The glass tube with the bulb in the end seems caked with blackish blue resin and tar, but no drug material is needed neccesarily. Applying flame and taking a deep hit, instantly explodes the user's consciousness to encompass the range of the effect. They are one with the energy in all things briefly, before it abruptly collapses back again like a bubble popping.
As the user's senses come back around, they are able to walk and speak within moments, and more or less ignore the related hallucinations that continue for quite a while afterwards (the exhaustion).
The information overload takes time to sort through, but comes as an 'aha! It all makes sense now!' moment at the end of the casting time.
Exert your Mind and spend a half hour. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 500 feet You must make a Trauma roll when you use this Effect. Its Difficulty cannot be reduced by any means. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Culture at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
After you finish activating this Effect, you cannot move quicker than a walk (max 15 feet per Round) for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour. Exhaustion’s penalty and duration stacks with multiple activations.
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
Whether it’s a spooky forest with lots of fog or a densely populated foreign city, you’ve seen enough tv shows to know they love switching up their settings. Insert tropes here. Looking around tells you what you need to know.
Spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 100 feet You must actively and obviously use glasses to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Investigation at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
This Gift's Cost is capped at 2 and cannot be increased further.
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
The half-dryad places their hands on the ground, furrowing their brow and lowering their head as if listening to the Earth itself. Moments later, they open their eyes, seemingly content with the results.
Activation Roll: Brawn + Nature (10 dice)
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 500 feet At the end of your investigation, roll Brawn + Alertness at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
After you finish activating this Effect, you cannot move quicker than a walk (max 15 feet per Round) for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour. Exhaustion’s penalty and duration stacks with multiple activations.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
Akira can place his hand on the ground, proceeds to breathe in and out once, and “feel” the earth by pressing his hand into the grass. Feeling into the roots and closing his eyes, he could feel the energy and aura of every living being within a 100 feet radius. Even if said beings left in that area a long time ago. Anyone that’s near Akira can can feel a warm, calming glow of energy around him.
Exert your Mind and spend 2 Actions. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 1 mile At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Alertness at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
This Effect is not obvious, and the only sign you are using an Effect is his body temperature is degrees warmer than usual.. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
Focusing on a mirrored surface, the reflection within will change, showing Barry the past of the surrounding area caught within the reflection in the form of a series of images flashing by, showing Barry the comings and goings in the area, as well as the identities of the inhabitants.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 500 feet You must actively and obviously use Mirrored Surface to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Intellect + Occult at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
The beastmaster puts their nose to the ground and sniffs about the area. Their feral nostrils tell them what sorts of creatures live in the area, and who lays claim to each region.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 100 feet Can only be activated while you are in the wilderness. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Survival at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
The detective pulls out their magnifying glass and investigates the area, learning details about any nearby structures and picking up details on what sorts of beings have passed through and when.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 100 feet You must actively and obviously use a magnifying glass to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Investigation at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.