As Luciole traces her finger along the mark of the Ichor Order, crimson lines forming the same mark appear on the target. Red camellias bloom and eat away at them from the inside out until they get the battle scar and/or trauma that Luciole has chosen to bestow upon them.
On camellias:
A lot of flowers have one-worded meanings, but the camellia is among those that surround deeper feelings that can't ever be expressed with one word. "My heart bleeds for you." You could argue that this is just empathy, but I've always known it was more than that. I'd bleed for you. I'd sacrifice everything for you. The red means I love you.
On exchange:
People have only ever taken from me. When is it my turn?
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Sapient target within 80 feet. You must actively and obviously use any item with a mark of the Ichor Order to activate this Effect. If a target does not consent to the transfer, you must roll Dexterity+Occult at Difficulty 6 to use the effect on them. They can resist by rolling either Body or Mind at Difficulty 6, depending on what you are attempting to transfer to them.
You may choose one each of as many things as you like from the following to transfer from your target to yourself, or from yourself to them:
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation will almost certainly be disturbed to see invasive camellias blooming from underneath the target's skin before breaking out through pores or the nose, mouth, and ears to eat at them (anguish or atrocities).
Whenever you transfer an Injury, it's Severity increases by 1. Whenever you transfer Mind damage or Traumas, the recipient takes an additional Mind damage.
After you finish activating this Effect, you cannot move quicker than a walk (max 15 feet per Round) for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour. Exhaustion’s penalty and duration stacks with multiple activations.
Ji tucks his hand beneath the imaginary guard of whatever assault rifle he imagines in his head; pulling the trigger with his other hand... materializing invisible bullets of thin air, explosions, and overall DAMAGE towards his enemy!
Essentially he can imagine his own weapons, and his sense of "Imagination" is much larger and bolstered due to this innate gift.
The "Attack" uses Intellect + "Imagination"
You gain the following benefits as long as you are above atleast half, of your Mind. (5 Mind).
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Tattoos aligning his crest, reading out in Sanskrit / Pali script: "If you learn Self-Control, you can master Anything". You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Perception is increased by 1 and your Intellect is increased by 1.
You may make a +2 Weapon Damage Automatic Rifle (Bang Bang Hands) : Both hands pointed at the target, together, like a rifle. attack without additional equipment.
The Severity of any Injury caused by psychic attacks is increased by 2.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Any Injury you receive heals quickly, reducing its Severity by one level each Round. Any Injuries you receive while this Effect is active automatically count as a successful Proper Stabilization and do not deteriorate further. Any Battle Scars caused by such an Injury will heal with the Injury.
As long as at least half your body remains intact, you cannot die and remain at Incapacitated, regardless of how many Injuries you take. It is clear to observers that you are still alive.
If you do die, as long as a piece the size of a finger remains, you may fully regrow back to life from it. This takes a full month and you must be in a habitable environment.
You may choose to heal any Battle Scar on yourself that is not caused by an Injury. Recovery takes one day, and the Battle Scar affects you fully until that time.
You enter into an almost trance-like state to command any creature within 20 feet. No range limitation when in possession of a token belonging to the target. An exhilarating power, but exhausting!
One night in my cave a wolf arrived that had been in quite the brawl. One ear was barely hanging on by a scrap of fur. I fed the beast and cleaned it's wounds and in return I was able to keep his ear as a token. He is now a wary ally, but I hope we may become dear friends.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action to activate. Select a Creature within 20 feet. You may select a target at any range if you use up Wolf's ear of the target.
For the next day, you may issue specific commands to your target which they will be compelled to follow.
Your commands must be relatively simple and within the target’s intellectual grasp. You cannot make them obviously endanger themselves or violate their instinct for self-preservation. The effects of the command will fade after a day has passed.
After you finish activating this Effect, you cannot move quicker than a walk (max 15 feet per Round) for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour. Exhaustion’s penalty and duration stacks with multiple activations.
The contractor's noticeability increases, which makes sneaking around harder. However, they can easily play the role of a distraction or charm their way into possibly learning secrets or getting into private functions. The flashy smile puts those at ease.
