A humanoid figure appears to have a cosmic or celestial theme, with a head that resembles a black hole surrounded by swirling, colorful rings. The body of the figure is outlined with bright neon lights, giving it a futuristic and ethereal appearance.
Exert your Mind and spend one minute. This Effect cannot be used unless must have phased out first.
You transform into ________ for the next minute. You may end the effect early and return to your normal form at will. Your structure must remain relatively contiguous. Observers will view you as an unusual entity moving with a singular purpose.
While in this form, you can squeeze through any gap that is not air-tight, though this may take more than one Action at GMs discretion.
Damage from standard attacks is halved, but Damage from AOE effects is increased by 1. You may suffer Damage from wind and powerful gusts at GM’s discretion.
You cannot communicate, use equipment, or use Gifts while transformed. Your equipment does not transform with you beyond basic body coverings. Carrying capacity is unaffected.
While transformed, you can make an unarmed attack using Body as your attack roll. The target may contest by dodging or Defending. This attack deals +2 damage.
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Exert your Mind (unless must get 6+ success on an investigation check) and spend a half hour. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 1 mile This Effect cannot be used unless must succeed in an investigation check. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Alertness at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
Ming'er is quite capable with fast and dexterous blades, formulating a fighting style revolving around such.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with swift swords.
+2 dice to all rolls with swift swords. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using swift swords.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Shoulder Subluxation and Wheezing.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Ultimate bravery and THRILL SEEKER.
You also gain the following effects:
The vampire sucks a copious amount of blood from a human and replenishes their own cursed flesh.
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) and spend 1 minute. This Effect cannot be used unless you drink blood directly from a human until it injures them. Choose a specific Injury on yourself that has not yet been treated with this Effect and roll Dexterity + Brawl at Difficulty 6.
If you succeed, the Injury is reduced in Severity by your Outcome. If you reduce its Severity to 0, the Injury is fully healed. Otherwise, it is partially healed and will heal the rest of the way at its natural rate.
This counts as a successful Makeshift Stabilization if the Injury was not already Stabilized; any Battle Scars caused by the Injury will remain.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation or for its duration will almost certainly be disturbed to see you drink blood directly from the vein.
The alien symbiote residing in the Contractor feeds primarily off blood and/or spinal fluid. If this diet is not maintained, it will be forced to feed on the host, slowly killing them both, or weave itself a protective cocoon out of it's amber like secretion & entering a period of dormancy. It should be noted that the flower often fully replaces the digestive system of the Host organism at this point, requiring no other food/water & only minimal air or sleep.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may go five times longer than a normal human without sleep and air.
You can suspend all requirements for life by entering an inanimate state. You can remain in this state for up to 2 months, and are effectively Incapacitated while Hibernating. Entering and Exiting takes one minute, during which you cannot act. While Hibernating, you are wrapped in a protective shell. You take a maximum of 1 damage from any attack and are impervious to environmental conditions.
Instead of food and water, you must consume Blood/Spinal Fluid daily for sustenance. For every day you fail to consume it, you lose a point of Brawn. If your Brawn falls to 0 in this way, you die. Your Brawn is fully restored to normal as soon as you fulfill your dietary needs.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Spread the Contagion.
Mr. Kind shrouds his hands in shadowy tendrils, causing his flesh to dissolve and flow. These tendrils seek nearby objects like static-charged fibers, casting themselves across any surface. They find purchase in the shadows, acting as anchors that allow him to scale even the sheerest walls.
While moving in the mundane world the shadows act as a glamor narrowing the world with subtle influence, passing through any space, crowds of people or congested areas, anyplace the shadow may slip through Kind makes his way. The shroud is imperceptible in those spaces, moving with the dark flowing easily and deftly, shadows are the natural environment of all those under Bathin and his court holds power in any dark space.
Bathin, also known as Bathym, Mathim, or Marthim, is a Duke of Hell, holding the title of Great Duke according to Pseudomonarchia Daemonum. He commands thirty legions of demons and possesses extensive knowledge of the virtues of precious stones and herbs. Bathin has the ability to transport individuals suddenly from one country to another and aids in astral projection, taking individuals wherever they desire to go. He is often depicted as a strong man with the tail of a serpent, riding atop a pale horse.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Seal of Duke Bathin 18th spirit to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You may move easily and without a roll in any of the following situations.
