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Jacob Cruz
I do what I must.

A 4-Victory Novice Contractor played by Bigswordsman in The Torrent

Jacob Cruz is a Forensic Scientist who will risk his life to become the ultimate Martyr-Penitent and make up for his past transgressions by bringing those responsible, including himself, to justice.

He is 27 years old, lives in a condo in Vancouver, and often appears as 5'7" Filipino, usually sporting darker clothes & sunglasses.

Jacob Cruz lives in The Torrent, a setting where there’s an ongoing torrent of the paranatural. His journal, Confessions of a Penitent Soul, has 7 entries. His Questionnaire has 13 answers.

Attributes

Brawn

3 Charisma

2 Dexterity

3 Intellect

5 Perception

3

Abilities

4 Alertness

0 Animals

3 Athletics

0 Crafts

0 Culture

2 Drive

3 Firearms

1 Influence

5 Investigation

1 Medicine

0 Melee

0 Occult

0 Performance

2 Science

1 Stealth

0 Survival

1 Technology

2 Thievery

2 Case "Fixing"

(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

(Jacob Cruz 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

Tinnitus (You suffer a -2 dice penalty to any roll which benefits from hearing. You cannot distinguish the words of others in loud situations.)

Body 7

Stress

8 Mind

Agitated

Bruised

Distracted

Hurt

-1

Rattled

Injured

-1

Worried

Wounded

-2

Alarmed

Mauled

-3

Frantic

Maimed

-4

Delirious

X_X

Limits

Atrocities

Failure

Injustice

Traumas

Harm OCD You have a fear of hurting potentially innocent people. Whenever your action (or inaction) would explicitly cause someone innocent to be seriously hurt physically or emotionally. Make a self-control roll not to have a panic attack and freeze up. You may exert your mind to get past this.

Shame

Whenever , regain one Source. Cooldown: one day

Circumstances

In The Torrent

Finances: Average

From Assets and Liabilities

You can live stably off your money. You have access to $2,500 (or equivalent currency) per Contract.

Database: Criminal Cases (ie Case reports, Crime scene information, Victims/Convicts, Prosecution/Defense/Judge, etc.)

From Assets and Liabilities

You have access to a specific database of non-public information. As long as you have internet access or cell service, you may search for relevant information in your database. GMs may require you to make a roll and/or spend a significant amount of time for particularly complex or nuanced information requests, at their discretion.

Point of Contact: Cara Chau

Given by athanasynt

You know someone in a specific industry or area of influence (Investigative Reporter from Vancouver) , and can lean on them for assistance. Once per Contract, and once per Downtime, you may call in a favor from Cara Chau. 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.

Kept Tabs On By The Centre

Given by athanasynt

The highly corrupt VPD Centre for Forensics and Crime Scene Investigation has blackmail on you, and will do a lot of things to silence you. Your activity is likely being tracked. Anything suspicious could alert the Centre and they may send people after you or create a Loose End.

Conditions

From Assets and Liabilities

Deep Sleeper You require more sleep than most people, and are quick to fall asleep but slow to wake up. All attempts to put you to sleep succeed automatically. A full restful sleep requires at least 10 hours of sleep. Attempts to wake you up while sleeping, as well as Perception checks you make while you’re sleeping, are at +2 difficulty.

Cat-Eyes Your eyes catch the light in the dark like a cat or dog's, granting low-light vision. You suffer no penalty to rolls in low-light situations. You cannot see in pitch blackness.

Contortionist You are unusually flexible, and may squeeze through small spaces with ease. Reduce the Difficulty of any roll to escape a grapple or Dexterity roll involving flexibility by 2.

Nimble Fingers Your fingers are particularly long and slender. You receive a +2 dice bonus to any action that requires fine manual dexterity.

From The Torrent

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.

Loose Ends

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Advancement

Novice

4 Victories - 0 Failures

Remaining Exp: 0
(Earned: 190 - Spent: 190)

An itemized record of every Contract, advancement, and more

Journal: Confessions of a Penitent Soul

View Jacob Cruz's Encountered Contractors

Latest 3 of 7 entries

Rebound

Missteps and a Rocky Start

Ghosts from the Past

Questionnaire

Latest 3 of 13 answers

Moves

Jacob Cruz has made 1 Move.

Righting Past Wrongs: First Steps

Only GMs who have permission to run Contracts and post World Events in The Torrent can post Moves for Jacob Cruz.

Assets And Liabilities

Assets

-0 Finances: Average

-3 Cat-Eyes

-3 Contortionist

-3 Nimble Fingers

-6 Database

Access to: Criminal Cases (ie Case reports, Crime scene information, Victims/Convicts, etc.)

Liabilities

+3 Deep Sleeper