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Jacob Sterns
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A 10-Victory Seasoned Contractor played by Protean in Maelstrom

This character is dead. RIP

So close to becoming king of England...

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Jacob Sterns is a worker for the British Museum who will risk his life to become the ultimate supernatural asset and help the British Museum uncover the secrets of this world.

He is 16 years old, lives in a three room apartment in London with his mom, and often appears as a teenage boy with blondish-brown hair and a black suit.

Jacob Sterns lives in Maelstrom, a setting where videos of the supernatural go viral every day. His journal has 12 entries. His Questionnaire has 2 answers.

Attributes

Brawn

3 Charisma

3 Dexterity

3 Intellect

3 Perception

3

Abilities

0 Alertness

0 Animals

0 Athletics

0 Brawl

0 Crafts

1 Culture

0 Drive

0 Firearms

0 Influence

1 Investigation

0 Medicine

0 Melee

5 Occult

0 Performance

1 Science

0 Stealth

0 Survival

0 Technology

0 Thievery

1 Alien Languages

1 Arcade Games

1 Archaeology

1 Job Interviews

1 Real Brit

1 Seafaring

(TapClick for Combat reference)

Initiative: 0 dice

Movement: 0 feet

Dash: 0 feet

Perception + Alertness: 0 dice

At the start of Combat, roll Initiative: Dexterity + Perception Difficulty 6.

Each Round of Combat represents 3 seconds of near-simultaneous action.

It's my Turn

You get one Movement and one Action on your turn every Round of Combat.

Movement

Movement is taken immediately before OR after your Action. It cannot be split.
You may Free Move (0) feet. Minimum 5 feet.
You may Dash up to an additional (0 feet).
- Dashing penalizes your Action -1 die per 5 feet.
All-out Sprint: instead of using free Movement or Dash, you may spend your Action and roll Brawn + Athletics ( dice) Difficulty 6. You move (0 + (Outcome x 5) Feet).

Actions

Attack with your weapon or hands.
Evade by rolling to Defend or Dodge. Your Outcome is "spent" to reduce the Outcome of any incoming attacks until your next Action.
Activate a Power or use an Ability as normal.
Hold your Action by declaring an Action and a triggering event. If the event occurs before your turn on the next Round, you perform the Action.

I'm being attacked

If you have not yet spent your Action this Round, you may use it as a Reaction.

Reactions

Dodge by rolling Dexterity + Athletics ( dice) Difficulty 6. Your Outcome is subtracted from the attacker's.
Defend with your weapon by rolling its attack roll. Your Outcome is subtracted from the attacker's. Availability depends on weapon match-up (tap/hover).
Clash with the attacker using the same roll you would use to Defend. The higher Outcome (not contested) is treated as the result of a successful, undefended attack roll against the loser.

Desperate Defense

If you have already used your Action, you may Exert your Mind to perform a Reaction. Your next Round's Action receives a -2 dice penalty. You cannot Clash as a Desperate Defense.

Will to Survive

Once per Contract, you may reduce the severity of an incoming Injury up to 4 Severity levels (to a minimum of Severity 4). You take a point of Mind damage and suffer a Major Battle Scar that lingers after the Injury is healed, even with proper Stabilization.

If an attack's Outcome is positive after defense, it results in a new Injury with Severity = Outcome + Weapon damage - Armor

Injuries

Shling!

(TapClick for Severe Injury reference)

Injuries Severity 4+ cause a Battle Scar and require Stabilization

Stabilization is the Injury's main treatment, and each Injury can only be successfully Stabilized once

Unstabilized Injuries worsen by 1 Severity level every half hour

Proper Stabilization

Requires an advanced first aid kit for Severity 4 Injuries, a field surgery kit for Severity 5 Injuries, and a surgery theater for Severity 6+ Injuries.

Roll Intellect + Medicine, Difficulty equal to Severity

An Outcome of 1 or greater will Stabilize the Injury and stop its degradation.
Complete success (Outcome 4+) puts the Injury on track to heal clean: its Battle Scar heals with it.
Failed attempts can be retried at +1 Difficulty per failure.
On a Botch, the Injury's Severity increases by 1.

Makeshift Stabilization

Attempt a major treatment using insufficient or improvised medical equipment.

