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Scholar / Scientist / Analyst

AX.C.07.04

An information specialist who transforms knowledge into tactical and strategic advantage. This Profession excels at identifying enemy vulnerabilities, sharing critical intelligence with allies, and delivering decisive insight at the moment it matters most.

  • Dominant Attribute: Wit
  • Favored Save: Wit Save (Wit + Resolve)
  • Power Access: No, scholarly expertise is knowledge-based. Genre Catalogs may build Power Access variants (Arcane Scholar, Psionic Researcher) as distinct Profession entries.

Progression Track

Specialist | Expertise | Stage 1 | Passive | Self | Always active

Choose one Talent at the time this perk is unlocked, Lore, Tactics, or Notice is standard for this Profession. When using that Talent in a context directly related to your Profession (research, analysis, identification, investigation), treat dice showing 4, 5, or 6 as successes rather than 5–6 only. This does not affect the Wild Die.

Deep Knowledge | Expertise | Stage 2 | Free Action | Self | Scene

Once per scene, before making a Talent roll, declare Deep Knowledge. You may ask the GM one specific, direct question about the task, target, or environment relevant to the roll. The GM must answer honestly with what your character would know given their professional expertise. You then proceed with the roll normally, informed by the answer.

Limit: Once per scene.

Mastery | Expertise | Stage 3 | Free Action | Self | Full Rest

Choose one Talent at the time this perk is unlocked, may be the same as Specialist or different. Once per Full Rest, after making a roll using that Talent, you may reroll any dice in the pool that showed 1, 2, or 3. Keep the new results. The Wild Die may be rerolled this way.

Limit: Once per Full Rest.

Design Note, Scholar Expertise Stack: The Scholar's Track intentionally draws all three Stages from the Expertise category, making it the only Profession in the example library that does so. This is a deliberate exception to the no-same-category guideline because the Scholar's identity is defined entirely by depth of professional knowledge, the three perks represent a coherent progression from competence (Specialist) to insight (Deep Knowledge) to mastery (Mastery) rather than a collection of unrelated abilities. GMs building Scholar variants for specific Genre Catalogs may substitute a Tactical or Organizational perk at Stage 2 if broader capability is desired.