Watching Dawn shrug off critical blows and mental trauma may seem strange from an outside perspective, but those her know her may understand how she can. For Dawn, she's already living through hell. How could anything possibly affect her when she already lives in constant suffering.
Dawn's own self-perceived misery has now manifested into a mental block allowing her to believe that any injury dealt to her is nothing compared to what she's already gone through. While her life may actually one the brighter and positive side all things considered, its her own belief that allows this to work.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Ego is intimately familiar with the laws that govern our reality, and how to break them within the game. Via manipulating a pair of marbles, he can create glitches in the physics engine of the world, allowing him to manifest effectively telekinesis as he commands motion and weight. The power of this knowledge has caused him to develop some... unique quirks and traits, but such a cost is inevitable when bending the rules of the universe.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using a pair of marbles to gain the benefits of this Effect.
As long as you maintain Concentration, you can take Actions and 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 4 in place of your Brawn rating, a Mental Agility of 4 in place of your Dexterity, and otherwise use your own Attributes and Abilities.
Telekinetic actions have the following restrictions and behaviors:
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Smug Bastard: Your face has a chronic, detrimentally smug expression that makes any social interaction much more difficult. All social rolls are made at +1 Difficulty. The Beautiful Asset is suppressed as long as you have this Battle Scar, Easily Repulsed: You cannot stand being around anything disgusting or putrid. Whenever you face an extreme or overpowering smell, you must succeed a Body roll, Difficulty 9 not to throw up, and Brainiac: Your brain is particularly susceptible to being rattled by a well aimed attack. Called shots to your head do +2 Damage [Requires Outcome 6].
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Extreme Narcissist: As an extraordinary genius, you believe yourself to be the very best, superior to anyone else you meet. You must succeed a Self-Control roll in order to believe something or take an action which contradicts this delusion, Above The Rabble: You consider everyone beneath you, and as such, an insult or attack from them simply cannot be tolerated. Each time someone wrongs you or disrespects you in a major way, you must succeed a Self-Control roll to resist taking revenge, and Worst Case Scenario: You dread that some day, your mind won't be enough, and your worthlessness will be finally be proven. At the start of each Contract and each time you fall asleep, roll Self-Control. If you fail, you take one Mind damage.
He wears his glasses plainly on his nose while using the effect
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
You may understand and communicate to humans as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
This also includes understanding any recorded communications from the relevant targets, including writings, scent trails, etc.
Being able to tell heat signatures with his eyes and his eyes look like scopes
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
In an instant, Michael can pick up discrepancies between even the smallest of sounds and frequencies. Sound is just a whole lotta waves and signals, and he's on the same wavelength.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
Any senses which have been heightened cannot be overloaded. Battle Scars you receive cannot affect these senses.
Any heightened senses require you to maintain Concentration to use, and do not apply to any passive Perception checks.
She ventured into the mine.
Her skin curled, her stomach came out of her mouth.
She walked into a church.
The blue light cleansed her, left her bloodless.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: a pale zombie with iridescent blue eyes. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living being when targeted..
Your Injuries no longer degrade with time.
The mutant has grown a long, fuzzy tail resembling one found on a monkey or lemur. Odd as it may be, it certainly comes in handy, and it's got one hell of a grip. If removed, the tail regrows within a week.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You gain an additional limb that functions as a standard human arm and hand.
Each additional limb you posses can take one Quick Action per Round without incurring a -2 dice penalty to your main Action. Each additional appendage you have gives you +1 dice to make and resist Grapples (up to a maximum bonus of +4 dice).
Any Battle Scars that affect or remove your additional limb will heal in a single week.
You may dedicate your extra Quick Action to contest any attempt to escape your Grapples. If you do so, you roll your full dice pool to contest and retain your Action to do anything that does not target the subject of your Grapple.
Your Extra Appendage is incapable of fine object manipulation.
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.
You never know whether or not the musician's death is merely part of the performance.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
If you would take an Injury that would kill you, you don’t die. Instead, you survive in an Incapacitated state. This state lasts for the next hour, at which point you fully return to life. Unstabilized Injuries do not degrade while you are Incapacitated
If, while you are unconscious, your wound level rises above your rating in Body + Charisma, or if you take an Injury with Severity greater than your rating in Charisma, 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.
The Blademaster is so attuned to blades that they may manipulate any bladed object at a range simply by willing it. Observers see translucent spider-silk connecting the Blademaster's fingers to the blade, allowing them to puppet it.
You gain the following benefits as long as the target object has a cutting edge.
As long as you maintain Concentration, you can take Actions and 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:
The mad scientist can craft steel helmets that protect their wearers from mental influence and attack.
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: