Edgar's powerful hands & hooked talons are uniquely adapted for burrowing in soft materials. He moves through mud, snow, sand, & loose soil with relative ease, body compressing & flexing to great effect. Likewise, the Ghoul is adept at slithering along solely with the use of stomach, tongue, & powerful arms.
Future Effects: Slither
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
You may move easily and without a roll in any of the following situations. Lasts 2 hours.
You gain cat ears, cat tail, cat teeth. Electric, lightning arcing over my body
I am the lightning, I am the cat, once I was an elf. The lightning, electricity, magnetism, and electro magnetic fields are my home
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Lightning Elemental catgirl. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living Creature when targeted. Your Dexterity is increased by 1, your Perception is increased by 1, and your Intellect is increased by 1.
While in Storms, heat, cold, pressure, radiation, and other native hazards do not affect you. Dangerous local flora and fauna will not bother you unless you give them a reason.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: cat ears, cat tail, cat teeth.
You cannot ignore or decrease the effects of Stress for any Self-Control rolls you make.
Velocity forms red stripes on his quills as well as along his forearms and shins as the Black Arms DNA inside him has begun to show itself.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Red stripes on his quills. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1.
The shot with Creedence was probably the most difficult one he'd ever make. Through a narrow web of treeline, and at least 700ft. to clear the hunting ground of the beasts that pursued him.
Remus planted his feet and readying himself, trying his best not to think about what would happen to him if he fucked this up.
A feeling of steady warmth spread through his face, rainbow-coloured ichor beginning to pour down his neck and soaking into his muscles through the veins there. Granting him the power he needed to launch Creedence flying far off into the horizon.
You gain the following benefits as long as you have your Clown Makeup.
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).
If you are witnessed actively using this Effect, whoever sees it can make a Perception + Alertness roll at Difficulty 6. A complete success reveals the source of your power.
You also gain the following effects:
The time-twister spins a dial on one of her watches, slowing time for everyone but her and one other person.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. You must actively and obviously use a watch or clock to activate this Effect.
Lasts 1 minute. Whenever you use your Movement, after all other calculations, the distance you may travel is doubled.
Outside of Combat, any non-Gift, non-movement Actions you attempt take drastically less time to complete, as long as your personal speed is a factor in the Action. Total time reduction is determined by the GM and capped at 90% (executing the Action takes no less than 1/10th the normal time).
While using this Effect, you may carry one other being without affecting your Encumbrance, so long as you maintain contact with them for the duration and they consent or are grappled.
A master artisan should not only demonstrate a broad knowledge of their creations, but a keen mastery with them as well. Bryan possesses a sharp awareness of the quality, properties, and structure of any blade he crafts, allowing him to take advantage of their strengths and use them to their fullest capacity.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with blades you have created.
+2 dice to all rolls with blades you have created. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using blades you have created.
You also gain the following effects:
The ninja is a master of a wide variety of martial weapons. They kill quickly and quietly.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with melee ninja weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls with melee ninja weapons. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using melee ninja weapons.
You also gain the following effects:
The mobster presents a reasoned, logical case to the target: there's a lot of dangerous folks out there, and only they can offer safety... for a price.
If they agree, they will pay the mobster a monthly fee for protection. If they stop making their payments... well, let's just say, the mobster can't be held responsible for any unsavory types that might pay them a visit.
This Effect cannot be used unless you are making a deal to exchange money for protection.
You may make an oath with a physically-present, Sapient target. Communicate the oath's terms to the target, including the requirements and penalties for each participant. If all agree to the terms, you must Exert your Mind and all participants must shake hands to seal the deal.
Record the oath as a Condition. If a party breaks the oath, the Condition ends and they suffer the oath's penalty.
When crafting your oath, you may incorporate any of the following penalties:
The target cannot be compelled to agree via a direct threat of violence, another Effect, or another oath. If you would like to use clever wording to mislead the target, you must succeed a contested Intellect + (Culture or Influence) roll.
No terrestrial animal dares defy the will of the beastmaster. The beastmaster exerts their dominance over an animal by locking eyes and giving a primal cry. The creature immediately becomes docile and eager to please.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Creature within 20 feet. This Effect cannot be used unless the target is a terrestrial animal.
For the next day, you may issue specific commands to your target which they will be compelled to follow.
Your commands can be complex and multi-layered, though they must still be specific. You cannot make them obviously endanger themselves or violate their instinct for self-preservation. The effects of the command will fade after a day has passed.
Sapient targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 6.
The magician reaches into their hat and focuses. Inside, light wells and flows like a viscous liquid. Then, they withdraws the item of their choosing.
Exert your Mind and spend 1 minute. You must actively and obviously use a top hat to activate this Effect.
Choose an Object which could fit inside a regular backpack (up to 27 liters). It must be Non-Alien and generic. You cannot create explosives. You may create firearms.
Roll Perception + Occult to fabricate your chosen Object. The Difficulty is assigned by the GM and depends on the specificity of your chosen Object. The created item lasts 2 hours.
The beastmaster shouts, and their human voice cracks into a deep, bestial roar. Their body swells with muscle, clothes melting into a thick pelt of fur. Seconds later the beastmaster is gone. Standing in their place is a massive grizzly bear.
However, even in human form the beast within remains close to the surface, and the beastmaster finds highly civilized social situations unbearable.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
You transform into a brown bear for two hours or until you choose to end the Effect. See the Extended System text for stats.
While transformed, you cannot use any equipment (including Artifacts and Consumables), and you cannot use your Active, Direct, or Trap Powers. However, you can use your Passive Powers. Any equipment you are wearing transforms with you.
Injuries and Wound Level are carried over between forms. However, transforming can never kill you; you merely remain Incapacitated until your Injuries are sufficiently healed.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Intolerance for society. When you are in a situation with strict social protocols (like a trial or a formal dinner) roll Self-Control not to enter a flight or fight response.