As the large man in front of Nathan explains the wonderful quality of his wares, the reflection of the liar in Nathan's eye becomes monstrous as thick wads of cash form his hair, his eyes morph into golden coins and his teeth rot into disrepair.
This Effect activates whenever a Sapient within range who you stare into the eye of lies. It does not require an Action or Exertion. Select a Sapient target within arm's reach. At the end of your investigation, roll Intellect + Occult at Difficulty 6. The target resists by rolling Mind at Difficulty 7.
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 the Sapient's reflection in Nathan's eye morphs into a monstrous form corresponding to their lie. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
Sir Arthur quietly hums to himself which gives him the ability to perceive the world in a way that he has never known.
His eyesight having been taken seemingly amplified all of his other senses.
The blind swordsman takes his slices with a precision that some might not even expect from a man that actually can see.
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: Paranoia.
Visible gills on his neck / chest that seem to flare outwards whenever he inhales quite too deepl- WATERBLAST! AHHHH
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Gills on neck / chest.. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living Creature when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 2, your Dexterity is increased by 2, and your Charisma is increased by 2.
While in the ocean, heat, cold, pressure, and other atmospheric hazards do not affect you, and dangerous local flora and fauna will not bother you unless you give them a reason.
You may make a +2 Weapon Damage high-pressure water-machinegun spit (Assault Rifle; Dex + Athletics) attack without additional equipment.
Any creature that consumes or is injected with your bodily fluids receives a Severity-1 Injury. Every minute, they must roll Body Difficulty 9. If they fail, the Injury worsens by 1 Severity. If they succeed, the Injury stops worsening.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: (Disfiguring) Hydrotrothe (he can't spell it): You need water & moisture, alot, like alot of it alot of the time. ((Any time you are talking or otherwise spotlighting a scene; you must drink atleast a pint of water. You are at +3 Difficulty to resist any water-deprivation or Exposure against water deprivation.. If you ever fail an Exposure roll against water-deprivation, you take a Severity 1 Injury or similar.), Concussive Neuropathy: Intellect rolls take twice as long (minimum of two Actions) and you receive a -2 dice penalty to all Initiative rolls., Always Wet: You are always wet, like perpetually wet, any rolls made to detect you or otherwise find you are made at -2 Difficulty as a water-trail / the smell of your sweat is pungent & obivous., and (Disfigured) Dive Ears (You suffer a -2 dice penalty to any roll which benefits from hearing. You cannot distinguish the words of others in loud situations.).
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Delusions of Grandeur, Seasavior: You must roll Self Control to ever harm, through inaction or action, sea or marine life (even though you regularly consume them)., and Delusions of Invincibility: You wholly believe yourself to be invincible, roll Self Control to ever back out of a life-threatening risk.
You cannot ignore or decrease the effects of Stress for any Self-Control rolls you make.
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You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Brawn rating is increased by 3. 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).
You also gain the following effects:
Maria smells the air near the target, and her eyes roll back into her head. She experiences their darkest nightmares.
Spend 2 Actions. Select a Sapient target within arm's reach. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + 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 sniffing the target. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Fearless: must roll Self-Control to fight or flee in a terrifying situation.
You cannot investigate the same target more than once per day.
Reaching into their true form, for just a moment, they enter a limb into the shadows and bring forth just a temporary visage of their previous self, torn away from their conciousness to inact chaos on it's own.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Location within 60 feet of you.
You create a hemispherical dome of eldrich body horror originating at the chosen Location, with a radius of 60 feet, and lasting for 5 minutes. The area inside your zone is affected in the following ways:
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation will almost certainly be disturbed to see Plums body inverts, unnatural bone starts slowly stabbing out of their limbs as the flesh pops and boils into tooth tentacle-like whips, disappearing into the shadows before arising from the abyss to create an area of eldrich monstrosity.
The pyro points a laser pointer towards a target, and a cat-sized-and-shaped fire springs into life, very clearly attracted to the laser. This flame cat can also be shaped from existing fires. While the pointer is active it remains in the shape of a cat, pouncing towards the little red dot. When the laser pointer is not active, the flames return to normal.
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Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a target within 20 feet which has both fuel and oxygen available (if you are starting a new fire). You must actively and obviously use a laser pointer to activate this Effect.
You may start or extinguish a fire as large as a fire in a residential fireplace at your target. Extinguishing a fire does not cost Exertion. You may create or extinguish fires the size of a lighter or candle flame without Exerting your Mind. Your fires require fuel and oxygen in order to continue burning.
Lighting a target on fire deals 3 Damage each Round on your turn, starting in the Round after the one in which they caught fire. This Damage is reduced by Armor, but the target’s Armor rating will be shredded by any Damage dealt, destroying material Armor once it reaches 0.
You may extinguish flames as a Reaction. This does not extend to explosives.
You may spend a Free Action on your initiative move a fire as large as a fire in a residential fireplace that is within 20 feet to another location within 20 feet. You may Exert your Mind to draw a line which a fire up to twice as large as a fire in a residential fireplace cannot cross.
As long as the ninja is carrying a weapon, their self-defense is almost subconscious. Subtle twitches and lighting-fast feints and parries using sword and scabbard can buy the ninja precious seconds to enact an escape plan or make the kill.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using a sword to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You have 4 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.
Whenever your Armor reduces incoming Damage, you are immediately made aware of the source of the Damage. You may pinpoint their location for 30 seconds.
Any time your Armor prevents Damage, your Armor rating is temporarily decreased by 2. Whenever it goes five Rounds without preventing any Damage, it is restored back to its full value.
The beastmaster can speak to and understand any animal.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may understand and communicate to terrestrial animal as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
The Soldier has spent a healthy ten thousand hours training with the weapons of their military. They are deadly when wielding any firearm made in their home country. Drawing their standard issue at the start of a confrontation is pure reflex, and they may plan their shots to deal collateral damage to those behind their target.
You gain the following benefits as long as engaged in combat with firearms made in your home country.
+2 dice to all firearms made in your home country rolls.
You also gain the following effects:
As a free creature, The Fairy cannot withstand being caged or imprisioned in any way. Luckily, they possess a glamour that allows them to unlock any lock binding them with a wink of their eye. The lock falls open with a sparkle of light and a sound like a ringing bell.
Spend an Action. Select a Non-Alien door, container, knot, or lock within arm's reach. This Effect cannot be used unless the targeted lock or door is being used to restrain or imprison you.
You may lock, unlock, and/or open your target.