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The following perks affect the impression you make.

●Classic Features†
You have some well-defined set of features in spades. You might be markedly pale or tan, the epitome of blondes or red- heads, or a muscleman – or perhaps you have idealized Chinese or Irish or Orcish looks. Whenever you interact with an NPC who fancies those looks – due to a quirk, GM fiat, or a note in a published adventure – you function as one Appearance level higher, cumulative with any specified reac- tion bonus. For instance, if you’re a Classic Redhead with Average looks, an NPC with the quirk “Prefers redheads (+2 reactions)” would react to you at +2 for his quirk and another

1. 1 because you count as Attractive.

●Forgettable Face
You blend in. Your face is hard to pick out or remember. You get +1 to Shadowing in crowds, while others have -1 to rolls made to recognize you from a lineup or mug shots – or even to recall meeting you!
You can’t have both Forgettable Face and Distinctive Fea- tures (p. B165). Unnatural Features (p. B22), and Appearance above Attractive or below Unattractive, are likewise off-limits, except when this perk is actually an exotic ability.
Looks Good in Uniform
This is a highly specialized version of Fashion Sense (p. B21). When wearing your legitimate service uniform (military, police, etc.) for official purposes, others react to you at +1. You can’t dress others or claim a bonus under any other circumstances.

●Passing Appearance†
Regardless of your true ethnicity, race, or sex, your looks never trigger bigoted NPCs’ biases or Intolerance disadvan- tages (although your words might!). Moreover, if someone like you would normally have a Social Stigma in your setting, you lack that Stigma – and if the Stigma is racial, this perk acts as a small Unusual Background that lets you buy it off at the usual cost. You may also turn a Stigma based on race or sex into a Secret. At the GM’s discretion, this perk is cinematic or even exotic if there’s no believable way to explain others mis- taking your appearance.
You must specialize by type of looks. Two common examples:
Androgynous: With minimal effort, you can ensure that you’re mistaken for whatever sex is convenient. If you have above-average Appearance with the Androgynous modifier (p. B21), you don’t need this perk.
Passing Complexion: Your ethnicity isn’t readily apparent to onlookers.

●Photogenic
You look great in posed, still photographs. Anyone looking at your picture reacts as if your Appearance were one level higher (if you already have Transcendent looks, you get another +1 to reactions). To look good in moving pictures, buy full-fledged Appearance.

The following variants of Shtick (p. B101) allow you to make Influence rolls instantly and nonverbally. See Influence Without Words (p. 30) for more.

●Convincing Nod
Whenever you need to get into a place where you don’t belong, you can nod as though you recognize those watching (e.g., security guards) to fake your way past. This is treated as a form of Fast-Talk.

●Disarming Smile
In any sticky situation where Diplomacy is a possible solu- tion, you can just smile and shrug.
Fearsome Stare
You can use Intimidation without saying a word: simply cross your arms and glower. This conveniently leaves no evi- dence of a weapon, recorded threats, bruises . . .

●Gangster Swagger
Your manner of walking is a full-time use of Streetwise. The GM will make a secret Influence roll whenever this might impress low-life enough that they don’t randomly pick you to hassle.
Haughty Sneer
You can use Savoir-Faire (High Society) to make doormen at exclusive hotels, salesmen at expensive shops, bank man- agers, and so on back off merely by peering down your nose.

●Sexy Pose
You can use Sex Appeal simply by thrusting your chest out, cocking your hips, licking your lips, etc. This is useful when you can see but not safely approach your mark; success can convince him to approach you.

Each of these is an inexpensive way to establish your place within society.

●Citizenship†
　In settings where nations defend borders and restrict such things as voting rights and property ownership to citizens, each PC is assumed to be a citizen of one particular state or nation, with passport, Social Security Number, etc. Each citi- zenship beyond the first is a perk. This isn’t Cultural Familiar- ity (p. B23) – you might “inherit” citizenship through a parent without ever encountering the associated culture!

