Gustave evokes his demonic dark passengers through his archaeologist journal. he walks around the area taking notes occasionally placing lose objects in the area in to the shadowy journal. as he does so a long arm from a well dress individual will stretch out from the journal to return the items back to Gustave. the info gathered is written in Latin with intricately drawn details.
Spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 500 feet You must actively and obviously use A Journal to activate this Effect. You must make a Trauma roll when you use this Effect. Its Difficulty cannot be reduced by any means. At the end of your investigation, roll Intellect + Occult at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.
July 24, 2023, 8:08 p.m. - Major Revision Cost: 1. Added Enhancement: Conduit, Added Drawback: Aimed
Verso’s cracked rounded glasses are made of smoked quartz lenses set in brass frames etched with infinitesimal gear teeth.
When activated The fractures in the lenses glow neon-cobalt, projecting holographic stress diagrams, heat signatures, and pressure points onto surfaces like augmented reality overlays.
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) and spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 1 mile At the end of your investigation, roll Intellect + Crafts at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation will almost certainly be disturbed to see The air rippling faintly, as if reality itself were a pond disturbed by invisible gears. Semi-transparent clockwork sigils materialize before transforming into a screaming human bodies before dissolving into static..
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
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Exert your Mind (unless must get 6+ success on an investigation check) and spend a half hour. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 1 mile This Effect cannot be used unless must succeed in an investigation check. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Alertness at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
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Spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 1 mile Can only be activated while you are in roads. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Drive at Difficulty 6.
You learn a single specific piece of information, chosen from the following list, about the area:
This Gift cannot have more than 3 Drawbacks, and its Gift Cost is capped at 2.
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
Pulling out your notebook, you compile your thoughts on the local area.
You can get an intuitive sense of the alien energies at play, given your constant exposure to them! Make sure to jot then down if you can, hahaha…
Alternatively, looking at some of the scrawled pages, you feel free to let your thoughts wander… and then an epiphany strikes you. A word, a sentence sticks out to you… it reminds you of something that happened here, and a vision flashes in your mind.
Where did it come from? Who knows? It almost feels like you’ve been here before…
Spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 100 feet You must actively and obviously use a notebook that you’ve written in to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Intellect + Investigation at Difficulty 6.
You learn a single specific piece of information, chosen from the following list, about the area:
This Gift cannot have more than 3 Drawbacks, and its Gift Cost is capped at 2.
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
Lay down your hands, press them into the
earth.
Slide them forwards, curl your fingers - is it sandy and gritty? Soft, moist loam? Adjust your demeanor to it.
There is friction, here. The earth churns with the grinding and growling of the worm. They dance in, and through their food, working tirelessly for us to produce life-giving soil.
And they speak secrets, to those who will listen.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute to activate. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 500 feet You must actively and obviously use Soil to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Animals at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
The beastmaster puts their nose to the ground and sniffs about the area. Their feral nostrils tell them what sorts of creatures live in the area, and who lays claim to each region.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 100 feet Can only be activated while you are in the wilderness. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Survival at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
The detective pulls out their magnifying glass and investigates the area, learning details about any nearby structures and picking up details on what sorts of beings have passed through and when.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 100 feet You must actively and obviously use a magnifying glass to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Investigation at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.