The scarcity brought by rationing and isolation polished certain everyday-commodities into treasured delicacies. Freedom of travel and creature comforts might be crucial tools to survive the Blitz.
Air Raid Shelter- (any, 1/3)
You have ready access to your own private air-raid
shelter. For 1 point, you own a simple Anderson shelter of corrugated steel
half sunk into your garden, big enough to protect for 4 to 6 people from
shrapnel, tremors, and fire. It’s uncomfortable and damp but it’s safe enough.
For 3 points, you possess a reinforced basement beneath your home or a vault
under your business capable of withstanding anything but a direct hit. These
larger shelters safeguard many precious possessions, extended family members,
trusted neighbors, or substantial provisions and comforts.
While the main quality of an Air Raid Shelter is
protection from the destruction of enemy bombers, characters find plenty of
other uses for their private and secure hideaways.
Automobile- (upper/3,
middle/4)
You own an automobile. Whether you wander the open
road at tremendous speed, or motor safely home every night from work,
your automobile gives you tremendous traveling freedom and flexibility.
Bicycle- (any, 1)
You own a simple single-seat bicycle complete with
the luxuries of a bell, basket, and brakes. Your furious peddling terrorizes
sidewalks, alleys and country lanes.
Night Club Proprietor (lower/middle, 4)
You own and operate a small drinking establishment
of a disreputable and illegal quality. While the law says restaurants and
nightclubs close at 10:30 for “public safety”, you know a cheap drink, pretty
girls, and a jazz band helps people of all sorts forget these trying times. And
you make a profit from it too. Every time the police close down one club, you
open another in a conveniently abandoned space with a new flashy name and new
prices. Your sleazy occupation gains you 1 point of Notoriety.
Government Issued Gas
Protection- (any, 1)
During the early days of the war, the government
feared enemy gas attacks above all and issued respirators to the public. You’ve
maintained your equipment and assembled a complete gas protection kit through
tinkering or trading. It consists of a respirator, gas hood, eye shields,
gloves, and boots. Any attempts to resist gaseous attack (such as mustard gas,
foul smells, chloroform, or ectoplasmic goo) gains +3 dice. Your equipment also
protects your skin from head to toe giving you AR 1.
Lorry- (middle/3, lower/4)
You own a lorry. It may not be glamorous or nimble,
but it’s remarkable how many problems a good solid lorry solves. For hauling
heavy loads, transporting up to 10 human-sized persons, or simply blocking off
a side road from police cars, you depend on your lorry.
Private Airplane- (upper/5)
You own your own private airplane. As a busy mogul, flying
enthusiast, or world traveler, your airplane carries you hundreds of miles over
water and land at great speeds. Your airplane is a sporty monoplane with a
30-foot wingspan capable of reaching flying speeds of 130 mph. It seats one
pilot and two passengers with very limited space for cargo.
Top of the Line- (any/ +1 see description)
Admiring compliments and envious stares greet you as
you show off your pride and joy. Any Asset giving you a material possession or
property can be upgraded to be Top of the Line by adding +1 point to its cost.
Top of the Line Assets ooze luxury, style, and prestige. With Top of the Line,
an automobile becomes a glamorous roadster, a barge upgrades to a clean,
charming river-ferry, and a laboratory fills with the latest and most
impressive scientific apparatus.
Top of the Line can be bought and added to
Assets already used by the character. The character trading in their old car,
comfortably furnishing their air-raid shelter, or redecorating their apartment
explains the upgrade well enough.
A Top of the Line Asset gives their owner a
temporary point of Propriety or Notoriety whenever they are seen with the
Asset. The player chooses which Reputation gains the bonus point when they
purchase the Top of the Line Asset.
Victory Garden- (Any, 2)
You’ve bent your green thumb toward helping the war effort. The produce growing in your Victory garden stretches
your ration book, feeds your loved ones, and bolsters your circle of friends.
Your garden may be in a box on your rooftop, a small plot in a
sports field requisitioned for government use, a bomb crater filled with soil,
or even in your yard.
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