●Courtesy Title†‡
　You have an honorary social advantage: Courtesy Rank (p. B29) for Rank, Emeritus Professor for Tenure, Ex-Cop for Legal Enforcement Powers, Honorary Title for Status, and so on. This costs 1 point per 5 points for the full advantage. It most often represents a symbolic reward (e.g., “the key to the city”), a purchased title, or credentials deactivated after retirement.
　If you also have a full-fledged advantage, you can “stack” this perk with it to get your title on paper. For instance, Rank 4 [20] plus Courtesy Rank 2 [2] entitles you to present yourself as hav- ing Rank 6, although you only have the authority of Rank 4.
　In addition to the legal right to use a fancy title, any form of courtesy title exempts you from reaction penalties when you associate with those who have the full advantage, and from skill penalties the GM imposes for impersonating the real McCoy. If the advantage grants reaction bonuses, the perk grants one level of a comparable bonus per full 5 points spent on it.

●Hidden Status†‡
　You have, or used to have, a form of Status that isn’t recog- nized in the reference society. You must specialize in a specific group; when you’re among them, they react as if your Status were equal to your (Status + Hidden Status). This could apply to an aristocratic captive sold into slavery in an alien culture, whose fellow slaves still give him special treatment; or to a crime boss who is disdained by the larger society but treated with respect among criminals.

●Office†
　You hold a minor civil office, like dogcatcher or reeve; you must specialize by office. This isn’t merely Courtesy Title (above) – you possess real authority equivalent to 5 points of Legal Enforcement Powers, Security Clearance, Administra- tive Rank, or similar. However, this has such limited scope (e.g., “Authority over dogs in the town of Castle Rock”) that it’s only a perk. A more expensive social advantage or lack of social disadvantages is often a prerequisite, and you may have a Duty.

●Trivial Reputation†
　Rather than do the detailed calculation under Reputation (pp. B26-28), just treat +1 to reactions from a specialized group of people (e.g., “Women of the Tokugawa Clan”) as a perk.

Other perks may be important in various social situations.

●Networked†
You’re good at searching for a particular type of person. You get +2 to search rolls in one of the categories under Searching for People (pp. 22-24), Searching for Organizations (pp. 45-46), or Searching for Households and Communities (p. 58). This is
only useful in campaigns where the PCs regularly need to con- duct searches. Examples:
Headhunter: You’re good at finding potential employees (Hirelings, p. 22).
In the Know: You have unusually good connections for finding illegal favors or relationships (Concealed Activities, pp. 23-24).
Party Animal: You can easily find companions when you want to have a good time (Companionship, p. 23).
Political Hack: You know your way around a government bureaucracy and can easily identify the office that deals with any particular problem (Government Offices, p. 46).
Tracer: You’re good at finding individual people who don’t want to be found (Known Individuals, p. 24).

●Permit†
If a piece of gear has a Legality Class (LC) equal to or greater than your setting’s Control Rating (CR), anybody with- out Social Stigma (Criminal Record) may own it. But if its LC is lower, it requires a permit. A permit is a perk – one per equip- ment class. For weapons, concealment lowers LC by one; e.g., handguns are LC3 but treated as LC2 for concealed carry, so Concealed Carry Permit is a perk in most modern states, which are CR3+.
Individuals with suitable social advantages – typically Legal Enforcement Powers or Military Rank – don’t need this perk for equipment used “on the job.”
See also Control Rating (p. B506) and Legality (p. B507).

●Rehearsed Role†
　You’ve spent many hours practicing a specific secondary persona, and thinking about it, if it’s a fictitious role, or study- ing video and other records of the original subject, if it’s a real person. This cancels the -3 for an unrehearsed persona or the -5 for not knowing the subject well (Walk the Walk, pp. 37-38). If you actually know the original subject well, you don’t need the perk. If you start out with this perk, you already have such a role; if not, you can buy the perk for a specific person after the end of a session in which you have studied that role closely.

●Social Arbiter
　The other people in your social circle trust your judgment, or defer to you. You don’t hold formal Rank, or have the highest Status; but if you decide that someone is “our sort,” he’s in. See Inner Circles (p. 59) for more. This can easily be a villainous trait!

●Soft-Spoken
　You don’t need to shout. You can speak quietly and people will feel compelled to listen. You get +1 to Intimidation, as if you were shouting loudly, without actually having to do so. This perk may be considered cinematic, and disallowed in realistic campaigns, at the GM’s discretion.

●Teamwork†
　You’ve practiced working together in a team. This exempts you from penalties for group performance (Team Efforts, pp. 33-34). You must specialize in working with a particular small group (e.g., a band, a gang of con artists). Only those with the same performance skill can enjoy these benefits.
Other versions are available for other sorts of skills; see Martial Arts for an example.