"Red" Nikki Pell's Power value does not match their spent Gifts! Power Value: 11 Spent Rewards: 10
"Red" Nikki Pell
When everything changes, nothing changes
A 9-Victory Novice Contractor played by LiteraryAdventures in NC Reborn
"Red" Nikki Pell is a cyborg vocalist who will risk her life to stop the advancement of artificial intelligence and robotic technologies.
She is 27 years old, and often appears as a slender vixen with hair of flame, eyes of sky, and a rigid posture.
"Red" Nikki Pell lives in NC Reborn, a setting .
Attributes
Brawn
5
Charisma
2
Dexterity
5
Intellect
3
Perception
3
Abilities
3 Alertness
0 Animals
4 Athletics
2 Brawl
0 Crafts
0 Culture
2 Drive
0 Firearms
1 Influence
0 Investigation
0 Legerdemain
0 Medicine
5 Melee
1 Occult
4 Performance
0 Science
0 Stealth
2 Survival
2 Technology
Injuries
("Red" Nikki Pell is unharmed)
Battle Scars
("Red" Nikki Pell has no Battle Scars)
Body 8
6 Mind
Limits
Traumas
("Red" Nikki Pell has no Traumas)
Electricity
Assets And Liabilities
AssetsConditions
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
Circumstances describe your Contractor's situation in various Playgroups.
Enemies, wealth, notoriety, status, contacts, fame, and imprisonment are all examples of potential Circumstances.
Legacy Powers
Spider Drones - 1 Gift Warding Power
A small compartment slides open in Red's left hand and a metallic, marble-sized spider drone crawls out. Red energizes and programs the spider drone with blue sparks, silently directing it to monitor a chosen area.
Spend a point of electricity to place a ward. Maximum observational radius of [[range]], can have at most 3 wards running concurrently.
- Movable: You may attach your Ward to an Object that can be moved and repositioned.
- Monitoring: In addition to Concentrating to monitor, you may declare that you are watching for a particular condition. If this condition occurs in your ward, you may roll Perception + Alertness to notice it, even if you ware not actively monitoring at the time.
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Dull Senses: You have access to one fewer sense through your Ward.
- Restricted Sense: Vision
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Mage: Activating this Effect requires at least two committed Actions and involves intricate use of the arms, hands and either the voice or an object. If interrupted during activation, the Effect fails.
- Activation Ritual: Reds frame seems to hum a tune to the Spider Ward as she programs it
Mechabolism - 1 Gift Metabolism Power
Red's body is more machine than human.
You may go [[potency]] times longer than a normal human without food, water, and air.
Mechanized - 1 Gift Augmentation Power
Red's body has been augmented through an experimental miracle of mechanical engineering. Everything below her neck has been replaced with robotic parts constructed from a magnesium-based alloy.
Passive, no costs. Bonuses to stats are additive to the dice pool, they don't require you to purchase additional ranks in any abilities. Bonuses from multiple sources to the same dice pool do not stack.
- No Bleed: Existing Injuries do not require stabilization or degrade over time.
- Bundled Up: You are immune to damage from cold. If cold is a substantial component of other damage you would take (e.g. falling from a great distance into a vat of liquid nitrogen), that damage is reduced by 2 (in addition to Armor)
- Inhuman Anatomy: You no longer count as a human when targeted by Powers or effects. Requires the Tamable, Hackable, or Junk Drawback.
- Heat Resistant: You are less susceptible to extreme heat. You have 2 Armor against heat damage, and can endure hot environments with ease.
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Boosted Attribute: You gain +1 to an Attribute in your Alternate Form. You cannot boost an Attribute more than once with this Enhancement.
- Attribute: Brawn
- Hackable: You count as a Computer or Machine when targeted by Powers or effects.
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Monstrous: Possessing this Power causes a mutation that elicits a strong, negative social response from the average person in your setting. The mutation is visible even if you are wearing long sleeves, pants, and shoes. Maximum one per Contractor.
- Mutation: Frame is obviously noticeable when touched and emits a continuous hum. Reds weight far exceeds her size and her movements are noticeably inhuman.
- Junk: You count as an object when targeted by powers or effects.
- Inhuman Biology: Your biological structure renders traditional medical technology ineffective.
