Clarice Starling from 'Silence of the Lambs'

 Clarice Starling

 



'Yes. I took one lamb, and I ran away as fast as I could.'

F: Ex (20)

A: Gd (10)

S: Typ (06)

E: Rm (30)

R: Gd (10)

I:  Ex (20)

P: Ex (20)

Health: 66

Karma: 50

Resources: Typ (06)

Popularity: 3

Talents:

Clarice Starling has the following talents:

• Law-Enforcement*
• Firearms
• Marksman*
• Forensics
• Detective
• Psychology*

Powers:

Clarice Starling has no real powers, possessing like several others ‘power-like’ effects, which include:

• Danger Sense: Clarice has a preternatural ability to sense impending danger, either through her environment (such as sounds or last-minute glimpses) or just ‘gut’ reactions. Starling has avoided deadly encounters that would result in her death due to these instincts, mechanically acting more as the power combat sense with Ex (20) ability.
• Strong Will: Clarice has a higher Psyche score than normal due to her willpower and ability to resist brainwashing and the like (such as when Hannibal Lecter attempted to brainwash her into believing she was his long-dead sister – See Limitations). Starling’s willpower is extraordinary, even if she’s not fully aware of its extent or ability. For the purposes of resisting mental effects such as hypnotism/brain-washing, Starling is considered to have Rm (30) ability.

Contacts:

While Starling had contacts within the FBI, the period during and after Hannibal

significantly reduced her contacts and ability to utilize them. After the events of the novel, Clarice Starling has one primary contact- Hannibal Lecter.

Limitations:

Clarice’s limitations are tied to three main things: How Clarice has been portrayed in the movies, how Clarice is portrayed in the books, and what period of life she’s in. To this end, her limitations are listed accordingly:

• (Movie): New at the job: Clarice is new at the FBI and eager to please her superior Jack Crawford to this end, Clarice will do whatever she has to do within the limits of propriety to impress her boss – including interviewing Hannibal Lecter, breaking the rules about Lecter, and going off on her own to follow-up an investigation. Clarice has a degree on inexperience and it shows at different points.
• (Movie) Reputation: By the movie version of Hannibal
• , Clarice is an experienced agent with a reputation which is not good, a fact which Mason Verger uses to bait Hannibal Lecter with by having Clarice lose her position and endangering her. Through deliberate means, Clarice is considered ‘bad news’ in the FBI.
• (Movie)Pursuit of Justice: Clarice is dedicated to the pursuit of justice, willing to place herself often in risk and in danger to see that the guilty are brought to justice, even handcuffing herself to dangerous opponents to prevent their escape.   
• (novel) Protégé of Dr. Lecter: At the end of the novel Hannibal, Lecter’s attempt to brainwash Starling fails, but she joins him of her own accord and joins him in flight. Several years later, she is spotted with Lecter as she has completely joined him (and has presumably joined his cannibalistic nature as well). Starling is considered to be a fugitive at this point, and is no longer considered to have any contacts with her old life. In addition, Starling has 0 karma, as it is implied that she’s fully Lecter’s protégé and lover.

Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from 'The X-Files'

’Trust No One‘

Fox Mulder

Fox William Mulder

F: Typ (06)
A: Gd (10)
S: Typ (06)
E: Ex (20)
R: Ex (20)
I: Rm (30)
P: Rm (30)

Health: 42
Karma: 80
Popularity: 0/-2/5/-5/0 (Initially to the public, inside the FBI, Generally after the exposure for high-profile cases, as a wanted fugitive, after the 2nd movie)
Resources: Gd (10)

Talents:
Fox Mulder is incredibly intelligent, displaying the following skills:

• Law Enforcement*
• Firearms
• Detective/Espionage
• Knowledge: Government Conspiracies
• Knowledge: Paranormal
• Knowledge: Weird Facts
• Knowledge: Historical Figures
• Anthropology
• Knowledge: Alien Abductions
• Knowledge: Cryptozoology
• Psychology
• Forensics
• Parapsychology
• Knowledge: Baseball
• Knowledge: Classic Movies and TV shows
• Scholar

Powers:
Mulder is a normal human (as close as one can get in the series), but has displayed the following power-like effects:

• Photographic Recall: Mulder possesses a near-perfect memory with perfect recall, cited often as per the series. Mulder can recall specific details regarding the X-files or anything he has seen or read with a simple Reason FEAT.
• I want To Believe: Mulder is a true believer, allowing the desire to know the truth carry him through difficult encounters and near-death experiences. In situations where Mulder is faced with a result vs. death or life-threatening situations during a case , Mulder can substitute his Psyche for his Fighting, Agility, or Endurance. This can only be done once per event.
• Partners: Mulder can spend his own Karma on Scully's behalf in most situations as necessary.

Contacts:
Mulder has several contacts during the course of the series run: The mysterious Deep Throat and later the mysterious X, the conspiracy group The Lone Gunmen, various law enforcement agents, conspiracy groups, Frank Black, Director Walter Skinner, and of course, Dana Scully.

Limitations:
Fox has the following limitations:

• Devoted to the Truth: Mulder will pursue the truth even if it kills him, which it almost has on numerous occasions.
• Powerful Enemies: Mulder has powerful enemies within the Alien Conspiracy.
• Finding out the truth about Samantha: Fox is obsessed in finding out what happened to his sister Samantha, to the point he suffers a -1CS to Psyche when confronted with the possibility of knowing.
• Devoted to Scully: Mulder would do practically anything for his partner Scully, especially later on.
• Escaped Criminal: For a time, Fox Mulder was considered a wanted criminal who had escaped from prison's death row.
• Spooky: Mulder is known to the law-enforcement community as a spooky guys - a nick-name that was given to him at Oxford and during his first days of the FBI.
• Enemy: Cigarette-Smoking Man: His main nemesis and adversary.

