The Nightmare "̴̛̺̫̤͂̿̓͐̾̿̄̐̕Í̷̡̯͓̤̝͓͇͈̣͆͒̈̽̆͝ ̶̯͚̤͙̳͔̦̯̹̦̝͓̳͆̆̃̃̒̑̃̊̈́̍̄̿͑̔̊̄͝a̸͔̒̈́̎̈͛̇̅͛̐͗̀̉̕͝m̴̨̧̧̻͔̹͈̫̜̋̿̕͝ ̴̡̢̢͈̤̪̜̯̲͓̻̫͕̑̾̃̉̈́̃̄̊̋͗́͋̓̎̈̊̚͜͜p̴̨̢̲̭̝̮̥͕̟̜̜̥̣̟͎̳̭̔͗̄̈̂̚̚r̶̡̛̭̟̤̼̹̘̥͕̹̰̭͆̈̑̐̍͘͝ͅͅò̵̡̭͙͎̝̘̙̬̺̰̩̥̖̘̭̈́̎͋̆̎̍͋̚̚̚̚̕͠ͅͅơ̵͍̯̗̝͓̠̗̬̦̯͓͍̬̜͖̣͉̓̉̈́͐̔̑̉̕͝f̷̡̡̢̙̟̮͚͓̖͗́́̎͒̅̐̈́̎̚͜ ̷̝̰͔͈̉̄̀̉͊͆̄͋̂̿̾̅͛͝o̸̰̘̣̭͕̥̘͔͉̦̙̩̼̾͜f̵̛̛̯̹̤̭͙̰͎͙̞̖̺́̈̇̀̆̍̀̾́̑͆͘͝͝ ̵̫̫̝̹̠̗̹̲̰̐̇͐̐̌́͒͜͝H̶̢͙̝̩̙͚̯̹͚̜͓̺̤̤̹̞͓͐̈́͘u̸̢̲̟̪̲̦̫͙̤̪̼̱͉̞̼̲͊̀̈́̎͌̑̋̃̿͐̋̅̆͒ͅm̸̟̝̣̟̟͔̩̭̰̰͒̌͐͒̉́̋̚͠ͅă̸͕̻̤͈̗̤̻̼̲̘̱̱̟̼͗̅̆̊̕͜͠n̷̨̛͚̟̲̗̖̯̐͂̅͋͌͠i̶̡̦̩̗̞̻̘̫̮̥̩̰͎̓͛̿͆̋̓̓̓̾͒͋͗̓̕͝t̵̡̰̦̖̼̟̫͎̥̣̭͖̭̕͜ͅy̴̞̑̊͂̔͛'̴̡͔̣̝̖͈̳̫̅͌̈̓̅͂͐̊̏͒́́̋̔̀̚ş̸̠͕͇̼̻̪̞̘̅́̄̊̆͆̀̀̈́͘̚͠ ̴̘̬̬̯̙̘̯̘̀̾̒͠ŝ̸̡̨̥̝̠̳̺̪̩͒̂̋̂̂i̸̢̳͇̲̳͉͓͎̥̳̙̎͜n̸̜̲̮͙̟̔.̴̢̡̢͇͎̠̟̳̩̤̥͙̙͙̳͌̑̃̀̀̏͜.̶̧̢̡̛͍̜͎͖͓̥̈́.̷̢̧͇̝͙̘̗͔̦̹̻̰̘̓"̵͓͎̣̠̼̦̭̆̿͗̀͗̈́̈̈͋͆̍͛̉͆̕̚͝

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(Your specific augmentation must be physically visible in some way, but it does not need to make you appear outwardly monstrous or socially unacceptable. )

The Nightmare's form is made of the collective negative emotions of countless individuals. Strangely enough, the conglomeration of negative emotions and concepts has similar properties to smoke...

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: a black shadowy smokey humanoid with a crooked smile and cruel eyes. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living being when targeted. Your Intellect is increased by 1.

No single organ in your body is critical for life. If any of your body parts are separated from your body, you may take Actions with the severed part for three hours. You may reattach severed body parts by spending an Action and Exerting your Mind.

Your Injuries no longer degrade with time.

You may make a +2 Weapon Damage Death Touch attack without additional equipment.

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.

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.

The Severity of any Injury caused by light is increased by 2.

