Through ancestral training in his dreams, the husband-for-hire learned to tame the beast within, mastering the relentless urge to kill and devour. This mastery granted him an unintended gift—supernatural resistance to pain and suffering, a testament to his enduring control.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
The contractor still looks human most of the time, but their joints have seams and whenever using any effects from this power their skin peels back and shows the metal underneath.
The contractor has analagous internal devices for most human organs, and still gets energy back by eating, drinking, and sleeping. However, their parts are much more easily mantained than human parts.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Living Android. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living Computer when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1.
Your body is adapted to Hacking. You receive +3 dice on non-attack rolls related to Hacking.
You no longer age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail.
Your appendages can reach an additional 30 feet.
You may make a +2 Weapon Damage Extendable Claws attack without additional equipment.
You cannot ignore or decrease the effects of Stress for any social rolls you make.
The Severity of any Injury caused by Electricity is increased by 2.
An occasional ant crawls over the body of Frazier O’Neal, belying the colony within.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: human ant colony. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted..
No single organ in your body is critical for life. Called Shots do no additional Damage to you. You may perceive the world through separated body parts, take Actions with them, and reattach them by spending an Action and Exerting your Mind.
Any Animate being that consumes or is injected with your bodily fluids receives a Severity-1 Injury. Every Round, they must roll Body Difficulty 9. If they fail, the Injury worsens by 1 Severity. If they succeed, the Injury stops worsening.
The Severity of any Injury caused by Bug spray, ant killer etc. is increased by 2.
The darkness doesn’t hide from me anymore, but I wish it would. I can see everything—every shape, every flicker in the pitch black, and it’s overwhelming. And the smells… God, the smells. Blood is everywhere, in everything. My nose feels like it’s stretched too far, twitching at every whiff like I’m some kind of animal. My face feels different—leaner, sharper—my ears are pointed now, and I can hear things I don’t want to. I’m a vampire, sure, but this? This is something else entirely.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Vampire atair.
At first glance, it appears little has changed, other than perhaps lack of sleep.
Her eyes are just a little sunken and dark.
But if you continue rudely staring, something... Feels wrong, especially when she moves.
She looks a little.. a little too normal.
In the well-lit cities? Schools? Restaraunts? Shes a little odd but harmlessly cute.
But somewhere a 11 year shouldn't be?
The piers at night? A foggy cemetery?
Every primal instinct tells you "This is wrong. RUN"
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Uncanny Valley. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living being when targeted. Your Dexterity is increased by 1.
While in Space, heat, cold, pressure, and other atmospheric hazards do not affect you, and dangerous local flora and fauna will not bother you unless you give them a reason.
Your Injuries no longer degrade with time.
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.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Phobia of labs and scientific equipment.
Daisy’s kinship with lagomorphs grants her a rabbit’s tail and reflexes but twists her mind to be more rabbbit-like as well.
Whenever she utilizes her rabbity reflexes, her tail twitches and fluffs up.
You gain the following benefits as long as you have your rabbit tail.
Your Dexterity rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Dexterity (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Phobia of beings that look like they’d prey on rabbit people (eg with maws and claws, like dinosaurs, giant wolves, etc).
If you are witnessed actively using this Effect, whoever sees it can make a Perception + Alertness roll at Difficulty 6. A complete success reveals the source of your power.
You also gain the following effects:
Years of scouting in dangerous areas has left the survivalist hyper-vigilant. They are impossible to catch in a trap.
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:
As long as the ninja is carrying a weapon, their self-defense is almost subconscious. Subtle twitches and lighting-fast feints and parries using sword and scabbard can buy the ninja precious seconds to enact an escape plan or make the kill.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using a sword to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You have 4 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.
Whenever your Armor reduces incoming Damage, you are immediately made aware of the source of the Damage. You may pinpoint their location for 30 seconds.
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 Vampire has grown wicked fangs in place of their canines, allowing them to thoroughly drain a person of blood should they get ahold of one.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are biting and you are engaged in unarmed combat.
+2 dice to rolls for Attacking, Defending, and Clashing without a weapon. Unarmed attacks do +2 Weapon Damage (instead of -1).
You may Defend against melee, projectile, or firearm Attacks from any range and Clash with those in range of your Attacks. Attacking materials like steel or spikes will not Damage you unless it has an Effect that does so.
You also gain the following effects:
Standard issue in the Future Soldier's home time, the Personal Shield Generator (PSG) projects a protective energy barrier around the body. It absorbs damage far better than traditional armor, but its battery is quickly drained. When depleted, the PSG must spend a few seconds recharging.
When struck, the normally-invisible field of the PSG flashes, revealing a bright yellow honey-comb pattern encasing the body.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
You have 6 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack.
Your Armor cannot be destroyed, and it always provides a minimum of 2 Armor regardless of any Armor shredding or penetration. It cannot be circumvented with Called Shots. When shredded, it returns to full potency in one hour.
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.
Nature is the beastmaster's domain. While in the wilds, they can climb trees and cliffs with ease and dash through dense underbrush that anyone else would need a machete to navigate.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may move easily and without a roll in any of the following situations.
You only gain the benefits of this effect if you are in an area without a human building within 300 feet.