Seon wrote:Can someone show me the guide for creating a character using ToC rule?
I think I saw a PDF on it somewhere, but now I cannot find it anywhere.
If you send me a message with your email address, I will email you a copy of the Player's Guide, which covers this.
Bookhounds has some changes to the Hobo/Tramp Occupation:
"Hobo: Called a Tramp in Britain. Tramps may take The Knowledge as an occupational ability; unlike American hobos,
they have no special ability to make contacts or find out the lay of the land. They may, however, use Streetwise to
identify doors and gates “usually left unlocked” (narratively similar to Locksmith), and use their Streetwise pool as
though it were Stealth when piggybacking with other Investigators on a Stealth test in an urban area."
The Knowledge is the special insight into London you get from having been born there and lived its mean streets for years.
"The Knowledge (Academic):
Since 1865, London cab drivers have been tested by The Knowledge of London Examination System, or “The Knowledge” for short, covering 320 routes through the city, encompassing 25,000 streets within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross Road. With this ability, you know the streets of London like the back of a cab-driver’s hand. You can:
• recall details of any landmark, bookstore or other business, club, restaurant, library, attraction, or other point of interest in the London area, including clientele, hours of operation, management, and rear entrances
• find the fastest, least-observed, or otherwise best route between any two points in London, by car, bus, or train
• recall social, ethnic, or economic details of any London neighbourhood or street – who lives there, where they came from, who collects the rent
• identify important social or business figures associated with any London neighbourhood or street: criminals, clergy, union leaders, rising politicians, tradesmen, professionals, etc.
• know anything else about London geography that seems relevant: sewer lines, hidden rivers, roofed-over mews, empty lots, etc."
I'm guessing that Laura is one of those annoying people who constantly comes in to read the stock and keep out of the cold, who never buys anything, and over the years we've become accustomed to sending her out for tea, leaving the shop in her care while we get lunch, etcetera. Does that sound about right?