You only gain the benefits of this effect if you are in Shadows and darkness.
The Solider is accustomed to going long periods without food or water and can operate on very little sleep.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may go five times longer than a normal human without food, water, sleep, and air. Any roll to resist an Effect dependent on any affected requirement is made at -1 Difficulty.
The Witch gazes at a calm and trusting animal and blinks, revealing eyes that have changed to match the creature's. Her body goes limp and collapses, and the witch proceeds to walk away, now temporarily borrowing the animal's body.
A borrowing Witch is a visitor in the animal's mind and cannot overstay her welcome or force the animal into danger.
Spend an Action or Reaction. Select a Non-Alien Creature target within 20 feet. The target may Resist.
You possess your target and have control over their actions for the next hour. Your original body will be left behind, unconscious. You may perceive through your original body's senses by maintaining Concentration. If your original body is touched, you may roll Perception + Alertness to notice. You may spend an Action to end the possession early.
Stats: Any Actions you take will use the possessed creature’s Brawn, Dexterity, and Perception, but use your own Charisma, Intellect, and Abilities.
Gifts: You do not have access to any Gifts while you are possessing your target.
Death: If the host suffers an Injury, or is destroyed or incapacitated, you are evicted back into your own body. If the possession ends and your original body was killed or destroyed, you will die.
Eviction: You cannot force your host to take Actions which would violate their instinct for self-preservation (which includes engaging in Combat for any purpose other than self-defense or natural hunting); any attempt to do so will sever the connection and send you back into your own body. If you are forced out of the target's body prematurely, you must make a Trauma roll.
Targets with Body ratings higher than 10 require a Charisma + Animals roll resisted by the target’s Body. Kaiju and environment-scale targets are immune.
This Gift cannot have more than 3 Drawbacks, and its Gift Cost is capped at 2.
The mutant's arms swell to an incredible size, forcing them to lope around like a gorilla. This allows them to throw heavy objects great distances, including those unfortunate souls who find themselves in their way.
Unfortunately, they have difficulty with small objects and often destroy the things they touch by accident.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Brawn rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Brawn (cannot be used on combat rolls or Effect activations).
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: You are muscled like a gorilla and have a slight muzzle and animal facial features.
You also gain the following effects:
Come one, come all! Stand in amazement and behold as the Fire Eater consumes a flame as if it were cotton candy! Gasp with fright as they breathe a plume of fire a great distance! And yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is quite dangerous.
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) and spend two Actions performing the following ritual: perform a fire-breathing trick. Select a target within 20 feet which has both fuel and oxygen available (if you are starting a new fire). Roll a single D10 as a critical failure check. If you roll a 1, the Effect fails, and you take a Severity-4 Injury as the fire burns your throat. You must maintain Concentration while activating this Effect, and it fails if you are interrupted.
You may start or extinguish a fire as large as a firepit's fire at your target. Extinguishing a fire does not cost Exertion. You may create or extinguish fires the size of a lighter or candle flame without Exerting your Mind. Your fires require fuel and oxygen in order to continue burning.
Lighting a target on fire deals 4 Damage each Round on your turn, starting in the Round after the one in which they caught fire. This Damage is reduced by Armor, but the target’s Armor rating will be shredded by any Damage dealt, destroying material Armor once it reaches 0.
You may extinguish flames as a Reaction. This does not extend to explosives.
The Necromancer may exert their will on any undead creature, forcing it to act as they desire. The Necromancer's eyes turn completely black, and they speak a command to the creature in the language of the dead.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Non-Alien, Non-Sapient, Animate target within 20 feet. This Effect cannot be used unless the target is undead.
For the next day, you may issue specific commands to your target which they will be compelled to follow.
Your commands must be relatively simple and within the target’s intellectual grasp. You cannot make them obviously endanger themselves or violate their instinct for self-preservation. The effects of the command will fade after a day has passed.