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Roy Hinkley
Quick Notes
Occupation Professor
Affiliations Seattle University Admin Office
Game Rules
Connection 2
Loyalty 1
Personal Details
Age Unknown
Race Unknown
Sex Male
Description Unknown
Status Active and Operational
Likes Research, Accounting, Puzzles, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic
Dislikes Meatheads, Butch, Excuses, Late Students


Acquisition[]

Cost: 4, -2 if scholar, +2 if meathead. Named Rating 4 SIN linked to college. Pick your majors.

Description[]

Likes Research, Accounting, Puzzles, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic Dislikes Meatheads, Butch, Excuses, late students

Special Rules[]

The Scholar-Meathead Scale[]

In order to find out where you fall on the scale, total points from your attribute priority you have invested into Physical Attributes: Body, Reaction, Strength, Agility. Also total how many points you have invested into Mental Attributes: Willpower, Logic, Intuition, Charisma. Only count attribute points from your priority and karma (including attributes raised with Karma in play), not magic, or augmentations - Roy only cares about raw mental aptitude. If your total is at least 2 higher in mental, congratulations, you're a "Scholar". If your physical total is 2 or more points higher, you're a "Meathead".

Scholars may pick up the following qualities at normal 2x karma costs

  • Exceptional Attribute: Logic, Willpower, or Intuition
  • Analytical Mind
  • Photographic Memory

College admittance[]

If you have a national sin, R4 or better fake with a lifestyle of at least low attached you may begin attending classes at Seattle U. Attending classes has a number of benefits after a month of having joined the college. This is required to pick up this contact. Should you ever lose this sin, you will lose access to this contact until 2 weeks after you have acquired a replacement SIN. When you get this contact(or replace sins) you must pick 2 majors from the list below.

  • You may pick up the following qualities at normal 2x karma costs
    • College Education
    • Indomitable (Mental)
    • Technical School Education
    • Linguist
    • Speed Reading
  • You may buy off the following qualities
    • Illiterate
    • Uneducated
  • All College related knowledge skills(don't try to be that guy) are considered to be learned as if you had a trainer without paying the nuyen.

Higher learning[]

All Mental Attribute (Willpower Logic, Intuition) improvement times are halved.

Picking Your Majors[]

When you pick up this contact you may choose two majors to take. You may take additional courses for 5,000 per course per month. While taking a course, you gain access to its benefits. After stopping a course you keep anything you purchased, but cannot purchase more without re-enrolling.The majors and courses include:

Biotech Major[]

  • Trainer Biotech Group: Biotechnology, Cybertechnology, First Aid, Medicine

May pickup any of these qualities at normal 2x karma costs:

  • Animal Empathy
  • Aptitude for any skill in the Biotech Group
  • Gifted Healer
  • Natural Immunity
  • Quick Healer

Electronics Major[]

  • Trainer Electronics Group: Computer, Hardware, Software

May Pick Up these qualities

  • Aptitude for any skill in the Electronics Group
  • Codeslinger
  • Natural Hardening
  • Overclocker
  • Spike Resistance

Engineering Major[]

  • Trainer Engineering Group: Aeronautics, Automotive, Industrial, and Nautical Mechanic

May pick up these qualities

  • Aptitude for any skill in the Engineering Group
  • Gearhead
  • Juryrigger
  • Steely Eyed Wheelman
  • Vehicle Empathy

Liberal Arts Major[]

  • Trainer Acting Group: Con, Impersonation, Performance
  • Trainer Artisan Skill
  • Artisan specializations only cost 3 karma instead of 7

May pick up these qualities

  • Aptitude for any skill in the Acting Group
  • Aptitude: Artisan
  • Inspired
  • Jack of all Trades, Master of None
  • Perfect Time
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