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Spend one minute. Select a Sapient target within 20 feet. You must actively converse with the individual in question for one minute in order to gather any information. At the end of your investigation, roll Charisma + Influence at Difficulty 6.
You learn all the following information about your target:
The quality and specificity of information gained depends on your Outcome.
This Effect is not obvious, and the only sign you are using an Effect is deeper tone of voice. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
Any information you gather is conversations and made publicly available.
This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.
Janus seems to stare into the distance his ears minutely vibrating, his eyes minutely spinning so slowly that it's almost imperceptible.
Janus eyes and ears are supernaturally heightened through an object of the cult. His body strengthened from the numerous souls that died at the behest of the cult filling him with more ability then that of a normal person.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
Any senses which have been heightened cannot be overloaded. Battle Scars you receive cannot affect these senses.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Roll self control against drinking hazardous liquids in close proximity.
"Something's got you down? It's ok, why don't 'cha come down to my ranch and work it out? Nothing clears the mind like a good day at the range. What? You don't know how to shoot? That's ok, I'll teach 'cha! Just one condition for me to help you. You gotta play by my rules. You gotta talk the talk, walk the walk, and most importantly...NONE OF THAT FANCY ELECTRONICS STUFF! If you need to make a call, use the land line! Think of it as a vacation."
- Blake Sacks
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) to activate. Select a Living or Animate target within arm's reach. This Effect cannot be used unless there are no electronics on your person or target. Over the course of one Downtime, your patient must communicate with you and reveal at least one of their Traumas to you, including the details of those Traumas and the circumstances of how they were acquired. After the full treatment time has elapsed, roll Charisma + Firearms at Difficulty 6.
Your target may Resist. If your treatment is successful, you may remove one of the patient's revealed Traumas without incurring any Experience cost.
Your patient is required to dress & act as a cowpoke for the next month. If they violate this rule, your treatment is immediately reversed.
A mix between software and hardware combine to make Zeta an unstoppable force on the battle field. Those that try to enter Zeta's mind are swept away in the speed of thought of a mind ran on light speed and malice rather than much slower chemical processes. Damage done is quickly patched back into working order.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You get +2 dice to any Mind resistance rolls you make. You also gain the following effects:
Oleg began his journey in pugilism and wrestling as a way to discourage bullies and to avoid the stigma of nerdom. Once a strategy of self-defense and later a meditative outlet, his experiences have evolved into precision instruments of survival. Years of disciplined training coupled with his augmented physiology transform his punches and throws into deadly moves, backed by medical knowledge and combat experience. Oleg realizes that in the world of deadly contracts his boxing skills are no longer just exercise or stress relief — they're an essential tool in his arsenal, as vital to his survival as his scientific acumen. With surgical accuracy and augmented strength, he stands ready to face the unpredictable.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in unarmed combat.
+2 dice to rolls for Attacking, Defending, Grappling, and Clashing without a weapon. Unarmed attacks do +0 Weapon Damage (instead of -1).
You may Defend against melee, projectile, or firearm Attacks from any range and Clash with those in range of your Attacks. Attacking materials like steel or spikes will not Damage you unless it has an Effect that does so.
You also gain the following effects:
Once you have a set of bones and other objects, you will need to assign each a meaning. These meanings vary by set and practitioner. Some diviners draw runes on their bones; some give label each object as a person (woman, man, nonbinary, child); and others give more broad meanings. As an example, Ill tell you what some bones meanings are that i use: malice, creativity, career, passion, love, money. You can also have seashells that stand for people (male, female, adult, child, etc.).
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a target any distance away from you. You must have a specific target in mind, but you require only an intuitive understanding of them, such as their name, face, or Location. You must actively and obviously use Bones to activate this Effect.
You may send a single message to your target. It can be as complex or as large as you like.
The message will only be perceived by the intended recipient. You must share a common language for your target to understand the message.
The werewolf's gnashing teeth sheer through steel and bone alike. Those caught in their maw rarely make it out alive.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are in werewolf form, and you are engaged in unarmed combat.
+2 dice to rolls for Attacking, Defending, and Clashing without a weapon. Unarmed attacks do +0 Weapon Damage (instead of -1).
You may Defend against melee, projectile, or firearm Attacks from any range and Clash with those in range of your Attacks. Attacking materials like steel or spikes will not Damage you unless it has an Effect that does so.
You also gain the following effects:
The mystic channels and communes directly with another person's spirit, allowing the two of them to freely exchange both physical and mental wounds between each other.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Sapient target within arm's reach. Your target may Resist to cancel the transfer.
You may choose a single instance of one of the following to transfer from your target to yourself, or from yourself to them:
Whenever you transfer an Injury, it's Severity increases by 1. Whenever you transfer Mind damage or Traumas, the recipient takes an additional Mind damage.
After you finish activating this Effect, you cannot move quicker than a walk (max 15 feet per Round) for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour. Exhaustion’s penalty and duration stacks with multiple activations.
The doctor heals severe injuries in minutes using only standard medical supplies. Lacerations seal under the needle and thread, and reset bones can be used shortly after.
However, for the treatment to last, the patient must adhere to any aftercare regimen the doctor requires. Those who violate the doctor's orders suffer their injuries anew.
Exert your Mind and spend 15 minutes. Select a Living target within arm's reach. You must actively and obviously use basic medical supplies to activate this Effect. Choose a specific Injury on your target that has not yet been treated with this Effect and roll Intellect + Medicine at Difficulty 8.
If you succeed, the Injury is reduced in Severity by your Outcome. If you reduce its Severity to 0, the Injury is fully healed. Otherwise, it is partially healed and will heal the rest of the way at its natural rate.
This counts as a successful Makeshift Stabilization if the Injury was not already Stabilized; any Battle Scars caused by the Injury will remain. You may specify a specific condition that the patient must adhere to. If they break this condition, the treatment is immediately reversed. Record this regimen as a Condition. Lasts until the end of their next Contract or 1 month for non-Contractors.
The detective has trained their eyes to notice the smallest of details.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
All it takes is a flick of your hair and a bat of your eyelashes, and you’ve got their attention.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. A number of Sapient, Living targets within 50 feet who can perceive you through no greater than your Charisma rating are affected. Audiences or mobs with a singular focus count as one target. Roll Charisma + Performance at Difficulty 6. All affected targets may resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 7.
If you succeed, the targets will keep their full attention focused on you for Contested Outcome in Rounds. They will automatically fail any rolls related to noticing anything other than you.
If you pass from their perception and they are unable to pursue you, the Effect ends. If they can follow you, they must do so for 2 Rounds or the Effect will end. The Effect ends early if the target is Injured or violence occurs nearby.
This does not affect the target’s opinion of you or their mood, and they may take any Actions while affected (including attacking), as long as that action centers on you. Fascinated targets cannot Concentrate.