By positioning the three gnomes in a certain order, they can choose where to hit their enemy despite is potentially being behind cover if there is a pathway free. Their thrown object will then return back to its original thrower in the order is was thrown.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with A long wooden javelin.
+2 dice to all rolls utilizing A long wooden javelin.
You also gain the following effects:
Scales grow along Eden's arms, ending at around their elbows. The scales still have the same skin tone as Eden, and would be seen as normal skin to anyone not looking very closely.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in unarmed combat.
+2 dice to rolls for Attacking, Defending, and Clashing without a weapon. Unarmed attacks do +0 Weapon Damage (instead of -1). The target's Armor is fully effective against this damage.
You also gain the following effects:
Due to a genetic experiment involving the blood of an old god on himself, Jeff can now transform into a monstrous version of himself at the cost of almost no self control.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
You transform into A horned muscular humanoid abomination for 3 minutes. You have access to all of your Powers while you are A horned muscular humanoid abomination, and you can use your equipment. Your Battle Scars, Injuries, and physical Liabilities are carried over between forms. Reverting from your Alternate Form cannot cause your existing Injuries to kill you. Instead, you remain Incapacitated.
While transformed, your Brawn is increased by 2 and your Perception is increased by 2. You do not suffer any Stress while transformed.
Your alternate form is its own deadly weapon. Unarmed attacks made in your alternate form deal +3 Weapon Damage (instead of the typical -2).
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation or for its duration will almost certainly be disturbed to see the user of this gift will double over in agony as their bones double in density and length, it appears as though the muscle of the user quite literally bursts from their skin and horns inexplicably sprout from the users skull as their skin appears to slough off and their screams of agony turn into a grim deep voiced chuckle.
Your alternate form renders you unable to speak any human language and incapable of fine object manipulation. You can only hold or grasp objects in a crude, clumsy way.
After this Effect ends, you cannot move quicker than a walk (15 feet per Round) for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour.
Whenever you enter Combat, roll Self-Control. If you fail, you cannot choose which targets to attack and cannot stop fighting until there are no targets remaining.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
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.
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.
Daisy has an uncanny ability to escape certain death, though her luck could run out.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You have 3 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.
Once per Contract, anyone protected by this armor may use Will to Survive even if their own Will to Survive has been depleted. This ‘once per Contract’ limitation applies to the Armor itself and remains even if shared or given away.
Any time your Armor prevents Damage, your Armor rating is temporarily decreased by 2. Whenever it goes five Rounds without preventing any Damage, it is restored back to its full value.
The old wounds on your back tear open again, your wings sprouting anew in a spectral light. Their radiant albeit corrupted light allowing you to take flight once more. When not needed, the wound stays shut, and your wings no longer exist, but you can reopen that old wound and fly again if you need to.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
As long as you are conscious, you are immune to falling Damage. Additionally, you may glide as you fall, traveling 35 feet horizontally for every 10 feet you fall. While gliding, you fall at a minimum speed of 10 feet per Round.
You are subject to the following effects while gliding:
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Bleeding Wing Scars.
Who wouldn't want one of the mad scientist's famous implants? All it takes is a little time and a few terrifying experiments, and you too could be a better you!
Warning: not fully tested on humans. Risk of dry mouth, upset stomach, or lost limbs. Do not consult your doctor before signing the liability release.
Exert your Mind and spend eight hours. Select a Living or Animate target within arm's reach. Roll a single D10 as a critical failure check. If you roll a 1, the Effect fails, and you cause a major Battle Scar instead of an augmentation. Your target must make a Trauma roll when you activate this Effect. The target can easily Resist.
You may add one augmentation to your target. Each augmentation counts as a Battle Scar and can have exactly one of the following Effects:
The augmentations you provide are not outwardly visible nor obvious.
The vampire sucks a copious amount of blood from a human and replenishes their own cursed flesh.
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) and spend 1 minute. This Effect cannot be used unless you drink blood directly from a human until it injures them. Choose a specific Injury on yourself that has not yet been treated with this Effect and roll Brawn + Occult at Difficulty 6.
If you succeed, the Injury is reduced in Severity by your Outcome. If you reduce its Severity to 0, the Injury is fully healed. Otherwise, it is partially healed and will heal the rest of the way at its natural rate.
This counts as a successful Makeshift Stabilization if the Injury was not already Stabilized; any Battle Scars caused by the Injury will remain.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation or for its duration will almost certainly be disturbed to see you drink blood directly from the vein.
The influencer is 100% tuned-in to any sort of chatter about themselves. Any time someone nearby so much as whispers about them, they know who they were and what they said.
This Effect activates whenever someone talks about you. It does not require an Action or Exertion. Select a target Location within 75 feet.
You may perceive things through hearing as if you were standing at that Location for the next 30 minutes. You must maintain Concentration to keep up the effect. You cannot perceive anything at your physical location while the effect is active.
The magician dons their wizard hat, raises their arms, wiggles their fingers, and a rain of sparks fly woosh around an object. It shudders to life and follows the magicians commands, including to do things it was not designed to do.
Exert your Mind and an Action. Select a Inanimate target within arm's reach which could fit inside a briefcase (15 liters). You must actively and obviously use a pointed hat with stars and moons to activate this Effect.
Your target will become Animated indefinitely. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. You can maintain a max of 4 targets animated at once.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities:
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.