The Nightmare "̴̛̺̫̤͂̿̓͐̾̿̄̐̕Í̷̡̯͓̤̝͓͇͈̣͆͒̈̽̆͝ ̶̯͚̤͙̳͔̦̯̹̦̝͓̳͆̆̃̃̒̑̃̊̈́̍̄̿͑̔̊̄͝a̸͔̒̈́̎̈͛̇̅͛̐͗̀̉̕͝m̴̨̧̧̻͔̹͈̫̜̋̿̕͝ ̴̡̢̢͈̤̪̜̯̲͓̻̫͕̑̾̃̉̈́̃̄̊̋͗́͋̓̎̈̊̚͜͜p̴̨̢̲̭̝̮̥͕̟̜̜̥̣̟͎̳̭̔͗̄̈̂̚̚r̶̡̛̭̟̤̼̹̘̥͕̹̰̭͆̈̑̐̍͘͝ͅͅò̵̡̭͙͎̝̘̙̬̺̰̩̥̖̘̭̈́̎͋̆̎̍͋̚̚̚̚̕͠ͅͅơ̵͍̯̗̝͓̠̗̬̦̯͓͍̬̜͖̣͉̓̉̈́͐̔̑̉̕͝f̷̡̡̢̙̟̮͚͓̖͗́́̎͒̅̐̈́̎̚͜ ̷̝̰͔͈̉̄̀̉͊͆̄͋̂̿̾̅͛͝o̸̰̘̣̭͕̥̘͔͉̦̙̩̼̾͜f̵̛̛̯̹̤̭͙̰͎͙̞̖̺́̈̇̀̆̍̀̾́̑͆͘͝͝ ̵̫̫̝̹̠̗̹̲̰̐̇͐̐̌́͒͜͝H̶̢͙̝̩̙͚̯̹͚̜͓̺̤̤̹̞͓͐̈́͘u̸̢̲̟̪̲̦̫͙̤̪̼̱͉̞̼̲͊̀̈́̎͌̑̋̃̿͐̋̅̆͒ͅm̸̟̝̣̟̟͔̩̭̰̰͒̌͐͒̉́̋̚͠ͅă̸͕̻̤͈̗̤̻̼̲̘̱̱̟̼͗̅̆̊̕͜͠n̷̨̛͚̟̲̗̖̯̐͂̅͋͌͠i̶̡̦̩̗̞̻̘̫̮̥̩̰͎̓͛̿͆̋̓̓̓̾͒͋͗̓̕͝t̵̡̰̦̖̼̟̫͎̥̣̭͖̭̕͜ͅy̴̞̑̊͂̔͛'̴̡͔̣̝̖͈̳̫̅͌̈̓̅͂͐̊̏͒́́̋̔̀̚ş̸̠͕͇̼̻̪̞̘̅́̄̊̆͆̀̀̈́͘̚͠ ̴̘̬̬̯̙̘̯̘̀̾̒͠ŝ̸̡̨̥̝̠̳̺̪̩͒̂̋̂̂i̸̢̳͇̲̳͉͓͎̥̳̙̎͜n̸̜̲̮͙̟̔.̴̢̡̢͇͎̠̟̳̩̤̥͙̙͙̳͌̑̃̀̀̏͜.̶̧̢̡̛͍̜͎͖͓̥̈́.̷̢̧͇̝͙̘̗͔̦̹̻̰̘̓"̵͓͎̣̠̼̦̭̆̿͗̀͗̈́̈̈͋͆̍͛̉͆̕̚͝

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(Your specific augmentation must be physically visible in some way, but it does not need to make you appear outwardly monstrous or socially unacceptable. )

The Nightmare's form is made of the collective negative emotions of countless individuals. Strangely enough, the conglomeration of negative emotions and concepts has similar properties to smoke...


You gain the following benefits at all times.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: a black shadowy smokey humanoid with a crooked smile and cruel eyes. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living being when targeted. Your Charisma is increased by 1 and your Intellect is increased by 1.

Your Injuries no longer degrade with time.

You may make a +2 Weapon Damage Soul Siphon (Rifle) attack without additional equipment.

Whenever you enter Combat, roll Self-Control. If you fail, you cannot choose which targets to attack and cannot stop fighting until there are no targets remaining.

