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Legacy Power: Living Tailwind
Rev em up boys, cause things are about to get smokey.

A 1 Gift Barrier Power used by Duke Hazard, created by Merfian.

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Description

Duke Hazard's signature move, the Living Tailwind is an entity he creates through special exhaust pipes that come out of his back. This living mass of black smoke absorbs attacks that hurt Duke and his friends, so Duke and his crew can just go to town on whatever dumbass decided to mess with there turf. This power while inactive has been doing numbers on his clothes, and the power is insistent on making sure he has room for the exhaust pipes and creates them if the clothing didn't have any. He has gotten his clothing cheap and custom made at a tailor so he doesn't have to deal with this problem of charred clothing

System

Exert your Mind, choose an Animate target within Arm's Reach, and roll Dexterity + Drive ( dice) Difficulty 6 as a Committed Action. If you succeed, the next Outcome + 2 Damage to that target is absorbed by the barrier. The Damage reduction from the Barrier applies before Armor, and is treated like Armor by any effects such as Armor Penetration.

You must maintain concentration while using this Power. That means you can only move at a slow walk, and cannot split your Action between using the Power and other Actions. The Barrier will fall if you are interrupted or if it absorbs the full amount of damage. When a Barrier falls, you cannot use this power again for a minimum of 6 - Intellect rounds.

Enhancements

Reflect (Any Damage absorbed by the barrier is reflected back to the attacker, up to a maximum of the Barrier Strength Parameter’s bonus. Their Armor applies in full.)
Bubble Shield (Your barrier’s strength is doubled, and it protects everyone within a 15 foot radius of your primary target. However, any attacks that originate from inside the radius will not be absorbed.)
Triggered (You cannot manually activate this Effect. Instead, choose a triggering event, always outside your control, that activates this Effect without requiring an Action or Exertion cost from you.)
- Triggering Event - Sees An Attack
Persistent Shielding (The barrier regenerates back to full strength at the end of each round of combat. It will still fall if the full amount of damage is dealt within a single round, or if you are interrupted.)

Drawbacks

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 - When used, this causes exhaust pipes to come out of his back. Otherwise, shows holes in back.
Focus (Using this Effect requires a specific kind of item.)
- Object - Bike Parts
Selfish (You may only target yourself.)
Unique Focus (This Power takes the form of a specific, unique item, which can be borrowed, lost, or stolen.)
- Focus - Motorcycle Break Handle