Nicky "The Nose"

Character Profile

Subject: Nicky “The Nose”

Affiliation: Specialist / Underworld Auditor

Full Name: Nicholas Fiore
Moniker: “The Nose”
Other Aliases: “The Lounge Lizard”, “Mr. Sniffles”
Role: Counter-Intelligence / Internal Investigator / Rat Hunter
Age in 1987: 39
Vibe: Unsettlingly observant. Nicky looks like a professional bureaucrat, but he has the predatory instincts of a bloodhound. He doesn’t look for blood; he looks for the lie.

The Silhouette: Lean and angular. He tends to lean back or lounge in chairs, giving off a relaxed vibe that is meant to lower his target’s guard.
The Face: Defined by a sharp, prominent nose and a wide, shark-like grin that never quite reaches his eyes. He is the man who “smiles” while you’re confessing.
The Wardrobe: A professional grey three-piece suit, tailored perfectly. He looks more like a crooked defense attorney or a high-level tax auditor than a street operative.
The Trademark Item: His open palms. During interrogations, he gestures with his hands open as if inviting a friendly chat, a psychological tactic used to extract information.
The Location: Often found “sniffing around” back offices, precinct interrogation rooms, or deep in the ledgers of businesses suspected of skimming.

The Origin: Nicky didn’t come up through the docks or the meatpacking district; he came up through the books. He realized early on that a man’s nervous sweat tells more than his words ever could. He is the Syndicate’s “Old World” solution to the “New World” problem of wires and informants.
The Motivation: Finding the Truth. Nicky takes a twisted, intellectual pleasure in watching a liar’s story—and their conscience—completely unravel under his gaze.
The Hook: “They say he can smell a wire from across the street and a snitch from across the borough.”
The Threat: If Nicky is looking into your business, your only hope is that your ledger is as spotless as your conscience.

Main Role: I Smell a Rat (Passive). Nicky’s legendary perception makes it incredibly difficult for an attacker to get the drop on him. He is always one step ahead of the “leak.”
Specialist Skill: Street Scent (Active). Nicky doesn’t need to see the gun; he can smell the nervous sweat of the guy holding it. His intuition allows his crew to vanish just as a trap is sprung.
The Result: Once per game, when an opponent lands on the same space as Nicky (or the Boss he is protecting) to perform a Whack or Ambush, this skill may be activated. The player immediately moves their piece to any adjacent, unoccupied space. This effectively cancels the opponent’s attempt, as the target is no longer in the designated “Hit” zone.
Execution Difficulty (ED: 6): Because he is a specialist and not a combatant, his ED is lower. The attacker must spin a 7, 8, 9, or 10 to successfully Whack him. If they spin 1 through 6, Nicky “smells” the hit coming and slips away before the trap is sprung.