  • Detached parts move at 5 feet per Round. You may activate awareness Effects through detached sensory organs. This does not grant extra Actions.
  • The increase in Injury Severity stacks with any similar effects, such as the Silver Bullets drawback on Regeneration.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.
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Community Inhuman Physiology Gifts

Never shall you take from creation's beauty more than you give;
you will walk her fertile lands with famine your faithful companion.

You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in unarmed combat.

+2 dice to rolls for Attacking, Defending, and Clashing without a weapon. Unarmed attacks do +2 Weapon Damage (instead of -1). The target's Armor is reduced to 1/2, rounded up against this Damage.

Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Baby mimic, Baby eater - roll self control to not eat the baby.

  • Unlike the Ability Brawl, this Effect does not affect small weapons such as knives.

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: Kitsune physiology. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living Creature when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1, your Dexterity is increased by 1, and your Charisma is increased by 1.

You cannot ignore or decrease the effects of Stress for any Self-Control rolls you make.

The Severity of any Injury caused by anti-yokai spells is increased by 2.

  • Even though you're targetable as a Creature, you still are also targetable as a Sapient being.
  • The increase in Injury Severity stacks with any similar effects, such as the Silver Bullets drawback on Regeneration.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: Ram horns. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted..

You may make a +2 Weapon Damage Knife attack without additional equipment.

  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

Discovered the morning after a victory party at which he took a whole cocktail of drugs leading to his discovery, the morning after he had noticed his skin looked strange and upon inspection it seemed to be made of rubber or something, instead his muscles had been transformed into a biological hyper-condensed material, upon being cut while the ability is active the drugs that metabolised into his blood react poorly when exposed to the new muscular tissue and cause painful acid burns, this ability is often kept active because leaving it causes debilitating pain for an hour, this however causes dependance issues, and clouds the mind of clear judgement, for some odd reason being in this state often leads him to supernatural situations

You gain the following benefits as long as Must be under the influence of two or more types of narcotic substances.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: OCTO-JAX. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Dexterity is increased by 1.

Your appendages can reach an additional 30 feet.

You can squeeze through any cracks and passageways a cat would be able to.

Any creature that consumes or is injected with your bodily fluids receives a Severity-1 Injury. Every minute, they must roll Body Difficulty 9. If they fail, the Injury worsens by 1 Severity. If they succeed, the Injury stops worsening.

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.

The Severity of any Injury caused by Blades is increased by 2.

  • You may stretch or retract your limbs once per Round on your Initiative.
  • The increase in Injury Severity stacks with any similar effects, such as the Silver Bullets drawback on Regeneration.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: red scales appear across your body, your teeth become sharper, horns begin growing out of the side of your head, your eyes resembling those of a dragon. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1, your Perception is increased by 1, and your Intellect is increased by 1.

Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Vengeful and Kleptomania.

  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

Stock Inhuman Physiology Gifts

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.

  • You must still perform some equivalent of eating, sleeping, and drinking unless other Effects allow you to ignore that requirement.
  • The increase in Injury Severity stacks with any similar effects, such as the Silver Bullets drawback on Regeneration.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: you have blue, bioluminescent blood and a hunched posture adapted to running on all fours. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living Creature when targeted. Your Dexterity is increased by 1.

Your body is adapted to sprinting. You receive +3 dice on non-attack rolls related to sprinting.

Any Animate being that consumes or is injected with your bodily fluids receives a Severity-1 Injury. Every Round, they must roll Body Difficulty 9. If they fail, the Injury worsens by 1 Severity. If they succeed, the Injury stops worsening.

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 ignore or decrease the effects of Stress for any Self-Control rolls you make.

  • Even though you're targetable as a Creature, you still are also targetable as a Sapient being.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: you are an android, with pale skin and yellow eyes. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living Computer when targeted..

You are immune to damage from cold. If cold is a substantial component of other damage you would take (e.g. falling from a great distance into a vat of liquid nitrogen), that damage is reduced by 2 (in addition to Armor)

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 cannot ignore or decrease the effects of Stress for any social rolls you make.

The Severity of any Injury caused by electricity is increased by 2.

  • Detached parts move at 5 feet per Round. You may activate awareness Effects through detached sensory organs. This does not grant extra Actions.
  • You must still perform some equivalent of eating, sleeping, and drinking unless other Effects allow you to ignore that requirement.
  • The increase in Injury Severity stacks with any similar effects, such as the Silver Bullets drawback on Regeneration.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.