Scrape

Rory wasn't sure that being suspended upside down on a rope was in the job description. Of course, neither was the Streaking fact that the rope was going to be running over an unbelievably lengthy fall directly into the Streaking Pael. Now that he thought about it, neither was having to climb the 30 foot wall in the Faded snow, of all things to get to the Faded rope... Oh and the Thirty-Five Elites of General Faded Amgorin. THEY certainly weren't in the description.

He must have just been lucky.

He continued to put hand over hand, pulling himself along. 15 more feet to go.

Shouts range out from somewhere past his feet. Well. Looks like they found the porcupine. 10 feet to go.

The shouts started to become legible. They had found his rope leaving the tower towards the inner rock wall. 5 feet.

He glanced down past his feet. Oh. They were cutting his Faded rope! He actually paid for this rope and dissolve him if he didn't want to have to buy another. He started hustling along. The rope snapped just as his hands made contact with the rock at the end of the rope. The half that had been attached to the tower descended into the Pael. That was Fading unfortunate. Everybody knew pulling anything out of the Pael was bad luck. He'd just have to buy a new rope when he got back to civilization.

He vaulted down from the side of the rock wall and found himself in a large pile of coins and intricately worked goods. Finally.

Ah, sweet, sweet piles of treasure. There were ornate golden goblets, probably 15 gold apiece for those, a tapestry clearly painted on Byre hide... that would sell well in Riult. So many riches, all his for the taking. Now that... That HAD been in the job description.

Rory wondered what the job would include tomorrow.

Scrapes are diggers. They scavenge into the unseen parts of the world, braving dangers that might frighten the mightiest of Magen, and dealing with situations even Reachers would call inescapable. Scrapes have a keen sense of self-preservation, but that doesn't mean they don't take risks if those risks can take them closer to their goals. They are always prepared with tools and can flow into picking information out of a social scene as easily as they can pouring over obscure texts in a library. They also don't shy away from a little fisticuffs if it is warranted. Scrapes pull together whatever skills they need for when they need them, and adapt to any situation.

Playing a Scrape

Scrapes fulfill a number of roles as well. Being natural treasure-seekers and scavengers, the Scrape is adept at getting into and out of places. While they aren't typically the face or the main bruiser of a group, Scrapes can be built in such a way to provide a backup in one of those areas should the need arise. They are nimble and dextrous with talents that lend themselves to being ranged combatants (A Scrape would almost always prefer to deal with problems far away and live to Scrape another day). They are very commonly the party thief, handling the main B&E trade a party might need.

Scrape Origins

While all Scrapes seek to explore the secret and lost places of the world, many of them have different reasons for doing so.

Treasure-Hunter	You like treasure. This could take the form of a desire to build a dragon-style horde with big enough piles of gold you can go swimming in them, or it could take a more subtle tone: The collect trying to complete his set. You are in it for what you can get out of it; nothing more and nothing less. Each new ruin represented an opportunity to find something else to add to the collection, the pile, or the pawn-broker.
Historian	Treasure is nice, but at heart, you really are just a teacher. Maybe you studied the world before the Splintering; maybe you lived it. You travel it now from place to place to find relics and lost scraps of lore that will simply be gone if you don't claim them and preserve them.
Thug	You're part of a crew, and you know your role. You started as a lookout, keeping a watch for guards as the bigger members of the crew took care of breaking in. As time went on, your responsibilities grew and you dug your hole deeper and deeper. You're no stranger to violence, and certainly can see the value of using it to get what you want.

Scrape Connections

Roll a d20 to select a connection option below, choose one directly, or make your own.

1		11
2		12
3		13
4		14
5		15
6		16
7		17
8		18
9		19
10		20

Scrape Player Intrusions

As a Scrape, you may spend 1XP to use one of the following player intrusions, provided the situation is appropriate and the GM agrees.
Always a Way In, Always a Way Out - As a Scrape, you've gotten into lots of places that nobody thought you could get into.  Likewise, you've managed to get yourself out of places you had no business escaping.  It's what you do.  Use this intrusion when you need that way in... or a way out.
TBD - TBD TBD - TBD

Scrape Stat Pools

Pool	Starting Value
Might	8
Speed	12
Intellect	8

The Scrape gains 6 additional points to distribute among the starting pools.

Scrape Tiers

A Scrape pulls heavily from the Explorer type, but is flavored with Stealth and Combat.

First-Tier Scrape

First-tier Scrapes gain the following abilities:
Effort: You have 1 Effort.
Crafty: You have Edge 1 in Speed, and 0 in both Might and Intellect.
Advanced Cyphers: You may possess up to 3 Cyphers.
Weapons: You can use light without penalty. You have an inability with medium and heavy weapons; your attacks with them are hindered.
Jack-of-All-Trades: You are trained in three of the following skills (in which you are not already trained): Perception, Identifying, Lockpicking, Assessing Danger, Tinkering, Specific Lore (such as History, Geography, Archeology, etc), Navigation, Riding, Running, or Piloting.
Starting Equipment: Appropriate clothing and a weapon of your choice, plus two expensive items, two moderately priced items, and up to four inexpensive items
Special Abilities: Magen may select from the Scrape Abilities chart below.

1st Tier (Choose 3)	2nd Tier (Choose 4)	3rd Tier (Choose 3)
Block (115) Danger Sense (124) Decipher (126) Endurance (134) Find the Way (140) Improved Edge (151) Muscles of Iron (165) No Need for Weapons (166) Physical Skills (170) Surging Confidence (188) Trained without Armor (193)  Legerdemain (157)  Stealth Skills (186)  Ruin Lore (179)	Curious (123) Danger Instinct (124) Escape (136) Eye for Detail (138) Foil Danger (142) Hand to Eye (148) Quick Recovery (173) Range Increase (174) Stand Watch (186) Wreck (200) Contortionist (121) Get Away (145) Combat Prowess (120) Tool Mastery (193)	TBD
4th Tier (Choose 2)	5th Tier (Choose 3)	6th Tier (Choose 2)
TBD	TBD	TBD