Roll Intellect + Medicine, Difficulty > Severity

(Difficulty based on materials and tactics used)

Any positive Outcome (1+) will Stabilize the Injury and stop its degradation.
However, any Outcome less than 4 increases the Injury’s Severity by 1. Botches also worsen its Battle Scar.
Regardless of Outcome, any Battle Scars caused by the Injury will persist after it is fully healed.
Failed attempts can be retried at +1 Difficulty per failure.

Self-stabilization attempts are rolled at +1 Difficulty.

Battle Scars

Dice penalties from Battle Scars do not stack with Stress

Lost Hand (Any Actions requiring the affected hand fail automatically. You are -1 to -3 dice on any rolls to perform Actions which require two hands, depending on the Action.)

Body 7

Stress

7 Mind

Bruised

Distracted

Hurt

-1

Rattled

Injured

-1

Worried

Wounded

-2

Alarmed

Mauled

-3

Frantic

Maimed

-4

Delirious

X_X

Limits

Anguish

Atrocities

Murder

Traumas

(Jacob Sterns has no Traumas)

True Will

Whenever , regain one Source. Cooldown: one hour

Circumstances

In Maelstrom

Finances: Average

From Assets and Liabilities

You can live stably off your money. You have access to $2,500 (or equivalent currency) per Contract.

Point of Contact: Aliki Charikleia (Cultural Studies Professor)

Given by Ricterx

You know someone in a specific industry or area of influence, and can lean on them for assistance. Once per Contract, and once per Downtime, you may call in a favor from Aliki Charikleia, Female, Age: 24. Your contact is not brainwashed or supernaturally compelled, and they may refuse to do things which are unreasonable or absurd. You may attempt to call in additional favors beyond the first one, but these are not guaranteed, and over-use of your contact may cause you to lose them, as well as create potential Loose Ends.

Respected Expert in Excursion to Alien Planets and Aliens

Given by RNGrant

You are highly respected and influential within a given field or industry. Just about anyone in the field of alien anthropology/ those interested in aliens will know of you and respect your status and ability within that field. Social rolls made against anyone in your chosen field receive +2 dice.

Illuminated: Debated

Given by Protean

There is some publicly-accessible evidence of your supernatural nature. Rumors of your capabilities circulate online, and some people believe them. You find it easier to get publicity, often to a fault. You may be stalked by internet sleuths, and your actions, contacts, and public appearances are highly scrutinized.

Conditions

From Assets and Liabilities

Jack of All Trades You are naturally capable of most things, even without any training. When making a roll which utilizes a Primary Ability that you don’t possess, you do not suffer the standard +1 Difficulty penalty, and you receive +1 dice to the roll.

Imbued After accepting your first Invitation to a Contract, you are Imbued, altering you in several ways. After completing a Contract, your learning and conditioning improves rapidly. However, you require the Contracts to advance. You have an indomitable Will to Survive. You may Exert your Mind to improve the Outcome of your Actions. You are highly receptive to therapy and may "cure" one of your Traumas with counseling on a Downtime.

Seen Things Your exposure to unspeakable horrors has hardened you. You are at -1 Difficulty to all Trauma rolls. Requires Seasoned status (10 victories).

From Maelstrom

Dersher Language [Proficient] You have basic proficiency in an additional language. You may still miss important words, but You can speak, the basics of the chosen language. You may miss some details, or unique words

Loose Ends

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Advancement

10 Victories - 1 Failure

Remaining Exp: 12
(Earned: 217 - Spent: 205)

An itemized record of every Contract, advancement, and more

Journal

View Jacob Sterns's Encountered Contractors

Latest 2 of 12 entries

Internship acquired

Uncovering Secrets

Questionnaire

Latest 2 of 2 answers

Moves

Jacob Sterns has made 4 Moves.

Only GMs who have permission to run Contracts and post World Events in Maelstrom can post Moves for Jacob Sterns.

Biography

Jacob noticed early on that he got the hang of things quicker than his peers, but in his early teens he realized that, although being slightly above average everywhere, he was never able to excel in anything. This lead him to try and find a way to stand out with any achievment and thus break his curse.

Assets And Liabilities

Assets

-0 Finances: Average

-12 Jack of All Trades

-0 Seen Things

-0 Imbued