For Troy, this means that people recognize him from his YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram. Maybe he gets approached by fans; young adults know of him (mostly in bigger cities with influencer crowds (like NYC or LA)); older persons, mostly those with kids, have heard of him or recognize his voice. His smile is charming, he has a trustworthy face, why would anyone assume he's a bad person?
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Charisma rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Charisma (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
You also gain the following effects:
After being effectively brainwashed by an FBI agent, tortured and whatnot he has had his brain split effectively into two personalities.
His other is an Apathetic Follower of his god, this one is that he is a Soldier for all that is good. Wanting to bring peace and good to the world with nothing to stop his path, and bring inner strength to when he was a Soldier and now. Effectively bringing out the patriot in him and a mindset to help all no matter the issue's, being magically empowered as a mark of the Nation he is from has tattooed on him. America being known as the land of the free and peaceful, the good guys basically and he is going to be that as he has the spirit of America with him now.
You gain the following benefits as long as you have your A tattoo of the American Flag.
Your Brawn rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Brawn (cannot be used on combat rolls or Effect activations).
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:
The time-traveler spins the second hand on one of their watches and speeds up until they are a blur.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. You must actively and obviously use a watch to activate this Effect.
Lasts 1 minute. Whenever you use your Movement, after all other calculations, the distance you may travel is doubled.
Outside of Combat, any non-Gift, non-movement Actions you attempt take drastically less time to complete, as long as your personal speed is a factor in the Action. Total time reduction is determined by the GM and capped at 90% (executing the Action takes no less than 1/10th the normal time).
The influencer knows just how to-- well-- influence people. By following a suggestion with a wink, smile, or a look of astonishment, their target is sure to be swayed. Is it any wonder they have a following of such incredible fans? Hit like, smash subscribe, and for the love of all that is holy, don't forget to retweet.
Exert your Mind and spend at least one Action. Select a Sapient target within 20 feet. Your target cannot be engaged in Combat. Communicate a command to your target. Roll Charisma + Influence at Difficulty 6. The target may resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 7.
If the contested Outcome is positive, your target will be compelled to follow your command to their best understanding of the letter and spirit of the command until they have completed it or for your Contested Outcome in minutes. You cannot issue another suggestion to the target until 10 minutes after they have completed the first command or 10 minutes after a failure.
The target is unaware that they are under supernatural influence and feel they are acting of their own free will. If you fail, they realize that you were attempting to influence them supernaturally with your command.
Your command can be an order to take an immediate Action. You cannot order a target to "do nothing," and they are free to take other Actions as they fulfill your request. Your command cannot be obviously self-destructive. The Effect ends if following your command would cause a target to cross one of their Limits in a way that would necessitate a Trauma roll.
The beastmaster closes their eyes and channels nature's bloody struggle for survival. When their eyes reopen, they catch the light and glow red like a dog's. While in this heightened state, they may sense heat signatures and triangulate the tiniest sound.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way. Lasts for three hours.
The magician reaches into their hat and focuses. Inside, light wells and flows like a viscous liquid. Then, they withdraws the item of their choosing.
Exert your Mind and spend 1 minute. You must actively and obviously use a top hat to activate this Effect.
Choose an Object which could fit inside a regular backpack (up to 27 liters). It must be Non-Alien and generic. You cannot create explosives. You may create firearms.
Roll Perception + Occult to fabricate your chosen Object. The Difficulty is assigned by the GM and depends on the specificity of your chosen Object. The created item lasts 2 hours.
The time-twister presses a button on one of their wristwatches, and, in a flash of orange light, disappears. They have skipped 12 seconds forward in time. To them, the travel is instantaneous, but everyone else must wait until they reappear.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. You must actively and obviously use a clock or watch to activate this Effect.
You phase out of reality for 4 Rounds. During this time, you cannot perceive or affect the outside world or take any Actions. You cannot move. Nothing can interact with you in any way.
When you phase out, you may bring up to 1 additional target in arm's reach with you.