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Isildur's Bane ᛖᛁᚾ ᚻᚱᛁᛝᚱ ᚪᛏ ᚱᚪᚦᚪ ᚦᛖᛁᛗ ᛟᛚᚢᛗ ᚩᚳ ᛁ ᛗᚣᚱᚳᚱᛁ ᛒᛁᚾᛞᚪ
A plain looking gold ring, with a hidden inscription that glows under the light of fire. The inscription is in old Norse, but reads: One Ring to Rule them All, and in the Darkness, Bind Them. Upon slipping on the ring they will turn completely invisible.
Curse of the Ring: When in danger or an uncomfortable situation, roll truama to resist putting the ring on and running away. If you try to get rid of the ring, also roll trauma.
You gain the following benefits as long as 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.
- Sight:You are completely obscured from sight. All attempts to detect you via sight fail. Attempts via other senses where sight would assist are rolled at -2 dice.
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. Activating a targeted or obvious Effect, attacking, or being Injured ends the Effect. When the Effect ends, it is disabled for one minute.
Anyone who touches this Artifact will notice it warping their mind and may drop it. If they choose to hold or use it, they immediately receive the following Trauma: Curse of the Ring. If they lose possession of this Artifact, the Trauma heals over the course of the next day.
- GMs should use their discretion when determining the exact impacts of this Effect, particularly in conjunction with environmental factors. Standing still against a complex background may render you impossible to detect, and footprints in snow may make it easy. A chance to detect you is not guaranteed.
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Charlatans
“Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.”
― Criss Jami
Nowadays you can't go a day without some phony prophet trying to peddle their wares to you.
Driven by the increased interest in the supernatural, charlatans from palm readers to televangelists are everywhere. And while the vast majority of witches, psychics, magicians, hypnotists, cures, potions, faith healers, and clairvoyants are complete fakes, they do make a living.
As the saying goes, "it's easier for an actor to make it in alternative medicine than Hollywood."
Most people scoff at these clearly-phony supernatural services, yet those same people often buy into at least one scam.
The most dangerous charlatans are the self-styled monster hunters who carry a mall-ninja arsenal and guns with silver bullets. Most have never encountered anything supernatural and do absolutely nothing besides burn some sage and patrol the area for a night or two. Even so, those who are superstitious, fearful, or desperate enough will hire them to solve the problems they simply don't understand. In some cases with disastrous results.
For Contractors, charlatans are red herrings and obstacles. Clumsy fakes that conjure a smokescreen of misinformation and escalate the situations they're in.
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Shadow Cloak
Nothing to see here
Justine steps into a shadow, wraps it around her, and fades from view.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. This Effect cannot be used unless Justine must enter a dark shadow large enough to conceal her whole body.
You and everything you are carrying is obscured in one of the following manners. Lasts 30 minutes.
- Hearing: You are completely obscured from hearing. You produce no sounds while this Effect is active. All attempts to detect you via hearing fail. Attempts via other senses where hearing would assist are rolled at -2 dice.
- Sight:You are partially obscured from being noticed by sight. All attempts to detect you using sight are rolled at a -3 dice penalty, and all attempts to detect you where sight would assist are rolled at -1 penalty. Anyone who detects you cannot determine any visual details about you beyond your general shape.
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. Activating a targeted or obvious Effect, attacking, or being Injured ends the Effect. When the Effect ends, it is disabled for one minute.
- GMs should use their discretion when determining the exact impacts of this Effect, particularly in conjunction with environmental factors. Standing still against a complex background may render you impossible to detect, and footprints in snow may make it easy. A chance to detect you is not guaranteed.
Cross-Eye Cloak Projector
The perfect assassin remains unseen
The Longshot tactical device is capable of emitting a field that diffracts like, obscuring the form of the wielder & making them difficult to see.
Expend a point of Battery and spend an Action.
You are obscured in one of the following manners. Lasts 30 minutes.
