A mass of thin, writhing tendrils that burst forth from the upper portion of his body, twitching and scanning the environment like a living sensor array. These tendrils are constantly in motion, moving with an eerie intelligence of their own, sensing threats and opportunities in the air.
When activated, the tendrils lash out with terrifying speed and precision, attacking anything within their reach. They seem to act independently, striking at enemies or grasping objects with a mind of their own, as if they are extensions of Norman's rage and hunger for justice. The sight of these tendrils, flailing and striking in all directions, adds to the chaos and horror of Norman's eldritch transformation, making him an even more unpredictable and deadly force on the battlefield.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are in the Eldritch Beast form.
You gain an additional limb that functions as a standard human arm and hand.
Each additional limb you posses can take one Quick Action per Round without incurring a -2 dice penalty to your main Action. Any Battle Scars that affect or remove your additional limb will heal in a single week.
Your extra appendage can stretch to reach an additional 30 feet.
You may dedicate your extra Quick Action to contest any attempt to escape your Grapples. If you do so, you roll your full dice pool to contest and retain your Action.
Your extra appendage is not connected to your nervous or circulatory systems, and you will not take damage if it is hit by an attack or destroyed.
Your Extra Appendage is incapable of fine object manipulation.
Ion is glowing slightly at all times, although she can turn this down.
This comes from her body being bathed in radiation, but somehow not dying from it.
There is a heat deep insider her, keeping her warm, power she can draw on. She can turn this energy into light to illuminate her surroundings
This is Ion's core gift.
She fell into the heart of a nuclear reactor. After being fished out, and giving medical treatment, she still somehow maintains some of the effects of that radiation. All her power flows from learning how to use this.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Slightly glowing human. Green hair. Slightly glowing eyes. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted..
You are immune to damage from cold. If cold is a substantial component of other damage you would take (e.g. falling from a great distance into a vat of liquid nitrogen), that damage is reduced by 2 (in addition to Armor)
Your body provides you with the functionality of High powered Lights. If used to attack, these "tools" use the same stats as a small knife.
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.
Igor pulls the balaclava over his face, and assumes a stance mimicking the creature Igor is trying to talk to.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Frog Balaclava to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You may understand and communicate to Creatures and humans as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
Grace leverages her honed strength and heightened awareness to fight with her natural weapons, her movements mirroring that of a shark hunting in the water. Her grapples are particularly lethal, able to pull and tear people apart like a strong riptide.
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 +0 Weapon Damage (instead of -1).
You may Defend against melee, projectile, or firearm Attacks from any range and Clash with those in range of your Attacks. Attacking materials like steel or spikes will not Damage you unless it has an Effect that does so.
You also gain the following effects:
Echo's eyes have a faint blue-ish glow to them, slightly lighting up his goggles.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Due to Echo's fondness for the frontlines, the US Military "rewarded" him by augmenting his body to be better suited for combat. His skin is noticablely pale, and is seen having metal seams on his calves, forearms and biceps. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1 and your Dexterity is increased by 1.
The Severity of any Injury caused by Frost is increased by 2.
No visual effect
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You get +0 dice to any Body resistance rolls you make. You also gain the following effects:
The Vampire has grown wicked fangs in place of their canines, allowing them to thoroughly drain a person of blood should they get ahold of one.
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).
You may Defend against melee, projectile, or firearm Attacks from any range and Clash with those in range of your Attacks. Attacking materials like steel or spikes will not Damage you unless it has an Effect that does so.
You also gain the following effects:
Years of scouting in dangerous areas has left the survivalist hyper-vigilant. They are impossible to catch in a trap.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
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).
You also gain the following effects:
When the Vampire's lust for blood is satiated, their injuries heal at a remarkably fast rate and new injuries are quickly stabilized. While healing, the Vampire's skin retains its deathly pale appearance, as any blood he consumes is being used to repair his wounds.
You gain the following benefits as long as as long as you have drank a half gallon (lethal) amount of blood in the past 24 hours.
Any Injury you receive heals quickly, reducing its Severity by one level each hour. Any Injuries you receive while this Effect is active do not deteriorate over time. However, any Battle Scars caused by such an Injury will remain unless it is Properly Stabilized as normal.
The mutant has left humanity behind. They're are muted to the core, with glowing blue blood and a hunched posture that makes them more suited for running on all fours than using equipment and vehicles.
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.
Be amazed as the magician wields a deck of simple playing cards with all the poise and precision of a ninja's shurikens. Fear not, for they will not hit you, unless they want to.
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: