Celebrity

This perk indicates that the character is famous in certain circles, as chosen by the player and Gamemaster. The character can be an entertainment celebrity, a renowned scientist, doctor, or war character, or he can enjoy celebrity status for another reason that the Gamemaster approves.

In a circumstance when a character’s Celebrity might have an effect, the Gamemaster may call for a perk check at the start of a scene to determine if the perk makes any difference in what’s about to happen. A movie star may be adored by those who watch his films, but his celebrity status means nothing to those who have never seen a movie or read a personality profile of the star.

Check results: Critical Failure, celebrity status backfires and the character is mobbed by the crowd; Failure, +2 penalty to any Personality-based skill checks made by the character during the upcoming scene; Marginal, no modifier; Ordinary, -1 bonus; Good, -2 bonus; Amazing, -3 bonus.

As a celebrity’s achievement level improves, so does the bonus applied to the perk check: At level 5, the base situation die for any Celebrity check becomes -d4; at level 10 it becomes -d6; and at level 15 it becomes -d8.