- Sight:You are partially obscured from being noticed by sight. All attempts to detect you using sight are rolled at a -3 dice penalty, and all attempts to detect you where sight would assist are rolled at -1 penalty. Anyone who detects you cannot determine any visual details about you beyond your general shape.
While this Effect is active, any Effect that would obscure you 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.
- GMs should use their discretion when determining the exact impacts of this Effect, particularly in conjunction with environmental factors. Standing still against a complex background may render you impossible to detect, and footprints in snow may make it easy. A chance to detect you is not guaranteed.
The veil
The staff, wand or stave flows white. When it does down I am obscured from your senses.
The ability to turn invisible is a standard mage ability.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using staff, wand, or stave. to gain the benefits of this Effect.
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.
- Sight:You are partially obscured from being noticed by sight. All attempts to detect you using sight are rolled at a -3 dice penalty, and all attempts to detect you where sight would assist are rolled at -1 penalty. Anyone who detects you cannot determine any visual details about you beyond your general shape.
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.
- GMs should use their discretion when determining the exact impacts of this Effect, particularly in conjunction with environmental factors. Standing still against a complex background may render you impossible to detect, and footprints in snow may make it easy. A chance to detect you is not guaranteed.
The Veil
"Y̷̯͊̿̄̈́͂̎͝͝ŏ̵̧̡̨̙̖̥͂͌̈͜û̷̬̠̥̟̫͖̯͋̑́̽ ̴̡̨̡̛͓̪̳̲̼͙̋̊́͒͊̆́̉̓͂͜͝͝͝d̷̨̛͖̤͕̞̠̟̤͙̟͐̿̎̀͆̀̎͒̆̑̏͐̋͘o̴̢̢͇̦̤̘̪͓͂n̴͕̣͉̱̺̮̜̓̍̀̍͊͛̉̌͗͜͝'̷̢̘͇̖͚̝̂̽͆̅̉̾̔̓̐̍͂̚̕͝͝t̷̛̤͖̤̮͓̥̖͔͓͖̻͖͚̗̀̋̈́̈́̓̒͊̔̇̏̉͘͝ͅ ̴̨̨̛͍̼̩̬̜̼̺͓̼̜̟͙͙̾̊͊̂̈́̕͝w̸̨̨̲̩̻̤̭̩̝̹̰͇̓̽̅̆̒͑̐͘͘á̵̡̝͚͉̠̜͚͚̯̘̦͓̣n̴̯̱̖̭͋͐̓t̶̢͕̣̘̜̦̖̙͖͎̂̉̋̅͑͐̆̂͑̈̌͊͠ ̵̝͈̬́̐̅̍t̴̨̯̘̙̥̫͍̹͔͖̔͛͋̑̀̅͑̌͊̋͝o̸̢̤̟̗̖̝̝̙̘̍͂̑̽͜͠ ̴̧̤̥̗͙̳͙̲̞̦̹͖̪̙̊̂̀͆ͅs̷̼͇͕̱͚̞̣̻̥̬̳̃̃̿̓̓͋̎̉͆̒ȅ̴̦̗̪͙͓͚͍̟̄e̷̡̝͚̤͚̮̦̬͙̦̍͜ ̶̝̖͍̥͕̮̜̟̤͈͓̫̈́͐̀̔͆͑́͂̈́́̇̚͜ͅb̸̢̢̜̳̞͍͈̝̈ͅę̵͔̙͍̞̮̼̬̪̣̞̐ͅͅh̵̛͎̬̹̀̈́̇̄͂͗́́̆͠͠i̸̜̹̽n̵̥̼̯̞̓̐d̷̞̜̯̩̅̾̅͊̍̿͒͂ ̷̡̯̽͐t̷̛͇̼̱̼̳̉̂͂͌́͜h̵̨̨̨̤͈̗̭̫̦̯͓͍̥̼̟͘ẹ̶̢͓͕̤̤̭͖̦̟̺̟͍͊͂̾͗̇̉̓̾͘͝ ̶̧͎̖͔͈̻͈̃̊͜v̶̢̲̝̠͙̫̣̥͑̒̃̒̚̕͝ē̶̡̼̣̘̦̊̌̌͗̔̓͌̊́̐͝i̶̛̛̩͖̯̫̿͊̏̐̎́͝͝l̷̮͇̗͖͉͕̫̾́͛̉̇͐̋̕͝ͅ.̴͕̥̦͍͍͕̫̫͎̮̬͐̂̓̎̑̊̈́̿͑̀͝͝ͅ.̷̗̱̦͛̀̊̾̚.̵̣̞̔͆̓̈́̈́͆͐́̎̀͜"
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You gain the following benefits at all times.
