VINCENT CRUZ - LEVEL 0 RESEARCHER
PHYSICAL HEALTH: BATTERED AND BRUISED
MENTAL HEALTH: CONTENT
MONEY: $453
TRAITS
-'THAT'S THAT' WAGESLAVE (+5 to all rolls involving paperwork, menial labor or brown nosing superiors, +7 bonus to checks involving keeping your composure or resisting mind-altering effects)
-GUNK KNOWLEDGE (+4 to all rolls involving cigarette mold or similar gunk.)
-SURFACE LEVEL ACADEMIC (+2 to human anatomy, chemistry and computer checks involving the MACOS. Improves as you study the books in your possession.)
-ANOMALY TOUCHED (+5 to speech checks with anomalies, +3 to checks involving ARTIFACTS, +1 to research rolls involving anomaly samples.)
UNRELATED BONUSES
+1 to repair and equipment creation checks
+2 to strength checks
+2 to combat OFFENSE and DEFENSE rolls
+2 to endurance-based checks (working out, pushing through pain, etc)
GIFT: SLUMBERING WISH (A small flower growing out of your wrist. +???)
INVENTORY
STAINED FOOD COUPON (A fast food coupon for '75% off any A.R.C BURGER meal!'. Not expired. Value uncertain.)
MYSTERY BAGGIE (Filled with an off-white substance. You are oddly compelled to taste it.)
MACOS FOR DUMMIES, CHEMISTRY and ANATOMY 101 (Three books you found from your lab. Can be studied to improve your SURFACE LEVEL ACADEMIC trait.)
WAGESLAVE UNIFORM x2 (White dress shirt, black dress pants, black dress shoes, purple tie for contrast. Offers no bonuses.)
LAYER 2 MAP! (Adds +4 to rolls that involve wandering around. Unlocks three locations to explore during FREETIME.)
PPE GLOVE PACK (Contains 8 disposable gloves. Good for keeping yourself clean and safe.)
EGG? (Hardboiled. Can copy things. Causes memory loss. ???.)
SATCHEL (Used for carrying most of this garbage.)
LABCOAT (Has no practical bonus aside from making you FEEL better.)
CIGARETTE PACK x2 (To keep you sane. In total, 13 cigarettes are here. Each one heals MENTAL HEALTH by a moderate amount but damages PHYSICAL HEALTH in return.)
PPE OUTFIT x5 (A low quality arrangement of PPE, including a respirator, meant to protect your whole body from biological contamination. Will likely only be good for one or two uses before needing a replacement.)
PISTOL AMMO x2 (Good for one combat encounter each.)
LEVEL 1 GUARD ID (Allows you access to certain storage lockers across the facility meant for guards. Don't get caught with this)
FIRST AID KIT (Has one charge. Used to heal a LOT of PHYSICAL HEALTH.)
RUBBER GLOVES (Protects from electric shocks, increases your bonus to repair checks by 1.)
GAMEBOY (Good for burning time and for entertaining your anomalies.)
POLAROID CAMERA (Has enough film for about thirty pictures. Good for documenting your anomalies.)
MAKESHIFT WEAPON (A metal rod that has a hidden blade inside it. +5 to combat attack rolls. Can deal piercing or bludgeoning damage. Medium reach.)
'80% OFF' COUPON (Allows you to get anything from the CATALOG for 80% off. Only valid for one purchase.)
GLASS EYE (Something similar but distinct from an ARTIFACT. Vibrates with power. Adds a +15 bonus to a perception or research based roll. Good for one use.)
2 WINE-SOAKED SANDWICHES (Heals a moderate amount of PHYSICAL HEALTH, may have side effects if you eat more than one a day.)
JAX SERUM x2 (Massively increases physical defenses, restricts mobility. Can be refined into a better serum.)
HARVESTING GLOVE (Allows for easier, more precise harvesting of samples. There's a far lower chance of you accidently hurting an anomaly using this.)
LAB INVENTORY
FOOD SURPLUS (Contains 29 cans of processed spam, 10 loaves of processed white bread, 20 bottles of water, 12 cans of soda, 10 bags of premade salad mix, 7 bottles of orange juice and a gallon of milk.)
