Character Creation Challenge 18: Black Seven

31 Day Character Creation Challenge

18: Black Seven

(website)

(Bias note: I know the creator)

Black Seven is a game about stealth missions, breaking them down into multiple stages as many RPGs do combat while abstracting everything else.

And coincidentally, the inside cover is a “redacted memo” dated January 18th 20--!

Breaker

Codename

Breaker

History

Special Forces infiltration security

Traits

Traits in your primary category start out rated at 5. Secondary traits start out at 4. Tertiary traits start at 3. I won’t make the top infiltrator, I’ll make the one who intervenes in immediate problems.

Infiltration (for intrusion) 4

Force (for direct action) 5

Mob (for distractions) 3

Attributes

Each Trait has a linked Attribute from each of these bands: Body, Speed, Mind, Communication. Pick a good one and a poor one, which in order add or subtract 1 from every Trait in that band.

Go with good Body, poor Communication.

Infiltration Traits

Sneak (Body) 5

Crack (Speed) 4

Retrieve (Mind) 4

Manipulate (Communication) 3

Force Traits

Fight (Body) 6

Shoot (Speed) 5

Throw (Mind) 5

Shout (Communication) 4

Mob Traits

Ambush (Body) 4

Snipe (Speed) 3

Trap (Mind) 3

Scare (Communication) 2

Equipment

Every Agent starts out a stealth suit, comms, and standard gear, weapons for Force and Mob Traits, and add two pieces of mission spec equipment.

Martial Arts, Tranq Pistol, Flashbang Grenades

Lock Gun, Reinforced Ceramic Plates

Options

Depending on genre, options like cybernetics and psychic powers are available. I’ll go without.

Concept

Breaker isn’t the one who goes in first. Breaker’s the one who goes in a few steps behind and makes sure the one who goes in first comes back out.