Master Craftmanship - 1 Gift Ownership Power
0 Rewards assigned
Royce designed the Transistor using an incredibly durable magnesium alloy and finished his work in a manner that has made it nearly indestructible.
Passive. Always in effect. During a Downtime, you may recover your [[signature-item]] if it was lost or taken, or regenerate it if it was destroyed or damaged beyond repair. You may do this a maximum of Never times. Your chosen item must be an Object.
- Indestructible: This item is indestructible as long as you're alive.
- Homing Beacon: This Artifact's creator is always aware of the direction and distance to this Artifact.
- Codependence: This Artifact's creator must have it with them to have restful sleep. They cannot regain Mind or Source while separated from this Artifact.
Encore - 1 Gift Melee Mastery Power
Red's body moves with mechanical precision and force, emitting blue sparks as she demonstrates her newest art form.
Passive, always in effect. Attacks with [[weapon-type]] will do [[additional-damage]] more damage. The target's Armor is Fully Effective.
- Whirlwind: You may Exert your Mind to apply your next attack to any number of targets who are within melee range.
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Mjolnir: You may call your weapon back to your hand as a Quick Action [-2 dice] if it is within 50 feet. Works on any weapon this Mastery applies to that you have held in the past hour.
- Method of recall: The Transistor vibrates with an intense hum as it dematerializes and then emerges with a percussive screech in Reds hands
- Fancy Footwork: You may move your full Dash distance and attack with your Melee weapon in the same Round without penalty. You may also split your movement before and after your attack.
- Bullet Parry: You may React to and Defend against firearms and other projectiles.
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Supernatural: This Power causes a mutation (passive) or an effect (active) that marks it or its owner as a supernatural being.
- Effect: Red moves like a machine in combat not a human including rotating joints and pivoting limbs
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Unique Weapon: This Power takes the form of a specific, unique weapon, which can be borrowed, lost, or stolen.
- Weapon: Transistor
Magnesium Frame - 1 Gift Armor Power
Red's body below her neck consists of a magnesium alloy frame which makes her naturally resilient.
You have 3 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. Passive, always in effect.
- Spectral Plate: Your Armor protects you against Injury from non-physical sources as well.
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Achilles Heel: Your armor does not apply to a specific type of material or attack
- Weakness: Armor only applies from below the neck
- Recharging Shield: Any time your Armor prevents damage, your total Armor rating is temporarily decreased by 1. Whenever you go two Rounds without preventing any damage, it is restored back to its full value.
Transistor - 1 Gift Companion Creature Power
The Transistor is a Greatsword imbued with the persona of Royce Bracket, the wry, amoral engineer who designed it.
Although not thrilled with his current inhabitance, Royce has accepted that his only agency lies in working with Red.
The Transistor is made of the same magnesium alloy as Red's frame and has a silver-blue sheen. The blade measures three feet, with a foot-long hilt and an 18-inch crossguard.
The Transistor works by continually scanning its surroundings with a soft blue light.
Wits: 2
Intelligence: 2
Perception: 5
Investigation: 5
Alertness: 3
Crafts: 3
Computer: 3
Science: 3
- Technologically Inclined: Your companion has a general understanding of Human culture and technology, and can reason appropriately.
- Man's Best Friend: You, rather than the GM, have control over your companion's actions.
- Improved: Your companion creature receives a one-time infusion of 18 Exp.
- Sentient Item: Your companion creature is incapable of self-locomotion or taking physical Actions. They may still communicate and sense the world as normal.
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Supernatural: This Power causes a mutation (passive) or an effect (active) that marks it or its owner as a supernatural being.
- Effect: The Transistor has to talk to communicate information (its a talking sword)
Dematerialization - 1 Gift Container of Holding Power
The transistor scans and processes an object as an energy pattern and then stores it within its digital cloudbank. It first emits a soft blue light as it scans the object, and the object then slowly fades away as it is stored within the Transistor.
The interior resembles a white box with square tiles expanding outward in all directions.
You possess a [[container]] that holds 5x times what it should, given its dimensions. There is no cost to use your container. Objects stored inside are weightless.
Living things can be stored in your [[container]]. But they will have access to anything else that is inside and may attempt to break free, damaging or destroying the [[container]] in the process.
