At one time, Amaryllis's arms were normal, unscarred, and white as a dove. She would wrestle with her brothers, surrounded by soft and fluffy couches, plug protected outlets, and edge protected tables. They were safe, mostly, until one gave another a shallow scratch with their fingernail. From even a single scrape, the children would ruin rugs and throw pillows as the Fleischer Family Curse took its toll, forcing them to make a sizable plasma donation to the house. They all knew the risks, of course, they had the band-aids and medical bandages on hand to stop the bleeding. They continued their roughhousing beyond earshot of their parents...
Amaryllis's mother, Dahlia, knew the truth of their family's curse. She understood that time was running short as Sorin had already passed away years before. She and her husband studied the occult, making a fortune by reading futures, holding seances, and investigating hauntings. The greatest ritual they ever developed was one to break their curse. She knew Amaryllis, the first-born, would need to be saved first, as soon as possible, before she followed Death to meet her husband.
Something was not right, Amaryllis had passed out early in the bloodletting phase of the ritual. She struggled against her bindings and exasperated the new cuts on her wrists. The long gashes and otherworldly lettering on her arms wept until they went blue. Dahlia completed the runes and smeared a circle in blood around her daughter before realizing that the ritual was faulty. She then realized that her baby girl was on Death's door. She rushed Amaryllis to the hospital in heavy bandages, but her body would refuse to close her wounds. Dahlia would die a year later, consumed by the knowledge that the ritual failed.
She was wrong.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Body and Mind Penalties are reduced to 0.
Jack learned to push through most things that would otherwise slow him down and continues to push to accomplish his goal.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Body Penalty is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Mind Penalty.
She pulls out her leather pouch of acupuncture needles and sticks one in you, suddenly you feel like you'll make it through.
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) and spend an Action to activate. You must use up Acupuncture Needles in order to activate this Effect.
Your Body Penalty is reduced to 0. Lasts for one hour. Does not reduce Mind Penalty.
You may move at your normal speed and still maintain Concentration.
A locket containing a picture of Cosimo's deceased wife and son.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
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.
You have contingencies for your contingencies. The MOLL(ⲩ) unit can retain full operating capabilities even after sustaining significant damage to or complete loss of most major components.
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.