River mauls his opponent like a true beast, ripping flesh and snapping bones between his teeth.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are in your alternate form and you are engaged in unarmed combat.
+2 dice to rolls for Attacking, Defending, and Clashing without a weapon. Unarmed attacks do +2 Bonus Damage Weapon Damage (instead of -1). The target's Armor is fully effective against this damage.
You also gain the following effects:
March 18, 2023, 4:41 a.m. - Major Revision Cost: 2. Parameter Additional Damage changed from 2 to 1.
Super driving skills
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact and you are piloting any vehicle.
You receive +2 dice to any rolls to pilot a vehicle.
You also gain the following effects:
Did that bullet just ricochet off of her?
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You have 5 Armor, which only reduces damage taken from Bullets. Any armor piercing effects from Bullets are ignored. Armor from multiple sources does not stack.
Any time your Armor prevents damage, your total Armor rating is temporarily decreased by 1. Whenever you go two Rounds without preventing any damage, it is restored back to its full value.
Mr. Kind shrouds his hands in shadowy tendrils, causing his flesh to dissolve and flow. These tendrils seek nearby objects like static-charged fibers, casting themselves across any surface. They find purchase in the shadows, acting as anchors that allow him to scale even the sheerest walls.
While moving in the mundane world the shadows act as a glamor narrowing the world with subtle influence, passing through any space, crowds of people or congested areas, anyplace the shadow may slip through Kind makes his way. The shroud is imperceptible in those spaces, moving with the dark flowing easily and deftly, shadows are the natural environment of all those under Bathin and his court holds power in any dark space.
Bathin, also known as Bathym, Mathim, or Marthim, is a Duke of Hell, holding the title of Great Duke according to Pseudomonarchia Daemonum. He commands thirty legions of demons and possesses extensive knowledge of the virtues of precious stones and herbs. Bathin has the ability to transport individuals suddenly from one country to another and aids in astral projection, taking individuals wherever they desire to go. He is often depicted as a strong man with the tail of a serpent, riding atop a pale horse.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Seal of Duke Bathin 18th spirit to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You may move easily and without a roll in any of the following situations.
You only gain the benefits of this effect if you are in Shadows and darkness.
The alien symbiote residing in the Contractor feeds primarily off blood and/or spinal fluid. If this diet is not maintained, it will be forced to feed on the host, slowly killing them both, or weave itself a protective cocoon out of it's amber like secretion & entering a period of dormancy. It should be noted that the flower often fully replaces the digestive system of the Host organism at this point, requiring no other food/water & only minimal air or sleep.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may go five times longer than a normal human without sleep and air.
You can suspend all requirements for life by entering an inanimate state. You can remain in this state for up to 2 months, and are effectively Incapacitated while Hibernating. Entering and Exiting takes one minute, during which you cannot act. While Hibernating, you are wrapped in a protective shell. You take a maximum of 1 damage from any attack and are impervious to environmental conditions.
Instead of food and water, you must consume Blood/Spinal Fluid 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.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Spread the Contagion.
When this is activated, his right arm transforms into an ax weeds, grow from his arm and bark as well and fortifies his arm into eight ax with a metal head becoming less than human, but giving him stronger effects
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: transforms his right arm into a reinforced axe. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1.
Your body provides you with the functionality of axe. If used to attack, these "tools" use the same stats as a small knife.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: if someone hurts, one of their fellow contractors, he must succeeded a self-control role to not act on the urge to kill the person that hurt the fellow contractor.
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 Psychic can, with great focus and mental strain, channel their will to move objects with their mind.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
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 2 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:
While submerged, the aquamancer can fully sustain themselves from the waters around them, entirely forgoing food, drink, and even air. They may also enter a state of hibernation, remaining underwater and incapacitated for up to two months.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are submerged in water.
You no longer require any food, water, or air in order to survive. You no longer age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail. Any roll to resist an Effect dependent on any affected requirement automatically succeeds.
You may spend one minute entering a state of hibernation, during which you are inanimate and unaffected by any requirements for life. You may still perceive the outside world and may spend 3 Rounds "waking up" to end it.
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.
The survivalist has depended on the Bug-out Bag for so long, they've formed a powerful bond with the pack. This bond renders the pack unbreakable, and grants the survivalist an understanding of what direction it's in at all times.
This Artifact cannot be broken. If this Artifact is lost and in no one else’s possession, it finds its way back to its true owner during the next Downtime.
By default, the creator of this Artifact is its true owner. The true owner may formally bequeath this Artifact onto another person within arm’s reach, after which they are its true owner. If the true owner dies or is destroyed, their ownership ends. If this Artifact has no true owner, anyone may spend one day attuning to it to become its true owner.
This Artifact's true owner is always aware of the direction and distance to this Artifact.