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My ears hurt
The earrings glow slightly to allow the user to be more aware of their surroundings.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
- Hearing: You are capable of perceiving physical shapes via sound. You must produce a eep to “ping” with your echolocation each Round you wish to use it.
- Electroreception: You may detect electromagnetic fields, electric currents, and even neurological activity in a 50 foot radius from yourself at all times. When detecting neurological activity, you learn nothing but the creature's rough size.
Any senses which have been heightened cannot be overloaded. Battle Scars you receive cannot affect these senses.
- Examples of overloading a sense include: an explosion causing temporary deafness, a bright light causing blindness, a sedative causing numbness, etc.
- When you are within 50 feet of range, your electroreception sense is sufficient for aiming.
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Charlatans
“Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.”
― Criss Jami
Nowadays you can't go a day without some phony prophet trying to peddle their wares to you.
Driven by the increased interest in the supernatural, charlatans from palm readers to televangelists are everywhere. And while the vast majority of witches, psychics, magicians, hypnotists, cures, potions, faith healers, and clairvoyants are complete fakes, they do make a living.
As the saying goes, "it's easier for an actor to make it in alternative medicine than Hollywood."
Most people scoff at these clearly-phony supernatural services, yet those same people often buy into at least one scam.
The most dangerous charlatans are the self-styled monster hunters who carry a mall-ninja arsenal and guns with silver bullets. Most have never encountered anything supernatural and do absolutely nothing besides burn some sage and patrol the area for a night or two. Even so, those who are superstitious, fearful, or desperate enough will hire them to solve the problems they simply don't understand. In some cases with disastrous results.
For Contractors, charlatans are red herrings and obstacles. Clumsy fakes that conjure a smokescreen of misinformation and escalate the situations they're in.
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Heightened Senses Gifts
Attention to detail
‘Dear Mr. Detective, what clues have you?’
The detective has trained their eyes (and their nose) to notice the smallest of details.
Subtle smells, small items and microscopic particles can be noticed due to this detectives keen senses.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
- Smell: Your nose is highly sensitive and can differentiate between scents the way a dog can, as well as recognize things you have smelled before.
- Sight: You can see perfectly in dark and even pitch-black environments. You suffer no dice penalty due to darkness.
- Hearing: You may hear sounds of sub- and hyper-sonic frequencies, allowing you to hear tiny things (mice, insects, etc) better, and pick up on the vibrations of massive things (earthquakes, atmospheric disruptions, etc) long before others.
- Sight: You can see things that are normally invisible to the naked eye, such as fingerprints and bacteria.
Any senses which have been heightened cannot be overloaded. Battle Scars you receive cannot affect these senses.
- Examples of overloading a sense include: an explosion causing temporary deafness, a bright light causing blindness, a sedative causing numbness, etc.
- Your microscopic vision requires a close look at a very small, specific area to use. It does not grant increased distance vision, it simply provides a higher resolution, allowing you to see finer and finer detail.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
- Touch: You can identify any material with a touch and immediately find what you are looking for when rummaging, assuming it is actually present. You may withdraw items from your bags with a Quick Action instead of an Action.
- Taste: You can recognize any flavor you have previously tasted, and you may determine the composition of something based on its taste. You can immediately detect any poison or dangerous food or drink you taste and spit it out to avoid being dosed.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Blindness.
- “Rummaging" means digging through trash, finding a needle in a haystack, etc.
Predator’s Intuition
By focusing his mind, Stinky Pete unlocks a heightened state of awareness, channeling his primal instincts for three hours. His eyes pierce through total darkness, his fingers can discern the finest details of any texture, and his ears capture every subtle sound, instantly tracing its source. Nothing can escape his senses, whether hidden in shadow, buried deep, or moving in the distance.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
- Sight: You can see perfectly in dark and even pitch-black environments. You suffer no dice penalty due to darkness.
- Sight: You can see things that are up to a mile away as though you were only standing twenty feet away, provided your view is unobstructed.
- Touch: You can identify any material with a touch and immediately find what you are looking for when rummaging, assuming it is actually present. You may withdraw items from your bags with a Quick Action instead of an Action.
- Hearing: You automatically know the origin location of any sound you hear, and you can tell which Action caused the sound.
- “Rummaging" means digging through trash, finding a needle in a haystack, etc.
Ears of a Kitsune
"I hear thunder approaching. We better find shelter"
You can feel your natural form's ears, even if they are invisible to others. Observers may note you are more tense and focused.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
- Hearing: You may hear sounds of sub- and hyper-sonic frequencies, allowing you to hear tiny things (mice, insects, etc) better, and pick up on the vibrations of massive things (earthquakes, atmospheric disruptions, etc) long before others.
- Hearing: You receive +3 dice on any attempt to detect a creature or locate the source of a sound.
Any heightened senses require you to maintain Concentration to use, and do not apply to any passive Perception checks.
Nocturnal Perception
"In the dark, they hear everything and see what others cannot."
Dr. George Elliot possesses the Nocturnal Perception power, This ability grants the user heightened senses, allowing them to see clearly in total darkness and hear with extraordinary precision. In the absence of light, they can navigate effortlessly, perceiving their surroundings through a combination of dark vision and acute auditory sensitivity. The user can detect subtle sounds, such as breathing, footsteps, or distant movements, and pinpoint their sources with remarkable accuracy. Whether in complete blackness or shadowed environments, Nocturnal Perception makes the user a master of stealth, tracking, and awareness, operating with precision in situations where others are blind and deaf to the world around them.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
- Sight: You can see perfectly in dark and even pitch-black environments. You suffer no dice penalty due to darkness.
- Hearing: You may hear sounds of sub- and hyper-sonic frequencies, allowing you to hear tiny things (mice, insects, etc) better, and pick up on the vibrations of massive things (earthquakes, atmospheric disruptions, etc) long before others.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Sensitivity to Bright Light: This extreme sensitivity makes it painful or even debilitating for him to be exposed to bright lights, especially sudden flashes of light, which can temporarily blind or disorient him. Roll Self-Control to not be stunned for 1 minute while not having his goggles on in bright lit area.
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Heightened Senses Gifts
Wolf's Nose
"You're sweating. I can smell it."
Even in human form, the werewolf retains their incredible sense of smell. This helps them track their prey and learn where people and things have been.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
- Smell: Your nose is highly sensitive and can differentiate between scents the way a dog can, as well as recognize things you have smelled before.
Predator/Prey
The beastmaster closes their eyes and channels nature's bloody struggle for survival. When their eyes reopen, they catch the light and glow red like a dog's. While in this heightened state, they may sense heat signatures and triangulate the tiniest sound.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way. Lasts for three hours.
- Thermal: You are able to "see" heat signatures within your line of sight.
- Hearing: You automatically know the origin location of any sound you hear, and you can tell which Action caused the sound.
- Your thermal vision allows you to judge temperatures of surfaces fairly accurately as long as they are within livable temperatures.
Attention to detail
The detective has trained their eyes to notice the smallest of details.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
- Sight: You can see things that are normally invisible to the naked eye, such as fingerprints and bacteria.
- Your microscopic vision requires a close look at a very small, specific area to use. It does not grant increased distance vision, it simply provides a higher resolution, allowing you to see finer and finer detail.