When I hold a weapon in my hand, I forget about any pain that might be affecting me. It all just goes away and I can focus on what's important.
A network of nodes along synapse paths pain travels along halt the sensation of pain. In effect, Halfdan's pain is caught in the act and strangled out of existence.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Body Penalty is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Mind Penalty.
Due to all the injuries and stress he’s underwent/taken on jobs as a detective and jobs in the contract, Frazier is learning to shut it all out..slowly.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
They just don't stop, they're hardly even slowed down. The way they shrug off pain is both admirable and unnerving.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
This discreet patch attaches to your side, just above the kidney, with eight shallow needles. It carefully monitors and manages your levels of cortisol (among other hormones and enzymes), keeping your body and mind relaxed in times of crisis.
While the patch is in use, your movements are visibly sluggish and floaty, and your wounds ooze a clear, syrupy liquid. A blinking light on the patch indicates the amount of stress it's working to mitigate; green for a penalty of 1 or 2, orange for 3 or 4, and red for 5+.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Anyone who touches this Artifact will notice it warping their body and may drop it. If they choose to hold or use it, they immediately receive the following Battle Scar: Sedated - You always act last in initiative, except for mobs. If they lose possession of this Artifact, the Battle Scar heals over the course of the next day.
I no longer feel stressed from exerting myself or taking damage. I am tranquil.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Even when Clyde takes a hit, really puts his mind to things, or a little bit of both, it seems that he isn't bothered by this; no injury will hold him down for good until it is enough to make him into pieces, and no amount of insults and traumas would either.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
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.