A 15-Victory Seasoned Contractor played by ShadyTradesman in NC Reborn
He is 21 years old, and often appears as a fit, well-kempt young man with short hair and expensive brand clothing.
Preston Vincent Astor III lives in NC Reborn, a setting .
His journal has 9 entries.
3 Alertness
1 Animals
4 Athletics
1 Brawl
0 Crafts
3 Culture
2 Drive
3 Firearms
3 Influence
3 Investigation
2 Legerdemain
2 Medicine
1 Melee
6 Occult
1 Performance
1 Science
2 Stealth
1 Survival
1 Technology
Conditions are GM-assigned status effects.
Examples of Conditions include supernatural curses, enchantments, and diseases. Conditions are created by GMs and Playgroup leaders and are not subject to any standardized balance. Therefore, their effects may be altered or ignored outside the Playgroup where they were obtained. For example, lycanthropy may be contagious in one Playgroup, but not another.
Circumstances describe your Contractor's situation in various Playgroups.
Enemies, wealth, notoriety, status, contacts, fame, and imprisonment are all examples of potential Circumstances.
Open up a musky tome. Its pages flutter as it turns to a page it did not previously have: a description about the object right in front of you! The book will answer your questions about where the object was made, who by, and how it is used.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute to activate. Select a target Object within arm's reach. You must actively and obviously use An old musty tome to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Intellect + Occult at Difficulty 6.
You learn all the following information about your target:
When a creature attacks Preston, his coat flutters and its stars and trim glow with magical energy, protecting him from incoming damage.
Usually wearing: https://ap.louisvuitton.com/eng-sg/products/flags-patchwork-bandana-denim-trench-nvprod1630240v
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using a full-body robe or long robe-like coat to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You have 5 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack.
Preston withdraws his staff, spins it above his head and shouts "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" before driving it into the ground. A visible shockwave eminates from the point of contact, and all creatures he determines are ejected from the area and cannot approach. He may move slowly with the staff or leave it in position.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action to activate. You must actively and obviously use A staff to activate this Effect. Roll Charisma + Occult at Difficulty 6.
Create a repulsion field which extends out 45 feet from you in every direction, and lasts for the next minute. Any Monsters within the field cannot move any closer towards you. If they were within 45 feet from you when you activated the effect, they are immediately pushed back to the edge of the repulsion field.
You must maintain Concentration during this Effect.
When you activate this effect, you may designate any number of specific individuals to exclude from the Effect. Anyone designated in this way is unaffected by the repulsion field, and can approach you as normal.
After this Effect ends, you cannot move quicker than a walk for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour.
Whip out your wand, point it at your foe and shout "Magic missile!" A bolt of bright, cold, octarine light whizzes toward your target. It's very Harry Potter until the missile actually hits. Then things get gory. When used as defelection beam, a lightning-like blast deflects an incoming attack.
Spend an Action to activate. Select a target within 45 feet. You must actively and obviously use A wand: a polished rod of metal or wood. to activate this Effect. Roll Charisma + Occult Difficulty 6. The target may contest by rolling to Dodge or Defend as a Reaction, Difficulty 6.
If the contested Outcome is positive, the target takes that much damage plus 3. Armor is fully effective against this damage.
You may use this Effect to Defend or Clash in Combat, including against ranged attacks such as firearms.
This Gift's level is capped at 2 Gifts and cannot be increased further.
Preston reaches towards a surface and focuses. The surface opens into a pool of light that flows like a viscous liquid. Then, he reaches in and withdraws the item of his choosing, stealing it from somewhere in the world.
Exert your Mind and spend 2 rounds to activate.
Choose an Object which could fit inside a regular backpack (up to 27 liters). It cannot be Alien and must be relatively basic. You can create explosives, but they are limited in size to being no larger or more powerful than a satchel charge. You may create firearms.
Roll Perception + Occult to fabricate your chosen Object. The Difficulty is assigned by the GM and depends on the specificity of your chosen Object. Created item lasts 1 hour.
