Contacts

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A Contact is a single individual whom the character knows, and who has a certain degree of Loyalty towards the character, and is willing to help the character in certain ways, according to what his specialty is (slighly secret information, Insider/Mole information or Gossip, or various forms of skilled aid), but who will not adventure with the character or take any great risk (the Mole being the minor exception to this).

There are 8 kinds of Contacts, and a few more will perhap be added later. The average player character will have several Contacts.

Contact Types

Contact type	Base cost	Loyalty	Skill	Notes
Gossip	3 PP	2	3	Can provide the latest gossip on everyone in a Village-sized (Ex0) or somewhat larger area
Information	15 PP	4	4	Can provide basic and not-really-secret information from inside an organization
Mole-B	30 PP	2	4	Provides very secret information from inside organization (version B is being Blackmailed by the character, while version F is a Friend doing it due to high Loyalty)
Mole-F	30 PP	5	4
Teacher(C)	15 PP	5	4	Will Teach or Train the character in a small (or slightly larger) number of Skills. The C simply indicates that it is a Contact.
Trainer(C)	15 PP	5	4
Mentor	10 PP	4	-	Will give the character advice, according to his own worldview and biases (a Mentor is never a spokesperson for the GM!). Useful if the character is confused, lost or bewildered.
Skilled	15 PP	4	4	Will give one kind of skilled aid to the character, e.g. medical aid, or firearm customization, but like all other Contacts will never go adventuring with the character.
Trader	10 PP	3	-	Is willing to trade with the character, in spite of cultural, religious and racial or species differences, and may even give slightly fabourable deals.
Supplier	10 PP	3	4	Has rare items in stock, such as high-Quality weapons or armour which are otherwise only made to order
Dealer	15 PP	2	4	Sells items that are illegal or highly disapproved of, such as poisons

Contact Skill

Contact Loyalty

Contact Levels

Improved Contacts

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 ! Contact<br>type !! Base<br>cost !! Loyalty !! Skill !! Notes
 |-
-| Gossip ||  PP || 2 || x || Can provide the latest gossip on everyone in a Village (Ex0)-sized or larger area
+| Gossip || 3 PP || 2 || 3 || Can provide the latest gossip on everyone in a Village-sized (Ex0) or somewhat larger area
 |-
-| Information ||  PP || 4 || x || Can provide basic and not-really-secret information from inside an organization
+| Information || 15 PP || 4 || 4 || Can provide basic and not-really-secret information from inside an organization
 |-
-| Mole-B ||  PP || 2 || x ||rowspan=2| Provides very secret information from inside organization (version '''B''' is being '''B'''lackmailed by the character, while version '''F''' is a '''F'''riend doing it due to high Loyalty)
+| Mole-B || 30 PP || 2 || 4 ||rowspan=2| Provides very secret information from inside organization (version '''B''' is being '''B'''lackmailed by the character, while version '''F''' is a '''F'''riend doing it due to high Loyalty)
 |-
-| Mole-F ||  PP || 5 || x
+| Mole-F || 30 PP || 5 || 4
 |-
-| Teacher ||  PP || 4 || x ||  x
+| Teacher(C) || 15 PP || 5 || 4 ||rowspan=2| Will Teach or Train the character in a small (or slightly larger) number of Skills. The C simply indicates that it is a Contact.
 |-
-| Mentor ||  PP || 4 || x ||  x
+| Trainer(C) || 15 PP || 5 || 4
 |-
-| Skilled ||  PP || 4 || x || x
+| Mentor || 10 PP || 4 || - || Will give the character advice, according to his own worldview and biases (a Mentor is ''never'' a spokesperson for the GM!). Useful if the character is confused, lost or bewildered.
 |-
-| Trader ||  PP || 3 || x || x
+| Skilled || 15 PP || 4 || 4 || Will give one kind of skilled aid to the character, e.g. medical aid, or firearm customization, but like all other Contacts will never go adventuring with the character.
 |-
-| Supplier ||  PP || 3 || x || x
+| Trader || 10 PP || 3 || - || Is willing to trade with the character, in spite of cultural, religious and racial or species differences, and may even give slightly fabourable deals.
 |-
-| Dealer ||  PP || 2 || x || x
+| Supplier || 10 PP || 3 || 4 || Has rare items in stock, such as high-Quality weapons or armour which are otherwise only made to order
+|-
+| Dealer || 15 PP || 2 || 4 || Sells items that are illegal or highly disapproved of, such as poisons
 |}