You chase each bond after bond like it's all you'd ever want, not knowing it was always meant to be fleeting. The beauty of life and serendipity escapes you as you insist on pinning the red string of fate upon each and every milestone.
Now, it has made it to your gifts as well. They are tethered to you by what may be an invisible string, and eventually you are bound to be connected to so many that you become a network of promises. The visuals remind you of an evidence board, beautiful in its ordered chaos, soon to be smothered in red.
This item has been promised to you. Do not let anyone take it away.
Never again.
On the red string:
Koriol, ever the artist, weaves in crimson strings. They wrap around and through the artifact, pinned down in the same manner that one would install 10 locks on a door. He's slipping. He needs a safety net. This will have to do.
This Artifact cannot be broken. If this Artifact is lost and in no one else’s possession, it finds its way back to its true owner during the next Downtime.
By default, the creator of this Artifact is its true owner. The true owner may formally bequeath this Artifact onto another person within arm’s reach, after which they are its true owner. If the true owner dies or is destroyed, their ownership ends. If this Artifact has no true owner, anyone may spend one day attuning to it to become its true owner.
If this Artifact is in no one else’s possession, its true owner may Exert their Mind and spend two Actions to bring it to themselves.
Bartenders don't just mix drinks, no.. They're therapists, friends, confidants.
The best ones, you walk away feeling like you just had a chat with your best friend.
O'Malley has years of practice, and knows how to make a patron feel comfortable. Full attention, a warm smile, and a twirl of a bottle tends to make people want to open up to him.
You gain the following benefits as long as as long as He must have a passenger and you are piloting any vehicle.
You receive +2 dice to any rolls to pilot a vehicle.
You also gain the following effects:
The two previously dim yellow lights in Astra's roboBunny ears flicker. The roboBunny ears get covered in a black ichor like substance. They become transparent and watery, glass-like before vanishing completely. Not long after, the black ichor covers the rest of Astra's body, gobbling all of her clothes and belongings from head to toe. The glassy, water like shimmer follows, mimicking the black ichor's advance. Astra then vanishes, her silhouette barely distinguishable in an otherwise empty room.
When the girl moves, her silhouette becomes visible, displaying a shimmery, glassy, watery like depiction of whatever it was displaying to conceal Astra. It changes and realigns to make the snowBunny obscured again, only managing after the movement stops.
When the effect stops, the black ichor becomes visible as it retreats back into the bunny ears.
The ichor cannot be touched and any object or person not covered in it will simply go through and touch Astra.
The 'ichor' is in fact an illusion, hence it's non-physical nature. The bunnyEars create a field that 'washes' over Astra's body, clothes and on-person belongings.
While this effect is active and Astra moves, the resulting distortion is the light bending being readjusted, trying to match the surroundings from all possible angles.
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. You only remain obscured while you are standing still; moving or taking actions will suspend the Effect for a Round.
You may turn this Effect on and off at will during its duration.
Leon's senses are evolving in unexpected ways, the offerings he'd once received to gift unto Amaterasu, Tsukiyomi, and Inari turn to ash in his hands now when he receives them at the end of his jobs. Cruel laughter echoes in his mind as if to inform him that he no longer has the luxury of the shelter provided by the divine, and as this newest evolution begins, Leon feels something wrong begins to occur. His illusory self began manifesting his authentic self, supplanting itself over his desired imaginary identity. It was all Leon could do to contain it conditionally into the fox mask he had worn as a mockery of others. A presentation of the authentic self as a mask over the false self. Now, it exists as a mockery of the self, a mirror reflecting a twisted shadow. A reflection that he could no longer deny as the shadows with his face drew closer in his dreams. Trapped now in his new reality, it is cruel that he can no longer close his eyes and shut out the truth. The screaming will not be silenced; the smell of her blood will never leave his senses. He can no longer hide behind closed eyes or ignore the festering rot he feels inside. All he can do is don the mask.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using an Inari Mask to gain the benefits of this Effect.
Your senses are enhanced in the following way.
The Archdruid appears as a humanoid figure made up of vines and other plant life.
You gain the following benefits as long as you have not harmed a living being in the last 24 hours.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: a humanoid with green skin and plants growing on their skin. You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Charisma is increased by 1.
Your body is adapted to Persuasion. You receive +3 dice on non-attack rolls related to Persuasion.
No single organ in your body is critical for life. Called Shots do no additional Damage to you. You may perceive the world through separated body parts, take Actions with them, and reattach them by spending an Action and Exerting your Mind.
Your appendages have 30 feet of reach.
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.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Pacifist - You find the act of harming another impossible for you. (Whenever you would try to harm another living being, roll Self-Control or be forced to stay passive) and Nature Boy - You find yourself viewing nature similarly to that of a thinking person. (Roll Self-Control when you would attempt to harm nature or allow harm to come to nature).
A white metal suit of armor with a black undershirt, it protects the user's body from all harm.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Messiah Fist to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You have 3 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.
Any Injury received from Damage that was reduced by this Armor is considered makeshift stabilized and will not degrade further. Any Battle Scar received from such an Injury is reduced by 1 level to a minimum of a Minor Battle Scar.
The ninja does not approve of guns; they prefer using the bow for its stealth and versatility.
You gain the following benefits as long as engaged in combat with wooden longbows.
You receive +2 dice to all rolls using wooden longbows. Reloading is a Free Action, and drawing your weapon does not require a Quick Action as long as it is on your person.
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's arms swell to an incredible size, forcing them to lope around like a gorilla. This allows them to throw heavy objects great distances, including those unfortunate souls who find themselves in their way.
Unfortunately, they have difficulty with small objects and often destroy the things they touch by accident.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Brawn rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Brawn (cannot be used on combat rolls or Effect activations).
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: You are muscled like a gorilla and have a slight muzzle and animal facial features.
You also gain the following effects:
The werewolf's gnashing teeth sheer through steel and bone alike. Those caught in their maw rarely make it out alive.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are in werewolf form, and 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:
You never know whether or not the musician's death is merely part of the performance.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
If you would take an Injury that would kill you, you don’t die. Instead, you survive in an Incapacitated state. This state lasts for the next hour, at which point you fully return to life. Unstabilized Injuries do not degrade while you are Incapacitated
If, while you are unconscious, your wound level rises above your rating in Body + Charisma, or if you take an Injury with Severity greater than your rating in Charisma, you die. After you return, the Injury that would have killed you, as well as any Injuries sustained while Incapacitated, are healed. Battle scars obtained during this time remain.