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.
- Sight:You are completely obscured from sight. All attempts to detect you via sight fail. Attempts via other senses where sight would assist are rolled at -2 dice.
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. Activating a targeted or obvious Effect, attacking, or being Injured ends the Effect. When the Effect ends, it is disabled for one minute.
This Gift does not affect your clothes or equipment.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Terrifying Visage - You are off-putting at best. (All Social Rolls not reliant on fear are at +1 Difficulty. The Beatiful Asset is suppressed as long as this Battle Scar persists).
- GMs should use their discretion when determining the exact impacts of this Effect, particularly in conjunction with environmental factors. Standing still against a complex background may render you impossible to detect, and footprints in snow may make it easy. A chance to detect you is not guaranteed.
Stake Out
"Watching a target is much easier when they can't watch you back."
As the Inspector dons his detective jacket, small, barely visible wisps of white mist with the barest hint of a sparkle seem to surround him as he blends in with his background.
When the Inspector went to obtain his new gift, the mystic said this gift of his legacy was a bit of a challenge. Something they used to help them move unseen, simple in theory, but complicated to master.
The magic was indeed tricky, and ever since he received it, the Inspector has been struggling to stay seen when he wants to be seen and stay unseen when he doesn't. The mystic said to take things he baby steps. Hopefully, he can manage even those.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using detective jacket to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You and any clothes or equipment you are wearing are partially obscured from sight. All attempts to detect you using sight are rolled at a -3 dice penalty, and all attempts to detect you where sight would assist are rolled at -1 penalty.
Entering Combat or being Injured will end the Effect. When the Effect ends, it is disabled for 1 hour.
- GMs should use their discretion when determining the exact impacts of this Effect, particularly in conjunction with environmental factors. Standing still against a complex background may render you impossible to detect, and footprints in snow may make it easy. A chance to detect you is not guaranteed.
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Cloak
We cannot see it, but it sees the heat of our bodies and the heat of our fear.
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.
- Hearing: You are completely obscured from hearing. You produce no sounds while this Effect is active. All attempts to detect you via hearing fail. Attempts via other senses where hearing would assist are rolled at -2 dice.
- Sight:You are partially obscured from being noticed by sight. All attempts to detect you using sight are rolled at a -3 dice penalty, and all attempts to detect you where sight would assist are rolled at -1 penalty. Anyone who detects you cannot determine any visual details about you beyond your general shape.
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.
- GMs should use their discretion when determining the exact impacts of this Effect, particularly in conjunction with environmental factors. Standing still against a complex background may render you impossible to detect, and footprints in snow may make it easy. A chance to detect you is not guaranteed.
Move in Silence
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As long as the Ninja is dressed in an appropriate uniform, their movement is almost silent.
You gain the following benefits as long as as long as you are visibly dressed head to toe in black with hardly any skin showing.
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.
- Hearing: You are completely obscured from hearing. You produce no sounds while this Effect is active. All attempts to detect you via hearing fail. Attempts via other senses where hearing would assist are rolled at -2 dice.
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. Activating a targeted or obvious Effect, attacking, or being Injured ends the Effect. When the Effect ends, it is disabled for one minute.
You may turn this Effect on and off at will during its duration.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: compulsion to test the awareness of allies by sneaking up on them with a weapon.
- You may only switch this Effect on or off once per Round on your initiative as a Free Action.