Crafted Artifact

Project Hammerspace

Created by Agent Caldwell Johnson, given to Frank Binkle.
From a Friend!

A reasonably sized briefcase made of pleather, the worn edges and scuffed sides obfuscate a piece of exceptional DSP engineering in mundanity. Within the simple container is an array of any weapons and survival gear that a DSP agent might need while on an operation in the field, prepping them for any situation that their missions - or a particularly dangerous harbinger - could throw at them.

This Artifact can be used as a container. It is roughly the same size as a briefcase and just as difficult to conceal.

Your briefcase holds 5 times what it normally could. Objects stored inside are weightless.

Living things can be stored in your briefcase. They will have access to anything else inside and may attempt to break free, damaging or destroying the briefcase in the process.

If your briefcase is destroyed, things inside may get out, and it will cease to function until it is repaired.

When scanned or investigated without opening, the contents of your container appear normal and unremarkable.

  • There is no cost to use your container.
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The Nightingale's Compass

Created and held by Alfred Nightingale.
What appears to be a simple silver pocketwatch on a chain can be flipped over to reveal a compass with multiple dials

When the pocketwatch is flipped over and clicked, a pulse rings out from the center, scanning the area for any and all Cryptids. The needles twist and turn, pointing slowly at each target within range. The holder somehow knows the distance of each target.

Exert your Mind and spend an Action.

You automatically detect all Cryptids within 300 feet of you for the next hour. This includes any who come within range during the duration. You have a sense of how many valid targets are nearby, as well as their distance and direction.

If no Cryptids targets are within 300 feet of you, and then one enters range, you automatically detect it, even if this Effect is not active.

  • This Effect does not satisfy the line of sight targeting requirement for other Effects.

Chain of the necromancers skull

Created by Pamala Kaiser, looted by Trav Brown.
A chain which is made of durable human hair , which has the skull of an old necromancer which is covered in a layer of bronze.

The Pamala uses the chain to quickly scratch off a small layer of dead skin which is turned into a small hard ball on the inside of the mouth.

She investigates the target off the attack and manages to conclude what a weak spot to attack would be in the current situation.

The skull chain acts as a catalyst to send the ball to the perceived location while its being thrown there.

Pamala found this while breaking into the apartment of one of her targets. The man was suspected in doing ritualistic killings for a while now.

She couldn’t find a single trace of that man but the chain seemed as if it called to her. As if it always had belonged in Pamalas possession.
She knew that this kind of power would be helpful in achieving her goals and following her dream.

Finding this chain was the thing which birthed her wish to be a necromancer.

Spend an Action. Select a target within 45 feet. Roll Intellect + Investigation 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 2.

The target suffers a -3 dice penalty for the next hour or until the Injury is healed. This dice penalty does not stack multiple times on the same target.

If the target suffers an Injury from this Effect, they will receive at least a Minor Battle Scar regardless of its Severity. When this Effect causes a Battle Scar, you may select which one of the appropriate level.

This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.

  • You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
  • Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.

The Light Fantastic

Created and held by Billy "Triplight" Lewandowski.
A neon hoverscooter for all the most dedicated of gamers

It's a Pure Gamer Scooter for pure Gamers.

You gain the following benefits as long as Must be at least Injured to activate, you are wearing this Artifact, and you are piloting any vehicle.

You receive +2 dice to any rolls to pilot a vehicle.

You also gain the following effects:

  • Daredevil: Damage you and your passengers take from vehicle collisions is halved (rounded up) and the result is limited to a maximum of 5.
  • Drive-By: You may drive or pilot your vehicle as a Free Action, without taking any penalty on other Actions.
  • Jump: If going off a ramp, your jumps bring you twice as far and twice as high. If not, you may Exert your Mind to jump a minimum of 5 feet vertical and 15 feet horizontal.
  • Steady As She Goes: The motion of your vehicle never causes your passengers dice penalties, and you do not suffer dice penalties from the unsteadiness of any vehicle you are riding in.

Surgeon's Garb

Created and held by Oleg Maynard.
Crafted by the brilliant and enigmatic Dr. Oleg, the Surgeon’s Garb is far more than a tailored overcoat—it is a masterpiece of covert engineering. At first glance, it appears as a timeless, professional garment: clean lines, durable fabric, and a modest, refined cut. But beneath its unassuming exterior lies a technological marvel. The Garb is laced with micro-reactive fibers, hidden circuitry, and adaptive nano-sutures that interface directly with Oleg’s neural system. Designed to support both field operations and high-risk medical interventions, the Surgeon’s Garb serves as a base platform for modular enhancements. Each module—ranging from emergency med-tech to battlefield utilities like auto-stabilizers, cloaking threads, or trauma field generators—can be slotted into discreet ports throughout the coat. These upgrades can be swapped on the fly, enabling Oleg to adapt rapidly to any situation, whether he's operating under fire or infiltrating a high-security zone. More than armor or gear, the Garb reflects Oleg’s philosophy: precision, control, and utility concealed beneath civility.

