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Neurological Stimulation
black and yellow patterns appear on the object you craft this onto, that when channeled will cause green glowing lightning to appear around the object and on any wounds of the contractor, strangely relieving them of any worries and pain. after which the pattern loses all color and becomes pitch black.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
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Charlatans
“Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.”
― Criss Jami
Nowadays you can't go a day without some phony prophet trying to peddle their wares to you.
Driven by the increased interest in the supernatural, charlatans from palm readers to televangelists are everywhere. And while the vast majority of witches, psychics, magicians, hypnotists, cures, potions, faith healers, and clairvoyants are complete fakes, they do make a living.
As the saying goes, "it's easier for an actor to make it in alternative medicine than Hollywood."
Most people scoff at these clearly-phony supernatural services, yet those same people often buy into at least one scam.
The most dangerous charlatans are the self-styled monster hunters who carry a mall-ninja arsenal and guns with silver bullets. Most have never encountered anything supernatural and do absolutely nothing besides burn some sage and patrol the area for a night or two. Even so, those who are superstitious, fearful, or desperate enough will hire them to solve the problems they simply don't understand. In some cases with disastrous results.
For Contractors, charlatans are red herrings and obstacles. Clumsy fakes that conjure a smokescreen of misinformation and escalate the situations they're in.
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Grit Gifts
Unstoppable
"You think that hurt?"
Jack learned to push through most things that would otherwise slow him down and continues to push to accomplish his goal.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Body Penalty is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Mind Penalty.
Snake Oil: Kickstarter
"This here will put some pep in your step, yessir rightaway sir!"
A small metal bottle filled with a foul smelling substance not unlike used motor oil. Anyone who can force it down will feel like they were struck by lightning - ignoring all penalties for the duration.
The Metal Bottle has a tag proclaiming it to be "Old Man Murdock's Kickstarter Snake Oil - will get you on your feet & rooting, tooting, jivving, jiving & feeling the groove in no time!"
Trauma roll is usually addiction based. Contains Stimulants, subjects will be unable to sleep for 15+ hours
Use up this Snake Oil and spend an Action. You must make a Trauma roll when you use this Effect. Its Difficulty cannot be reduced by any means. If you fail or Botch, you receive one Mind Damage and a new Trauma.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours.
You may move at your normal speed and still maintain Concentration. Taking an Injury less than Severity 6 no longer interrupts Concentration.
If you are Stunned, asleep, drugged, or otherwise made unconscious for any reason other than being Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to wake up. Any penalty which was caused by this condition is removed.
- This consumable is destroyed when used and cannot be used again.
The Show Must Go On!
It ain't ovah 'till the fat lady sings.
When fighting game music starts, Keys gets in the Zone! Increasing his focus by 10000%, making it so it's virtually impossible to hit him!! Or at least to see the damage.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
You may move at your normal speed and still maintain Concentration. Taking an Injury less than Severity 6 no longer interrupts Concentration.
Stress Response Countermeasures
Debilitating cortisol levels detected. Negative input blocked.
Doctor Lazcowicz appears to shrug off injury and mental anguish alike. Though wounds still mount and strain still builds, an almost fugue state prevents him from noticing, for good or ill.
News of Diana's apparent death threatened to debilitate the doctor, so his nanotic system responded by rewiring the pain and trauma centers of his brain to keep him moving regardless of short-term impediment.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Diamond
Diamonds don't shatter, beautiful and battered
A diamond inserted into a chest creates shimmering show inside whole torso..
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Diamond to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
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Grit Gifts
Stop Whining
The mobster's been through tougher scrapes than this. A few cuts and bruises won't stop them.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.