Skill Monkey
You’re real powers are in your breadth of knowledge and ability.
Basic Skill Monkey: There are few things that you haven’t learned how to do, so much so that the way you can use skills to substitute for others amazes people. Once per scene, you can use one skill of your choice in place of another. So long as you can justify how it would apply to that situation, you can use the skill without penalty. A penalty can be applied if the justification doesn’t fully explain how the new skill can solve all the same challenges as the original.
Enhancements
Master Skill Monkey: You can substitute up to 2 skills per scene.
Expert: Choose any skill you know. Gain a +2 to rolls when using it to simulate your deep understanding of a field governed by that skill.
Make it Till You Fake it: You don’t have to know everything about a skill to look good. In your case, you’ve learned all you need to know to make everyone else think you know a lot more about a given subject. If you spend a fate point, for one scene you can use any one skill you know in place of Provoke, Empathy, or Rapport to convince people you know more than they do.
I’ve Done This Before: For a fate point, you can perform any skill you don’t know as if you’re trained in it. You can use the skill as Average (+1) for the scene.
Common Power Synergies
Super Intelligence: You’re a walking repository of human know-how and ability.
Disguise: You are the ultimate mimic, getting the job done with none the wiser.
Drawbacks
- Yeah, you know a lot about a lot but it comes with a high price. You sacrifice depth for breadth to the point that you run the risk of revealing your knowledge is an Empty Façade.
- You really are an expert in several subjects, but because of that intense focus you have Gaps in Your Skills that can cripple your attempts during trying challenges.
- If there’s one drawback to being good at a lot of things is that people start to notice. It’s such a common issue that People Expect You to Help Them and solve their problems for them.
Collateral Damage Effects
Pattern Recognition: Choose one of your skills to determine the type of damage you cause every time you use this effect. While your superpower might not kill someone outright, you do know how to leverage it to get the most out of the terrain and environment to cause the havoc for you all thanks to your ability to recognize the similarities between seemingly dissimilar structures. You can target any zone up to one away from your current location. The affected zone has one of its aspects turned into the collateral damage effect with the occupants making a Will, Physique, or Athletics roll against a Fair (+2) obstacle or avoid the consequences caused by the damage. Given the nature of pattern recognition, this effect is instantaneous and cannot be used until the scene ends or you choose to end it.