Though it is unclear if UA-566 ever felt pain or stress, the host body certainly performed worse as it continued intense testing. Now, however, UA-566 seems to be capable of ignoring all of circumstances that might stress or harm another person. Be advised, bullets are no longer a strong deterrent to the creature.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Body and Mind Penalties are divided in half (rounded up).
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Expend a point of Battery and spend an Action.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
When Benny is fed, he is focused and alert, and barely feels pain.
You gain the following benefits as long as you have fed in the last 24 hours.
Your Body and Mind Penalties are reduced to 0.
Ellis' time spent with the sword Esperachius has deepened his faith and helped him to rise above concerns of the flesh or the mind. He is no longer held back by injury or distraction of any kind, choosing instead to persevere and act in accordance with the Lord.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Body and Mind Penalties are reduced to 0.
If you are Stunned, you may Exert your Mind to instead still take actions, but at a -2 penalty, for the duration of the Stun. If you are knocked out, drugged, or otherwise made unconscious, you may Exert your Mind to wake up.
Any dice penalty from being stunned, diseased, cold, hot, dizzy, sick, distracted, or similar circumstances is reduced to zero. Does not affect penalties from Effects you activated.
His nerve system's don't seem to transfer pain like ours, deadening the sensation, but also producing vast quantities of adrenaline- enough to kill a man who didn't have the body and cellular endurance Mark does. As fights go on, his skin grows flush and his pupils dilate as the fight goes on.
His adrenal glands are also swollen and deformed, capable of much higher outputs than normal, and producing yet unidentified growth hormones that help prevent his neurological systems from shutting down, even from pain or blood loss.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
While Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to take a single action.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
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.
Any dice penalty from Exposure or being stunned, diseased, sleepy, dizzy, sick, distracted, or similar is reduced to zero. Does not affect penalties from Effects you activated.
The Host shrugs off lesser wounds and strains of the mind through the sheer unearthly will of their Fallen companion, and the coin glows green if they exert to act at incapacitation or escape a stun.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is divided in half.
While Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to take a single action.
You may move at your normal speed and still maintain Concentration. Taking an Injury less than Severity 6 no longer interrupts Concentration.
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.
Anyone who touches this Artifact will notice it warping their mind and may drop it. If they choose to hold or use it, they immediately receive the following Trauma: Vengeful. If they lose possession of this Artifact, the Trauma heals over the course of the next day.
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.