Arc II, Chapter 13: Reply the Departed, Updated

Riley Lawrence is the Film Buff.

“Trope Master” grants him the ability to perceive enemy tropes, but at the cost of sacrificing half of his Plot Armor.

“Cinema Seer” buffs the Savvy and Grit of his allies when they hear him predict cinematic and impactful plot elements.

As an “Oblivious Bystander,” Riley remains untargeted by enemies as he convincingly acts oblivious to their presence.

“Escape Artist” buffs his Hustle to help enact plausible escape plans.

“The Insert Shot” makes allies aware of an object the player chooses. The object will be shown to the audience and its use will be buffed in the Finale.

“Director’s Monitor” allows him to watch the rest of the storyline after his demise via Deathwatch.

“Flashback Revelation” allows him to communicate with allies from Deathwatch through flashbacks to his past dialogue.

“Casting Director” gives him a summary of his team’s roles in the storyline.

“My Grandmother Had the Gift…” A background trope that gives Riley’s character some ambiguous connection to “The Gift” through his heritage.

He did not equip “Coming To A Theater Near You,” “I Don’t Like It Here…,” “Out Like a Light,” “Location Scout,” “The Wrong Reel,” “Raised by Television,” or “Dead Man Walking.”

Kimberly Madison is the Eye Candy.

“Convenient Backstory” allows her to believably change her backstory to assist with the current task, buffing the relevant stat.

“Social Awareness” allows her to see the Moxie stat of all enemies and NPCs.

“Get a Room!” boosts the odds of important discoveries when exploring with a love interest during the party.

“A Hopeless Plea” forces the captor to explicitly deny her release when she asks to be released.

“Pregnancy Reveal” buffs her Grit when she pretends that she is pregnant and buffs the father’s Mettle if she dies.

“When in Rome” buffs her Grit until Rebirth if her performance matches the tone of the movie.

“Does anyone have a scrunchy?” allows her to shift Moxie’s points into another stat by putting her hair up.

She will be targeted for First Blood because “Looks Don’t Last,” but the longer she survives, the weaker the enemies get.

She did not equip “Carousel Academy Awards,” “Breaking the Veil of Silence,” “The Woman in Mourning,” or “That’s What I Said!”.

Antoine Stone is the Athlete.

His “You were having a nightmare…” trope allows him to repress or heal mental trauma (he is not strong enough to use its plot-resetting powers yet).

“Gym Rat” buffs Mettle and Hustle by revealing athletic backstory.

“It’s Part of the Uniform” gives him higher Mettle when attacking with sports equipment.

“Just Walk It Off” heals the Hobbled status by walking.

“Knight in Shining Armor” buffs his Mettle and Grit when defending a love interest.

“Time Out!” allows him to go Off-Screen during a fight, reducing enemy aggression.

Brandishing a weapon is “Like a Security Blanket,” buffing his Grit and soothing his and his allies’ fear, whereas swinging a weapon will temporarily halt an enemy’s attack because of “Swing Away.”

He did not equip “Everyone Loves a Winner,” “The Playbook”, “Reload After Cut.” “A Race Against Time,” “Coyote in a Trap,” or “Bad Luck Magnet.”

Dina Cano is the Outsider.

“Guarded Personality” resists all insight abilities.

“An Outsider’s Perspective” alerts her to new, out-of-place, or unusual information.

“Better Late Than Never” buffs Mettle and Hustle if she waits until the Finale to assist allies On-Screen against the enemy.

“A Haunted Past” A background trope that gives her character some past trauma that haunts her and gives her access to various tropes.

“Encouragement from Beyond” soothes her when stressed, scared, or in pain and may provide useful information.

“Outside Looking In” grants her the ability to discern ideal spots to linger and observe events without actively participating in the narrative.

“They Fell Off” allows her to quickly get out of handcuffs and similar restraints.

She can leave physical or mental messages in the story that her allies can detect when in the location she left them with “Pen Pal.”

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She did not equip “You don’t know me, but…”

Bobby Gill is The Wallflower.

“Background Noise” allows him to get background information from NPCs when Off-Screen.

“The Good Samaritan” buffs his Mettle and Grit for helping allies in a crisis if they have not met On-Screen and are strangers.

“The “Wisdom” of Crowds” can source plans and information from a crowd of NPC privy to the situation at hand. The crowd will give him this information, but he will have to sort out the good from the bad.