher

Given by Ltyinkwint

You have been labeled as a poacher by OWL. OWL will no longer work with you.

Conditions

From Assets and Liabilities

Additional Language: Italian You are fluent in an additional language You can speak, read, and write in the chosen language. You may be given a roll to decipher some amount of meaning from a related language at the GMs discretion.

Born Runner You are built specifically for running. +5 feet of free Movement, +2 dice to all-out sprint rolls.

From Maelstrom

Imbued After accepting your first Invitation to a Contract, you are Imbued, altering you in several ways. After completing a Contract, your learning and conditioning improves rapidly. However, you require the Contracts to advance. You have an indomitable Will to Survive. You may Exert your Mind to improve the Outcome of your Actions. You are highly receptive to therapy and may "cure" one of your Traumas with counseling on a Downtime.

Employed at a Pottery Stand You made an impression on Vitos and she's happy to have you at her and her wifes stand any time! You can spend your downtime to go to The Farmer's Market and work a shift. You'll be paid 50 Ducats for working a shift. You can also go to The Market to buy and sell magical goods and services, though who knows what you'll find.

Seen Things Your exposure to unspeakable horrors has hardened you. You are at -1 Difficulty to all Trauma rolls. You receive this automatically upon reaching Seasoned status (10 victories), and cannot take it prior to that.

Adoptive Father - Penny Russo Weighing 13 pounds of adorableness, Penny has light brown skin and shiny black hair. Like any 3.5 month baby, she is completely helpless and needs lots of love and money to thrive.

John Smith actually just another adopted child

Less Than Human: Pedophiles There is a particular class of person that you consider wholly deplorable and undeserving of compassion. If you have the limits, Murder, Atrocities, and/or Life-Saver, they do not apply to this class of people

Loose Ends

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Advancement

Professional

24 Victories - 5 Failures

Remaining Exp: 0
(Earned: 389 - Spent: 389)

An itemized record of every Contract, advancement, and more

Journal: A black and white filing cabinet

View Frank Russo's Encountered Contractors

Latest 1 of 5 entries

Inadequacy

Questionnaire

Latest 3 of 7 answers

Moves

Frank Russo has made 4 Moves.

Only GMs who have permission to run Contracts and post World Events in Maelstrom can post Moves for Frank Russo.

Biography

[IN THE WORKS!]

Assets And Liabilities

Assets

-1 Additional Language

Language: Italian

-6 Born Runner

-6 Finances: Comfortable