Hooker/stripper skills?

clawingwolf · Unread post by **clawingwolf** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:02 pm

Ok, one of my players wants the job skills set of a hooker/ stripper, with some bartending abilties.

Does anyone have a job skill set made up for something along this lines??

Wise_Owl · Unread post by **Wise_Owl** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:08 am

Hmm... tough question, mostly because they aren't necisarily related, and the term 'hooker' is hopelessly broad.

Okay, for a stripper Dance is an obvious requisite, and probably Seduction. Gymnastics, Acrobatics and similar skills are a good addition as well. The Strippers who end up being the 'Special Exhibits' tend to have eclectic skill-sets to say the least(Breathing Fire, crazy contortonist stuff, etc.)
For a Hooker Acting is the most important ability, so I'm not sure if there are suitible skills to replecate that.

Killer Cyborg · Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:12 am

clawingwolf wrote:Ok, one of my players wants the job skills set of a hooker/ stripper, with some bartending abilties.

Does anyone have a job skill set made up for something along this lines??

BtS II, p. 184
"Entertainer"
Just swap out a few skills like TV/Video, and Play Musical Instrument and trade them for other skills (streetwise, pick pocket, etc).

You may also want some skills like:
Lore: Sexual Technique
Lore: Sexual Education
and so on.

Steve Dubya · Unread post by **Steve Dubya** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:42 am

I want to say that there is a "Pleasurer" RCC or something from one of the Phase World books (their starting skills might be a pretty good start).

Jefffar · Unread post by **Jefffar** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:22 am

Tread lightly on this one guys.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:43 pm

Expanded Occupations

clawingwolf · Unread post by **clawingwolf** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:53 am

I see nothing in the Expanded Occupations about hookers or prostiutes, though bartender is there

Wise_Owl · Unread post by **Wise_Owl** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:20 am

Sightblinder wrote:As an aside, please remember that in real life, strippers are not necessarily hookers...and there's plenty of hookers who couldn't cut it as strippers....

In other words, they aren't the same thing.

So far the answers have been pretty good though, and I'd got with about any of the above in this case...

Indeed. You'd need to broden what you actually mean by 'Hooker'. If you mean 'A Slezy striper who gives her customers 'extras' on the side', than just a 'stripper' skill-set would do. I'd have to re-read the skills again, but the ability to act interested and reconform yourself to your patrons expectations are the prime requisites for a prostitute and a Stripper. Both are 'Face' industries in which what you are selling(besides the obvious) is 'service with a smile'. Good 'Sex Trade Workers' make their customers feel appreciated, etc. etc.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:23 am

clawingwolf wrote:I see nothing in the Expanded Occupations about hookers or prostiutes, though bartender is there

See Criminal: Pimp/Prostitute (technically, they're only criminals in some countries, but BTS2 seems to be based in those countries where their activities are illegal).

Jefffar · Unread post by **Jefffar** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:05 am

Might want to add an Entertainer: Adult category I suppose.

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:45 am

Also see the Saloon Girl from Rifts: New West.

I'd think you want to focus on skills such as Seduction, Streetwise, Dancing.
Disguise might be of value: not so much for the espionage applications, but more to appeal to various tastes and appearances.

Those of you with N&SS might also see some value in the skill Hojo-Jutsu.

clawingwolf · Unread post by **clawingwolf** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:32 am

Yea except i don't have new West

clawingwolf · Unread post by **clawingwolf** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:06 pm

Yea and i'm a poor student, and the few dollars i had as a disposible imcome for movies and parties and other such things went into buying a print.
So no New West for me

Sentinel · Unread post by **Sentinel** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:57 pm

clawingwolf wrote:Yea and i'm a poor student, and the few dollars i had as a disposible imcome for movies and parties and other such things went into buying a print.
So no New West for me

Well, at least not yet.
There's always "tomorrow".

Nightmare-Bride · Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:54 pm

The player wants to be an entertainer manly, but she has been reduced to selling her body to make a living. So more of a stripper who also sells herself for sex...

Seduction, Disguise, Streetwise, Dancing, Entertaining, maybe like singing and stuff would work, and she's poor so maybe some rouge skills, like pick pocketing ect?

Just thought I'd add on...

jcfiala · Unread post by **jcfiala** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:05 pm

Another possibility is some form of weak martial arts - if she's good at the dancing and the bending and all, she may have picked up a few dirty tricks to defend herself with as well. (I don't know what's available in BtS, though.)

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