[FOCI]
Earth Codex
Looking up esoteric bits of information is a thankless job, but somebody has to do it. You're meticulous, curious, and resourceful. You love finding knowledge that was already in the system, just undiscovered, misplaced, or undervalued. Just like you.
You discover another useful fact along the way.
You discover something much bigger than what you sought. Something important.
Office clothes, a light weapon, a laptop, a smartphone, a smartwatch, and $600.
You have a foundation of personal knowledge that helps you dig up more. You are trained in two knowledge skills of your choice.
You look up one piece of trivial information on a subject. The topic could be an institution, scientific theory, or even a particular person. Whatever the topic, the facts gleaned are rarely beyond what's publicly available on the internet.
You compile a relatively complete profile on a subject using all publicly available sources, as well as a few private ones. The subject need not be a person. It takes 1d100 minutes to complete this task.
You notice on the similarities between two subjects on which you've previously run Background Checks, identifying the situations where the two meet or are similar. For example, running a Crosscheck on a fugitive and the FAA might turn up evidence of when and where the person has flown to and from what locations.
You predict the next activity of a subject on which you've run a Background Check. This may include things such as where the person might flee to or what the company might invest in next. It takes 1d100 minutes to complete this task.
You predict the next combat action of a person you can see on whom you've run a Background Check.
Enabler, usable once per round.
You compile a complete dossier on a particular subject. Anyone with access to it may spend 15 minutes studying the dossier to gain an asset on a non. combat task directly related to the subject. It takes 1d100 minutes to complete this task.
GM Intrusion: You are led down the rabbit hole, wasting 1d6 hours of unsuccessful research time.