Transport

Most supernatural creatures make their homes in defensible parts of cities. Traveling across the wilderness is difficult without this Influence, with the problems of marauding werewolves and other supernatural threats. Getting access to special supplies and services can also take a measure of Transportation. All these things can be controlled with a bit of sway over truckers, harbors, railroads, airports, taxis, border guards, pilots and untold hundreds, as well as more mundane aspects like shipping and travel arrangements.
In this walled city, transportation is a matter of life and death. The “Anti-Fascist Protection Wall” encircles West Berlin, and since its construction, thousands have risked their lives trying to cross over from the other side. West Berliners and foreign citizens can travel across provided they have the requisite visas. They are usually subjected to checks by the East German border police, known as the Grenztruppen der DDR. West Germans can cross over to the East by going through one of several checkpoints, in the inner city districts of Kreuzberg, Wedding, Tiergarten, and Neukoelln. Citizens can also travel to the West, via the autobahn and through one of two checkpoints—Checkpoint Bravo (Nikolassee) towards Lower Saxony or Bavaria, and the crossings in Heerstrasse (Staaken) and Stolpe/Heiligensee towards Hamburg and the north of Germany.
The airports available for civilian use are Tempelhof, Tegel, and Schoenefeld. Border crossings on waterways are limited to commercial boat traffic. It is possible to cross the border using the rail service. The regional railway, the S-Bahn, is controlled by a GDR company. The U-Bahn travels locally within West Berlin, and passes underground through East Berlin on certain stops.
==Status==
••••• Director of Transportation Services, High-ranking Official in the Grenztruppen
•••• Administrator, Union Leader of Train or Bus Drivers
••• Control Officer, Railway Engineer, Train Conductor
•• Boat Captain, U-Bahn Security Worker, Maintenance Worker
• Ticket Booth Worker, Taxi Driver
==Tasks==
===Level 1===
:Know what goes where, when and why
:Travel locally quickly and freely
===Level 2===
:Track an unwary target if he uses public transportation
:Arrange passage that is safe (or at least concealed) from mundane threats (robbery, terrorism, sunlight, etc.)
:Delay a scheduled transportation service by half an hour
:Arrange for leniency during border crossing inspection
===Level 3===
:Seriously hamper an individual’s ability to travel
:Avoid most supernatural dangers when traveling
:Smuggle small goods across the border
===Level 4===
:Shut down one form of transportation (bus lines, ships, planes, trains, etc.) temporarily
:Route money your way ($500)
:Tip off custom officials to seize goods or arrest people
===Level 5===
:Reroute major modes of travel
:Smuggle with impunity
Category:Influence