Improvised Gear

Improvised Gear is an Aptitude Edge utilized by Hunters.

Overview

By utilizing objects and materials in the near vicinity, the Hunter is able to devise any number of useful, if short-lived, tools to aid them or their comrades. Anything from a four-foot articulated periscope to splicing a surveillance camera’s feed to a remote Bluetooth transmitter is possible, as long as the tool is able to be assembled from items available to the Hunter.

Improvised Gear is most often practiced by Entrepreneurial and Underground Hunters.

Base ability

On a winning Edge test, the Hunter is able to create short-lived but helpful equipment from ordinary items. This equipment can assist in the use of a single Skill, providing a two-dice advantage. As well, it can make possible actions that simply wouldn’t be possible otherwise, such as dumping camera footage to a cloud server or seeing over an obstacle. The creation can take anywhere from a few minutes to a couple hours. The Hunter can only create a single item each scene, unless they have the appropriate Perk.

Perks

• Frugal: The Hunter is able to construct most items out of the trinkets and tools they carry, no matter how bare their location, provided they bring along a bag or other container of various bits and pieces.
• Mass Production: The Hunter is able to create a number of additional items, all replicas of one another, equal to the margin of the test in the same amount of time as usual.
• Specialization: With each new purchase of this Perk, the Hunter can specialize in augmenting a particular Skill, providing a three-dice bonus instead of the regular two-dice bonus.
• Speed Crafting: With this Perk, the Hunter can craft a tool in three turns, minus the margin on the test, to a minimum of one turn, regardless of outside circumstances such as being in an active firefight.

References

• HTR: 5th Edition Core Book, p. 94

Frugal	5th Edition Core Book	p. 94
Mass Production	5th Edition Core Book	p. 94
Specialization	5th Edition Core Book	p. 94
Speed Crafting	5th Edition Core Book	p. 94