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Comfortably Numb "This too shall pass."
Issac will do his best to avoid stress, but now when he does face the pain no longer eats at his weak mortal flesh, the flesh has gone numb.
While having this power, some of his veins and arteries appear much darker than normal.
After his last job, he snagged some pages and got some glimpses of notes and documents to add to his research. With this knowledge, he crafted a serum of sorts, made from the ash, that he injected into himself with a needle he stole from work. Whatever it was made his body feel, nothing, or well almost nothing, it was a familiar feeling.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is divided in half.
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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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Grit Gifts
A Heroes Perserverance
He takes all the damage head on and turns the tables in the matter of seconds. He's not afraid of any little bullets, he's more afraid of the infant growing up to become a villain he might have to one day take down. So he decides to show that even normal people can fight back!
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
Second Wind
The fighter still remains.
Quincy takes a moment to straighten his appearance and dust himself off - wipe blood from his nose, straighten his clothes, etc. As he does so, he seems to emit a gravity: small objects around him rattle and air rushes into his body as he takes an impossibly deep breath. When he exhales, he's stable again.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours.
Compensator design
Maximum efficency
The black sections on Exe's flesh has taken on a more metallic shimmer, resistant to the blood and plasma let loose with wounds, and the data corruptions of insanity with a deteriorating mind.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Warrior Spirit
When under the Warp Spasm, Morgan is impervious to pain or distraction, fighting on to the bitter end as long as she wears a golden torque on her arm.
You gain the following benefits as long as Alternate Form is active. You must actively and obviously be using Arm Torque to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
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.
Wondrous Determination
Push through the pain
No matter the injury or mental trauma, with the jewel glowing brightly at your throat, you can push through and act as normal. The jewel gets brighter and brighter the more severe the injury, as it channels the pain away and leaves you clear-headed.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using The Obsidian Amethyst to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
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Stop Whining
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.