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Unshakable "Stress? On this sorta job? No way."
The Sparkman's experiences have lead him to this point. His body is a battery for a greater purpose, for a storm brewing within...
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
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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
Destressed No Matter What
Despite injuries and challenging situation, Bradie is locked in.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Wondrous Determination
Push through the pain
No matter the injury or mental trauma, with the jewel glowing brightly at your throat, you can push through and act as normal. The jewel gets brighter and brighter the more severe the injury, as it channels the pain away and leaves you clear-headed.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using The Obsidian Amethyst to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
nanobots endurance
Small nanobots crawl inside and outside the user's body, repairing muscle and removing lactic acid, even repairing the brain. They reside in the golden Rolex on his arm
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
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.
Berserker State
Rip and Tear
Amaranth is perhaps the progenitor of the vaunted berserker state, in moments of intense stress he is able to work himself into such a frenzy that pain and fear become motivators rather than detractors and in a screaming ball of frothing fury he can throw himself towards his opponents as a ball of teeth, fury, and displeasure.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
Pain
A warning before harm
Wearer feels their mind to wrap around their pain and blocks it. The eyes of an observer can see an assortment of glyphs surging across the body to where a blow was easing the pain into nothing.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.
Anyone who touches this Artifact will notice it warping their mind and may drop it. If they choose to hold or use it, they immediately receive the following Trauma: Illusion of pain: You can convince yourself everything was a glancing blow. Every time you take damage, roll a Self-control roll. If you fail you act like there is no harm done to you. If they lose possession of this Artifact, the Trauma heals over the course of the next day.
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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.