Grigori has been molded from a young age to fight with melee weapons. His training seems to have finally reached a tipping point, helping him become more then what he was before.
Grigori takes precise care in maintaining and blessing all of his holy implements.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with blessed edge weapons (blessing takes at least 1 minute and requires holy oil and a prayer from an ordained priest.
+2 dice to all rolls with blessed edge weapons (blessing takes at least 1 minute and requires holy oil and a prayer from an ordained priest. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using blessed edge weapons (blessing takes at least 1 minute and requires holy oil and a prayer from an ordained priest.
You also gain the following effects:
His knuckles have become hardened, and his biceps and triceps have doubled in size.
He isn't the most skilled. He isn't the most combat-saavy.
His durability is what enables him to survive his strength. Though his skin is truly tougher than a humans, not impossibly durable- But deeper down, the muscle and bone constrict reflexively, growing denser and resistant to damage in anticipation even as the blow itself collides.
Weapons ricochet off his body unpredictably, swatted away almost absent mindedly or playfully caught between two fingers and flicked away.
Mark's unique genetics kicked in at a young age, though it was nearly his late teenage years before he actually started practicing combat and fighting, visiting a community boxing club.
First thing he learned was how to not break the gloves and bags.
Turns out people were *much* softer.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in unarmed combat.
+2 dice to rolls for Attacking, Defending, and Clashing without a weapon. Unarmed attacks do +2 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:
This martial arts style allows the user to rely heavily on counter attacks and move fast like water. They can access a list of abilities like:
Certainly, here's the revised breakdown focusing solely on Franklin's abilities:
Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist: A martial art focusing on countering attacks and delivering surprising offensive assaults, capable of repelling, nullifying, or redirecting attacks with increased power.
Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist: Generates razor-sharp whirlwinds to chop opponents into pieces and push them back, incorporating cutting pressure into kicks.
Whirlwind Water Stream Roaring Aura Sky Ripping Fist: Advanced technique creating blasts of airstreams to break formidable opponents' defenses.
Cross Dragon Fang Slayer Fist: Combines martial arts to surpass individual techniques' power, requiring two masters to perform.
Exploding Heart Release Fist: Enhances strikes by synchronizing explosive heartbeats, generating powerful shockwaves capable of injuring deflectors.
Military Martial Arts: Evolves freely during combat, granting adaptability and versatility in fighting tactics.
Tackle & Blow: Techniques for charging, unbalancing, and striking with tremendous force.
Abandonment: Removes restrictions and survival instincts, heightening mobility, agility, and fighting prowess.
Adaptability & Mimicry: Enables becoming stronger and improving combat skills by adapting and mimicking observed techniques.
Adrenaline Regeneration: Rapid healing adrenaline boost to numb injuries and all pain for 1-3 minutes.
Platinum Rings: Defensive technique rotating arms to deflect attacks.
Great Fa Jin & Extreme Fa Jin: Strikes targeting opponents' internal organs, generating devastating shockwaves.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in unarmed combat. You must actively and obviously be using Gauntlet to gain the benefits of this Effect.
+2 dice to rolls for Attacking, Defending, and Clashing without a weapon. Unarmed attacks do +4 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:
After losing his hand his arm had amputated because of infection, then a ghost named Roman, of which had died far over two centuries ago, formed a new one.
His arm became incredibly pale, and the fingernails become long, hard and incredibly sharp. And can talk by forming a mouth on his palm or back of his hand. He can hide this feature in his transformation, but it can still appear.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You gain an additional limb that functions as a standard human arm and hand.
Each additional limb you posses can take one Quick Action per Round without incurring a -2 dice penalty to your main Action. Any Battle Scars that affect or remove your additional limb will heal in a single week.
Your extra appendage can be used to attack in exactly the same manner as a Claws.
Your appendage has its own agenda (It wants to be acknowledged as a person and doesn't want to be ignored), which it will attempt to follow. You must roll Mind, Difficulty 7 to re-assert control when this occurs. If it chooses to act counter to your desires in combat, controlling it costs your entire Action.
Wei's senses are incredibly well-tuned, their precision being owed to the strange methods by which natural parasites find food in the wild. It is unsurprising that The Menagerie would, too, develop similar methods of hunting down larger game.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
By donning a pair of curly-toed shoes, Preston may walk on walls and ceilings.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Curly-toed shoes to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You may move easily and without a roll in any of the following situations.
The Android's skin is extremely pale, their eyes are yellow, and their body stays at room temperature. They do not bleed, and traditional medicine is ineffective at treating them. Furthermore, they may be hacked by any supernatural effect that could hack a computer.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: you are an android, with pale skin and yellow eyes. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living Computer when targeted..
You are immune to damage from cold. If cold is a substantial component of other damage you would take (e.g. falling from a great distance into a vat of liquid nitrogen), that damage is reduced by 2 (in addition to Armor)
You no longer age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail.
Your Injuries no longer degrade with time.
The Severity of any Injury caused by electricity is increased by 2.
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:
The Werewolf’s body, long caught in the crossfire between human and beast, has developed a powerful coping mechanism. It draws upon the conflict, healing severe injuries in a matter of days.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Any Injury you receive from a source other than silver or fire. heals quickly, reducing its Severity by one level every day. Any Injuries you receive while this Effect is active automatically count as a successful Proper Stabilization and do not deteriorate further. Any Battle Scars caused by such an Injury will heal with the Injury.
You may Exert your Mind and spend an Action to reduce the Severity of one of your Injuries by 1. Does not affect Injuries suffered as an activation cost for Effects.
Injuries you receive from silver or fire. are increased in Severity by 1.
The ninja does not approve of guns; they prefer using the bow for its stealth and versatility.
You gain the following benefits as long as engaged in combat with wooden longbows.
You receive +2 dice to all rolls using wooden longbows. Reloading is considered a Free Action.
You also gain the following effects:
Be amazed as the magician wields a deck of simple playing cards with all the poise and precision of a ninja's shurikens. Fear not, for they will not hit you, unless they want to.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with playing cards.
+2 dice to all rolls utilizing playing cards.
You also gain the following effects: