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You are a Journalist.  You investigate the facts and merely put them together into stories for the masses.  You may sometimes leave out some "facts" while emphasizing others, but this is how you sell stories.  The world needs drama, and to be brought to life.  You're focused on facts but using descriptions that astound the readers, and bring them into the story.  You often find yourself investigating scenes of intrigue, reading the emotions of bystanders and suspects, using creative stories to get into the door and seeing what others miss through your mastery of perception.

 
Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Insight, Perception, Deception
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit, Forgery Kit
Equipment: Press credentials, Travelers clothes, Disguise Kit or Forgery Kit and a pouch with 20 gp 
 
Feature: Journalism

You have a vast network of sources that you built during the Last War.  Though the war is over, you still have that network and are able to leverage it to find out information that others would take days, weeks or months to find.  You can use this feature, if you're in a city or town, to take 1 hour to give advantage on intelligence based rolls.  

 
Suggested Characteristics

Investigation, Insight, Perception, Deception. Persuasian

d6 Personality Trait
1 You attempt to be a wall-flower, able to see the action, but never participating.
2 I use flattery to get answer to tough questions.
3 I do whatever it takes to get the story, as the truth is more important than morals.
4 Truth is merely perception, and I perceive for the reader.
5 The last war did wonders for my career, let me show you my scars.
6 The last war did wonders for my career, my rhetoric needs to re-ignite a new war.
d6 Ideal
1 Everyone deserves to know the truth, no matter how horrible it might be.
2 My truth is more important than the truth.
3 Truth is not a matter of opinion, so it is important that I verify and re-verify the facts.
4 I stroke the embers of the last war in order to help launch a new even greater war.
5 There is no evil, no good, just my point of view.
6 Good journalism supports the little people against the power brokers who seek to start a new war.
d6 Bond
1 With my writing, knowledge of truth is shared with the masses.
2 I am no one without my notes, journals and writing instruments.
3 The news outlet I work for is the only bastion of true journalism.
4 I run my own small news outlet, because the truth is too important to trust to big paper editors.
5 My sources are my true family, and we keep each other safe.
6 The last war was my news, now I must re-ignite it at all costs
d6 Flaw
1 I embellish the truth, just to garner more attention to my stories.
2 My lack of morals, to get the story no matter what, has me in an existential crisis. I am a good person!
3 I know things about people in power they don't know I know, but if they find out, I'm dead.
4 My loose lips have sunk airships, and cost thousands of lives. The guilt is horrifying.
5 My family, and children, think I died in a battle during the Great War and I'm okay with that.
6 My name, on the byline, is more important than the truth.
 
Variant Journalist: Field Reporter

You're a well known face for the news.  People like and trust you, and everyone wants to tell you their story.  Unlike the journalist, you are driven more by charisma than you're investigation.  Smile, everyone is looking at  you.

 
Variant Feature: Investigative Charm

You also have a vast network because everyone knows your face.  You're able to use your notoriety to gain advantage on Charisma based skill rolls when you're investigating for information that you claim is for a big story you're writing. 

 
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