Drawbacks

Focus (Using this Effect requires a specific kind of item.)

Subject to Playgroup Leader approval. Drawing an accessible object (such as one in a holster) counts as a Quick Action (-2 dice), and removing something from a backpack or luggage requires a Full Action.

Unique Focus (This Power takes the form of a specific, unique item, which can be borrowed, lost, or stolen. You must use / wear this item as intended to use this Power.)

Once per Day (You may only use this Effect once per day.)

Conditional (This Effect is only available when a certain condition is met. This condition must be severe enough that this Gift is unusable the majority of the time.)

The condition must be significant. Subject to GM approval.

Weaker (You have -1 to a chosen Attribute in your alternate form.)

Paws (You are incapable of fine object manipulation and can only hold or grasp things in a crude, clumsy way.)

Mute (You cannot speak any coherent verbal language and must resort to other means of communication.)

Traumatic (You must make a Trauma roll when you use this Effect.)

Long Cast (This Effect takes one minute to activate.)

Lose Yourself (While transformed, you automatically fail any Mind roll to resist an impulse and suffer -3 dice on all other Mind rolls.)

Draining (After this Effect ends, you cannot move quicker than a walk (15 feet per Round) for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour.)

Sacrifice (Activating this Effect requires you to take a Severity-1 Injury instead of Exerting your Mind or spending a point of Source.)

You cannot use Armor to soak this damage.

Fuel (Using this Effect consumes some material good in addition to its other costs.)

Mage (Activating this Effect requires at least two committed Actions and involves intricate use of the arms, hands and either the voice or an object. If interrupted during activation, the Effect fails.)

Just about any attempt to interrupt the ritual should be successful. Even neutral events (like a cat wandering up) may cause it to fail. GM's discretion. If the cast time for the Power is longer than the minimum two actions required, the ritual must last for the entire cast time.

Maddening (Possession of this Gift causes a Trauma that cannot be cured by any means. The chosen Trauma must be likely to come up on a Contract.)

Buying off this Drawback cures the Trauma. The Trauma should require a Self-Control roll to avoid serious issues and loss of control. For example, "you must roll Self-Control to surface from any body of water," or "you must roll Self-Control to avoid jumping into fire when you see it," or "you cannot trust your life to someone else without rolling Self-Control." etc.

Monstrous (Possessing this Power causes a mutation that elicits a strong, negative social response from the average person in your setting. The mutation is visible even if you are wearing long sleeves, pants, and shoes. Maximum one per Contractor.)

This mutation is ALWAYS present, even when the Gift is not being used, and ALWAYS extreme and difficult to conceal. This mutation may complicate social situations at the GMs discretion. Maximum of one Gift with the Monstrous Drawback per Contractor.

Can't stop the beast (You are unable to revert to your original form at will and must wait for the duration to fully elapse before returning to normal.)

Indiscriminate Killer (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.)