Preston uses his magic wand to move shit that's far away. Sparkles appear at the tip of his wand and also on the object that he's manipulating.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using A polished wood or metal rod (wand) to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You can interact with things that are within 75 feet without needing to physically touch them or be near them. Any rolls made for Actions taken in this way use a Mental Strength of 2 in place of your Brawn rating, a Mental Agility of 2 in place of your Dexterity, and otherwise use your own Attributes and Abilities.
Telekinetic actions have the following restrictions and behaviors:
With a flourish of a sheet, Preston wraps himself in a tiny bundle and disappears in a shower of sparks. He has been known to bring others with him as well.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action or Reaction to activate. You must actively and obviously use a sheet, blanket, or cape to activate this Effect.
You phase out of reality for 3 Rounds. During this time, you cannot perceive or affect the outside world or take any Actions. Nothing can interact with you in any way.
When you phase out, you may bring 1 other targets you are touching with you.
Preston waves several crystals and gems around the head of his patient while humming and chanting mystical words. The pox of the disease is pulled into the crystal, turning it black.
Exert your Mind and spend 15 minutes to activate. Select a Living target within arm's reach. This Effect cannot be used unless Disease must be caused by supernatural effect.. You must actively and obviously use Several crystals or gemstones. to activate this Effect.
You may cure any single disease or poison afflicting your target even if you have not diagnosed or fully understood it. You may cure diseases or poisons even if they are not treatable through modern medicine. During treatment, the malady you are treating does not progress or cause additional damage or other effects.
Preston withdraws a mirror, wiggles his fingers, and speaks a rhyme beginning with "mirror mirror." The surface of the mirror shimmers and shifts, showing what lies beyond. However, too much usage of the mirror can lead to narcissism and paranoia.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action to activate. Select a target Location within 500 feet. You must actively and obviously use a mirror to activate this Effect. Make a Trauma roll when you activate this Effect.
You may perceive things as if you were standing at that Location for the next five minutes. You must maintain Concentration to keep up the effect. You cannot perceive anything at your physical location while the effect is active.
Others near you may choose to observe what you are perceiving by the images appearing in the mirror.
Preston raises his arms in the air and shouts "Epsilon Omicron!" With a mighty zap, a gigantic animated minion appears!
Exert your Mind and spend an Action to activate.
You may withdraw an item from your stash, or add an item that is within arm’s reach to your stash. You may store Objects or Living things in your stash, each no larger than something which could fit inside an SUV (4,000 liters), and you may store up to 1 things at a time.
By donning a pair of curly-toed shoes, Preston may walk on walls and ceilings.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Curly-toed shoes to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You may move easily and without a roll in any of the following situations.
When Preston dies, if he was wearing an amulet, his body magically disappears, leaving only his clothes. If anyone ever holds the amulet and says "Preston" 3 times in a row, he returns. After returning, Preston prefers wearing lighter colors and being more serious and objective-oriented.
Typically, Preston wears a large amulet inscribed with "Say Preston 3 times to unlock this amulet's power."
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using an amulet to gain the benefits of this Effect.
If you would take an Injury that would kill you, you don’t die. Instead, you survive in an Incapacitated state, though you appear dead to any means of detecting life. Your body leaves behind a token. You remain incapacitated until the following ritual is performed with the token: Hold the amulet and say "Preston Preston Preston".
If, while you are unconscious, your wound level rises above your rating in Body + twice your Intellect, or if you take an Injury with Severity greater than twice your rating in Intellect, you die. After you return, the Injury that would have killed you, as well as any Injuries sustained while Incapacitated, are healed. Battle scars obtained during this time remain.
Preston raises his arms, wiggles his fingers, and little sparkles fly out and woosh around the object in question. It shudders to life and follows his commands, including to do things it was not designed to do.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action to activate. Select a Inanimate target within arm's reach which could fit inside an SUV (4,000 liters). You must actively and obviously use Pointed hat with stars and moons to activate this Effect.
Your target will become Animated indefinitely. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. You can maintain a max of 4 targets animated at once.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities:
Trophies are special objects and equipment.
Examples of Trophies include healing potions, scrolls, sci-fi technology, or any supernatural item that was not created with The Contract's Power system. Trophies are not subject to standardized balance. Therefore, their effects may be altered or ignored outside the Playgroup where they were obtained.
Preston has claimed one victory that wasn’t recorded on the site