Dorris conserves the last remaining energy in his body to hold himself together.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
If you would take an Injury that would kill you, you don’t die. Instead, you survive in an Incapacitated state. This state lasts for the next hour, at which point you fully return to life.
If, while you are unconscious, your wound level rises above your rating in Body + Charisma, or if you take an Injury with Severity greater than your rating in Charisma, you die. After you return, the Injury that would have killed you, as well as any Injuries sustained while Incapacitated, are healed. Battle scars obtained during this time remain.
The “killing blow” only manages to knock Johnny out. He comes to in a place which seems to be a white void with an old man sitting next to an empty chair.
Johnny talks to him about the current situation and convinces him to send Johnny back on the field.
“I know for a fact that the day I die, I will be let in to the holy father in the pearly gates.But before that day comes, I’ll still have to finish my job.”
You gain the following benefits at all times.
If you would take an Injury that would kill you, you don’t die. Instead, you survive in an Incapacitated state, though you appear dead to any means of detecting life. This state lasts for the next hour, at which point you fully return to life.
If, while you are unconscious, your wound level rises above your rating in Body + Charisma, or if you take an Injury with Severity greater than your rating in Charisma, you die. After you return, the Injury that would have killed you, as well as any Injuries sustained while Incapacitated, are healed. Battle scars obtained during this time remain.
Benny has further succumbed to his true demonic self, and cannot be killed by traditional mortal weaponry; he can only be truly destroyed by fire. However, the ancient magics restricting vampires have begun to impede him; he must now be invited into a home if he wishes to enter it.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
If you would take an Injury that would kill you, you don’t die. Instead, you survive in an Incapacitated state, though you appear dead to any means of detecting life. This state lasts for the next hour, at which point you fully return to life. Unstabilized Injuries do not degrade while you are Incapacitated
While Incapacitated, your only weakness is fire, and if you take Damage from it, you will die. Damage from other sources will still be dealt and can cause Battle Scars, but will only kill you if your body is destroyed completely. If your weakness is not immediately obvious, attackers may roll to discover it. After you return, the Injury that would have killed you, as well as any Injuries sustained while Incapacitated, are healed. Battle scars obtained during this time remain.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Cannot enter a home without being invited in.
A small wormhole appears, and a miniature comet streaks forth to strike at the caster's foes; it's rather beautiful to behold, if painful to get hit by.
Spend an Action. Select a target within 45 feet. You must actively and obviously use a ring set with a spell-focusing crystal to activate this Effect. Roll Intellect + Occult Difficulty 6. The target may contest by rolling to Dodge or Defend as a Reaction, Difficulty 6.
If the Contested Outcome is positive, the target takes that much Damage plus 4.
You may use this Effect to Defend against any melee, projectile, or firearm Attacks within range or Clash against any Attack targeted at you. Using it to Defend deals no Damage but does not cost Exertion.
This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.
As Elijah gets hit with that fatal blow, he goes down hard, seemingly dead. Yet he hangs on to that sliver of life, the will of the dead dragging him on once again
For this reason it says,
"Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine on you"
Ephesians 5: 14 (NASB2020)
You gain the following benefits at all times.
If you would take an Injury that would kill you, you don’t die. Instead, you survive in an Incapacitated state. This state lasts for the next hour, at which point you fully return to life. Unstabilized Injuries do not degrade while you are Incapacitated
If, while you are unconscious, your wound level rises above your rating in Body + Dexterity, or if you take an Injury with Severity greater than your rating in Dexterity, you die. After you return, the Injury that would have killed you, as well as any Injuries sustained while Incapacitated, are healed. Battle scars obtained during this time remain.
A comically large plastic throwing knife is twirled on the user's finger before being slid up their sleeve. From that sleeve they pull out a throwing knife. Then another. Then another. Then-
Mori's secret knife technique takes the ol' infinite scarf trick to new limits. This seemingly plastic knife is actually a conduit of psionic energy, rapidly creating copies of itself that the user may "pull off" of it like a sticker book. This is a trick commonly employed by psionic assassins, although lack of training requires the user to imprint that energy onto an object, rather than pull psychic blades "out of thin air."
Mori's plastic knife is a gift from her circus troupe, who found it easier to craft her a psionic imprint rather than to fully train her.
This Artifact produces ephemeral projectiles that can be used as a throwing knife. It is roughly the same size as a throwing knife and just as difficult to conceal.
Attack by rolling Dexterity + Athletics, Difficulty 6. Successful attacks deal Contested Outcome +2 Weapon Damage.
You also gain the following effects:
You never know whether or not the musician's death is merely part of the performance.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
If you would take an Injury that would kill you, you don’t die. Instead, you survive in an Incapacitated state. This state lasts for the next hour, at which point you fully return to life. Unstabilized Injuries do not degrade while you are Incapacitated
If, while you are unconscious, your wound level rises above your rating in Body + Charisma, or if you take an Injury with Severity greater than your rating in Charisma, you die. After you return, the Injury that would have killed you, as well as any Injuries sustained while Incapacitated, are healed. Battle scars obtained during this time remain.