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Limitless It hurts me just to think, and I don't do pain.
It's not that Emile can't feel the immense pain coursing through his body, or the unbearable toll which strains his mind beyond comprehension. The perfect individual simply cannot show weakness at any moment, no matter the circumstances, and that's all that matters. He may need to drown out any sensation through the flood of the endless, crashing ocean of madness within his head... but that, too, is something he's become accustomed with.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are maintaining Concentration.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
You may move at your normal speed and still maintain Concentration. Taking an Injury less than Severity 6 no longer interrupts Concentration.
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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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Grit Gifts
Built to Endure
"Must keep going..."
You lack the gift of feeling pain, you only feel numb, nothing. You march forward despite the punishments.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Southern Comfort
Grit your teeth and bare it boy!
Jebadiah has spent a lot of time around stressful situations and has learned to push past them able to overcome insurmountable odds
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
Duelist's Focus
"Have to keep moving."
Wearing these gloves allows one to clear the distracting thoughts from their mind. There is only what is ahead of them.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using gloves to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
You may move at your normal speed and still maintain Concentration. Taking an Injury less than Severity 6 no longer interrupts Concentration.
The Problem with Jude
"You're just thinking about it a little off- no one ever taught you how to process the way you feel. C'mon, let's talk."
Jude revels in his shuddering lungs and hacking cough. The dehydration headache, the stitch in his side when he runs, and the soreness of his legs from spending his life in cheap shoes- it's all home, it's always been there for him, and it makes him feel confident that he's doing something right. He wants to help others realise that this is the right way to feel, but is smart enough to play some waiting games on the process.
Ann Webber is his best friend and longest term project. He knows/thinks he knows that he'll convert her eventually; he can at least put it on the backburner for their friendship.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Typhoid Mary - Jude is convinced that this ability is secretly present in every single person. He will try to get others sick whenever he thinks he can get away with it (or when the GM rules that the trauma overpowers reason). He may try to convince others into addictions. This is ingrained in his personality and the progression of his gifts..
Comfortably Numb
"This too shall pass."
Isaac will do his best to avoid stress, but now when he does face the pain no longer eats at his weak mortal flesh, the flesh has gone numb.
After his last job, he snagged some pages and got some glimpses of notes and documents to add to his research. With this knowledge, he crafted a serum of sorts, made from the ash, that he injected into himself with a needle he stole from work. Whatever it was made his body feel, nothing, or well almost nothing, it was a familiar feeling.
While having this power, some of his veins and arteries appear much darker than normal.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
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Grit Gifts
Stop Whining
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.