"He was like a blast of speed through the town, but everywhere he went, every life he touched, was instantly the better for it."
Introduction to the Glint Type
Typically, Glints are the spokesperson, the face, perhaps the bard of a group. They are the ones who inspire, manipulate, and speak for a group. On their own, they can usually make due for themselves, but with a group, their support can often be the difference between life and death. They may no wield the large weapons of the Glaive, or the massive internal powers of the Nano, or even the versatility of a Jack, but no one supports or fast-talks as well as a Glint.
Glints focus on Intellect first, and speed second, and will avoid conflict when they can, preferring to talk their way out of situations when they can (although they can hold their own when they wish). In most cases, Glints are the hubs around which society turns. They are often leaders, diplomats, merchants, and the like.
Tier One Setup
Choose Your Background
Glint Origins fit one of the following three backgrounds. This will not only give a bit of direction to your personal story, but will also impact how you earn XP and describe your Tier advancement.
- Genetics
- Simply put, you were born this way. The skills came to you directly through genetic predisposition, be it through an ancestor being modified, natural evolution, or the like.
- Advancement: You may not know the overall source of your powers, but you also don't know their limits. Advancement comes from trial and error. Push yourself. Try new things. Accept no boundaries.
- Enhancement
- Not everything is as it seems. You have made yourself this way, be it through cybernetics, chemical experimentation, numenera implantation, and the like.
- Advancement: Your abilities are increase during the standard maintenance, and eventual upgrade, of the enhancements to your body.
- Training and Experience
- You had plenty of talent and ability, naturally, but you shone after being taken on by a professional, a mentor, someone who could show you the ropes.
- Advancement: Most advancement needs the attention of your current mentor, or perhaps an even greater one, to lead you along the path of greater power and knowledge.
Set your Starting Stats and Pools</u>
- Might: 8
- Speed: 9
- Intellect: 11
Next, you have 6 additional points to spread among the above as you see fit.
Other stats:
- Add an edge of 1 to your Intellect
- Effort: 1
Skills:
- Trained in two interaction skills. Choose from the following:
- Deceiving, Persuading, Public Speaking, Seeing through Deception, Intimidating.
- Choose two additional skills of your choice to be trained in.
Practiced in Light weapons: Use light weapons without penalties.
Other Weapons: Medium weapons cost an additional difficulty step. Heavy cost two.
Cypher Maximum: 2
Tricks of the Trade: Select 2 from the Tier 1 Pronouncements below.
Starting Equipment:
- Stylish Clothing (your design)
- 1 Light Weapon
- 2 Cyphers (provided by GM)
- 1 Oddity (provided by GM)
- 9 Shins
If you chose a ranged weapon as one of your weapons, you will have 12 of the corresponding type of ammo.
Consider holding off on choosing weapons and armor until we've also fleshed out your Fighting Moves, Descriptor, Homeland, and Focus.
GM will also work with you to help you create your general connection to the world
Pronouncements
Tier One Pronouncements
- Coax Information (1 Intellect Pool)
- Connection with an Organization
- Contact
- Encouragement (1 Intellect Pool)
- Fast Talk (1 Intellect Pool)
- Friendship (1 Intellect Pool)
- Influence
- False Identity (2 Intellect Pool)
Tier Two Pronouncements
- Beast Companion
- Calm Aggression (3 Intellect Pool)
- Gather Intelligence (2 Intellect Pool)
- Impart Idea (3 Intellect Pool)
- Personal Insight (2 Intellect Pool)
- Skill With Defense
Tier Three Pronouncements
- Companion
- Dangerous Personal Insight (3 Intellect Pool)
- Further Personal Insight (3 Intellect Pool)
- Group Friendship (3 Intellect Pool)
- Oratory (4 Intellect Pool)
- Pay No Heed (4 Intellect Pool)
Tier Four Pronouncements
- Blend In (4 Intellect Pool)
- False Group Identity (4 Intellect Pool)
- Feint (2 Speed Pool)
- Group Insight (4 Intellect Pool)
- True Insight (4 Intellect Pool)
Tier Five Pronouncements
- Bond of Friendship (5 Intellect Pool)
- Dangerous Group Insight (5 Intellect Pool)
- Network of Contacts
- Skill with Attacks
- Terrify (6 Intellect Pool)
Tier Six Pronouncements
- Battle Management (6 Intellect Pool)
- Coax the Crowd (7 Intellect Pool)
- Complete Lunacy (6 Intellect Pool)
- Inspiration (6 Intellect Pool)
- True Understanding (5 Intellect Pool)