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 Intellect is increased by 1.

No single organ in your body is critical for life. If any of your body parts are separated from your body, you may take Actions with the severed part for three hours. You may reattach severed body parts by spending an Action and Exerting your Mind.

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.

  • Detached parts move at 5 feet per Round. You may activate awareness Effects through detached sensory organs. This does not grant extra Actions.
  • 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.

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Community Passive Gifts

One of the chains that was put upon him when Jacob and Shelly had attempted to frame Tommy for a school shooting, fueled by rage and getting beaten by fist's he plans to fight fire with fire.

You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in unarmed combat. You must actively and obviously be using Chain wrapped around a hand to gain the benefits of this Effect.

Your unarmed attacks deal +2 Bonus Damage, and Brawn no longer acts as Armor against them. The target's other Armor is fully effective against this damage.

You also gain the following effects:

  • Armored Fist: You cannot take damage from attacking a dangerous material (such as steel armor, a spiked carapace, or an acidic blob). You may Clash with or Defend against any melee weapons or arrows.
  • Bullet Catcher: You may React to and Defend against firearms and other projectiles.
  • Finesse: You may limit the Damage of any successful unarmed attack you make.

  • Reminder: Bonus Damage stacks with Weapon Damage, but does not stack with any other Bonus Damage. Instead, the highest Bonus Damage is used.
  • Unlike the Ability Brawl, this Effect does not affect small weapons such as knives.

Never shall you take from creation's beauty more than you give;
you will walk her fertile lands with famine your faithful companion.

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). The target's Armor is reduced to 1/2, rounded up against this Damage.

Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Baby mimic, Baby eater - roll self control to not eat the baby.

  • Unlike the Ability Brawl, this Effect does not affect small weapons such as knives.

You gain the following benefits as long as you have consumed 100g of sugar in the last hour.

Your Dexterity rating is increased by 0. 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).

You also gain the following effects:

  • Split Second: You may Dodge or Defend against surprise attacks.
  • Track Star: You may always move at your full Dash speed without any penalty.

  • Reminder: to calculate the distance you can dash in one Round of combat, add together Dexterity + Brawn + 1, and multiply that by 5 feet.
  • Attribute bonuses from multiple sources do not stack. Instead the highest bonus is used.

You gain the following benefits at all times.

Your senses are enhanced in the following way.

  • Hearing: You are capable of perceiving physical shapes via sound. You must produce a hum to “ping” with your echolocation each Round you wish to use it.

You gain the following benefits as long as you have your heart.

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).

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:

  • Slow Time: You may substitute your Perception as the Attribute for any rolls made for Reactions.

  • If your heart is damaged, destroyed, or lost, you lose all benefits from this Effect for the next two months, or until you can recover any relevant missing items (which may involve a side-game and requires a GM to approve whatever process is used).

Stock Passive Gifts

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

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.

The Severity of any Injury caused by fire and heat 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.

You gain the following benefits at all times.

You may go five times longer than a normal human without food, water, sleep, and air.

You gain the following benefits as long as you are in werewolf form.

You have 4 Armor, which reduces incoming damage from all sources of physical attack except silver. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.

Any Injury received from Damage that was reduced by this Armor is considered makeshift stabilized and will not degrade further. Any Battle Scar received from such an Injury is reduced by 1 level to a minimum of a Minor Battle Scar.

You gain the following benefits as long as you are biting and 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). The target's Armor is fully effective against this Damage.

You also gain the following effects:

  • Jiu-Jitsu:When you successfully grapple an opponent, you may choose to also deal damage to them equal to the Contested Outcome on the grapple roll.

  • The total damage of a ju-jitsu grapple-attack is equal to your Outcome minus their Outcome. Bonus Damage from the Bonus Damage Parameter does not apply to damage dealt through this Enhancement.
  • Unlike the Ability Brawl, this Effect does not affect small weapons such as knives.

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:

  • Point Control: Called Shots that you attempt only require a Contested Outcome of 2 for small targets and 4 for tiny targets.
  • Quick Fingers: Drawing your weapon is a Free Action as long as it is on your person. You may reload or swap ammo as a Free Action.