βBoy, you shouldβve seen me the first time I had the moss from the Field of Tentaclesβ¦ no, it donβt bother me anymore. When you train your body up like I have, nothinβ bothers you anymore! Not to mention, I donβt got much feeling in my skin after that grease fireβ¦β
Nanβll tell anyone: you can walk off any injury with enough toughening up. Through mundane and magical poisonings, getting into the grit of moving the rusty circus equipment (lotsa skinny people in this crowd), and working in the kitchen conditions of her home world, Nan has gone through countless injuries and ailments. She knows how to keep at it.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Body Penalty is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Mind Penalty.
I'm just walking on the wall. nothing visually obvious to normal people. People who can see magnetic and electrical fields would see that there a strong magnetic forces between me and the surface I am walking or touching
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may move easily and without a roll in any of the following situations.
The subject possesses inhuman agility and reflexes, most recently showing the ability to dodge fast moving projectiles with ease.
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).
You also gain the following effects:
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.
Once he licks the blood of his enemies, he induces a horrible trauma event, and before it starts, it looks like fire is rising from your eyes
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Sapient target within 20 feet. This Effect cannot be used unless has to taste the blood of victim (blood Hass to be 24 hours fresh). You must use up blood of the victim in order to activate this Effect. Roll influence at six at Difficulty 6. Affected targets may resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 8. If they are incapacitated or unconscious, they fail automatically and their Outcome is 0.
If the Contested Outcome is positive, the target takes Mind damage equal to the Contested Outcome. If you deal at least 3 Mind damage, the target will gain a new Trauma selected by you (the GM can overrule you at their discretion). This Trauma may be removed by Effects or mundane therapy, as normal. Affected targets are aware that they are being attacked and can generally tell who did it.
The Talent wasn't wrong, Mrs. Ross's gift has become much stronger in a very short amount of time. Instead of simply communicating with the dead, she has learned to use The Voice to command them to do her bidding. The commands are limited in scope right now, but they will grow with time as she continues to practice and cultivate the gift.
Ripley Ross concentrates on The Veil and begins to call out with The Voice. Her eyes shimmer and flicker with a subtle purple energy and she speaks her command under her breath (though no words are communicated in meatspace). A spirit in the local space becomes compelled to do her bidding, though which entities that she pulls over are still yet to be seen...
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Spirit Talisman to gain the benefits of this Effect.
As long as you maintain Concentration, you can take Actions and interact with things that are within 75 feet without needing to physically touch them or be near them. Any rolls made for Actions taken in this way use a Mental Strength of 4 in place of your Brawn rating, a Mental Agility of 2 in place of your Dexterity, and otherwise use your own Attributes and Abilities.
Telekinetic actions have the following restrictions and behaviors:
The psychic can reach into another's' mind and pilfer their deepest memories. Doing so causes the psychic's nose to bleed and is exceptionally draining.
Exert your Mind and spend 1 minute. Select a Living, Animate target within 20 feet You must maintain Concentration while the effect is active. Roll Intellect + Investigation at Difficulty 6. The target may resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 7.
You are able to view your target's memories. The target is aware that their thoughts are being probed but not of the source of the probe. The Effect ends if the target moves out of range or your Concentration is interrupted.
You may ask specific questions about their memory - βwhat is their computer password,β βWhat were they doing at 4:00PM yesterday,β etc - but you cannot get answers to broad, analytical questions like βare they a good person?β or βwhat are their plans for the future?β
Each question takes as long as it takes to answer to read. When replaying a full memory, it is replayed in double time.
This Effect is not obvious, and the only sign you are using an Effect is your nose bleeding. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
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.
The mobster knows a guy they can call for a hired goon, who arrives about a minute later. The goons are dumb as bricks, but tough nonetheless, perfect for sending a message when you need to keep your hands clean.
Exert your Mind and spend one minute. You must actively and obviously use a cell phone to activate this Effect.
Summon a single goon at your location. They will last until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most 1 minion active at a time.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
The detective pulls out their magnifying glass and investigates the area, learning details about any nearby structures and picking up details on what sorts of beings have passed through and when.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 100 feet You must actively and obviously use a magnifying glass to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Investigation at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
The beastmaster closes their eyes and channels nature's bloody struggle for survival. When their eyes reopen, they catch the light and glow red like a dog's. While in this heightened state, they may sense heat signatures and triangulate the tiniest sound.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way. Lasts for three hours.
The Necromancer spits into the mouth of a recently deceased corpse. For the few minutes, the corpse's head comes back to life and speaks to the Necromancer.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Dead target within arm's reach. Dead targets must have died within the past week, and you must have their remains in your possession.
The target can communicate in your language for the next hour.