The Gritty Detective

The Gritty Detective is more a brawler than a fighter, but he's remarkably hard to put away for good - as many a crime boss can testify. Tough as nails and dedicated to his one man crusade on crime, the Gritty Detective operates on the margins of the law. The cops know him and tolerate his activities - either out of sympathy for his aims, or because they haven't got enough evidence to put him away yet. While honest - and a sucker for a damsel in distress, the Gritty Detective is taciturn, cynical and smart-mouthed. He knows that everything and everybody is for sale - except himself. He can also make a pretty good guess at the price. While no combat machine, the Gritty Detective can survive being thrown out of speeding cars, run down, stabbed, beaten up, eating in grubby restaurants, etc., etc. He's a lot tougher than he looks.   Archetype: Sam Spade,

CHARACTERISTICS STR 18 +8 DEX 15 +15 CON 13 +6 BOD 15 +10 INT 18 +8 EGO 14 +8 PRE 15 +5 COM 10 PD 5 +1 ED 4 +1 SPD 3 +5 REC 7 END 26 STUN 33 +1 Total 68 OCV 5 ± 3 with dirty infighting, ±1 with pistol DCV 5 ±3 with dirty infighting, ±1 with pistol ECV 5

POWERS, SKILLS, ETC. 15 Martial Arts Multipower (15 point reserve, Dirty Infighting) 1 Grab -1 OCV, -1 DCV, +10 STR (only to hold, -1) 1 Trip +1d6 HA, +1 DCV, opponent falls (4d6 with STR, basically a modified grab and throw) 1 Knee to the groin 1d6 HKA (2d6 with STR) 1 Punch +3d6 HA, +1 OCV, + 1 DCV (6d6 with STR) 1 Kick +4d6 HA, +1 DCV (7d6 with STR) 9 +3 CSL with brawling multipower 3 +1 CSL with pistol 3 Defence maneuver 10 Dangersense (11-) 4 Contacts: Police Sergeant (11-), Informer (11-) 3 Scholar 9 KS: Gangs (13-), KS: Police Procedure (13-), KS: major criminals (13-), KS: Criminal Underworld (11-), KS: City Politics (11-), KS: City Businesses (11-) 5 WF: Small arms, non-weapon weapons, knives 18 Breakfall, Concealment, Deduction, Lockpicking, Stealth, Tracking (all 12-) 9 Bribery, Conversation, Persuasion (all 12-) 10 2d6 Luck 10 Toughness powers EC (20 point reserve) 7 +4 PD/ 3 ED Armour, fully invisible, doesn't stop first 1 Bod from killing attacks (-1/4) 10 50% Physical damage reduction (normal) 2 Regeneration (2 points, gradual effect, 5 hours) 132 Powers cost 200 Total cost

100+	DISADVANTAGES
10	Watched (Police - MoPo, NCI, 14-)
20	Hunted (Various Criminal enemies, MoPo, NCI, 8-)
20	Psych. lim (Incorruptible) Common, Total
10	Psych. lim (Sucker for a sob story) Uncommon, Strong
15	Psych. lim (Protects innocents) Uncommon, Total
15	Reputation, extreme (Relentless Detective, only in criminal circles)
5	1d6 Unluck
5	Experience