If your [[container]] is destroyed, things inside may get out, and it will cease to function, but it can be repaired.
- Feather: Objects inside are weightless
- Supernatural: This Power causes a mutation (passive) or an effect (active) that marks it or its owner as a supernatural being.
Song of the Siren - 2 Gift Drain Attributes Power
1 Rewards assigned
Red holds the Transistor against her body and causes it to emit a high-pitched hum through vibration. The hum continually changes in pitch, creating a haunting parody of a song.
Choose an Attribute upon taking this Power.
Spend an Action, spend a point of Electricity, and choose a target within 300 feet. You make a contested roll against that target [Dexterity + Performance]. If you succeed, the chosen Attribute is reduced by one point for an hour. You cannot reduce Attributes to zero.
- Waste: Instead of success draining one Attribute point, the number of Attribute points you drain is equal to half your Outcome, rounded up.
- Ironic Punishment: Instead of draining a single Attribute, you now drain their highest Attribute.
- Destroy Attribute: Effect is permanent. The stat may be bought back up at its normal cost / rate.
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Monstrous: Possessing this Power causes a mutation that elicits a strong, negative social response from the average person in your setting. The mutation is visible even if you are wearing long sleeves, pants, and shoes. Maximum one per Contractor.
- Mutation: Red must remove her clothing to hold the Transistor directly on the chest of her exposed frame
- Focus: Using this Effect requires a specific kind of item.
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Unique Focus: This Power takes the form of a specific, unique item, which can be borrowed, lost, or stolen. You must use / wear this item as intended to use this Power.
- Focus: Transistor
Processer - 1 Gift Investigate Individual Power
The Transistor emits a faint blue light as it does a full-body scan of the target. As the light travels across the target, the Transistor shares the information with anyone near enough to hear it speak.
Target an individual within Arm's Reach and spend 2 Rounds examining them. At the end of the cast time, roll (Perception + Investigation) for the Transistor. The quality of the information you receive depends on your outcome, and the nature of the information depends on the Enhancements you have chosen.
- Weakness: Determine any major weaknesses that the target might have.
- Tracking: You may follow the target's trail, no matter where or how they have traveled. You can only follow a trail made in the past 24 hours.
- Alien Origin: Determine if this target is Alien in origin or whether it has any Alien energy or outside influences.
- Cantrip: Activating this Effect has no Exertion cost, but its Gift Cost can never be increased above 2.
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Secrets Spoken: The information you gather is made public. The target and those around will know that it has been revealed. Usually this means the target speaks the information aloud, but other flavors are possible.
- Method of Reveal: The Transistor verbally shares the information
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Resistable: The target may contest this Power as a free Action by rolling either Mind or Body, Difficulty 7
- Mind or Body: Mind Roll
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Unique Focus: This Power takes the form of a specific, unique item, which can be borrowed, lost, or stolen. You must use / wear this item as intended to use this Power.
- Focus: Transistor
- Focus: Using this Effect requires a specific kind of item.
Equipment
On Person: Aviator Sunglasses $2000 in a cash money clip Fake ID: Sonya Ivers, 29, from Vallejo, CA Zippo Lighter Motorcycle keys Paper and Pens Transistor: strapped across back (5-pound weight)
In Backpack:: Jeans and Tank Top Burner Phone and charger Laptop with satellite internet access Vehicle: Indian Motorcycle of Metro Milwaukee 2020 Zero Motorcycles SR/F NA ZF14.4 Location: Montecito Heights 420 San Pedro St #430, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Industrial Factory)
Trophies
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.
Contractor Timeline
Biography
Red was a locally famous jazz vocalist among the Los Angeles community. James, her fiance, was an expert in cyber intelligence and engineering, specializing in AI. Recently, James staggered into their small condo, handed Red a large sword made from an unrecognizable material, and told her to run. Seconds later, several men barged into the apartment, shot James, and demanded the sword. In the ensuing chaos, Red managed to escape with severe injuries.
When she woke up, Royce Bracket had "repaired" her injuries by transforming her into an android. In a moment of surprise, Red reached over and grabbed the nearest object to attack Royce. She ran him through with the Transistor, thereby processing and absorbing his persona in digital form.
Now she is determined to rid the world of the technology she believes led to the death of her fiance.