Heroic Knack - Criminal Genius, contributed
by Pete Sears
"Don't worry boys...the cops don't have enough on us to convict and they
know it."
In a major crime there are at least 35 things that can go wrong. Most people
aren't smart enough to think of 5 but you are. You routinely clean up after
yourself at a crime scene to the point where it's automatic and in fact you
almost never leave behind traces of your presence for the authorities to find.
Whether you are a criminal or a maverick cop or P.I. who must occasionally work
outside the law. you are almost never caught. and even if you are they never
have enough to convict you.
System: This knack functions much like Perfect Privacy. The user is always
careful to use gloves and rarely leaves behind footprints,hair follicles, and
other incriminating evidence. Their mask never slips during the robbery and
people might have trouble identifying the culprit even if they saw him outright.
Uninspired investigators will be completely unable to solve cases where a Criminal
Genius is involved. Inspired investigators will still be able to make rolls
normally but with a penalty to the roll based on the Criminal Genius's Reflective
Facet
Note that this Knack does not protect the Criminal Genius from being observed,
photographed, or being caught red-handed.
Prerequisite: The Criminal Genius has to be pretty sharp about crime
and criminals. He must possess Investigation or Savvy of at least 3
