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|style="background: navy; color: white;" colspan="4" align="center"| '''Dralasite Spymaster'''
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|'''STR/STA ''' ||45/45 ||'''PS'''|| +3
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|'''DEX/RS'''|| 50/50 ||'''IM'''|| +5
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|'''INT/LOG'''|| 50/50 ||'''Ranged'''|| 25
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||'''PER/LDR'''|| 55/55 ||'''Melee'''|| 25
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|style="background: #eeeeee;" colspan="4"|'''Special Abilities:'''<br/>
''Elasticity, Lie Detection 5%''
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|colspan="4"|'''Skills:''' ''(Biosocial PSA)'' <br />
''Psychosocial 1, Gyrojet Weapons 1''
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|style="background: #eeeeee;" colspan="4"|'''Equipment:'''<br />
''Standard Equipment Pack, Gyrojet Pistol, Tangler Grenade, 18 Credits''
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by [[Bill Logan]] and [[Andrew Modro]]

You visit your contacts once per year, treating them to
a fun night above their income level. You pay off those
you can, and make disappear those you cannot. You’re
always on the move, but keep your network strong
with you at its nexus.

Your natural ability to ferret out the truth gives you an
advantage in the information game. Plus, it helps that
nobody would ever suspect a Dralasite of
masterminding a network of spies!

==Character Concepts==
===Webspider===
This Dralasite uses false identities and unlisted
chronocom signals, relayed off so many locations it’s
impossible to trace before the conversation has ended.
He sends subspace messages that only the intended
recipient understands. He works in codes, secrets, and
signs left in the shadows.

Although he’d not normally think of purchasing
personal protective gear, he’s not beyond purchasing
protection in the more living sense. Since the
Webspider Spymaster makes his living off the network
of connections he maintains, it’s perfectly within his
character to purchase agents to guard and protect his
ventures.

Rather than going out and putting himself in danger,
the webspider works through a series of contacts who
may or may not even know who they're giving
information to. This one works from the shadows,
behind screens and out of sight at all times.
Anonymity is the name of the Webspider’s game.

===Master of Disguise===
Who can really tell one Dralasite from another (except
another Dralasite, perhaps)? This version of the
spymaster utilizes that anonymity to change roles like
humans change clothing, becoming different people for
different situations.

Since a Dralasite’s “Lie Detection” ability is built upon
his unusual sense of smell, this Dralasite might use
that sense to achieve other knowledge (at the referee’s
discretion). This empathic sense might give away a
target’s general mood based on the same evidence
that would give away his deceit. The Master of
Disguise would need to know these things to help him
impersonate others in unusual role-playing situations.

Because of the unusual nature of a Dralasite, his ability
to impersonate others is somewhat limited to identities
within his own species. He can impersonate any age,
and even take in air bubbles to appear larger (though
appearing smaller is a bit of a trick). Although there
are no skills within the Alpha Dawn game system to
govern impersonation, the referee can simply use the
character’s Personality and Leadership skills to
accomplish the trick.

==="Blob. James Blob."===
The archetypal spy. Dashing and debonair (for a giant
amoeboid, anyway), this Dralasite moves through high
society and secret danger with equal flair, relying on
his native charisma and more than a few little tricks.

He probably works for an employer who supplies him
with wonderful gadgets to get him out of many of his
dangerous situations. He flirts and charms his way
past anything his gadgets don’t help with. And when
all else fails, he’s quick with his gyrojet pistol.

This version of the Spymaster doesn’t concern himself
with establishing a network of contacts. He works
alone. He’ll sometimes associate with another spy
from some other organization, but only when it serves
his purpose. He works for his employer, and that’s
where his loyalties are.

===Counterspy===
This character works within an organization, sometimes
ferreting out double-agents, sometimes leading raids
against hideouts of known enemy spies. His career
centers around the enemy spy – either within his midst
or abroad.

The Counterspy typically has permission to roam about
the Frontier as needed, visiting safe-houses and
agencies anywhere they’re found. His role is that of an
inquisitor, and other agents generally cringe at his
approach.

==Development==
Probably the most important thing for a Spymaster to
concentrate on is his Lie Detection special ability. If
nobody can hide the truth from him, then he’ll have
the potential for an amazing career in espionage. But
that can’t be the only thing worth developing...

