Always on

• Map the Mechanism

  When A system is producing an unexpected result.

  After observing a process or conflict for one minute, identify its hidden dependency, bottleneck, incentive, or point of failure. The facilitator provides a concrete clue.

• Deliver the Conclusion

  When You have successfully diagnosed the mechanism.

  State the core conclusion in one sentence. One ally gains advantage on their next action aimed directly at the identified flaw.

• Break the Premise

  When A plan is proceeding on an untested assumption.

  Name the assumption everyone else is treating as fact. If the assumption is false, the group may immediately revise its approach without losing the current opportunity.

• Mechanism SenseLevel 1

  You can identify the structural cause beneath a visible problem. After observing a process, dispute, or failure for at least one minute, ask the facilitator one question about its hidden dependency, incentive, bottleneck, or point of failure. The answer must be useful and materially grounded in what you could have observed.

• Pattern LiteracyLevel 1

  You gain proficiency in Investigation and Insight. If you already have proficiency in either skill, choose one additional skill from the class skill list.

• Private ModelLevel 2

  When you take a moment to study a person, plan, document, or situation, you can assign it a private designation such as unstable, recursive, compromised, or incomplete. The first time you act on that designation, add your Intelligence modifier to the relevant check or save. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.

• Finished ThoughtLevel 3

  When you succeed on an Intelligence-based check to uncover a mechanism, you may communicate the conclusion in one precise sentence. One ally who hears it gains advantage on their next check directly addressing that mechanism. Once an ally benefits from this feature, they cannot benefit from it again until they complete a short rest.

• Independent FrameLevel 4

  You can remain mentally separate from group pressure. You have advantage on saves against being compelled to agree, intimidated into silence, or socially manipulated into abandoning a sound conclusion. This does not protect you from ordinary persuasion or from the consequences of being difficult.

• The Fault LineLevel 5

  Once per long rest, when a plan, negotiation, or operation begins to fail, you may state the underlying failure in a single sentence. Until the end of the scene, you and up to two allies gain a bonus equal to your Intelligence modifier on checks made to correct, bypass, or exploit that failure.

• AdaptableHumanGain proficiency in one additional skill of your choice. Niko has proficiency in Technology.
• Versatile TrainingHumanIncrease two different ability scores by 1. Niko increases Constitution and Intelligence.
• Common GroundHumanYou can communicate basic concepts clearly with any sapient person who shares a language with you, even across unfamiliar social customs.
• Grounded ResilienceHumanOnce per long rest, when you fail a save against exhaustion, fear, or confusion, you may reroll it and must use the new result.
• War Room AccessVanguard House

  You are recognized as a trusted member of the Vanguard House and can usually secure a private room, a discreet introduction, or limited logistical support from its network, provided your request serves the House's stated purpose. You also know how to read its operational shorthand, meeting etiquette, and internal chain of responsibility.