Both character and meta experience have honed Daisuke's instincts to the edge. With the line between his alter and himself constantly blurring life feels like a show, the potential for a dramatic villain entrance, or a high budget explosion. Anxiety fuels him and keeps him going with a degree of pseudo precognition, consequently however every incident feels like a failure on his part, failure at preventing it and/or not predicting it.
As an older/edgier variant, a common theme in Kamen Rider is the tragedy of their situation and how they often fail at protecting their friends and families. They're shouldered with a burden that eats away at them and makes them question themselves, their power and their cause.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Perception rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Perception (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
You also gain the following effects:
Jude revels in his shuddering lungs and hacking cough. The dehydration headache, the stitch in his side when he runs, and the soreness of his legs from spending his life in cheap shoes- it's all home, it's always been there for him, and it makes him feel confident that he's doing something right. He wants to help others realise that this is the right way to feel, but is smart enough to play some waiting games on the process.
Ann Webber is his best friend and longest term project. He knows/thinks he knows that he'll convert her eventually; he can at least put it on the backburner for their friendship.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Typhoid Mary - Jude is convinced that this ability is secretly present in every single person. He will try to get others sick whenever he thinks he can get away with it (or when the GM rules that the trauma overpowers reason). He may try to convince others into addictions. This is ingrained in his personality and the progression of his gifts..
There's just something about swords that Mars finds really, really cool. As such, he's dedicated countless hours to mastering the mechanics of using them in various games-- particularly ones that allow him to wield as many as physically possible.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with swords.
+2 dice to all rolls with swords. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using swords.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Cloaked In Shadow: You are visually supernatural, possessing the appearance of a dark, shadowy figure. Stealth rolls in social situations are made at +2 Difficulty.
You also gain the following effects:
After training extensively for his films Asher has become a crack shot.
You gain the following benefits as long as engaged in combat with firearms.
+2 dice to all firearms rolls.
You also gain the following effects:
The Night Terror contained within the user's arm appears outwardly as coating the arm in a black smoke-like essence, contained safely within an arm brace and hidden behind a sling.
The Night Terror's consciousness exists independently to the user, meaning that it has a mind of its own. Even when contained in the brace, it will attempt to break free and move aggressively.
It can be unleashed by first unlocking the arm brace. When this occurs, the black smoke coating the arm will begin to increase in density and quantity before stretching out up to 30ft long, sprouting 3 sharp claws at the end.
Due to the Night Terror having a mind of its own, it will attempt to drag the user along as it does as it pleases, causing it to often attack anyone it initially sees upon being unleashed.
The Night Terror can be contained if the arm brace is reapplied with a full action and by succeeding a Brawn:Athletics check (Difficulty 6).
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using the Arm Brace to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Left arm coated in a black smoke-like essence. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1.
Your appendages have 30 feet of reach.
You may make a +2 Weapon Damage sword attack without additional equipment.
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.
While the Ema is worn on his person, depicting the God Kuebiko, the user is able to derive blessings from the God. Gaining the blessings of the God, allows the user hightened awareness of their surrounding, able to perceive 'auras' and further enhance their sense of smell.
While the blessing is mostly innate, while it is actively being applied, the Ema shines, taking on a texture akin to gold, reflective as such. While it is not in use, the Ema simply resembles a plaque of wood, that is brownish-yellow.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Ema (Wooden Plaque) with a depiction of a scarecrow to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
The Predatory Raiment has a cloak feature that allows its owner to hide themselves and their equipment with active camouflage. When viewed, they look like a slightly shifted and shimmering version of the surrounding environment.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are not at all wet and you are wearing this Artifact.
You and everything you are carrying is obscured in one of the following manners. You may Spend an Action to change the way in which you're concealed.
While this Effect is active, any Effect that would obscure you or your equipment specifically from other, additional senses fails automatically.
If someone discovers you, this Effect will not help you hide from them for the next minute. This Effect does not end early when you activate an obvious Effect, attack, or receive an Injury.
The mad scientist can craft steel helmets that protect their wearers from mental influence and attack.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
You get +0 dice to any Mind resistance rolls you make. You also gain the following effects:
The beastmaster can speak to and understand any animal.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may understand and communicate to terrestrial animal as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
While transformed, the werewolf's toughened hide provides protection from all manner of attacks, except silver.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are in werewolf form.
You have 4, which reduces incoming damage from all sources of physical attack except silver. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.
Any Injury received from Damage that was reduced by this Armor is considered Makeshift Stabilized and will not degrade further, and any Battle Scar caused by them is reduced by 1 level. You may attempt a single Proper Stabilization on such Injuries.
You never know whether or not the musician's death is merely part of the performance.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
If you would take an Injury that would kill you, you don’t die. Instead, you survive in an Incapacitated state. This state lasts for the next hour, at which point you fully return to life. Unstabilized Injuries do not degrade while you are Incapacitated
If, while you are unconscious, your wound level rises above your rating in Body + Charisma, or if you take an Injury with Severity greater than your rating in Charisma, you die. After you return, the Injury that would have killed you, as well as any Injuries sustained while Incapacitated, are healed. Battle scars obtained during this time remain.