Jacobs mind has lived for a thousand years. Waiting for his time to be reborn so that he can once more attempt to break free. His time in the cycle awakened his mind allowing him to attain Nirvana.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Intellect rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Intellect (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
You also gain the following effects:
You've always wanted to be in control. If you knew everything, surely you could even stop time itself, right?
Now all you know is the fleeting warmth that you try to grasp at in wake and in sleep.
Remember it, and remember it well. If you do that, you'll find out the truth soon enough.
On knowledge:
Koriol has come to learn some damning information of those around him, and it's all starting to come together. The further he goes on this path, the more he realizes this is just the beginning. He's about to make enemies - here's to hoping that merely knowing will be enough to keep him alive.
On forgetting:
Does he want to forget? Perhaps it'd be quite the blessing, but he's never been graced with any kind of mercy. It's not about to start now. In result he just ends up left out from the rest of his peers.
On hindsight:
He could've done so much more for those he loved, if only he were a little earlier in his realizations. If only...
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Intellect rating is increased by 0. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Intellect (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Hindsight: Whenever you realize you could have done something to prevent a friend from getting hurt, roll Self-Control to avoid blaming yourself and running away to separate yourself from them. You may exert your mind to overcome this.
You also gain the following effects:
Harold Polk embodies the pinnacle of spycraft, blending classic espionage skills with a self-hypnosis regimen grounded in Speech Act Theory. Through carefully crafted hypnotic phrases, he has reprogrammed his mind into a weapon of perception and influence. His mental conditioning allows him to follow multiple streams of awareness, effortlessly tracking conversations and hidden details in his surroundings. Each observation is absorbed like a new language, allowing him to mimic skills and knowledge with uncanny ease, as though he’s slipping into a role. In critical moments, a single, self-planted word—“clarity”—sharpens his mind to a fine edge, guiding his thoughts with the precision of a spy and the insight of a linguist. Through this unique form of self-hypnosis, Harold’s mind has become his greatest tool, a finely tuned instrument that lets him move through any scene with flawless subtlety and control, embodying the true essence of espionage.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Intellect rating is increased by 0. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Intellect (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
You also gain the following effects:
"Come on, you've only lost your mind.."
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Intellect rating is increased by 2. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Intellect (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
Augustine is paper thin really, a man you think there is more depth to than there is. He can fight, he is smarter than most. And he is equally as fragile, ripping himself apart like paper at every opportunity.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Intellect rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Intellect (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: You must roll self control in any suitably overstimulating situation to avoid ripping out your skin and causing further injury..
You also gain the following effects:
Difficult circumstances and constant challenges in an ideal brain development period have lead to superb intellectual development.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Intellect rating is increased by 2. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Intellect (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
It's true the mad scientist is one of the greatest minds of our generation, that they can solve any puzzle or riddle. However, no one wants to spend time with them.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Intellect rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Intellect (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
You also gain the following effects: