Racket City Private Eye

With the soaring crime rates across Racket City, you are never short of a crime to follow and a criminal to chase. Having excelled as a city guard you earned your way to the top, learning the secrets of the trade, but you felt you were missing something, something was telling you that the city needed someone unrestrained by the red tape and bureaucracy. With the driving vision be the best you set out as a P.I, ready to tackle the cases most detectives would surely shy away from. 

Skill Proficiencies: The field of detective work is cut-throat and cunning. You gain these skill proficiencies due to your supposed competence.

 

 

Tool Proficiencies: Years on the force have taught you the age old art of procurement. You gain these tool proficiencies through training.

Languages: Being a Private Investigator, you have learned to understand some of the shadier languages spoken throughout Racket City.

Equipment: You have had many cases, and you have learned it is best to defend yourself. 

Suggested Characteristics

 

Investigators very often are confronted to some of the most horrid traits of their fellow citizens, which can leave an indelible mark on their characters and their disposition.

 

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’m always polite and respectful, but remain stubbornly intent on delving into my companions' motives.
2	I’m haunted by memories of a difficult / unsolved case. I can’t get the images of these murders out of my mind.
3	I’ve lost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new ones.
4	I’m full of (un)inspiring and cautionary tales from my investigative experience (ir)relevant to almost any situation.
5	I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.
6	I tend to use force to obtain information.
7	I have a wry and cynical way to look at life.
8	I face problems with a cold, analytical approach. A thorough, in-depth research is the best path to success.

d6	Ideal
1	Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good)
2	Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful)
3	Independence. When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny. (Chaotic)
4	Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil)
5	Live and Let Live. Ideals aren’t worth killing over or going to war for. (Neutral)
6	Nation. My city, nation, or people are all that matter. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would still lay down my life for the people I served with.
2	Someone saved my life on the job. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind.
3	My honor is my life.
4	I’ll never forget the crushing trauma our last unsolved case left in its wake. The murderer was never caught.
5	Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for.
6	I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.

d6	Flaw
1	The monstrous crimes we faced on our last case made me seriously reconsider my vocation.
2	I have little respect for anyone who is not a serious and proven professional.
3	I made a terrible mistake during an investigation that cost many lives—and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
4	My hatred of criminals and other freaks and misfits is blind and unreasoning.
5	I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
6	I will never admit (or believe) that my reasoning can be wrong.

Contacts

 

During your career as an investigator you may have had to rub elbows with people from all walks of life, and often know some powerful and/or unsavory types. Some of these people owe you favors or have earned your respect and even your friendship. They may even provide direct (or undirect) assistance if they can, according to their own motives and the given situation.

 

d8	Contact
1	An old city guard captain
2	A Local Pimp and/or his prostitutes
3	A respected law man or Judge of The Peace
4	A Crime Lord
5	A Magic User (Librarian or Necromant)
6	A Local Minor Nobleman (or Noblewoman)
7	A Bounty Hunter / Tomb Robber / Monster Hunter
8	A Ship Captain