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Black Falcon's Custom PACKS - 001 - Skills and Qualities

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AMAZING POTENTIAL [30 BP]

The Amazing Potential may or may not have reached his highest ability, but his potential is unlocked. When selecting this PACK, choose one Active skill as well as its linked Physical or Mental attribute for the qualities below. This increases the maximum rating for both. Acquiring those levels still requires the normal Build Point (character creation) or Karma (during the game) expenditure.

Qualities:

* Aptitude (10 BP)
You may increase (through BP or Karma) one Active skill one point above its natural maximum to a 7.
* Exceptional Attribute (20 BP)
You may increase (through BP or Karma) one Physical or Mental attribute a level above its natural maximum (increasing augmented maximum as well).DIE HARD [20 BP]

The Die Hard is exceptionally difficult to put down in combat. He’s rough and tough and just walks through things that would fell a lesser man.

Qualities:

* High Pain Tolerance (5 BP)
Ignore one box of damage when calculating wound modifiers. This quality may be taken up to three times and may stack with other PACKS that have High Pain Tolerance.
* Tough As Nails (10 BP)
Add one additional box to the character’s Physical Condition monitor. This quality may be taken up to three times and may stack with other PACKS that have Tough As Nails.
* Will to Live (5 BP)
Gain 1 additional Damage Overflow Box. This has no affect on going unconscious or on wound modifiers, it simply means it takes an additional box of damage to kill you. This quality may be taken up to three times and may stack with other PACKS that have Will to Live.DIE HARDER [35 BP]

The Die Harder has tremendous pain tolerance and resistance to damage. Like a mighty oak, he withstands and endures.

Qualities:

* High Pain Tolerance (x2) (10 BP)
Ignore one box of damage when calculating wound modifiers. This quality may be taken up to three times and may stack with other PACKS that have High Pain Tolerance.
* Tough As Nails (x2) (20 BP)
Add one additional box to the character’s Physical Condition monitor. This quality may be taken up to three times and may stack with other PACKS that have Tough As Nails.
* Will to Live (5 BP)
Gain 1 additional Damage Overflow Box. This has no affect on going unconscious or on wound modifiers, it simply means it takes an additional box of damage to kill you. This quality may be taken up to three times and may stack with other PACKS that have Will to Live.DILIGENT PROTECTOR [23 BP]

The Diligent Protector is particularly skilled at guarding a person or location and is alert to surroundings. This is an ideal selection for bodyguards, military police, patrolmen, and so forth.

Qualities:

* Perceptive (5 BP)
Gain a +1 dice pool modifier on all Perception Tests, including Astral and Matrix Perception Tests. Runner’s Companion, pg. 100Active Skills:

* Intimidation 1
* Perception (Visual) 3(+2)Suggested Knowledge Skills:
  Ambush Tactics, Engineering, Police Procedures, Security Design, Security Procedures

EXPERT GUARDIAN [38 BP]

The Expert Guardian has an innate talent for alertness and looking tough. His very presence deters mischief.

Qualities:

* Perceptive (10 BP)
Gain a +2 dice pool modifier on all Perception Tests, including Astral and Matrix Perception Tests. Runner’s Companion, pg. 100Active Skills:

* Intimidation (Menacing) 2(+2)
* Perception (Visual) 4(+2)Suggested Knowledge Skills:
  Ambush Tactics, Engineering, Police Procedures, Security Design, Security Procedures

POLYGLOT [22 BP]

The Polyglot skill set is for the person who is a true master of languages. He has an innate talent for mastering languages quickly and has spent significant time honing his talents. This is ideal for face or diplomatic characters, especially those who cannot rely on linguasoft applications.

Qualities:

* Bilingual (5 BP)
Choose a second language as a Native tongue. Runner’s Companion, pg. 96
* Linguist (5 BP)
Halves the learning time for a language and modifies the rating of any Language skill by +2. Runner’s Companion, pg. 98Language Skills:

* Choose an additional Native tongue (from Bilingual quality).
* Choose three languages at rating 2, plus another 2 rating from Linguist quality, from the following list: Afrikaans, Algonkian, Arabic, Aztlaner Spanish, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, Dakota, Dutch, English, French, German, Hawai’ian, Hopi, Inuit, Irish Gaelic, Iroquois, Italian, Japanese, Lakota, Manchu, Mandarin, Or’zet, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovaki, Spanish, Sperethiel, Tagalog, Turkish, Yakut, or Zuni.Suggested Knowledge Skills:
  Dialects, Literature, Geography, Grammar and Punctuation

SPECWAR TRAINEE [25 BP]

You have completed the basics of Special Warfare training involving complex insertion into the field of battle or getting back out when things go south. Whether leaping from a perfectly good airplane or swimming through torpedo tube of a submerged submarine, you are prepared to get in and back out alive.

Qualities

* Will to Live (5 BP)
Gain 1 additional Damage Overflow Box. This has no affect on going unconscious or on wound modifiers, it simply means it takes an additional box of damage to kill you. This quality may be taken up to three times and may stack with other PACKS that have Will to Live.Active Skills:

* Diving 2
* Escape Artist 1
* Parachuting 2Suggested Knowledge Skills:
  Knots, Meteorology, Military, Oceanography, Special Warfare and Tactics

SPECWAR VETERAN [57 BP]

The SpecWar Veteran has plenty of experience parachuting into a hot zone and finding a way back to freedom. If there is a way into or out of a territory, the veteran will find it, even if he has to fly himself to safety.

Qualities:

* Will to Live (5 BP)
Gain 1 additional Damage Overflow Box. This has no affect on going unconscious or on wound modifiers, it simply means it takes an additional box of damage to kill you. This quality may be taken up to three times and may stack with other PACKS that have Will to Live.Active Skills:

* Diving 3
* Escape Artist 3
* Parachuting (HALO) 4(+2)
* Pilot Aircraft (Rotary Wing) 2(+2)Suggested Knowledge Skills:
  Knots, Meteorology, Military, Oceanography, Special Warfare and Tactics

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