You cannot be mistaken for a normal human. You cannot always use standard human clothes, equipment, vehicles, and facilities, and when you can, you suffer an increased Difficulty.

The Severity of any Injury caused by light is increased by 2.

  • The increase in Injury Severity stacks with any similar effects, such as the Silver Bullets drawback on Regeneration.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

Community Passive Gifts

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You may move easily and without a roll in any of the following situations.

  • Spider Climber: You are able to climb on and cling to any surface without regard for the ordinary rules of gravity. You climb at half your normal movespeed.

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You can run at two times your normal movement speed.

If you move faster than your normal move speed, the world around you turns to a blur, and Perception rolls are made at -3 dice.

  • Any Encumbrance penalty to your movement still applies, but you do not suffer from any sort of exhaustion.
  • Damage from a collision depends on your speed at the time, as well as what you hit. GM's discretion, but generally moving faster than a car on the freeway and hitting a dense, solid object like a wall or a tree should be lethal. Mundane armor will not apply, but any supernatural forms of protection will.

You gain the following benefits at all times.

Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.

You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.

You have 6 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack.

Your Armor cannot be destroyed, and it always provides a minimum of 2 Armor regardless of any Armor penetration. It cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.

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.

  • Armor recharging happens automatically and does not require an Action.

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:

  • Constant Vigilance: You may React to surprise Attacks, and you do not automatically lose initiative if ambushed or caught-flat footed. +2 dice to Initiative.
  • Saw it Coming: Any time you attempt to dodge an Attack from someone lower than your position in Initiative, you may Exert your Mind to automatically succeed without a roll. You may use Source to make a Desperate Defense. There is still a maximum of one Desperate Defense per Round.
  • Seeing Double: The ranges of all your senses are multiplied by 2.
  • Can't Unsee: Any Trauma rolls you make are rolled at +2 Difficulty.

  • You can still be ambushed if you are incapacitated, stunned, or being kept unconscious supernaturally.
  • If your piercing, ocean-blue eyes is damaged, destroyed, or lost, you lose all benefits from this Effect for the next two months.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

Stock Passive Gifts

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: you have blue, bioluminescent blood and a hunched posture adapted to running on all fours. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living Creature when targeted. Your Dexterity is increased by 1.

Your body is adapted to sprinting. You receive +3 dice on non-attack rolls related to sprinting.

Any Animate being that consumes or is injected with your bodily fluids receives a Severity-1 Injury. Every Round, they must roll Body Difficulty 9. If they fail, the Injury worsens by 1 Severity. If they succeed, the Injury stops worsening.

You cannot be mistaken for a normal human. You cannot always use standard human clothes, equipment, vehicles, and facilities, and when you can, you suffer an increased Difficulty.

You cannot ignore or decrease the effects of Stress for any Self-Control rolls you make.

  • Even though you're targetable as a Creature, you still are also targetable as a Sapient being.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

You gain the following benefits as long as you are submerged in water.

You no longer require any food, water, or air in order to survive. You no longer age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail. Any roll to resist an Effect dependent on any affected requirement automatically succeeds.

You may spend one minute entering a state of hibernation, during which you are inanimate and unaffected by any requirements for life. You may still perceive the outside world and may spend 3 Rounds "waking up" to end it.

  • In lieu of sleeping, once per day you may spend one hour meditating to recover a Mind Damage.

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:

  • Point Control: Called Shots that you attempt only require a Contested Outcome of 2 for small targets and 4 for tiny targets.
  • Ricochet: You can make a thrown attack against a target behind cover so long as there is at least one exposed pathway to them.

You gain the following benefits as long as you have fed on fresh human blood in the past 24 hours and you are not in direct sunlight.

You are permanently and visibly transformed: a seductive and powerful humanoid, with pale skin and wicked fangs. You are considered to be a Sapient, Non-Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1, your Dexterity is increased by 1, and your Charisma is increased by 1.

Your Injuries no longer degrade with time. You do not age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail.

The Severity of any Injury caused by fire and heat is increased by 2.

  • You must still perform some equivalent of eating, sleeping, and drinking unless other Effects allow you to ignore that requirement.
  • The increase in Injury Severity stacks with any similar effects, such as the Silver Bullets drawback on Regeneration.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

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).

  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.