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Scum

Source: Core Rules, pg. 69

Group: Imperium

Common Keywords: Scum

Objectives

  1. Apply your experience in a crime to the current situation.
  2. Verbally estimate the black market value of an item or person.
  3. Recount a desperate act of survival you once made.
  4. Use some gang slang — invented or real.
  5. Explain how a common object has an alternative use — probably as a weapon.
  6. Decry the violence and villainy of authority.

Background
  • Downtrodden Origin: Every memory you have is painful; for you, life in the Imperium means violence, toxic conditions, and slavery. You’ve developed strong willpower to combat this. => Determination
  • Born Scummy Origin: You’ve got a natural knack for the dangerous life of Scum, barely affected by its daily trials. That, or you just love life off the Imperial grid. => Max Shock
  • Fallen Origin: Once a member of an Adepta, or even a noble house, you have fallen from grace through tragedy, betrayal, or some disgraceful failing. => Resolve
  • Gang Wrangler Accomplishment: You united squabbling gangs to fight for a common cause. You’ve probably made quite a few friends in the underground, and maybe a few enemies too. => Influence
  • Pit Champion Accomplishment: Through wit or brawn, you proved yourself the most proficient fighter in an underground fighting ring, with the scars to prove it. => Max Wounds
  • The Big One Accomplishment: You were instrumental in the biggest score anyone from your home has made. Hopefully you won’t run into anyone that can place you at the crime scene. => Wealth
  • Hive Topper Goal: You started at the bottom, and you’ll make it to the top. Whatever it takes, you’re going to find the good life — and maybe even be a hero while you’re at it. => Determination
  • Rescuer Goal: You left someone close to you behind when you left the sump or the underhive. One day, you’ll return and show them the sunlight. => Conviction
  • Fortunate and Forgotten Goal: You’re sick of this city, this planet, even your own name — by amassing riches you plan to abandon your life and everyone you know in search of something better. => Max Shock
Core Rules, pg. 69