Remus lay unresponsive on the floor; enshrouded in a cloud of psychoactive gas, his trusty oversized cross laying besides him as always. In spite of his condition, some semblance of a sentence managed to slur its way out of his unconscious lips.
"...Goddamnit, gotta get back to the fuggin' job-"
Still fully unconscious, one hand reached over in a slow and practised movement that had by now reached some sort of muscle memory: hefting up the large cross and slapping himself harshly across the side of the face with the enormous thing.
Bringing him back to the land of the living.
Expend a point of Battery and spend an Action.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours.
If you are Stunned, asleep, drugged, or otherwise made unconscious for any reason other than being Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to wake up. Any penalty which was caused by this condition is removed.
My brother in Christ Louie G cant smell
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Body and Mind Penalties are reduced to 0.
The Kuznya's steel mind and body are simply unfettered by the woes of such petty things as stress.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
the Frikkie De'Boos Extermination Corp. patch on the back begins to burn with a ethereal blue flame, and ghostly rodents crawl through the jacket as the user takes damage. the ghostly rodents attempt to hold the users wounded body together.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Body and Mind Penalties are reduced to 0.
If you are Stunned, asleep, drugged, or otherwise made unconscious for any reason other than being Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to wake up. Any penalty which was caused by this condition is removed.
When taking the responsibility of a Close Protection Contract, Amarjeet will take any risk, suffer any injury, or endure any pain to see her client safe - up to & including throwing her own life away if needed.
This natural propensity is enhanced by her brain implants, flooding her body with endorphins, dampening nerve response, & even applying direct brain stimulation to "shock" her awake if needed.
This change in brain biochemistry may have unforeseen psychological side effects. Please consult with your Doctor before utilizing prototype cybernetics.
To count as "Under Contract" the target must have an active Binding Oath negotiating a Close Protection Contract with Inderpal & the target must either a) be in close enough proximity for those services to be rendered or b) Inderpal must be attempting to regain such proximity at all costs.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. This Effect cannot be used unless she is operating under a Close Protection Contract.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours.
If you are Stunned, asleep, drugged, or otherwise made unconscious for any reason other than being Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to wake up. Any penalty which was caused by this condition is removed.
Any dice penalty from Exposure or being stunned, diseased, sleepy, dizzy, sick, distracted, or similar is reduced to zero. Does not affect penalties from Effects you activated.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: No Mercy: Must make a Trauma roll to avoid killing anyone who assaults her clients, even if retreating or helpless.
You breathe deep, grounding yourself in the security of the Kevlar weave around your neck. The pain and stress of the situation recedes, leaving you thinking clearly.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
You may move at your normal speed and still maintain Concentration. Taking an Injury less than Severity 6 no longer interrupts Concentration.
The mobster's been through tougher scrapes than this. A few cuts and bruises won't stop them.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.