Tommy leaps out of the way of danger in a set of smooth practiced motions, almost like he's done this once or twice before - his light frame dances circles around his adversariey, his athletic but by no means huge limbs lashing out like enraged vipers, aiming for particularly, soft and brittle targets alike.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in unarmed combat.
Your unarmed attacks deal +0 Bonus Damage (instead of -2). The target's Armor is fully effective against this damage.
You also gain the following effects:
HPEE - 01 has no such need for poultry air, food, water, or even sleep thanks to military grade server parts that can run for long periods of time.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You no longer require any sleep or air in order to survive.
Instead of food and water, you must consume 1MJ of Energy daily for sustenance. For every day you fail to consume it, you lose a point of Brawn. If your Brawn falls to 0 in this way, you die. Your Brawn is fully restored to normal as soon as you fulfill your dietary needs.
Jimmy flexes his fur and grows into a slobbering beast all he time he is better protected by his tough hide.
You gain the following benefits as long as alternative form.
You have 4 Armor, 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.
When you take Damage from a source which is within 5 feet, deal back as much Damage as your Armor prevented.
You are taller than most humans, long and thin, with pointed ears and teeth, and an unnatural pallid complexion. Even if you still pass for human at a glance, your presence carries an undeniable undercurrent of something enchanting and primal, some buried ancestral memory of caution and unease that makes the hair on the backs of others' necks prickle.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: aspect of the Banshee. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Perception is increased by 1 and your Charisma is increased by 1.
The Severity of any Injury caused by magnetic iron is increased by 2.
Weakness makes you a target for being replaced as an alpha. That cannot be allowed. You can not show weakness.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
As Joshua receives wounds, within an hour they are mostly healed.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Any Injury you receive from a source other than silver heals quickly, reducing its Severity by one level each hour. Any Injuries you receive while this Effect is active do not deteriorate over time. However, any Battle Scars caused by such an Injury will remain unless it is Properly Stabilized as normal.
You may Exert your Mind and spend an Action to reduce the Severity of one of your Injuries by 2. Does not affect Injuries suffered as an activation cost for Effects.
Injuries you receive from silver are increased in Severity by 1.
The mad scientist can craft steel helmets that protect their wearers from mental influence and attack.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
You get +0 dice to any Mind resistance rolls you make. You also gain the following effects:
The Soldier has spent a healthy ten thousand hours training with the weapons of their military. They are deadly when wielding any firearm made in their home country. Drawing their standard issue at the start of a confrontation is pure reflex, and they may plan their shots to deal collateral damage to those behind their target.
You gain the following benefits as long as engaged in combat with firearms made in your home country.
+2 dice to all firearms made in your home country rolls.
You also gain the following effects:
Unimportant characters just can't seem to hit our hero with their attacks. Injuries that are sustained from underlings are conveniently non-severe.
You gain the following benefits as long as the attacker isn't important enough to have a name.
You have 4 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.
The mutant's arms swell to an incredible size, forcing them to lope around like a gorilla. This allows them to throw heavy objects great distances, including those unfortunate souls who find themselves in their way.
Unfortunately, they have difficulty with small objects and often destroy the things they touch by accident.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Brawn rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Brawn (cannot be used on combat rolls or Effect activations).
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: You are muscled like a gorilla and have a slight muzzle and animal facial features.
You also gain the following effects:
The beastmaster can speak to and understand any animal.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may understand and communicate to terrestrial animal as if you are fluent in a relevant language.