===Developing Abilities===
Personality and Leadership are the hallmark of the
espionage agent. Of course, Dexterity and Reaction
Speed helps him with situations that center around
agility, speed, and accuracy. But the Spymaster is
someone who specializes in the acquisition of
information... and with the help of his Lie Detection
ability, interaction socially is one of his most important
tools.

Strength has little use to the Dralasite spymaster.
Stamina, on the other hand, can help you endure
toxins and poisons. Intuition is another important
ability score, as it represents your character’s ability to
sense things happening around him (as well as avoid
being surprised by that enemy agent with the sniper
rifle!). Logic is helpful as well, but more important
than raw Logic is the development of a character’s
skills.

===Developing Skills===
Psychosocial is the most important skill your character
can have. It allows for persuasion, hypnotism,
empathy, and analyzing/predicting the activities of the
insane. Develop this skill to help you with all aspects
of your position.

Other than this, consider Demolitions (to blow up those
enemy bases, or to defuse those bombs you come
across in your own agency set by double-agents!) and
Martial Arts (you won’t always have your trusty gyrojet
pistol).

Don’t underestimate the value of the technical skills...
the ability to tweak a gizmo, reprogram an enemy
robot, or perform dangerous maneuvers in a hover
cycle or ground car is important to the well-rounded
master spy!

==Equipment==
<div style="float:right; width:50%; background: #eeeeee; border:thin solid black; padding: 0 5px; margin:0 0 0 5px;">
'''Miniaturism:''' Paying twice the amount for something is
generally enough (at the referee’s approval, of course)
to purchase a smaller version of that item. For
example, a character wants to buy a miniature
chronocom that is concealed in a ring. He pays twice
the cost of a chronocom (200Cr) and has it. If the
character isn’t working for a wealthy employer, the
referee may change the cost multiple for concealed
miniaturisms from “x2” to “x4” or more, since
specialized tooling and discrete arrangements must be
made to procure such unusual and cutting-edge items.
</div>

Although no real spy equipment (other than a
holoscreen) is mentioned in the main rule book, all
manner of espionage-related gear is available in the
Frontier.

Spymasters typically surround themselves with
technology to help in their espionage-related activities.
This includes robots, computers, hired NPC’s and
vehicles. A successful Spymaster will have to spend a
lot of money – but can charge a great deal for his
services! In the Equipment article in this issue, you’ll
find several pieces of equipment that would be perfect
for use by the Spymaster!

==Edges and Flaws==
If using this optional system found at the back of the
Alpha Dawn Remastered book, you might want to
consider some of these ideas.

===Shadow Mentor===
The character is a pawn in a grander scheme of
espionage, with layers of lies piled on layers of deceit.
He doesn’t even really know for who he works. He is
given missions and aid, but no identities. The player
can call on this edge to get assistance from his unusual
clandestine mentor.

===S’Wis Bank Account===
Your character has a secret account under an
anonymous identity that only he knows the access
codes to. He can use this special account to fund
missions that he doesn’t want traced back to him. In
game, the player can invoke this edge to access his
funds, 1d10x100 credits become immediately
available.

===Death Before Captivity===
This edge is a psychological aversion to being captured
mixed with an adrenaline surge capable of keeping the
character out of such captivity. Maybe the character has
spent time in tortured arrest, or was stranded in an
isolated environment and never wants to be put into that
situation again. The player can invoke this edge in-game
when faced with the potential of capture, and the referee
will allow him a bonus of +25 on all rolls for one turn...
presumably to get out of his current predicament.

===Sucker for a Pretty Face===
Your character, for all his strengths and savvy ways, can
be taken by a dame with a pouty lip and short skirt... no
matter the race. It may not be that you have any
lecherous desire for her, but you might feel protective or
have a soft spot for them. When villains and enemy
agents catch wind of this weakness, they’ll exploit it for
sure. In game terms, the referee can invoke this flaw to
put a member of the opposite sex in game, to thwart the
character’s mission or at least cause complications... or a
romantic interest? Do Dralasites have romantic interests?

===Nothing But the Best!===
Your character has his nose in the air – just a little, and
only for things that matter. You won’t pay face value for
anything... you’ll look for the very best, paying top credits
for the most famous name brands and highest quality. In
game terms, you must spend an extra 10% on all items
purchased for any reason! Plus – you’re more than willing
to pay up to 2x the normal cost for the things that truly
matter to you!

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