Dana Scully

Dana Katherine Scully

F: Gd (10)
A: Gd (10)
S: Typ (06)
E: Ex (20)
R: Gd (10)
I: Rm (30)
P: Rm (30)

Health: 46
Karma: 70
Popularity: 0/-2 (Normally/within the FBI after being assigned to the X-Files)

Talents:
Dana Scully is a very intelligent agent with the following skills:

• Law Enforcement*
• Firearms
• Physics
• Medicine*
• Molecular Biology
• Knowledge: Literature
• Instructor*
• Psychology
• Forensics
• markswoman*
• Detective/Espionage
• Scholar

Powers:
Scully is fairly normal, although several theories exist regarding her eventual life-span due to the chip implanted in her neck (During 2nd/3rd season):

• Longevity/Immortal: Due to the actions of both by the Cigarette-Smoking Man and Alfred Fellig, Scully may have inadvertently gained a type of immortality or prolonged life. Although this was not confirmed, it is worth bringing up as others in the series have (including Clyde Bruckman who was able to see how a person dies and later members of the conspiracy). It's a theory, but it does have a great deal of suggestive evidence.
• A skeptical Voice: Early on, Scully was the skeptic to Mulder's believer, often trying to find logical solutions to the cases in which they worked. When presented with a case that has some evidence in the scientific, Scully gains a +1cs to reason and intuition checks in order to provide logical solutions to issues. Later, Scully adopts more of a believer's mentality, but remains able to draw upon her skeptical voice during later events.
• Partners: Scully can spend his own Karma on Mulder's behalf in most situations as necessary from about the end of season 1 onward.

Contacts:
Scully has a wealth of contacts in her professional careers as a doctor and physicist, including former associates and co-workers. Scully is close to Walter Skinner, her former boss at the FBI and later John Doggett, her partner while Mulder had disappeared.

Limitations:
Dana has the following limitations:

• A skeptic's voice: It takes Dana some time to believe things that she has experienced and seen. Although Dana is no fool, she will try to rationalize some elements or find logical solutions.
• Powerful Enemies: Scully has powerful enemies within the Alien Conspiracy.
• Protecting Fox and William, her son: Dana seeks to protect Fox and their son William at any cost (Including leaving her son somewhere she or the conspiracy will ever find him. Dana is at a -1CS when attempting to act in situations where Fox or William are directly at risk.
• Devoted to Mulder: Mulder would do practically anything for his partner Mulder especially later on..

The Cigarette Smoking Man (CSM) from 'The X-Files'

'Extraordinary men are always most tempted by the most ordinary things.'

The Cigarette Smoking Man, The Smoking Man,

F: Ex (20)
A:Gd (10)
S: Typ (06)
E: Ex (20)
R: Gd (10)
I: Rm (30)
P: Am (50)

Health: 56
Karma: 90
Popularity: 0* (See Below)
Resources: Gd (10) (Personal), Mn (75) (accessible)

Talents:
The CSM has many, many skills in years of service to the government and the shadowy conspiracy

• Military
• Covert Operations
• Bureaucracy
• Firearms
• Detective/Espionage
• Crime*
• Knowledge: Conspiracies
• Knowledge: Literature
• Knowledge: Philosophy
• Knowledge: Pilot
• Knowledge: Edged Weapons (knives)
• Advanced Intelligence Gathering Methods
• First Aid
• Knowledge: Human Nature
• Law Enforcement*

Powers:

• Indomitable Will: The CSM has a will which simply astounds: He cannot be intimidated, he cannot be swayed, and he can ignore certain things simply out of principal and his position within the conspiracies. For the purposes of the game, the CSM can substitute his Psyche score for any Psyche or Intuition effect FEAT he has to make. This does not mean the CSM can avoid damage or significant physical effects, it means simply that he cannot be affected, made afraid, or other game effects dealing with willpower or emotional control without having the ability to roll on the higher column. This ability explains how the CSM is able to effectively deal with various effects he's under. It is clearly stated by Chris Carter that the CSM is immune to fear of death in any way shape or form (cited from various sources). Even when facing his own death, the CSM seemed 'eh' about it.
• Ghost in the Machine: Outside of a select few, there are no records of the CSM anywhere (which explains his popularity score). The Lone Gunmen were only able to produce a record they *thought* was accurate on the CSM, which was contradicted by evidence later on. The CSM has the authority to operate, but no one really knows who he is or what his purpose is.

Contacts:
At different points throughout his, the CSM has had unparalleled access and support from the Federal government and the conspiracies (specifically the Syndicate) within. The CSM has access at different points in the series to Mn (75) resources (The whole Federal level), and will always ensure the Buffalo Bills will never go to the Super Bowl and win.

Limitations:

• Overconfident: The CSM is extraordinarily overconfident, which has been his failing at different points.
• Enemies: The CSM has a multitude of enemies, ranging from Mulder and Scully to other high-connected members within the Syndicate.
• Obsession: The CSM is seemingly obsessed with keeping all details of his life private, except when writing.
• Obsession: Fox Mulder: The CSM is obsessed with Fox Mulder at different points due to a private connection.
• Trademark: The CSM is usually seen smoking, specifically Morley cigarettes (Hence his name).