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Investigator Mattie
Investigator Mattie
Name Drive
dj vu Mattie Van Horn Ross Its in the Blood: dreams, Dilettante
Description
Former New York knickerbocker matron (old money NYC DutchEnglish) now dedicated to esoteric pursuits. Widow, mother of three grown children, estranged since Mother met her Ceylonese guru, Kanappa Thinnan. Scrappy, acerbic, self-reliant, impatient with pretension, likes to be mysterious. Has managed family properties and funds since dear old Martin merged with the infinite.
Occupation
Occupation Benefits
Use Credit Rating to call on connections from any field, mostly of own class
Sanity
. Lose at least 1 when shaken, 2 when blasted by Mythos
Pillars of Sanity
Sources of Stability
Academic - Accounting 4 Stability Anthropology 1 S h a k e n : Stability 0 to -5: No Archaeology 2 investigative spends, difficulties +1. B l a s t e d : -6 Architecture 4 to -11. Fight or flight, lose 1 Art History 3 point of permanent Stability, & Biology gain an insanity. Cthulhu Mythos X -11 -10 -9 Cryptography -8 -7 -6 -5 History 2 -4 -3 -2 -1 - Languages 6 0 1 2 3 - French 4 5 6 7 - Latin 8 9 10 11 - Italian 12 13 14 15 - Sanskrit - Greek Health H u r t : Health 0 to -5; penalties - Hebrew like shaken. Make - Law 3 consciousness test versus Library Use 1 absolute value of current health - Medicine Wo u n d e d : -6 & -11. No Occult 4 actions possible; make 2nd Physics consciousness test. Theology 2
X -8 -4 0 4 8 12 -11 -7 -3 1 5 9 13 -10 -6 -2 2 6 10 14 -9 -5 -1 3 7 11 15 14,
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Spiritual evolution of humanity Guruji Kanappa Thinnan Self-reliance Transformational power of art Last society crony, theosophist Superiority of individual over Mob Edith Pendergrass
Investigative Abilities
Interpersonal Assess Honesty 2 Bargain 4 - Bureaucracy 4 Cop Talk - Credit Rating 6 - Flattery 2 Interrogation Intimidation 3 Oral History Reassurance 2 Streetwise Technical Art Astronomy 1 Chemistry Craft Evidence Collection Forensics Locksmith Outdoorsman 1 Pharmacy Photography
General Abilities
Athletics 2 Conceal Disguise* Driving Electrical Repair* Explosives* Filch Firearms First Aid Fleeing 6 Health 8 Hypnosis Mechanical Repair* Piloting Preparedness 10 Psychoanalysis - Riding 2 Sanity 12 Stability 8 Scuffling Sense Trouble 2 Shadowing Stealth 1 Weapons