Forensic Senses

Forensic senses: [Major] by Iczer

'Hmmm...killed no doubt by asingle blow to the temple with a solid flat item. looks accidental on the surface, but tiny bruises on the other side of the head indicate she was slammed by another person...maybe....6 feet 2 inches tall, 210 lbs. with a wedding ring'

The character's mind gathers thousands of pieces of analytical data just by examining a crimescene. His mind is a textbook that records details and makes assessments on individuals and objects, allowing him to narrow down suspects at a very rapid rate.

• Wounds: when examining a person's wounds, (subject does not have to be dead for this) the character can determine the weapon used, the strength of the blow (the subjects' PS attribute) and the angle of attack. with this he can accurately assess the target's physical characteristics (height, weight, mass, PS) and the weapon used (range of attack, make and model of the weapon)
• Bloodsplatter: from the positioning and spray of blood, the character can pretty much re-enact an assault within minutes of arriving. he notices and can guess objects that may have been caused a void, and can make educated guesses on weapons used. Can track a person by dripping blood at 45% +5% per level. roll every 200 feet.
• discarded objects: (includes shell casings and spent rounds). can determine how long ago a gun was fired from it's heat, can determine the angle of a shooter from the positioning of the spent rounds. can make an educated guess at the closest and most likely place to discard a weapon.
• people: can sense the presence of foreighn objects on a person (dust, dirt, gunpowder residue, transfer etc) on another person when he meets them (can guess where they have been in the last 2d4 hours with 70% accuracy) can sense when a person matches a likely suspect to a profile he has already generated.
• places: can find miniscule or tiny items such as hair, fibres, transfer and blood even in low light or obstructed conditions. can make normal determinations about a suspect by his footprints (weight, size, height, and Spd attribute)

Chance of success: 35% +5% per level. roll the instant information is available. a failed roll will mean 5 minutes of normal investigation will be required for a reroll.

Other bonuses: +1D4 IQ. +4 to perception (if used). +20% to criminal science and forensics. +20% to track humanoids or animals.