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Umbral Possession a bunny's pin
Luci creates a spectral shadow of herself that imbues itself into objects by drawing a rune on the object itself that allows a connection to be made with her and the Umbral Plane. They can manifest physically as specters that solely perform the task of the imbued object. They are extremely obvious and supernatural and while they will not communicate, they will diligently follow orders and handle the objects like mundane humans with a minor amount of skill.
In the case of objects that are not clearly able to be piloted or operated, an inky black substance will secrete from it and dissolve upon contact with anything if it drips off.
Standing Orders:
- These weapons are not to be used by anyone other than Luci unless she specifies otherwise.
- If control of the physical weapons is ever stolen from Luci or forced to bear their fangs towards Luci, the weapons will not fire until Luci says they can.
- These weapons are on orders to defend Luci from harm with Bullet Parry, unless told they are allowed to fire.
- These weapons will always be silent per the artifact firearms enhancement unless told otherwise.
- Luci's weapons are to only follow her orders if she says "Wry" before the order.
- Others are allowed to give these weapons orders if and only if they exactly refer to the weapons name in particular and say, "(X Weapons Name), 1998, Command" before each order.
- These orders can only be nullified or canceled if Luci says "The Sun Sets Beneath the Abyss."
- Only Luci is allowed to create new standing orders.
Exert your Mind and an Action. Select a Inanimate target within arm's reach which could fit inside a rolling luggage bag (50 liters). You must use up paint equal to the surface area of the animated target in order to activate this Effect. Make a Trauma roll when you activate this Effect.
Your target will become Animated indefinitely. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. You can maintain a max of 4 targets animated at once.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities:
- Awareness: Animated targets are capable of perceiving the world around them within reasonable limits. They cannot communicate in a clear or coherent way.
- Movement: Animated targets can use an existing method of locomotion (wheels, etc); otherwise they can move across the ground at 15 feet per round, or hover up to any height in the air at 10 feet per round.
- Combat: Animated objects are able to take offensive actions in combat. If they are a weapon, they receive bonus damage based on their weapon stats. GMs may add additional damage bonuses (or reductions) at their discretion depending on the size and material composition of the animated object.
- Artifacts: Animated Artifacts can take actions using their own Effects. They do not have any Mind or Source, but you can Exert your Mind to "charge" them with Source. They may hold a maximum of 3 Source to use.
- Ability Use: If an action requires a roll, Animated objects have a dice pool of 7 when performing a task for which they were designed, and a dice pool of 4 for taking any other actions.
- Toughness: Animated targets are as easy to destroy as they were prior to being animated. If destroyed, the effect ends.
- Following Orders: Animated objects are controlled by the GM, and will follow any commands you give them, as long as they don't require problem-solving.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation will almost certainly be disturbed to see the specters' bodies are summoned through a portal of eldritch adjacent appearance. Many eyes stare at anyone watching nearby while they get a glimpse of horrors beyond their imagination lasting no longer than a few seconds.
- A hulking, car-sized statue might get a damage bonus of +4 if it hits, whereas a feather duster might have their damage capped at 0. Multiple attacking animated objects use mob rules.
- When narrating disturbing content, be cognizant of your group's tone and accommodating to those who would like to "fast forward" through the description.
- A task for which an object was designed might include a broom sweeping, a gun shooting things, a car driving, a towel rubbing up on stuff, etc.
- Animated objects may be more or less susceptible to certain attacks at GMs discretion. A scarecrow golem would be easily destroyed by a sword (or fire). An animated suit of armor may not fear bullets but could be smashed to bits with a hammer. A full bronze statue is largely indestructible but might have difficulty standing up if toppled.
- You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
- Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.
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Charlatans
“Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.”
― Criss Jami
Nowadays you can't go a day without some phony prophet trying to peddle their wares to you.
Driven by the increased interest in the supernatural, charlatans from palm readers to televangelists are everywhere. And while the vast majority of witches, psychics, magicians, hypnotists, cures, potions, faith healers, and clairvoyants are complete fakes, they do make a living.
As the saying goes, "it's easier for an actor to make it in alternative medicine than Hollywood."
Most people scoff at these clearly-phony supernatural services, yet those same people often buy into at least one scam.
The most dangerous charlatans are the self-styled monster hunters who carry a mall-ninja arsenal and guns with silver bullets. Most have never encountered anything supernatural and do absolutely nothing besides burn some sage and patrol the area for a night or two. Even so, those who are superstitious, fearful, or desperate enough will hire them to solve the problems they simply don't understand. In some cases with disastrous results.
