The Gentle Touch

An empathic light in a dark world

  • African
  • Far East
  • European
  • Southern
  • Native
  • Mysterious
  • Big town
  • Frontier town
  • Ranch
  • Fort
  • Tribe
  • Loner
  • Immigrant

Grit

Stigma

  • Scarred
  • Corrupted
  • Visions
  • Gloryhound
  • Voices
  • Cursed
  • Numb
  • Hunted
  • Shamed

Harm

3Need help
2-1D
1Less effect

Mutation

Heal

Armor Uses

  • Armor
  • Special

Notes

Playbook XP

Special abilities

  • Snake Oil Miracles:
    When you assist, or engage in a group Action with someone, they may also ignore one harm penalty.
  • Influential:
    You provide a valuable service to the town and are welcome even in dangerous places. Get +1 result level when you speak on behalf of a local community, acquire an asset, or reduce Doom.
  • Little Vultures:
    Cohorts you command gain Potency to gather information and have special armor to resist a consequence of detection or deception.
  • Well Travelled:
    You speak a multitude of languages and are broadly educated. When you gather information in a weird or foreign place, take +1d to your roll.
  • Fandango:
    When you indulge your Vice, you may adjust the dice outcome by 1 or 2 (up or down). An ally who joins your Vice may do the same.
  • Quick-Witted:
    You may expend your special armor to resist a consequence of persuasion or suspicion. When you resist with Wit, take +1d.
  • Viper:
    When you invent, craft, or try to apply a poison or narcotic, take +1d to your roll. You begin the game with one additional formula already known.
  • In Good Hands:
    When you provide meaningful insight or heartfelt advice (to another PC), you both gain 1 Grit. Everyone in your Posse gets +1d to their healing treatment rolls.
  • Veteran:
    Choose a special ability from another source.

Contacts

  • Mitch Cochran, an entrepreneur
  • Janet Irsinghausen, a scholar
  • Mr. Rosenberg, a commissioner
  • Joe Sawyer, a farmer
  • Ron Maddox, a surgeon

Items

  • Fine Concealed Palm Pistol
  • Fine Bedside Manners
  • Fine Doctors Bag and Apron
  • Fine and Very Strong Cough Syrup
  • A Comforting Song
  • An Old Favor
  • A Pistol
  • A 2nd Pistol
  • A Melee Weapon
  • A 2nd Melee Weapon
  • Lantern
  • Throwing Knives
  • Armour
  • A Large Weapon
  • An Unusual Weapon
  • A Horse with Saddle
  • A Rope
  • Documents
  • Arcane Ingredients
  • Subterfuge Supplies
  • Demolition Tools
  • Crafting Tools
  • A Spirit Bane
  • A Userful Item

Coin

Ablass

Ratings

Wit

  • Hunt
  • Read
  • Survey
  • Craft

Prowess

  • Sling
  • Prowl
  • Brawl
  • Disable

Guts

  • Attune
  • Command
  • Consort
  • Sway