Vergil's eyes glow blue as he focuses intently for a moment and green energy swirls about him as he focuses intently on the item and connects it with dream space to feel the echoes of the user left behind on them item. Learning how they used the item, and echoes of information that about the person who used it last as well.
Spend a minute to activate. Select a target Object within arm's reach. This Effect cannot be used unless Only works if the item would fit inside his stash. You must actively and obviously use A green gemstone to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Charisma + Occult at Difficulty 6.
You learn all the following information about your target:
This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.
Crow peaks at the shinny and finds its secrets
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Select a Shinny within arm's reach. You cannot investigate the same target more than once per hour. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Influence at Difficulty 6.
You learn a single specific piece of information, chosen from the following list, about your target:
This Effect is not obvious, and the only sign you are using an Effect is A faint glow of the eye. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
You cannot investigate the same target more than once per day.
You can easily tell whether something is magical or not because if they’re the former, chances are they’re a Plot Device! And you know the tropes, you know how these things tend to go. Maybe. There’s always subversions, but typically you can easily figure out that the giant laser gun needs special laser gun fuel or that the glowing dagger holds a deadly curse. Tropes!
Spend a minute. Select a target Object within 25 feet. You must actively and obviously use glasses to activate this Effect. You cannot investigate the same target more than once per hour. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Investigation at Difficulty 6.
You learn a single specific piece of information, chosen from the following list, about your target:
This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.
You cannot investigate the same target more than once per day.
As the machine gets used, a conglomerate of black and purple squares surround it. The squares quickly alternate into different arrays of positions in a quickly shifting manner, like a presentation.
Spend a minute. Select a target Object within arm's reach. At the end of your investigation, roll Intellect + Investigation at Difficulty 6.
You learn all the following information about your target:
This Gift cannot have more than 3 Drawbacks, and its Gift Cost is capped at 1.
You cannot investigate the same target more than once per day.
Glowing red threads sprout from the user's palms, enshrining and attaching themselves to the targeted object. The object jitters slightly as it is pulled and prodded, dancing around the user's hand like a puppet. Over the course of this effect, details about the objects intended function and location of origin are revealed to the user.
Seeing a puppet's strings makes it quite easy to know both how to make it dance, and who has pulled those strings before you.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Select a target Object within arm's reach. At the end of your investigation, roll Dexterity + Crafts at Difficulty 6.
You learn all the following information about your target:
This Effect is obviously Alien and eye-catching across its range to those witnessing it, and you are obviously the source.
You cannot investigate the same target more than once per day.
Cthulhu-like tentacles come out of the lens and touch the object all over and makes sure they know where this came from.
Spend 2 Actions to activate. Select a target Object within arm's reach. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Alertness at Difficulty 6.
You learn all the following information about your target:
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation will almost certainly be disturbed to see Cthulhu-like tentacles come out of the lens.
This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.
The Thief examines an object closely for a minute to appraise its value. As their eyes dance across the subject, their pupils split vertically, and their irises fade to gold. If it is a particularly valuable item, the Thief may greedily lick their lips, revealing a forked tongue.
Within a minute, they have determined how materially valuable the object is and why.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Select a target Object within arm's reach. At the end of your investigation, roll Charisma + Culture at Difficulty 6.
You learn all the following information about your target:
You cannot investigate the same target more than once per day.