Description
A character with the Streetwise Skill understands how life on the streets works, and is adept at surviving and thriving by its rules
- He can navigate the city, knows who to go to for information or help, and knows where he will be safe
- Streetwise characters can make use of the city’s unique resources, buy and sell on the black market, or find out secrets
- It’s an important Skill for any character that needs to avoid the law, navigate the dangers in the city, and keep from ending up on the bad sides of the wrong people
Examples
Sample Actions
- Find a shortcut (Wits + Streetwise)
- Get the word on the street (Manipulation + Streetwise)
- Work the black market (Manipulation + Streetwise)
Sample Specialties
- Black market
- Gangs
- Navigation
- Rumours
- Undercover Work
Sample Contacts
- Bartender in a Rough Part of Town
- Drug Dealer
- Undercover Cop
Levels
Examples and descriptions of someone at each level
Novice (1 dot)
- This character knows his neighbourhood very well, and knows who to go to get the information he needs
Professional (2 dot)
- At this level of Streetwise, a character knows where to ditch a hot car and who might be able to handle a specific minor favour
Experienced (3 dot)
- Insiders and true fixtures of the street scene have this level of the Skill
- A character with three dots in Streetwise knows who can make the proper introductions and who can actually get things accomplished
Expert (4 dot)
- This character never gets lost in her town. And it is her town.
- She knows everyone, and everyone knows her
Master (5 dot)
- There isn’t a secret in town that this character can’t access
- A character at this rank doesn’t just know who to go to in order to get things done – he is the one people go to