Streetwise

From Masq
Category: Abilities
Subcategory: Primary Talent
Prerequisites: None
Reference: Mage: The Ascension (Revised edition/WW4600), page 83

Werewolf: The Apocalypse (Revised edition/WW3801), page 113.


The streets have a language and a rhythm all their own. This Talent allows your character to fit in on the streets, gather information from the street rumor-mill and take advantage of other street resources without attracting too much attention. It gives your character the necessary knowledge and understanding to tap the black markets successfully, to stay safe and to blend with the people who belong to the street. Botched Streetwise rolls can be a source of real danger, but the streets can provide a wealth of hard-to-find items and gossip for those who are shrewd and careful. This Talent is the way to go to indulge in larceny, get the skinny on local crime and fence stolen items.


x Untalented: Untalented.
• Novice: You're not trusted entirely, but you can talk to people. You're pretty sure those guys on the corner sell drugs.
•• Practiced: You're accepted, and you can find what you need eventually. Most of the local thugs consider you on the level.
••• Competent: You know how to earn respect on the streets. You could be a gang member or a successful madam.
•••• Expert: You blend with the gangs and the drug dealers. The streets are like a second home to you; not much there you don't know about.
••••• Master: You haven't heard it, it hasn't happened. You could be a powerful crime-lord with multiple organizations under your control.


Possessed by: Homeless, Criminals, Reporters, Detectives, Vice Squad, Free-Clinic Doctors
Example Specialties: Rumors, Drugs, Gangs, Petty Theft, Local Slang, Weapons, Picking Pockets, Fencing Goods