RAKERS

COHORT GANG EXPERT

Journalists and WEAK IMPAIRED BROKEN ARMOR
muck-rakers

Name Reputation Ambitious SPECIAL ABILITIES CREW XP

Journalistic Integrity: Each PC may add +1 action rating to Study, Consort, or Sway (up to a max COHORT GANG EXPERT
rating of 3). WEAK IMPAIRED BROKEN ARMOR
Lair District: Whitecrown The Truth: Through cunning writing or arcane means, most people will assume that the things you
write in your paper are true, as long as they are even somewhat plausible. Use it wisely.

Favoured topic Crime For the People: A loyal readership is as good as territory. You may count up to three positive faction
statuses with citizenry as if they are turf.
REP TURF HOLD None
TIER Tier 0 COHORT GANG EXPERT
Firebrands: You can rally the people to your cause. When acquiring an asset to obtain use of a WEAK IMPAIRED BROKEN ARMOR
cohort, it has +1 quality and +1 scale, and you have potency when you Command it. Perhaps you call
INCITED COVER them with powerful propaganda, cunning suggestion, or coded messages?
POPULACE IDENTITIES RELIABLE
SOURCES BLACKMAILED
MAGISTRATE All the right friends: You know people. Your crew is on good terms with 2 contacts from any crew
+1d to +1d TURF playbook/s.
+1 rep for
Command engagement -2 heat per
reports and
and Sway on for deception score
investigations
your turf & social plans Inhuman Interest: Your readership includes occultists, witches, ghosts, vampires, and other devils. COHORT GANG EXPERT
The things you do to keep them interested are dangerous, but the supernatural insights you glean make up for it. WEAK IMPAIRED BROKEN ARMOR
What kinds of secrets do your customers tell you?
x
EXPERT Patron: When you advance your Tier, it costs half the coin it normally would. Is your patron the Ink
INFORMANTS PHOTOGRAPHY Rakes guild or some other organisation or individual? What services do they require of you in return?
TURF TURF
+1d gather LAIR Potency for Veteran: Choose a special ability from another
info for scores photographed source.
material
CONTACTS CREW UPGRADES
Jenith, an inspector Press rigging (2 free load; supplies/documents) Lair Quality Training
Hutton, a revolutionary x Printing press (workshop for documents) Carriage Documents x Insight

GOSSIP EMBELLISHED CITY RECORDS Whitleigh, a ghost hunter Elite Rovers Boat Gear Prowess
NETWORK SOURCES SIDE HUSTLE
Lady Zamira, a gossiping noble Elite Rooks Hidden Implements Resolve
TURF +1d
+1d to Consort +2 coin for (Tier roll) - Danfield, a magistrate Hardboiled (+1 stress box) Quarters Supplies Personal
engagement
and Survey on reports and Heat = coin in
for stealth Sacharissa, a reporter Secure Tools Mastery
your turf investigations downtime
plans
XP Mark 1 xp for each item below, or 2 xp if it occurred multiple times. Vault Weapons
‣ Execute a successful report or investigation, or acquire new contacts or sources. Workshop
HEAT VAULTS COIN Upon crew ‣ Contend with challenges above your current station.
advance, each
PC gets stash ‣ Bolster your crew's reputation or develop a new one. Cohorts New Cohort: 2
= Tier + 2
WANTED LEVEL None ‣ Express the goals, drives, inner conflict, or essential nature of the crew. Upgrade costs Add Type: 2
 Opportunities Starting situations/faction hooks
A dangerous new drug has hit the streets but the Bluecoats are for War in Crow's Foot: Someone needs to report on the situation, but it's
1 some reason ignoring it. highly dangerous. Both sides want the good publicity on them.
A gang conflict is threatening to boil over into war in the streets. It Belle Brogan's union is in a protracted battle for rights with the city's
2 could be smoothed over, though war makes for a good story. elite. Both sides want the other cast in a bad light.
A gangster has been released from Ironhook and gone to ground, but The Gray Cloaks are trying to clear their name and take down Lord
3 rumours say they know more than the Bluecoats got out of them. Strangford. They just need the evidence to back it up.
A snitch has agreed to talk to a journalist about their gang, and their There seems to be a mysterious crime ring of occultists called the
4 former comrades are willing to kill to stop it. Circle of Flame, but it's difficult to prove their crimes - or existence.
A magistrate has exonerated a high-profile gang boss despite over- The City Council has long been corrupt, but their infighting is starting
5 whelming evidence to the contrary, and to much public outcry. to show it. Now is the perfect time to clean house.
A vicious new gang has been drawing public attention, and they're The Unseen have been running the city's underworld for years, or
6 demanding for someone to publish their manifesto. even decades. Exposing them would make you famous.
A former servant is bragging in the taverns about evidence of their The Skovlander revolutionaries want to incite the people, and the
1 former employer's salacious activities. Empire wants to avoid a second Unity War. Both want propaganda.
A reclusive noble rumoured to be a devil is hosting their first ball in The reclusive Dimmer Sisters' business is booming. The public is
2 decades - a highly exclusive masquerade. highly interested, but it's hard to get much information.
A feud has broken out between two noble families and they're looking
3 for people to find dirt on their rivals.
A wealthy merchant is rumoured to have a list of all their high-class
4 affairs locked away.
A noble family is willing to pay to quash the unsavoury rumours about
5 them and make the supporting evidence disappear.
A City Council member is stepping down amidst much controversy,
6 claiming their rival forced them into it.
The Skovlander revolutionaries are asking for the press to see their
1 good work and spread their story.
No one has been able to even get a picture of the new masked
2 vigilante, much less interview them. Everyone wants the scoop.
A whistleblower has come forth to expose a corrupt factory owner,
3 who wants them discredited via character assassination or blackmail.
Arcane items have been disappearing from the vaults of the Church,
4 University, and Spirit Wardens. All of them are related to demons.
A rash of killings has the public terrified. No one can explain the
5 killer's method, and the supernatural is suspected.
A cult is reaching out for a newspaper to champion their cause. The
6 Church is very unhappy with this.