For Contractors, charlatans are red herrings and obstacles. Clumsy fakes that conjure a smokescreen of misinformation and escalate the situations they're in.
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Animate Gifts
psalm swarm
Go with piece
The psalm swarm consists of 4 tiny, advanced drones designed to exert control over objects, integrating them into Eden’s system. Each drone is exquisitely crafted with a shimmering gold finish and features wing-like propellers that allow it to move gracefully in the air. The drones carry inscriptions of psalm verses on their surfaces, symbolizing guidance and unity
As they fly, the Psalm Swarm emits a soft glow, creating an ethereal and calming presence. Despite their elegance, they are highly efficient and can quickly assimilate various objects, bringing them under Eden’s control with remarkable precision
Spend an Action. Select a Inanimate target within arm's reach which could fit inside a briefcase (15 liters). You must actively and obviously use I must use my smart watch to activate this Effect.
Your target will become Animated for three hours. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. You can maintain a max of 4 targets animated at once.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities:
- Awareness: Animated targets are capable of perceiving the world around them within reasonable limits. They cannot communicate in a clear or coherent way.
- Movement: Animated targets can use an existing method of locomotion (wheels, etc); otherwise they can move across the ground or hover up to a height of 7 feet in the air at 40 feet per Round.
- Combat: Animated objects cannot take offensive actions in combat.
- Artifacts: Animating an Artifact does not grant the animated object access to any Effects built in to that Artifact.
- Ability Use: If an action requires a roll, Animated objects have a dice pool of 7 when performing a task for which they were designed, and a dice pool of 4 for taking any other actions.
- Toughness: Animated targets are as easy to destroy as they were prior to being animated. If destroyed, the effect ends.
- Following Orders: Animated objects are controlled by the GM, and will follow any commands you give them, as long as they don't require problem-solving.
This Gift cannot have more than 3 Drawbacks, and its Gift Cost is capped at 2.
- A task for which an object was designed might include a broom sweeping, a gun shooting things, a car driving, a towel rubbing up on stuff, etc.
- Animated objects may be more or less susceptible to certain attacks at GMs discretion. A scarecrow golem would be easily destroyed by a sword (or fire). An animated suit of armor may not fear bullets but could be smashed to bits with a hammer. A full bronze statue is largely indestructible but might have difficulty standing up if toppled.
- If an indestructible object is animated, the animation ends in any event where the base object would have been destroyed.
- You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
- Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.
Spiritual Binding
Sally takes the thread and begins to twist it and tie it into a series of complex knots, symbolizing the binding of the spirit to the physical plane, asking them to imbue an item of her choice.
Exert your Mind and an Action. Select a Inanimate target within arm's reach which could fit inside a briefcase (15 liters). You must use up a bit of thread, rope or wire in order to activate this Effect.
Your target will become Animated indefinitely. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. You can maintain a max of 4 targets animated at once.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities:
- Awareness: Animated targets are capable of perceiving the world around them within reasonable limits. They cannot communicate in a clear or coherent way.
- Movement: Animated targets can use an existing method of locomotion (wheels, etc); otherwise they can move across the ground at 15 feet per round, or hover up to a height of 7 feet in the air at 10 feet per round.
- Combat: Animated objects cannot take offensive actions in combat.
- Artifacts: Animating an Artifact does not grant the animated object access to any Effects built in to that Artifact.
- Ability Use: If an action requires a roll, Animated objects have a dice pool of 7 when performing a task for which they were designed, and a dice pool of 4 for taking any other actions.
- Toughness: Animated targets are as easy to destroy as they were prior to being animated. If destroyed, the effect ends.
- Following Orders: Animated objects are controlled by the GM, and will follow any commands you give them, as long as they don't require problem-solving.
- A task for which an object was designed might include a broom sweeping, a gun shooting things, a car driving, a towel rubbing up on stuff, etc.
- Animated objects may be more or less susceptible to certain attacks at GMs discretion. A scarecrow golem would be easily destroyed by a sword (or fire). An animated suit of armor may not fear bullets but could be smashed to bits with a hammer. A full bronze statue is largely indestructible but might have difficulty standing up if toppled.
- You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
- Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.
Surfboard Sam (Ascension)
"We've been together for years, through high tide and low tide."
