Maze stands around 3 and a half feet tall, with brown and cream-colored fur topped with large ears, a little pink nose, and whiskers on his cheeks.
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Tail Swipe: Tucking into a somersault or spin he uses his tail to swipe it against someone, its softness betraying its damage potential.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Chipmunk. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1, your Dexterity is increased by 1, your Charisma is increased by 1, and your Intellect is increased by 1.
While in Forests, heat, cold, pressure, and other atmospheric hazards do not affect you, and dangerous local flora and fauna will not bother you unless you give them a reason.
You may make a +2 Weapon Damage Tail Swipe (Giant Axe/Kanabō) attack without additional equipment.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Fear of Natural Chipmunk Predators.
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.
A blue glint forms in Yoni's eyes as her unshakeable spirit manifests as a thin protective layer of aura around her.
Yoni, through her experiences in her set martial art, that being karate, has developed an OSU, or unshakeable spirit, formed from her endless grit and determination to make herself stronger. In doing so, her mind, soul, and body's energies coalesce to form a strong spiritual layer around her body. As a way to further refine her determined body.
No matter how much she chooses to deny it, she has begun to change somewhat for the better because of the values she learned through Karate.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Roll Dexterity + Occult at Difficulty 6.
If you succeed, you create a barrier around yourself, which absorbs the next Outcome + 2 Damage. The Damage reduction from the barrier is applied before Armor. You may only have 1 active barrier at a time.
The barrier will fall after two hours, or if it absorbs the full amount of Damage. When a barrier falls, you cannot use this Effect again for a minimum of 2 Rounds.
This Effect is not obvious, and the only sign you are using an Effect is Yoni's eye's glint an ethereal blue as a light aura covers her body. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
Alexei's spent his career wrestling, and he'd gotten good. His fighting only continued when he went into prison, and again when he started his career as a contractor. Now he's finally learned not to let the pain get to him.
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) and spend an Action to activate.
Your Body Penalty is reduced to 0. Lasts for one hour. Does not reduce Mind Penalty.
The light in the room seems to reflect and gather around the barrel of the gun briefly before the shot, firing off after the bullet. Archie, being absolutely unwilling to deal with making noise, fires silent and passes that silence to his targets.
Archie’s assistant being kidnapped by Russian Hackers is the biggest load of bullshit he’s seen so far- he swears it’s not emotional investment in Alex, who is dutiful, efficient, and makes muffins, that made the ability manifest in that first shot at the man with a shit-eating grin holding a gun to Alex’s head.
You gain the following benefits as long as engaged in combat with handguns.
+2 dice to all handguns rolls.
You also gain the following effects:
When touches a corpse he is able to commune with the spirit of the body. Jean is held paralyzed until he has finished the conversation.
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) and spend an Action to activate.
You may understand and communicate to as if you are fluent in a relevant language for the next ten minutes.
Nickolai's legs muscles have been replaced with powerful mechanical counterparts, allowing him to reach inhuman speeds.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action to activate.
You can run at four times your normal movement speed for the next minute.
While running, you may climb, jump, and roll without breaking stride, but you are at 1/2 speed while doing so.
If you move faster than your normal move speed, the world around you turns to a blur, and Perception rolls are made at -3 dice.
While this Effect is active, you are at -2 dice to all Actions and cannot Concentrate.
The beastmaster shouts, and their human voice cracks into a deep, bestial roar. Their body swells with muscle, clothes melting into a thick pelt of fur. Seconds later the beastmaster is gone. Standing in their place is a massive grizzly bear.
However, even in human form the beast within remains close to the surface, and the beastmaster finds highly civilized social situations unbearable.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
You transform into a brown bear for two hours or until you choose to end the Effect. See the Extended System text for stats.
While transformed, you cannot use any equipment (including Artifacts and Consumables), and you cannot use your Active, Direct, or Trap Powers. However, you can use your Passive Powers. Any equipment you are wearing transforms with you.
Injuries and Wound Level are carried over between forms. However, transforming can never kill you; you merely remain Incapacitated until your Injuries are sufficiently healed.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Intolerance for society. When you are in a situation with strict social protocols (like a trial or a formal dinner) roll Self-Control not to enter a flight or fight response.
The Soldier has spent a healthy ten thousand hours training with the weapons of their military. They are deadly when wielding any firearm made in their home country. Drawing their standard issue at the start of a confrontation is pure reflex, and they may plan their shots to deal collateral damage to those behind their target.
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:
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Warning: not fully tested on humans. Risk of dry mouth, upset stomach, or lost limbs. Do not consult your doctor before signing the liability release.
Exert your Mind and spend eight hours. Select a Living or Animate target within arm's reach. Roll a single D10 as a critical failure check. If you roll a 1, the Effect fails, and you cause a major Battle Scar instead of an augmentation. Your target must make a Trauma roll when you activate this Effect. The target can easily Resist.
You may add one augmentation to your target. Each augmentation counts as a Battle Scar and can have exactly one of the following Effects:
The augmentations you provide are not outwardly visible nor obvious.
The mobster knows a guy they can call for a hired goon, who arrives about a minute later. The goons are dumb as bricks, but tough nonetheless, perfect for sending a message when you need to keep your hands clean.
Exert your Mind and spend one minute. You must actively and obviously use a cell phone to activate this Effect.
Summon a single goon at your location. They will last until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most 1 minion active at a time.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
The magician dons their wizard hat, raises their arms, wiggles their fingers, and a rain of sparks fly woosh around an object. It shudders to life and follows the magicians commands, including to do things it was not designed to do.
Exert your Mind and an Action. Select a Inanimate target within arm's reach which could fit inside a briefcase (15 liters). You must actively and obviously use a pointed hat with stars and moons to activate this Effect.
Your target will become Animated indefinitely. You may choose to end the effect at will, as a Free Action. You can maintain a max of 4 targets animated at once.
Animated Objects have the following restrictions and capabilities: