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Aspects
High Concept: Forensic Pathologist for the Strange
Trouble: My Father is the Polish Godfather

Black Sheep ...
Always Wants More ...
Jaded ...
Eyes in Back of Head OR Where's the Poop? OR A Slippery Noodle is Hard to Catch While spying on the Polish mafia to learn more about the illegal firearms trade in Eastern Europe/Afghanistan, Joseph served as the chauffer and bodyguard for the Polish Godfather. During one "trading session" something strange went down and an army of homeless people swarmed the location. Joseph managed to get the godfather and his daughter to safety after a ragged escape. Unknown to Joseph was that they were in fact zombies.

Notes

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Only one of two Guest Star stories gets kept/aspect selected.
"Jaded" can be intensified a bit.
Select which "pulling strings" effect is desired
important possessions

Attributes

Primary

Strength 2 — Dexterity 3 — Constitution 2 Intelligence 4 — Perception 5 — Willpower 4

Secondary

Life Points 32 — Endurance 34 — Speed 10 — Essence 20
Consciousness/Survival 6/8 — Initiative 3
Essence Recovery Rate 1/min

Skills

Brawling 1
Dodge 2
First Aid 2
Gambling 1
Guns (Pistol) 1
Language (English) 3
Language (Polish) -- native
Medicine* 3
Notice 2
Questioning 2
Research 2
Science (Biology) 1
Sleight of Hand 1
Stealth 2
Writing (Academic) 1

Drawbacks

Addition (Prescription Pain Killers) -- 2: Suffer -2 to mental actions when you go without.
Covetous (Ambitious) -- Serious: Presented with enough temptation, you might succumb even if it's against your better judgment or usual morals. Resisting can require a willpower test, with penalties depending on the temptation.
Obligation (Polish Mob) -- Serious: You're expected to risk your life for the organization if requested.
Psychological Problems (Phobia [Darkness]) -- Mild: This problem is mostly under control except under stress. May require a willpower check at -1 to resist.
Sleep Problems (Recurring Nightmares): Your sleep is plagued by terrifying dreams. Any given night in which they do occur (GM determination), you wake with 1d4 fewer endurance pints and are not well rested.
Talentless: -3 penalty when doing anything artistic or creative. Can apply to social skills (eg, smooth talking, seduction, intimidation) as well.

Powers

Essence Channeling -- 1 level: Allows you to pull X essence from your pool per turn and recover it at a rate of X per minute.

Invocations

Invocations known and their rote uses. Other uses of the same invocations can be created (both by the character and by the player). It's best to come up with them beforehand, but if it's exciting to the plot, the might be provisionally approved during play.; Invocations have three steps: The Summoning, The Focus, and The Dismissal. These are the drawing forth of essence, shaping it into the desired effect, and then dismissing the essence. Usually, a successful Focus task (willpower+invocation) includes the a successful dismissal. However, a failed focus task will require a separate task to try to dismiss the essence without mishap. Additionally, magic takes the form of the emotions with which it is used. Using invocations chaotically or with malicious or evil intent can cause additional dismissal tasks to be required, possibly even with penalties. (Arma206 or Witch199)
Insight -- 1: Allows the user to understand another's true nature and possibly even uncover its deepest secrets.; Perceive True Nature (6 essence) (Arma217); See Mind (2+ essence) (D&Z41)
Locate -- 1: With this Invocation you can try to find anything or anyone by zeroing in on the Essence "signature" of an object, person or creature; Search Effect (10+ essence) (MystCod148)

Necromancy

Necromancy Skill -- 1
Death Lordship -- 1: Command and control spirits and the dead.; Level 1, Expel Spirit: Force a spirit to leave an area. Willpower + necromancy resisted by simple willpower. Costs 2 essence per attempt. "Non dead spirits" (possibly the likes of elementals) might be commanded with a +2 bonus to their resistance and a cost of 4 essence.
Death Speech -- 1: Communicate with spirits of the dead.; Level 1, Glimpse the Dead: See spirits within range and mentally overhear them. 1 essence perception + necromancy. Range of 5*willpower. One minute per success level.
Death Vessel -- 1: Let spirits of the dead inhabit the body.; Level 1, Invite Spirit: Surrender control of your body to a spirit. The spirit can converse with others during this time; the necromancer's spirit is in stasis for this and retains no memory of it. Intelligence + necromancy, no essence cost. d4 minutes.
Death Mastery -- 0 -- untrained: Manipulate the forces of life and death.
Death Raising -- 0 -- untrained: Raise manipulate and control zombies.

Qualities

Contacts (Polish Mob) -- 2: Will offer rumors and small favors (ride, place to crash for the night, meal...)
Gifted: Allows the of supernatural powers. Greatly increases the ability to perceive the supernatural.
Nerves of Steel: Quite resistant to fright. Immune to normal sources of fear. +4 bonus to others.
Hard to Kill -- 2 levels: +6 life points, +2 to survival tests.
Influence (Law Enforcement) -- 1 level
Influence (Medicine) -- 1 level: Bonus to social skills with this group, including Pulling Strings.
Pulling Strings (Medical Support OR Lab [Medicine]): ConXp89/90 - willpower + bureaucracy (+ influence) to attempt to have access to (medical facilities/laboratory).
Resources -- 1 level up: Middle class. $30k in property. $3k/month pre-tax.

Special Possessions

Background

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 : Allows you to pull X essence from your pool per turn and recover it at a rate of X per minute.
 === Invocations ===
-Invocations known and their rote uses. Other uses of the same invocations can be created (both by the character and by the player). It's best to come up with them beforehand, but if it's exciting to the plot, the might be provisionally approved during play.
+:Invocations known and their rote uses. Other uses of the same invocations can be created (both by the character and by the player). It's best to come up with them beforehand, but if it's exciting to the plot, the might be provisionally approved during play.
-<br/>Invocations have three steps: The Summoning, The Focus, and The Dismissal. These are the drawing forth of essence, shaping it into the desired effect, and then dismissing the essence. Usually, a successful Focus task (willpower+invocation) includes the a successful dismissal. However, a failed focus task will require a separate task to try to dismiss the essence without mishap. Additionally, magic takes the form of the emotions with which it is used. Using invocations chaotically or with malicious or evil intent can cause additional dismissal tasks to be required, possibly even with penalties. (Arma206 or Witch199)
+:Invocations have three steps: The Summoning, The Focus, and The Dismissal. These are the drawing forth of essence, shaping it into the desired effect, and then dismissing the essence. Usually, a successful Focus task (willpower+invocation) includes the a successful dismissal. However, a failed focus task will require a separate task to try to dismiss the essence without mishap. Additionally, magic takes the form of the emotions with which it is used. Using invocations chaotically or with malicious or evil intent can cause additional dismissal tasks to be required, possibly even with penalties. (Arma206 or Witch199)
 ;Insight -- 1
 : Allows the user to understand another's true nature and possibly even  uncover its deepest secrets.

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