There is an ancient Chinese saying about how the humans do not have their backs turned against the sun and that’s why they’re human, you’re not really sure what that’s all about. But your enlightenment will one day let you communicate with anything under the sun… and beyond.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may understand and communicate to humans as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
He speaks! She chants! Their whispers confound.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action to activate.
You may understand and communicate to humans and Sapient beings as if you are fluent in a relevant language for the next hour.
Whenever you encounter a Language you could commune in with this Effect, you immediately understand which language it is, the dialect, region, and other details about it.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation or for its duration will almost certainly be disturbed to see Haïta’s eyes turn black.
While this Effect is active, you are at -2 dice to all Actions and cannot Concentrate.
Mansquito possesses the chitinous shell of a mosquito, and as such can shrug off most lesser attacks, but is vulnerable to insecticides.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You have 3 Armor, which reduces incoming damage from all sources of physical attack except Gas. Armor from multiple sources does not stack.
When Blurred Beans is active, he becomes subtly indistinct, blending seamlessly into his surroundings in a way that doesn't draw attention to him. Beans emits a subtle distortion in the air around him, like a faint ripple or shimmer that causes light to bend and refract ever so slightly. When Blurred Beans is deactivated, the subtle distortion that surrounded him dissipates, and he gradually becomes more tangible and visible to those around him. The hazy, indistinct outline that surrounded him slowly sharpens into a clear and recognizable figure, allowing others to see him with greater clarity.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are obscured in one of the following manners. You may Spend an Action to change the way in which you're concealed.
While this Effect is active, any Effect that would obscure you from other, additional senses fails automatically. If someone discovers you, this Effect will not help you hide from them for the next minute. This Effect does not end early when you activate an obvious Effect, attack, or receive an Injury.
You may turn this Effect on and off at will during its duration.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Weak Stomach and Chronic Migraines.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: You must roll Self-Control to avoid flipping off any law enforcement you're directly interacting with..
Kitty's volatile nature prevents zem from being harmed by Effects. Zey are hardy, and even the most powerful magics usually bounce right off.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You get +8 dice to any Body resistance rolls you make. You also gain the following effects:
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Missing Fingers: Triggered the onset of the power, after magical daggers were used to remove fingers as tokens..
He’s strong
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: more defined muscles. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 2 and your Dexterity is increased by 2.
The magician places a mirror to reflect a subject and conjures an illusion that perfectly replicates it!
If the illusion is touched, it shatters into a thousand tiny shards of glass.
Exert your Mind and spend two Actions performing the following ritual: place a mirror such that it reflects the subject of your illusion. Select a target within 45 feet. You must maintain Concentration while activating this Effect, and it fails if you are interrupted.
a reflection of something else in the area, which can be no larger than a person is generated at your target, and it will remain in place for the next minute or you choose to end it. It can be perceived by people through their sight. The illusion cannot be used as an attack. You may create a replica of a specific being or Object, though it is still limited by what you do or do not know about the subject.
Anyone who touches the illusion (or who would be able to perceive it significantly through a sense it cannot fool) realizes it is an illusion, and the entire effect will be ended for all targets.
The illusion will remain fixed to its initial target, and can only change locations if the initial target is mobile in some way. It may have moving parts and engage in simple, predetermined movements but cannot perform anything complex or interactive unless you maintain Concentration and “puppeteer” it.
Doc puts his hands on you and begins to mutter to himself in french. The effect is instant and horrible. You begin to remember all of the sins of your past, all the ways that you've wronged those who loved you. All of the terrible, evil things you've done on these contracts in order to survive. Doc seems to be in the grips of similar memories, tears running down his chin and dripping onto his hands that are pressed tightly against you. At the point where your mind feels like it's about to break, it's over. Just as quickly as it began. You feel your wounds begin to close.
Exert your Mind and spend 1 minute. Select a Living target within arm's reach. You must make a Trauma roll when you use this Effect. Its Difficulty cannot be reduced by any means. Your target must make a Trauma roll when you activate this Effect. Choose a specific Injury on your target that has not yet been treated with this Effect and roll Charisma + Medicine 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.
The detective squints, drawing on years of police experience to find any hidden drugs, weapons, or other illegal objects, no matter how well-hidden.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
You automatically detect all illegal materials within 50 feet of you for the next hour. You have a clear sense of both the distance and direction towards any detected items. You do not learn any details about the detected items.
Once the werewolf tastes the blood of their prey, there's no escape. Those injured by the beast's claws and teeth are marked with its saliva. Their wounds smell strongly of blood, and it's only a matter of time before the werewolf returns with a vengeance to finish the kill.
This Effect activates whenever a target you have injured with your teeth or claws escapes the range of your unarmed attacks. It does not require an Action or Exertion. Select a target within arm's reach. This Effect cannot be used unless the target is alive and bleeds.
Your target is marked with a throbbing wound that smells strongly of blood. The mark can only be discovered with a deep medical inspection or Effect. Removal inflicts a Severity 1 Injury on the target.
You are aware of the marked target's direction and distance from you. This lasts for the next month, or until either the mark is removed, or you choose to end the Effect. You can have up to 1 mark active.
You receive +2 dice to any rolls made against a marked target.
The hacker can overload any electronic device by fiddling with their smart watch for a moment. The targeted device shudders and gets white-hot before bursting into deadly shrapnel.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a object that uses electricity within 20 feet no larger than a duffel bag (35 liters). You must actively and obviously use a smart watch to activate this Effect. Roll Intellect + Technology Difficulty 6.
If your Outcome is 4 or higher, the target will be completely destroyed and can no longer function, though it may still be repaired. If your Outcome is less than 4, the target will be partially damaged, and any attempts to use it will suffer a dice penalty equal to your Outcome.
When a target is destroyed, it sends shards flying. Anyone within 5 feet of the object rolls 4d10 at Difficulty 6 and takes damage equal to the Outcome. Can be reacted to.