A small wooden surfboard pendant appears on the necklace, which glows while Sammie the surfboard is animated.
Joe picks up/shifts around his trusty surfboard to get it into position. Then with a grin he tosses it into the air. For a moment it falls, and then it just hovers, bobbing as though it's on the calm ocean waves.
Exert your Mind and an Action. Select a athletic sports gear within arm's reach which could fit inside a rolling luggage bag (50 liters).
Your target will become Animated indefinitely. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. This Artifact can maintain a max of 4 targets animated at once.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities:
- Awareness: Animated targets are capable of perceiving the world around them within reasonable limits. They cannot communicate in a clear or coherent way.
- Movement: Animated targets can use an existing method of locomotion (wheels, etc); otherwise they can move across the ground or hover up to a height of 7 feet in the air at 40 feet per Round.
- Combat: Animated objects cannot take offensive actions in combat.
- Artifacts: Animating an Artifact does not grant the animated object access to any Effects built in to that Artifact.
- Ability Use: If an action requires a roll, Animated objects have a dice pool of 7 when performing a task for which they were designed, and a dice pool of 4 for taking any other actions.
- Toughness: Animated targets are as easy to destroy as they were prior to being animated. If destroyed, the effect ends.
- Following Orders: Animated objects are controlled by the GM, and will follow any commands you give them, as long as they don't require problem-solving.
- A task for which an object was designed might include a broom sweeping, a gun shooting things, a car driving, a towel rubbing up on stuff, etc.
- Animated objects may be more or less susceptible to certain attacks at GMs discretion. A scarecrow golem would be easily destroyed by a sword (or fire). An animated suit of armor may not fear bullets but could be smashed to bits with a hammer. A full bronze statue is largely indestructible but might have difficulty standing up if toppled.
- If an indestructible object is animated, the animation ends in any event where the base object would have been destroyed.
- You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
- Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.
A Drop of the Chaos Sea
"It's dangerous to work with, really. I wouldn't recommend touching it."
The room is prepared - the bowl set in front, the item to the side. The process must be done outside the presence of light, lest what is happening see the caster.
Minerva opens a wound one one of her arms with one of her claws. Blood, both crimson and silver, but invisible in the darkness, leaks into a bowl. Once it is full, an offering of energy, a portal to the Dreamlands is opened, just for a moment. And a drop of the Chaos Sea is brought into our world. It enters the bowl - not too high, lest it splash. The blood boils, and one must ignore what they hear coming from the blood. It is then poured over the object to be animated, absorbed by it. Chained and shackled within form, making the object just a little bit one of both. Willpower is then applied, and, should one be successful, one may than coax a loyal entity of the Dreamlands into it, to play out its story.
Take a Severity-1 Injury and an Action. Select a Inanimate target within arm's reach which could fit inside a briefcase (15 liters). This Effect cannot be used unless the caster is inside of a perfectly dark space. You must actively and obviously use silver fox pendant to activate this Effect.
Your target will become Animated indefinitely. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. You can maintain a max of 4 targets animated at once.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities:
- Awareness: Animated targets are capable of perceiving the world around them within reasonable limits. They cannot communicate in a clear or coherent way.
- Movement: Animated targets can use an existing method of locomotion (wheels, etc); otherwise they can move across the ground or hover up to any height in the air at 40 feet per Round.
- Combat: Animated objects are able to take offensive actions in combat. If they are a weapon, they receive bonus damage based on their weapon stats. GMs may add additional damage bonuses (or reductions) at their discretion depending on the size and material composition of the animated object.
- Artifacts: Animating an Artifact does not grant the animated object access to any Effects built in to that Artifact.
- Ability Use: If an action requires a roll, Animated objects have a dice pool of 7 when performing a task for which they were designed, and a dice pool of 4 for taking any other actions.
- Toughness: Animated targets are as easy to destroy as they were prior to being animated. If destroyed, the effect ends.
- Following Orders: Animated objects are controlled by the GM, and will follow any commands you give them, as long as they don't require problem-solving.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation will almost certainly be disturbed to see boiling blood, within which one can feel extremely strong emotions when looking at. Hate, and fear, the oldest emotions, are predominant.
- A hulking, car-sized statue might get a damage bonus of +4 if it hits, whereas a feather duster might have their damage capped at 0. Multiple attacking animated objects use mob rules.