A gruesome spectacle of bio-horror and mastery over the human form, Oleg has transcended the need for a sterile laboratory. Now, armed with his mythical Surgeon's Garb, a living medical suite of preternatural design, he performs his work directly upon the patient, wherever they may be found. His own flesh becomes the operating theater; the instruments emerge from his suit as extensions of his will—bone needles, sinew threads, living scalpels—guided by his unmatched medical genius.

Through a volatile cocktail of experimental drugs, source-infused mutagens, and precision field surgery, Oleg forcibly awakens dormant potential buried deep within the subject's biology. The process is intimate, raw, and harrowing. The subject writhes under his steady hands, as organs shift, bones realign, and nerves are repatterned to accommodate the invasive transformations. Flesh rebels against the forced metamorphosis, yet Oleg’s mastery keeps the body intact, leaving no external scars—only profound psychological echoes of the ordeal.

Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Living or Animate target within arm's reach. Your target must make a Trauma roll to reap the benefits of this Effect. They may choose to Resist the Effect and not make the roll. The target can easily Resist.

You may add one augmentation to your target. Each augmentation counts as a Trauma and can have exactly one of the following Effects:

  • Specialized: You receive +2 dice to a particular non-combat, non-Effect Action.
  • Environmental Adaptation: You do not suffer harm from heat, cold, pressure, or lack of oxygen in a particular environment, provided that challenge normally exists in that environment.
  • Implanted Tool: You have access to the functionality of some common Device at all times. The selected Device can be no larger than a motorcycle helmet.
  • Armor: You have 2 Armor at all times. As always, Armor from multiple sources does not stack.
  • Pouch: Part of your body functions as a hidden pocket. It can hold no more than a briefcase (15 liters).
  • Zippy: Your Free Movement is increased by 10 feet.
  • Maws and Claws: Your unarmed attacks do +2 Weapon Damage instead of -1.

The augmentations you provide are not outwardly visible nor obvious.

You may end this Effect prematurely as a Free Action.

  • Remember: A Contractor’s Body rating is reduced by 1 for each Battle Scar after their fourth.
  • You may not augment targets with pouches or implanted devices that are larger than they are.
  • Targets without Body ratings may have a maximum of 4 augmentations.
  • Example environments for adaptation: space, all saltwater, all fresh water, all water under 50 feet deep, all water deeper than 50 feet, the jungle, radioactive areas, a specific alien world, etc.
  • You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
  • Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.

Oleg’s power blends bioalchemy with cutting-edge medical science, enabling him to regenerate even the most severe injuries. Using his custom mutagenic compounds and experimental serums, he triggers an accelerated reconstruction process—rapid, controlled, and precise. Lost limbs regrow, burns vanish, and scarred tissues are fully restored as cells multiply and reorganize in a blindingly fast cascade of regeneration. The procedure takes about a minute, with the new tissue seamlessly integrating and returning full function immediately upon completion.

The treatment is remarkably safe for the patient but intensely demanding for Oleg, who must constantly monitor and adjust the process to avoid complications. His mutagens require precision and control, drawing heavily on his own stamina and expertise. Once complete, the regenerated flesh is stable and durable, indistinguishable from the original, and fully functional without lingering side effects.

Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Select a Living or Animate target within arm's reach. You must make a Trauma roll when you use this Effect. Its Difficulty cannot be reduced by any means. If you fail or Botch, you receive one Mind Damage and a new Trauma. Select up to four Battle Scars on your target to treat.

The treated Battle Scars heals as you finish activating this Effect. If used on a Battle Scar caused by an Unstabilized Injury, that Injury is Stabilized.

  • You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
  • Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.

Harnessing advanced neurochemical science, experimental drugs, and deep hypnotic suggestion, Oleg develops custom source mutagens and neurologic tonics designed to prime the brain for recovery. Once administered, these volatile agents rewire neural pathways, making the mind more receptive to therapy and gradual healing. The process unfolds over several carefully monitored cycles of chemical rebalancing and guided suggestion, progressively stabilizing brain function and emotional resilience.

Oleg’s method doesn’t offer instant results. Instead, it prepares patients for rehabilitation through therapy and lifestyle adjustments, allowing them to confront trauma without being overwhelmed. Memories and core personality remain intact; the treatment rebuilds mental defenses, helping individuals face their pain with growing clarity and strength.

Exert your Mind to activate. Select a Living or Animate target within arm's reach. Over the course of one day, your patient must communicate with you and reveal at least one of their Traumas to you, including the details of those Traumas and the circumstances of how they were acquired. After the full treatment time has elapsed, roll Charisma + Medicine at Difficulty 6.

Your target may Resist. If your treatment is successful, you may remove one of the patient's revealed Traumas without incurring any Experience cost.

Once per day per target, you may choose to use this Effect to stabilize the Mind of a target within arm's reach. Treatment takes 30 seconds but will not remove any Traumas. If you are successful, restore 2 Mind damage.

  • The treatment time may be broken up into multiple sessions if necessary.
  • You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
  • Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.

