With a primal scream or a silent, gritted determination, they reach down and, with tremendous force and pain, tear their own arm from its socket. The sound is gut-wrenching, a mix of ripping flesh and snapping bone, and blood spurts violently from the wound, soaking their clothes and the ground around them.
The arm, still warm and perhaps twitching slightly from residual nerve impulses, is used like a brutal club. The jagged, exposed bone at the severed end becomes a crude, makeshift blade, capable of tearing through flesh.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Walking Corpse. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted..
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.
You may make a +2 Weapon Damage Melee attack without additional equipment.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Delusions of Invincibility.
In order to be a good doctor in a less good environment, you have to be good. Not just good, but really good, especially if you hope to acquire any street cred. Lucky for Athena, she knows a lot about the occult and about the human body- perhaps too much, really, and she seems very blase about the work. As if it really didn't seem all that difficult to her.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
All Stabilizations you attempt are considered Proper Stabilizations.
You also gain the following effects:
The animal's tendons flex a lot more than usual beneath their skin. When in use, their silver look shines through. It comes at a high cost though, rendering the user virtually mute, as they can only hiss and roar like a cat anymore. Exposure to the cold makes it seem like sunlight flows through the sinews.
When transforming, the user not only absorbs metal into their skin, but into their tendons as well.
You gain the following benefits as long as you're transformed.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Silvery tendons and pupils. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1, your Dexterity is increased by 1, and your Perception is increased by 1.
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)
You cannot speak any coherent verbal language and must resort to other means of communication.
Angus's body may have burned up but that didn't seem to free him from the bounds of his deal... atleast not fully. The Phoenix feather that saved him now burns hot in his chest and his once frozen body is in a constant state of trying to freeze but cant so he just appears human. Angus' body now works like a steam engine, using his bodies water reserves from the ice and boiling them inside of him to power his legs. If he runs too fast he will overheat and needs to expel the steam from his body before he can move again.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Whenever you use your Movement, after all other calculations, the distance you may travel is doubled.
While using this Effect, you may carry one other being without affecting your Encumbrance, so long as you maintain contact with them for the duration and they consent or are grappled.
If you were moving quicker than you could without super speed and go a Round without using your Movement, you collapse and must remain immobile and resting for two Rounds.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Disfiguring: Frostbite turning into burns as they travel down my body to my legs.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Nightmares: Burning alive.
Hitting Bill feels weird, like the attack does less damage than it should have.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You have 4, which reduces incoming damage from all sources of physical attack except graphite. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.
When you take Damage from a source which is within 5 feet, deal back as much Damage as your Armor prevented.
Eyes appear sharper more fox like, white kitsune ears, white kitsune tail, a mysterious aura that causes her to seem more attractive despite her changes, she gained claws, and a more sensitive nose but she also lost her human ears.
You gain the following benefits as long as Sonic attacks that effect canine hearing, Claws, and ears and tail.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Kitsune. 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 Perception is increased by 1.
Your body is adapted to Charisma and Perception. You receive +3 dice on non-attack rolls related to Charisma and Perception.
You no longer age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail.
You may make a +2 Weapon Damage Claws attack without additional equipment.
You cannot ignore or decrease the effects of Stress for any Self-Control rolls you make.
The Severity of any Injury caused by Yokai targetting attacks is increased by 2.
While transformed, the werewolf's toughened hide provides protection from all manner of attacks, except silver.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are in werewolf form.
You have 4, which reduces incoming damage from all sources of physical attack except silver. 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.
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's incredible dedication to their discipline grants them supernatural dexterity and agility.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Dexterity rating is increased by 1. 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).
Even in human form, the werewolf retains their incredible sense of smell. This helps them track their prey and learn where people and things have been.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
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.
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.