Name | Level | Traits | Prerequisites | Benefits | Spoilers? |
Flexible Studies | 1 | Investigator | — | You've collected a cross-section of information on various disciplines you can refer to when preparing for various tasks. | — |
Known Weaknesses | 1 | Investigator | — | Whenever you Devise a Stratagem, you can also attempt a check to Recall Knowledge as part of that action. | — |
Takedown Expert | 1 | Investigator | — | You've mastered combat practices that let you get up close and bring down perpetrators alive. | — |
That's Odd | 1 | Investigator | — | When you enter a new location, such as a room or corridor, you immediately notice one thing out of the ordinary. | — |
Trap Finder | 1 | Investigator, Rogue | — | You have an intuitive sense that alerts you to the dangers and presence of traps. | — |
Underworld Investigator | 1 | Investigator | — | Your work as an investigator makes you familiar with the criminal element. | — |
Athletic Strategist | 2 | Investigator | trained in Athletics | You know how to calculatedly manipulate joints and body weight. | — |
Red Herring | 2 | Investigator | — | You have a keen sense for avoiding spurious lines of inquiry. | — |
Shared Stratagem | 2 | Investigator | — | The plans you make include your allies as well as yourself. | — |
Solid Lead | 2 | Investigator | — | Sometimes your case splinters into smaller mysteries, but you never lose sight of the big picture. | — |
Alchemical Discoveries | 4 | Investigator | alchemical sciences methodology | You've devoted extra time in the lab to improve your knowledge of alchemy. | — |
Detective's Readiness | 4 | Investigator | — | When you're on a case, you stay watchful and resolute to avoid tricks your suspect might pull. | — |
Lie Detector | 4 | Investigator | empiricism methodology or interrogation methodology | You're adept at noticing the tells of a liar—sweat, flushing, a quavering voice, a quickening pulse. | — |
Ongoing Investigation | 4 | Investigator | — | You're always investigating what's around you, even as you perform other activities. | — |
Scalpel's Point | 4 | Investigator | forensic medicine methodology | Your stratagems benefit from your precise knowledge of anatomy. | — |
Strategic Assessment | 4 | Investigator | — | You learn your foes' strengths and weaknesses by watching them move. | — |
Connect the Dots | 6 | Investigator, Concentrate, Secret, Uncommon | — | Ephemeral connections between people, places, and concepts are invisible to most, but seeing them is your stock and trade. | — |
Predictive Purchase (Investigator) | 6 | Investigator | — | You have just the thing for the situation. | — |
Thorough Research | 6 | Investigator | — | When you succeed at a Recall Knowledge check, you learn an additional fact about the subject. | — |
Blind-Fight | 8 | Investigator, Fighter, Ranger, Rogue | master in Perception | Your battle instincts make you more aware of concealed and invisible opponents. | — |
Clue Them All In | 8 | Investigator | — | You can clue in all your allies at once. | — |
Whodunnit? | 8 | Investigator, Uncommon | — | You carefully consider your case and narrow down some of the details. | — |
Just One More Thing | 10 | Investigator, Fortune | — | After your attempt to influence someone goes poorly, you add another bit of information or ask a pointed question, possibly salvaging your previous attempt. | — |
Ongoing Strategy | 10 | Investigator | strategic strike | You're constantly studying small aspects of everyone's movements, even if you don't have a stratagem in place ahead of time. | — |
Suspect of Opportunity | 10 | Investigator | — | Sometimes something intrudes upon your case unexpectedly, such as an ambush sent to bring your investigation to a close. | — |
Foresee Danger | 12 | Investigator, Concentrate | — | You perceive every possible way your foe's attack could land and attempt to avoid them all. | — |
Reason Rapidly | 12 | Investigator | — | Your mind works through clues at an unbelievable speed. | — |
Plot the Future | 14 | Investigator, Concentrate, Prediction, Uncommon | — | You spend 10 minutes in contemplation to uncannily predict how events will play out. | — |
Sense the Unseen | 14 | Investigator, Ranger, Rogue | — | When you look for foes, you can catch even the slightest cues. | — |
Strategic Bypass | 14 | Investigator | — | Your plans account for your foes' resistances, enabling you to strike a telling blow. | — |
Didactic Strike | 16 | Investigator | Shared Stratagem | When you find a glaring weakness, you can set your allies up to annihilate your foe. | — |
Implausible Purchase (Investigator) | 16 | Investigator | Predictive Purchase (Investigator) | It seems impossible, but you've analyzed every angle and are able to just keep pulling out exactly the item you need, even in far-flung locations. | — |
Reconstruct the Scene | 16 | Investigator, Concentrate, Rogue | — | You spend 1 minute surveying a small location (such as a single room) to get an impression of events that occurred there in the last day. | — |
Lead Investigator | 18 | Investigator, Exploration | Clue Them All In | You spend 1 minute briefing up to four allies about one lead you're pursuing. | — |
Trickster's Ace | 18 | Investigator, Concentrate, Rogue | — | You have a contingency in your back pocket for desperate situations. | — |
Everyone's a Suspect | 20 | Investigator | — | You are so suspicious of everyone you meet that you keep mental notes on how to defeat them all—even your own allies. | — |
Just the Facts | 20 | Investigator | Thorough Research | You fundamentally understand everything to the point where your research can't possibly be wrong. | — |