You are a spy, highly trained after being identified at a young age for your physical and mental aptitude and your steadiness in high pressure situations. You have had some close calls before but have always managed to find your way out or be the last person standing. You may be a member of a Guild of Secrets or work for the intelligence agency of your particular monarch. Or you may freelance, playing one side off on another. Whatever your allegiance, you are sure of one thing and one thing only: you will complete your mission.
- Skill Proficiencies: Stealth and Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit or Forgery Kit, Water and Land Vehicles
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A set of dark common clothes including a hood, a ring containing a secret poison pellet, and a belt pouch containing 10gp.
Operative Specialty
There are many kinds of operatives, and in your training you specialized in one of the following areas. Of course, you might just be great at all of them, like the best spies are.
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Operative Specialty |
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Surveillance
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2
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Assassination
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3
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Combat
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4
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Analysis
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5
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Research
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6
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Gadgetry
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7
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Leadership
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8
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All of the Above
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Feature: Spy Training
Your training as an operative gives you uncanny awareness. You naturally mark all exits when you enter a building and you know how to find them from anywhere in the building. You also have a honed sense of how many people are in a given room, who might be armed, and whom to neutralize first if violence breaks out.
Suggested Characteristics
Secret Operatives are self-assured and cool under pressure. The higher the stakes, the better they perform. They may seem to have a perfectly normal life under a false identity, but the moment they are called into action, their true training and natural ability are on display, often to fantastic results. Other times, their bravado can be their undoing.
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Personality Trait |
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I prefer sneaking around to open confrontation.
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2
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I have a sense of humor so dry that people never can tell when I’m joking.
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3
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I always need to get the last word.
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4
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My clothing looks pristine no matter how many scrapes I’ve been in.
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5
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I’ve done things I’m not proud of, but I find ways to justify them to myself.
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6
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I can think quickly through a long list of options and usually choose the best one.
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7
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I have a knack for stalling when in danger, and I’m good at keeping my enemies talking.
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8
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I am not subtle. When I’m around, things tend to explode.
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Ideal |
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Mastery. I have studied up on the work of all the best operatives and seek to emulate their greatness. (Neutral)
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2
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Authority. My superiors know what’s best for me, and I follow their orders unflinchingly. (Lawful)
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3
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Duty. My training has given me tools to help people, even if they don’t know I was involved. (Good)
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4
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Instinct. I rely on my intuition to make decisions; this means that sometimes I uphold the system, and sometimes I tear it down. (Chaotic)
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5
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Vengeance. I am done being a pawn; I will show them the monster they have made. (Evil)
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6
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Self-Reliance. I am my own best weapon, and I keep myself sharp. (Any)
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Bond |
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The love of my life died because of my actions. I work for atonement.
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2
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I have no idea who I truly am anymore, and I seek clarity for my memory.
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3
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My family do not know I’m still alive. I hope to reconnect with them someday.
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4
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I work in secret to protect people; the fact that they can go about their daily lives oblivious to danger means I’m doing my job.
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5
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An old ally and friend betrayed me and our organization; I seek to bring him/her to justice.
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6
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I am fiercely loyal to those who trust me to get the job done, using my own methods, of course.
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Flaw |
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I always think I’m right, even if my superiors disagree.
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2
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I only befriend others when I think they can be of use to me.
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3
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I too often succumb to my own destructive passions.
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4
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My bravado is a mask; deep down I’m terrified all the time.
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5
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I disregard consequences and body counts mean nothing to me.
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6
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Only spies who mess up get famous, and yet I have a desire for fame.
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