Jason "Snake" Ward, 26, is the son of Franklin S. Ward, a highly respected, and highly feared, officer in the Central Intelligence Agency. From youth, Franklin pushed Jason into the agency, and Jason might have gone off the cliff if it weren't for his silver tongue. Whereas Franklin wanted Jason to be a soldier, Jason had other plans, and managed to persuade his father to let him be a spy instead. Still being forced to train, Jason was at least content that this was something he could was actually good at, though he still learned to master handguns and throwing knives. It was at the academy that he earned a repuation as a "silver tongued snake oil salesman," lated shortened to his nickname "Snake."
For years, Jason worked his way through the ranks, recieving no special treatment for his father's position. Many, in fact, who knew both of Ward's father and his success, resented him for it. And so, it was no surprise, that 2 years ago, they would all have justification to punish Ward. Because all those years ago, on March 23rd, 1978, Franklin was caught selling high-level secrets to the Soviet Union. He managed to escape the CIA and go into hiding, but Jason was disgraced. Franklin's actions reflected poorly on Jason, who was taken in for questioning. After assuring the CIA that he knew nothing of it, he was allowed the remain in the agency: After all, Jason hated his father as well, so why would he hide him?
So for years, Jason worked to regain his reputation, and has partly managed to do so. All the way from a mere low-level office worker, to a supervised agent, back to where he is now. While his repution is rebuilt from the shambles he worked his way up from, some still hold resentment for his father's act of betrayal. But now, stationed at Camp Peary, awaiting assignment...
MISCELLANEOUS:
Action Dice: 1/1 (d4)
Interests: Literature, Wine, Vehicular Transportation, Luxury, Cigars, Fashion
Knowledge: 3+3=6; Request: 3+4=7; Gear: 3; Reputation: 2 (-8)
Subplots: Discredited (His father sold out the CIA)
Contacts: Hook-Up (Mercenary Contractor): Consultant (Grade II, Sleight of Hand), Consultant (Grade IV, Security)
Hustler: +2 to Falsify and Manipulate. Base threat range becomes 19–20.
Actor: +2 to Bluff and Impress. Base threat range becomes 19–20.
Silver Tongue: Bluff & Impress gain Manipulate synergy bonus. Each win of a seduction Conflict inflicts 1 temp Wis damage on opponent. Persuasion result cap decreases by 5 when you and your target share no common language. The error range of Sense Motive checks targeting you increase by 4.
*You may improve the disposition of any 1 NPC by 1 grade without a skill check. 2/session
*You gain 1 additional Interest at Career Levels 0, 2, 6, 10, 14, and 18.
*Your threat range with Bluff checks increases by 1. This bonus increases every 5 levels.
*You gain a +4 bonus with random possession rolls, maximum 20. 1/session
*+1 bonus to Lifestyle. This bonus increases every 4 levels.
Flawless Identity: Charles the Banker (baking, board games), Sergant Tommy Jackson (war, explosives), Bob the Hobo (food, stamps)
Doublespeak: As a free action, you may spend 1 action die to improve or worsen a target’s disposition toward you and each of your allies by 1 grade for the duration of the current scene. This ability may not target any one character more than once per scene, nor improve any target’s disposition toward your or any of your allies to better than Supportive.
1,000 Faces: You gain the Flawless Identity feat. Further, a number of times per mission equal to your starting action dice, you may target any 1 special character as whom you have successfully disguised yourself (using the Falsify skill). Until the end of the current mission, the target is considered an additional persona provided by your Flawless Identity feat.
Cold Read: 1/session when you first encounter a character, you may ask the GC a number of personal questions about the character equal to your starting action dice. This requires 1 free action. The target may conceal an answer by spending 1 action die per question ignored. Once a target has spent an action die to ignore a question, you may not re-ask that character that question using this ability for the duration of the current mission.
Quick Change: 2/session, you may make a Sneak/Hide or Falsify/Disguise check that would ordinarily require 2d4 minutes or less as a free action, ignoring any kit requirements.