- When narrating disturbing content, be cognizant of your group's tone and accommodating to those who would like to "fast forward" through the description.
- A task for which an object was designed might include a broom sweeping, a gun shooting things, a car driving, a towel rubbing up on stuff, etc.
- Animated objects may be more or less susceptible to certain attacks at GMs discretion. A scarecrow golem would be easily destroyed by a sword (or fire). An animated suit of armor may not fear bullets but could be smashed to bits with a hammer. A full bronze statue is largely indestructible but might have difficulty standing up if toppled.
- You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
- Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.
Imbue With The Other
I'm not sure what's making it move, but I think we'll be fine...
Symbols are drawn in the air with two fingers inches away from the object. After moments of swift movements, the summoner pokes the object with a flourish and it springs to life, glowing faintly for a second before returning to its normal appearance.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Inanimate target within arm's reach which could fit inside a rolling luggage bag (50 liters).
Your target will become Animated for three hours. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. You can only maintain one animated object at a time.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities:
- Awareness: Animated targets are capable of perceiving the world around them within reasonable limits. Animated objects can communicate information back to you by vibrating.
- Movement: Animated targets can use an existing method of locomotion (wheels, etc); otherwise they can move across the ground at 15 feet per round, or hover up to a height of 7 feet in the air at 10 feet per round.
- Combat: Animated objects cannot take offensive actions in combat.
- Artifacts: Animating an Artifact does not grant the animated object access to any Effects built in to that Artifact.
- Ability Use: If an action requires a roll, Animated objects have a dice pool of 7 when performing a task for which they were designed, and a dice pool of 4 for taking any other actions.
- Toughness: Animated targets are as easy to destroy as they were prior to being animated. If destroyed, the effect ends.
- Following Orders: Animated objects are controlled by the GM, and will follow any commands you give them, as long as they don't require problem-solving.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Wheezing.
- Animated objects must communicate verbally, and they must be near enough for you to hear them in order to communicate.
- A task for which an object was designed might include a broom sweeping, a gun shooting things, a car driving, a towel rubbing up on stuff, etc.
- Animated objects may be more or less susceptible to certain attacks at GMs discretion. A scarecrow golem would be easily destroyed by a sword (or fire). An animated suit of armor may not fear bullets but could be smashed to bits with a hammer. A full bronze statue is largely indestructible but might have difficulty standing up if toppled.
- If an indestructible object is animated, the animation ends in any event where the base object would have been destroyed.
- You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
- Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.
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Sorcerer's Apprentice
Warning: do not fall asleep while casting.
The magician dons their wizard hat, raises their arms, wiggles their fingers, and a rain of sparks fly woosh around an object. It shudders to life and follows the magicians commands, including to do things it was not designed to do.
Exert your Mind and an Action. Select a Inanimate target within arm's reach which could fit inside a briefcase (15 liters). You must actively and obviously use a pointed hat with stars and moons to activate this Effect.
Your target will become Animated indefinitely. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. You can maintain a max of 4 targets animated at once.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities:
- Awareness: Animated targets are capable of perceiving the world around them within reasonable limits. They cannot communicate in a clear or coherent way.
- Movement: Animated targets can use an existing method of locomotion (wheels, etc); otherwise they can move across the ground at 15 feet per round, or hover up to a height of 7 feet in the air at 10 feet per round.
- Combat: Animated objects cannot take offensive actions in combat.
- Artifacts: Animating an Artifact does not grant the animated object access to any Effects built in to that Artifact.
- Ability Use: If an action requires a roll, Animated objects have a dice pool of 7 when performing a task for which they were designed, and a dice pool of 4 for taking any other actions.
- Toughness: Animated targets are as easy to destroy as they were prior to being animated. If destroyed, the effect ends.
- Following Orders: Animated objects are controlled by the GM, and will follow any commands you give them, as long as they don't require problem-solving.
- A task for which an object was designed might include a broom sweeping, a gun shooting things, a car driving, a towel rubbing up on stuff, etc.
- Animated objects may be more or less susceptible to certain attacks at GMs discretion. A scarecrow golem would be easily destroyed by a sword (or fire). An animated suit of armor may not fear bullets but could be smashed to bits with a hammer. A full bronze statue is largely indestructible but might have difficulty standing up if toppled.
- You can target yourself if you qualify as a valid target by the other requirements.
- Your target must be within line of sight, or within range of another sense if more fitting for the Gift's flavor.