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Building Your Agent's Arc

Creature

How do you do, fellow humans?

Tired of living on the fringes of society, Creature Agents left their homes to join the modern world. Whether vampire, robot, or mutated turtle, these employees now live among normal people under an assumed identity and are perpetually one misstep away from being discovered.

Though these Agents have innate or artificial means to blend in seamlessly with humanity, their self-restraint is often no match for their inhuman desires. Whether they crave sunlight, salt water, or blood, Creature Agents are more likely than any other to pursue objectives not covered in any briefing. Their Relationships tend to confuse their loyalties, and their customs tend to confuse their witnesses.

But their desire to fit in keeps them focused, their fear of discovery inspires vigilance, and here at the Agency, we think there's nothing more noble than trying to be just like everybody else.

Reality Trigger: Yes Right Now

Your true self has needs that others may understand but could never share. The GM may use Reality Trigger to have one of these urges bubble to the surface of your consciousness. If you ignore this urge, the willpower spent ignoring it causes you to struggle to communicate with others: the Relationship who most believes your disguise loses one Connection.

If the truth about yourself is confessed or exposed to someone, mark the next empty box on a four-box on a "Revealed" track. When this happens while all boxes are marked, or you are exposed publicly in a way that can't be undone, your disguise no longer functions. If you can continue to work you must choose a new Reality

Burnout Release: Crushing It

When you are doing something that will make you seem less interesting, ignore all Burnout.

Onboarding Questions

What made you decide on a life in a different world?
What is the worst thing that could happen to your friends if you let down your guard?
What is your favorite idiom?

Relationship Matrix

You have three core Relationships that are your anchors to society. Identify them by answering the questions in your Relationship Matrix.

Give the Relationship you’re closest to 6 Connection. Give the other two 3 Connection .

Who came from the same place you did?
Examples:Local Metereologist, Bus Driver, Your Creator

Who taught you how to hide among regular people?
Examples:Religious Leader, G.E.D. Proctor, Gas Station Attendant

Who do you wish to teach more about your first life?
Examples: Neighbor's Kid, Unscrupulous Real Estate Developer, Mail Carrier