The Whistleblower

You are a relentless investigative journalist or freelance whistleblower. You use words to topple corporate empires and expose government corruption, making you a very dangerous person to know.

Favored Broad Skill:

• Creativity

Favored Specialty Skills:

• Creativity-Writing
• Investigate-Search
• Interaction-Interview
• Street Smart-Street Knowledge

Favored Perks:

• None.

Automatic Flaw:

• Obsessed (With uncovering the absolute truth of a situation, regardless of the danger it poses to yourself or your allies).

Starting Equipment:

A high-end micro-recording rig, an official (or highly accurate forged) press pass, a burner comm-link, and a portable data- scrubber.

Special Ability:

Off the Record: You receive a -1 step bonus to Interaction-Interview or Street Smart-Street Knowledge checks when trying to coax rumors, classified information, or unofficial statements out of a reluctant source.

Tendencies (Pick 2):

• The Exposé: Prioritize documenting a crime, conspiracy, or event over stopping it, putting yourself in tactical danger to ensure the footage or story survives.
• The Hard Question: Aggressively interrogate or provoke a powerful individual in a social setting, destroying diplomatic progress in order to gauge their reaction.