No matter what Haerin does, if he is holding a sword, his body never ceases, like a puppet, to continue the play, the body will rise unnaturally and painfully, and no matter what, in that moment, that faint glimmer of rage in his eyes keeps him going.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Sword to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
While Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to take a single action.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
Immortality is all well and good, but if you can be killed, then you'll never see the future. This will allow you to take harder hits than before, delaying the moment of your true death. Be warned however, you still have vulnerability to bladed weapons.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You have 4, which reduces incoming damage from all sources of physical attack except bladed weapons. 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 gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Intellect rating is increased by 0. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Intellect (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
You also gain the following effects:
Poppet is a tall, lanky, and exceptionally well crafted horror. It's head is somewhere in the neighborhood of a predatory mammal, blending feline and canine features into a caricature of a Chinese lion, and its body is a patchwork of formaldehyde yellowed skin, orange fur, and scales. Its limbs are held together by leather string, and terminate in canine feet and hands that are almost more paw than finger. It has large, glass blue eyes - and somehow, there is a deep sadness visible in them.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: patchwork chimera. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living being when targeted. Your Dexterity is increased by 1.
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.
Your Injuries no longer degrade with time. You do not age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail.
You may make a +2 Weapon Damage mauling limbs and ripping claws attack without additional equipment.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: agoraphobia: phobia of wide open spaces.
You cannot be mistaken for a normal human. You cannot always use standard human clothes, equipment, vehicles, and facilities, and when you can, you suffer an increased Difficulty.
You cannot speak any coherent verbal language and must resort to other means of communication.
Marcus crossed into Eden once without knowing the cost. He delivered a package, just like always. When he returned, his face was already changing.
The skin from his brow to chin faded to a stark, unnatural white — not bleached, not burned, but as if Eden itself had peeled away who he was and left only function behind. No pain. No infection. Just a mask-shaped scar. Pale. Immaculate. Unblinking.
People say he looks like he’s wearing a mask even when he’s not. Some ask if it’s radiation sickness. Others just stop asking. There’s something ritualistic about it — like a face meant to be seen before you die.
He moves like death’s own courier — balanced, precise, never faltering. The world doesn’t trip him. It just gets out of his way.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Dexterity rating is increased by 0. 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 Battle Scar: Ugly- Increase social rolls when face is uncovered by +2 difficulty.
You also gain the following effects:
Averet is a lonesome spirit, still able to be interacted with, but his phantom body is malleable, and he has been dead for a long, long time.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: ________. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living being when targeted..
No single organ in your body is critical for life. If any body part is separated, it lives and can take Actions for one hour. Attacks do not get bonuses from targeting specific body parts. You cannot suffer an Injury with Severity greater than 6.
You no longer age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail.
Your Injuries no longer degrade with time.
You can squeeze through any cracks and passageways a cat would be able to.
Whenever you enter Combat, roll Mind, Difficulty 7. If you fail, you cannot choose which targets to attack.
You cannot speak any coherent verbal language and must resort to other means of communication.
You are incapable of fine object manipulation and can only hold or grasp things in a crude, clumsy way.
The Blademaster is so attuned to blades that they may manipulate any bladed object at a range simply by willing it. Observers see translucent spider-silk connecting the Blademaster's fingers to the blade, allowing them to puppet it.
You gain the following benefits as long as the target object has a cutting edge.
As long as you maintain Concentration, you can take Actions and interact with things that are within 75 feet without needing to physically touch them or be near them. Any rolls made for Actions taken in this way use a Mental Strength of 2 in place of your Brawn rating, a Mental Agility of 2 in place of your Dexterity, and otherwise use your own Attributes and Abilities.
Telekinetic actions have the following restrictions and behaviors:
Unimportant characters just can't seem to hit our hero with their attacks. Injuries that are sustained from underlings are conveniently non-severe.
You gain the following benefits as long as the attacker isn't important enough to have a name.
You have 4 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.
Finally, the girls are fusing the way they’ve wanted to since they began Contracting, three and a half years ago. It took Grace’s left eye for them to try this, but the girls are now able to spend a week focusing their energy towards a Battle Scarred area and permanently replacing it with The Spirit’s ghostly flesh. The replaced chunks, eyes, arms, whatever may come, appear just as The Spirit’s: bluish and semi-transparent, but now function just as the respective physical flesh would.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Any Injury you receive heals quickly, reducing its Severity by one level every 6 hours. Any Injuries you receive while this Effect is active do not deteriorate over time. However, any Battle Scars caused by such an Injury will remain unless it is Properly Stabilized as normal.
All Injuries you receive are considered Properly Stabilized. You may also choose to heal any Battle Scar on yourself that may not have been caused by an Injury. Doing so takes one day, and the Battle Scar affects you fully until that time.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: any scars that heal this way leave the flesh in that area bluish and semi-transparent, causing you to be viewed as a freak by most people who see you.
The Vampire was cursed to forever be a vile creature of the night! Their skin has faded to a deathly pale, only regaining something close to human complexion in the immediate aftermath of feeding on human blood. They are weakened when exposed to direct sunlight or when they have been unable to feed in the past day, but otherwise has gained inhuman strength, speed, and irresistibility from their devil's bargain.
You gain the following benefits as long as you have fed on fresh human blood in the past 24 hours and you are not in direct sunlight.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: a seductive and powerful humanoid, with pale skin and wicked fangs. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1, your Dexterity is increased by 1, and your Charisma is increased by 1.
Your Injuries no longer degrade with time. You do not age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail.
The Severity of any Injury caused by fire and heat is increased by 2.
The Ninja is so attuned to the sounds of their surroundings, they may focus their mind to "see" using the subtle acoustic vibrations.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.