Most identities fall into this category. They usually represent functional roles the character has (such as an occupation, vocation or hobby), defining personality traits or physical characteristics.
I’m an Undertaker, of course I can politely (albeit superficially) console the grieving, make a good guess about what happened to a corpse, use a lot of terrifying tools and chemicals.
Substitutes for: Lie.
Feature: Resists challenges to Violence.
Feature: Substitutes for Secrecy.
I’m a Trucker, of course I can stay awake, use my Teamster connections, fix basic automotive damage.
Substitutes for: Pursuit.
Feature: Resists challenges to Isolation.
Feature: Smuggle stuff and people over state and national lines (unique).
I’m a Social Worker, of course I can sympathize, maintain a poker face, threaten to get your kid taken away by the state.
Substitutes for: Connect.
Feature: Evaluates Self.
Feature: Therapeutic.
I’m a Receptionist, of course I can instantly pick up clues by flipping through someone’s day planner, memorize phone numbers, delay creditors.
Substitutes for: Lie.
Feature: Resists challenges to Helplessness.
Feature: Evaluates Helplessness.
I’m Quiet, of course I can be around people who normally freak out at strangers, get close to wildlife, avoid being overheard.
Substitutes for: Secrecy.
Feature: Substitutes for Notice.
Feature: Resists challenges to Isolation.
I’m a Police Officer, of course I can fix your parking ticket, reasonably request entry to most places, find my way around town.
Substitutes for: Pursuit.
Feature: Provides Firearm Attacks.
Feature: Substitutes for Struggle.
I’m an Occultist, of course I can tell the difference between Santería and Satanism, wow the goth kids, cruelly mock the major religions.
Substitutes For: Knowledge.
Feature: Casts Rituals.
Feature: Evaluates Unnatural.
I’m a Nature Lover, of course I can identify those animal tracks, start a campfire without matches, purify water.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Provides Wound Threshold.
Feature: Resists challenges to Isolation.
I’m a Muslim, of course I can read Arabic, remember some Saudi history, cook a pretty good halal dinner.
Substitutes for: Connect.
Feature: Resists challenges to the Unnatural.
Feature: Resists challenges to Self.
I’m a Lifeguard, of course I can swim fast, spot the signs of drowning, perform CPR.
Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Substitutes for Notice.
Feature: Provides Wound Threshold.