The first and most essential augmentation for the Surgeon’s Garb. Designed to amplify Dr. Oleg’s surgical precision, this implant syncs with his neural and muscular systems, dramatically accelerating his hand speed, decision-making, and motor control during medical procedures. Movements that once required minutes are now completed in seconds, flawlessly and without hesitation. Integrated algorithms draw from Oleg’s encyclopedic medical knowledge to assist with complex procedures, reducing mental strain and ensuring split-second accuracy. Simultaneously, the module releases a controlled cloud of s.argon, a source saturated inert gas, with a soft metallic scent. This gas creates a clean, infection-free field around the patient while also inducing a calming, analgesic effect—soothing both patient and doctor under pressure.

You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.

All Stabilizations you attempt are considered Proper Stabilizations.

You also gain the following effects:

  • Bedside Manner: Whenever you successfully provide major medical treatment to a patient, they recover 1 Mind. A patient cannot recover more than one Mind per day in this way.
  • Sterile: Sanitary conditions no longer matter during medical care. Your patients will never suffer an infection or toxic shock during treatment, even if you are performing surgery in a sewer. You may preserve harvested body parts indefinitely.
  • Surgeon Extraordinaire: You may perform any mundane surgery in at most 5 minutes without inflicting or worsening an Injury, and recovery time is reduced to an hour.

  • All stabilizations being proper stabilizations applies to stabilizations from other Effects such as Heal Wound.

The Recall Vector system embedded in Dr. Oleg’s biotech suit allows instantaneous relocation to his current position through quantum-locked transposition nodes. No matter the distance, terrain, or obstacles, the suit materializes within milliseconds upon his neural command. Originally designed for rapid medical response in hazardous zones, the technology ensures Oleg always has immediate access to his specialized equipment and protective gear. Whether escaping danger or arriving fully equipped to save a life, Recall Vector turns separation into a non-issue — the suit is never more than a thought away.

This Artifact cannot be broken. If this Artifact is lost and in no one else’s possession, it finds its way back to its true owner during the next Downtime.

By default, the creator of this Artifact is its true owner. The true owner may formally bequeath this Artifact onto another person within arm’s reach, after which they are its true owner. If the true owner dies or is destroyed, their ownership ends. If this Artifact has no true owner, anyone may spend one day attuning to it to become its true owner.

If this Artifact is in no one else’s possession, its true owner may Exert their Mind and spend two Actions to bring it to themselves.

  • "Cannot be broken" means that damage cannot render the Artifact's Effects unusable, nor can it cease to be used for its primary mundane purpose, if it has one.

The Firearm

Created and held by Robert Acker.
A simple .44 Magnum Revolver, gunmettle grey with a wooden handle, its distinguishing feature is a series of engraved runes on the barrel that keep the gun constantly cool to the touch

The hunter steadies his hands, focuses on his target, raises his weapon and fires in a smooth practiced motion, the weapon fires but no smoke emerges from the barrel, the engravings now faintly glowing blue.

Simple and eficcient, this engraved gun holds the power to cool itself completely, increasing the rate at which it can be used .

This Artifact can be used as a handgun. It is roughly the same size as a handgun and just as difficult to conceal.

Attack by rolling Dexterity + Firearms, Difficulty 6. Successful attacks deal Contested Outcome +2 Weapon Damage.

You also gain the following effects:

  • Infinite Ammo: This weapon never runs out of its standard ammunition.
  • Keyhole: Any bullet that kills your target tumbles through their body and may strike a target in a 90 degree angle behind them. Any damage beyond that needed for the kill is applied to the secondary target.
  • You may spend a Quick Action to change this firearm's base stats into those of any other basic firearm.

  • Excess keyhole damage does not reapply the weapon's damage bonus and is affected by Armor as normal. The secondary target may React to the tumbled bullet if they have a Gift which lets them do so.
  • Changing this weapon's base type affects its range, Weapon Damage, concealability, and roll. Other mechanics of the chosen base firearm (such as the tripod requirement for sniper rifles) apply.
  • Reminder: additional Weapon Damage granted by this Effect does not stack with any other bonus to Weapon Damage. Instead the largest bonus is used.
  • Rifles are +1 Difficulty to use in melee range. Sniper Rifles are +3 Difficulty to use without a tripod or in melee range. Setting up a tripod takes an Action.

Stock Artifact Crafting Gifts

You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.

You get +2 dice to any Body resistance rolls you make. You also gain the following effects:

  • Survivor: You are immune to all non-Alien diseases.
  • All Brawn No Brain: You suffer a -2 dice penalty on Mind resistance rolls.

  • These bonuses apply only to Body rolls made to resist Effects and other supernatural phenomena. They do not apply to other contexts such as attacks made while under the Creature Transformation Effect.

You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.

You get +0 dice to any Mind resistance rolls you make. You also gain the following effects:

  • Naturally Resistant: Any time you make a Mind resistance roll, the individual who you are resisting must Exert their Mind, or your resistance succeeds automatically.
  • Clash Of Wills: If you fail to fully resist an Effect, your Outcome is considered to be 0.

  • These bonuses apply only to Mind rolls made to resist Effects and other supernatural phenomena. They do not apply to Trauma rolls or self-control rolls.