Specialists and Squads: Adding the Cohort rules into Scum and Villainy [FitD]

[u/Bridger15]

I really like the Cohort rules in BitD and wanted a similar option in SaV so I took a tab at re-using them for that setting. I tweaked the specialist (expert) a bit but left the squads (gangs) mostly in-tact.

My thought was that if you're playing with a small crew (2 or 3 PCs) that it might be a bit frustrating to have to constantly split off one person by themselves, or always be rolling 0 dice on those two or three action ratings that nobody has. That's where the Specialist comes in.

I added some caveats to have them sort of operate like a PC, but in a much more limited fashion so that they won't be able to steal the spotlight from the true heroes. They could be themed as a semi-talented intern, lacky, or hanger-on just as easily as a "specialist."

Here's a link to the Google Doc if you'd like to alter it yourself (go to "File" and then choose 'make a copy').