HARVESTING KIT (Contains a chemical testing kit with 6 tests worth of supplies, 4 beakers, a scalpel and 5 syringes.)
CLEANING SUPPLIES (Mop, broom, a bucket full of diluted bleach-water, four gallons of bleach, 3.5 off-brand degreasers bottles, two gallons of water, a gallon jug of metal polisher, and two bottles of all-purpose cleaner.)
TOOLBOX (Contains a screwdriver, wrench, wirecutters and hammer. Has enough scrap metal, wires, screws and bolts to make about 4-5 repairs.)
SPARE PARTS (Contains enough scrap metal, wiring and bolts for 1 repair. There's also a new floppy disk drive and some replacement parts for CRT displays.)
ENRICHMENT BUNDLE (Toys include a rubix cube, five random stuffed animals and a box of off-brand legos. CD player has a soft jazz, heavy metal, white noise, orchestral and elevator music CD. Has a DVD player with a crime drama DVD proved with it. Also has 8 AA batteries.)
CIGARETTE MOLD SAMPLES (You have 2 samples worth of it! Contains in various beakers and buckets you have. You passively gain more over time.)
WIRE FLOWER sample (Extracted from IN LIMBO.)
BOTANICAL SUPPLIES (Two bags of soil, three ceramic pots, a bag of fertilizer and a water can.)
NEON BLUE FLESH SAMPLE (A vacuum sealed bag filled with about half a pound of meat. It leaks a neon blue fluid that fizzles and pops like carbonated soda.)
'DIE TO SEXUALIZE' SAMPLE (A vacuum sealed bag filled to the brim with a thin, stringy fiber that reminds you of fabric. Has the consistency of playdough.)
BUCKET x4 (Can hold 2 gallons of fluid. You found two at LOST AND FOUND, you got another two from CLEANING SUPPLIES. You have a fifth bucket but that's filled with bleach water.)
COMPUTER PARTS (Can be used to upgrade your Mac.)
ELECTRONIC SCRAP x5 (Contains a variety of random electronic parts. Can be used to make makeshift electronics to improve the condition of containment cells.)
AC PARTS (Contains enough spare parts to make a single AC unit. Air condition is a blessing, after all.)
POWER BUNDLE (Contains four car batteries, two packs of AA batteries, three phone batteries and a small generator.)
BLOOD WINE SAMPLE (Extracted from COLT's blood. Unknown properties.)
STATIC BLOOD SAMPLE x3 (Squirms and twists in the dark. Darker than darkness itself)
STATIC SCALES SAMPLE x3 (Twists and reflects both darkness and light)
STATIC POLLEN SAMPLE x1.5 (Harvested from IN LIMBO.)
LAB EQUIPMENT
FAX MACHINE (For calling your SPONSORSHIP COMPANIES or Upper Management, for a price. Use the latter in emergencies only.)
TABLETOP CENTRIFUGE (A machine meant to separate substances of different densities. Allows for the isolation of specific components from anomaly samples.)
HOT PLATE (Allows you to heat up substances to see how they respond to high temperature.)
MICROSCOPE (Does what microscopes do.)
A WEIGHT SET THAT WE JUST FOUND IN THE STORAGE ROOM (Exercise, baby!!! Contains one barbell, a dumbbell and a variety of random weights from 5 to 50 lbs.)
HANDCRANKED POWER STATION (For powering up heavy equipment.)
WELDING SUPPLIES (A welding torch and mask for help out with repairs. Has three tanks worth of fuel.)
MINIFRIDGE (Still has two cold beers and some leftover pizza inside. Score.)
SEWING MACHINE (Comes with enough cloth to make two or three outfits of.)
SUIT OF WORKERS - ACE OF BATONS (Automated robot that helps with sanitation. Very effective. Attaching knives onto this voids warranty.)
PERSONAL TV (Portable and contains tailor-made programming just for (You). The voice of the world, right by your side.)
CHEM EXTRACTOR (Consumes samples to extract their raw chemicals so you can have an easier time making your own chems. Offers some basic chemical analysis of your samples.)