The fabric of the scarf seems to ring out in harmony with the bells, singing a wonderful song, lulling you into a sleeplike state of unbothered efficiency.
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) and spend an Action.
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.
Your time in the backstreets, your time being beat up and constantly hurt has hardened you to a masochistic amount.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Beaten Eyes.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: I can't take anymore... no, I have to win.
Jei's soul pushes him past what his body naturally allows him to in extreme cases where only the pain drives him forward
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is divided in half.
Every time Sycamore gets hurt, when they would feel pain or strife, they instead hear a surge in the voices that follow them as their responsibility creeps closer and they tune into what they're meant to be. They cringe and try to smile it off, but they honestly have no idea why they can't feel their injuries, and it's terrifying. Close passerby hear faint whispers- "Get up", "Help me, please" "Can't you hear me?" "It'll be over soon, please, over here..."
Grandpappy Van Brunt figures Syc's getting up on their way, finally, and has decided to give them a helping hand in their line of work. Even if it's not what he expected, he'll try to accommodate for the ingrate- kids these days aren't tough like they used to be.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
Doctor Lazcowicz appears to shrug off injury and mental anguish alike. Though wounds still mount and strain still builds, an almost fugue state prevents him from noticing, for good or ill.
News of Diana's apparent death threatened to debilitate the doctor, so his nanotic system responded by rewiring the pain and trauma centers of his brain to keep him moving regardless of short-term impediment.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
While wearing the mask over her face, the Kitsune blocks out all internal distractions and focuses her attention to the task at hand.
As much as she wants to be strong enough to protect her friends, Kayleigh is weak. She's fragile and breaks easily if she's not at top form, the cracks going down to her very soul.
Her strength doesn't just have to come from inside, however. Once her soul has cracked, strength can suffuse her from a more otherworldly source.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using a mask to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
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.