While wearing the mask over her face, the Kitsune blocks out all internal distractions and focuses her attention to the task at hand.
As much as she wants to be strong enough to protect her friends, Kayleigh is weak. She's fragile and breaks easily if she's not at top form, the cracks going down to her very soul.
Her strength doesn't just have to come from inside, however. Once her soul has cracked, strength can suffuse her from a more otherworldly source.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using a mask to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
"...I have had a vision, my friends. A vision in which I must battle the world for you, my flock! A vision in which I endure great and terrible injuries to save those I have sworn to protect! You may not see its power, but look into my eyes and know that it is there! My courage, my strength! My love! For you... For all!..."
It's Grit.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is divided in half.
You may move at your normal speed and still maintain Concentration. Taking an Injury less than Severity 6 no longer interrupts Concentration.
Due to the state of undeath, injuries do not impede Edward. The injuries still happen but, unless they caused him to become unconscious or killed him, he can still do everything the same as if he wasn’t injured in the first place.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
Every time Sycamore gets hurt, when they would feel pain or strife, they instead hear a surge in the voices that follow them as their responsibility creeps closer and they tune into what they're meant to be. They cringe and try to smile it off, but they honestly have no idea why they can't feel their injuries, and it's terrifying. Close passerby hear faint whispers- "Get up", "Help me, please" "Can't you hear me?" "It'll be over soon, please, over here..."
Grandpappy Van Brunt figures Syc's getting up on their way, finally, and has decided to give them a helping hand in their line of work. Even if it's not what he expected, he'll try to accommodate for the ingrate- kids these days aren't tough like they used to be.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
Doesn't matter
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
"No but, really, why did I get in this madness?" rivers of thoughts flourishing inside your mind
"Monsters? Ghosts?" nobody told you about what you would have challenged
"I just want my money!" you're not even that strong! People around you can shoot with a precise aim, there's an almost invisible entity, a werewolf girl, and wayyy to many things going around
"I need to survive, I need to get home" just need to get back to your office, and do your daily boring tasks
"I'm not made for this"
You gain the following benefits as long as you have =<4 body and =<4 mind.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
While Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to take a single action.
If you are Stunned, asleep, drugged, or otherwise made unconscious for any reason other than being Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to wake up. Any penalty which was caused by this condition is removed.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: panic gets into you, you must roll self control to avoid running away or hiding from the source of the damage whenever you get hit.
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.