In the dim light of dawn, Darren Stanley stands vigilant at the forest's edge. Sensing the approach of unwanted visitors, he taps into "Darren's Quiver," a mystical ability allowing him to summon his bow and arrow from an ethereal stash. With a mere thought, his bow appears in hand, ready for use, a testament to his unique guardianship over the woods.
As poachers tread closer, Darren prepares, drawing an arrow that materializes from the invisible quiver. He releases it with supernatural precision, the silent strike disarming the intruders without alerting them to his presence. Within moments, the threat is neutralized, the forest's peace preserved by his swift action.
With the task complete, Darren wills his bow back into the hidden stash, his gear disappearing as seamlessly as it appeared. "Darren's Quiver" is not just a tool but a symbol of his duty to protect, blending the practical with the magical in his role as the forest's sentinel.
Spend a Quick Action.
You may withdraw an item from your stash, or add an item that is within 30 feet of you to your stash. You may only stash targets which are not possessed by someone else, and are freestanding and unattached. You may Exert your Mind and spend an Action to stash items in others' possession, but they automatically notice that you stole the item.
You may store Objects in your stash, each no larger than something which could fit inside a briefcase (15 liters), and you may store up to 3 things at a time.
You may choose to equip any equipment you withdraw at no additional cost.
Lazarus gathers the power of every gunslinger he's seen, and uses their power to perfectly shoot everything he's aiming at.
You gain the following benefits as long as engaged in combat with firearms.
+2 dice to all firearms rolls.
You also gain the following effects:
Benny goes super fast, but only through darkness and only when he has recently fed.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are in shadow or darkness and you have fed in the last 24 hours.
You can run at three times your normal movement speed.
Afflicted by a mysterious strand of shark zoanthropy, Grace leverages her newfound instincts in tandem with her already extraordinary detective skills. Whenever she focuses on these abilities, the color in her eyes shimmer and shift like a moving tidal wave.
You gain the following benefits as long as you have your piercing, ocean-blue eyes.
Your Perception rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Perception (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Never Ending Pursuit: Your body burns significantly more energy while awake, and thus requires constant movement to intake oxygen. While you are conscious, anytime you are not actively moving in a direction, you are considered to be holding your breath (see breathing rules) and will suffocate if you are immobile for too long.
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:
Pulling a long black feather from their coat pocket, the mage begins to shrink and lose form as they become a small, assuming corvid - with piercing blue and green eyes that illicit a strange sense of reverence.
Brandishing a wolf's claw like a dagger, the mage begins to twist and morph into the shape of a large, sleek wolf, heterochromatic eyes glowing bright blue and green each. The mage bares their teeth, then leaps into the fray.
Exert your Mind and spend a Quick Action. You must actively and obviously use a token of the desired creature to activate this Effect.
You transform into a raven or a timber wolf until you transform into something else or choose to return to your original form. See the Extended System text for stats.
While transformed, you cannot use any equipment (excluding Artifacts and Consumables, which you can use), and you do not have access to any of your 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.
While transformed, you are obviously unusual, unnatural, or alien, and the average person will take a special interest in you.
You are a short robot man
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: humanoid robot. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living Computer when targeted..
Your Injuries no longer degrade with time.
You may make a +2 Weapon Damage Arc Emitter (Submachine gun) attack without additional equipment.
You cannot ignore or decrease the effects of Stress for any social rolls you make.
Most severe injuries occur far from a facility that could treat them, and in the fetid muck of the battlefield even minor wounds may be a death sentence. Luckily the soldier is well-trained in the use of their standard-issue medical kit. They may stabilize even the most severe injuries with a little gauze and some no-anesthetic stitching. Furthermore, the treated wounds of their comrades never get infected.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using a standard issue military medical kit to gain the benefits of this Effect.
All Stabilizations you attempt are considered Proper Stabilizations.
You also gain the following effects:
The survivalist is adept at following an animal through any terrain. Once they find a recent track, they may focus their will to illuminate the trail of their target. Any part of the target's trail within eyeshot glows a bright, misty green. Even the trails made by vehicles the target was riding in are illuminated.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Select a Sapient target within 20 feet. You may select a target at any range if you use up fresh tracks of the target. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Survival at Difficulty 6.
You learn all the following information about your target:
The quality and specificity of information gained depends on your Outcome.
Any information you gather is revealed by illuminating the trail in a glowing light and made publicly available.
Perform the Five Point Technique via a series of quick pressure point hits on the target’s chest. As you do, channel your chi and speak a condition involving the number five. If the target cannot stop you from performing the technique, their heart will take a direct hit when they fulfill the chosen condition.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Living target within arm's reach. Roll Dexterity + Brawl Difficulty 6. The target may contest by rolling Body, Difficulty 6.
If the contested Outcome is positive, the target takes that much Damage plus 4. The target's material Armor is completely ignored.
When you activate this Effect, instead of occurring immediately, you may choose to delay its effects until the target takes a particular Action. For example: "when they fire a gun" or "when they swim in deep water."
Instead of dealing Damage all at once, the Injury caused by this Power starts at Severity 1 and worsens at the rate of one level per Round until it reaches the Severity it would have otherwise been.
Through the use of clever rhetoric, the spy is able to inspire a surge of emotion in a target with whom they are speaking.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Living target within 45 feet as well as a specific emotion. This Effect cannot be used unless you are engaged in conversation with the target. Roll Charisma + Influence at Difficulty 6. Affected targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 8.
If you succeed, for the next minute, your target will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by the chosen emotion. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.
The Ninja's incredible dedication to their discipline grants them supernatural dexterity and agility.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Dexterity rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Dexterity (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).