World of Darkness: Wetworks

By Simon Pattinson (theoutlaw2000@yahoo.com)

Character Creation

Wetworks characters are created in a similar way to other mortal characters, such as Demon Hunters. Please note that The Gold cannot be combined with any other supernatural powers other than Numina or Sorcery. Also, mortal characters such as Shih or Mages cannot gain The Gold without sacrificing their other powers (However, for those of you with access to the Demon Hunter X sourcebook, Strikeforce Zero agents may have The Gold without sacrificing their Cyberware or Wetware). Also, most non-mortal characters, i.e., Wraiths, Kuei-Jin, Yulan-Jin, Ghouls, Revenants, Changelings, most of the Changing Breeds, Risen, etc, cannot bond with The Gold. The only exceptions are Kindred, Garou and Dhampyrs, and these are explained later.

How did your character come into contact with The Gold? Does she know of the Night Tribes? Does she realise what The Gold is? Does she Know of IO, or of Wetworks? Answering these questions will help you to flesh out your character.

Unless they are Kindred, Garou or Dhampyrs, Wetworks characters begin with an 8/6/3 attribute spread. Kindred, Garou or Dhampyrs use their standard points spreads for attributes and abilities.

Wetworks characters have a 21/12/7 ability spread.

Standard Wetworks characters have 7 dots of Backgrounds, which they can spend on any of the following: Allies, Arsenal, Contacts, Equipment, Fame, Influence, or Resources.

They also begin with one dot in a new advantage, The Gold. This is a Discipline-like advantage, and most rolls will be Willpower + The Gold at a difficulty of 6.

These backgrounds are taken from the Demon Hunter X sourcebook. Note that, unless a character is a Strikeforce Zero agent, he must use Willpower to fuel his Cyberware and Wetware, instead of Chi. See chapter three for more details on these backgrounds.

Characters receive 15 freebie points (Standard costs apply). They also have a Willpower rating of 5.

The Powers of the Gold

Equipment

This background enables the character to get hold of special equipment that they would not usually have access to. This usually means that the character has ties with some kind of patron organisation that can provide this equipment.

*	Can get special equipment within one day, but must fill out all of the required forms.
**	Can get special equipment in a matter of hours, but still has to fill out all the required forms.
***	Can get special equipment in a day, no forms required.
****	Can get special equipment within two hours, no forms required.
*****	The folks in the lab drop everything to accommodate the character.

Arsenal

This background shows how many pieces of cyber- or wetware a character has. It costs three freebies per dot instead of the usual two. Note that SF0 agents automatically have two implants. Each Implant after the first two costs one Humanity. Each level of this background gives the character 1 implant.

This is a discipline-like power that is possessed by all Wetworks characters. It enables them to use The Gold, and, at higher levels, gives them additional supernatural powers.

*	The character is aware of The Gold at a basic level. It provides a power equivalent to the Kindred discipline of Level 1 Fortitude, allowing the character to soak aggravated damage.
**	At this level, the character's Fortitude raises to Level 2.
***	The character begins to feel the powers of The Gold more clearly now, and begins to manifest her powers. The player may choose any power she likes, subject to Storyteller approval, at a level equivalent to a discipline rating of 2.
****	The power level reaches 3. Also, The Gold begins to manifest a side effect that, while not detrimental to the character, could be annoying.
*****	The side effect becomes more intense, possibly starting to cause minor harm to the character. The power level increases to 4.