When active, his eye glows faintly red, pulsing like a living ember. Observers feel a creeping unease, as though he sees through the fabric of reality itself.
Dorianโs awareness comes from the unsettling realization that his world is governed by hidden rules, like a game. As a barkeeper, he feels the subtle shifts in reality, perceiving the underlying structure of life. This awareness isolates him, making him an observer of his own existence, yet it grants him the ability to subtly influence the flow of events, nudging reality within its unspoken limits.
You gain the following benefits as long as you have your A red glowing eye.
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).
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Weak Stomach.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Nightmares.
If you are witnessed actively using this Effect, whoever sees it can make a Perception + Alertness roll at Difficulty 6. A complete success reveals the source of your power.
You also gain the following effects:
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Spend 2 Actions to activate. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 100 feet This Effect cannot be used unless Astrology hat. You must actively and obviously use Hat to activate this Effect. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Occult at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
This Gift's level is capped at 2 Gifts and cannot be increased further.
Ulysses slashes the targets body part with his Cockatrice Talons, and the affected body part quickly turns to stone.
The core of the Cockatrice, the drakebirdโs ability to transform its victims into stone. As a hybrid human with Cockatrice DNA created by GenWyld experimentation, Ulysses has gained some of the beastโs power.
Exert your Mind and Spend an Action. Select a Living target within arm's reach. Roll Dexterity + Melee at Difficulty 6. The target may roll Body, -2 dice at Difficulty 7, as a Free Action to resist.
If you succeed, the target receives a new Battle Scar of your choosing, limited by the contested Outcome:
When you Full Polymorph a target, you may transform them into Statue.
You may affect up to 3 targets within range.
If you inflict two Extreme (Outcome > 3) Battle Scars on the target, you may transform them fully into another species.
All alterations you make must Must Turn Body Parts to Stone (in mechanical effect only lost body partโor later with more investment, full polymorph+curse of the castle to statueifyโstone hand, leg, foot, etc. So no Bad Back, no Wheezing).
Jacko doesn't know what can be thrown, Jacko just picks up and goes Yeet, and it goes places.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with thrown weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls utilizing thrown weapons.
You also gain the following effects:
The Donfather whistles as a group of 3 comically large men in suits with even bigger hands rush from around a corner or something. Whatever is most cinematically convenient.
They all look like king pin or like those goons that Mr. O' Hare had in The Lorax
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Summon up to 3 Non-Sapient, Animate Musclehead Boys at your location. They last for two hours or until they are destroyed. They are controlled by the GM but will follow any commands you give. You may have at most 3 minions active at a time.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: My Boys! - You care very deeply about your boys. (Whenever one of your boys would be killed, make a Self-Control roll not to act out in grief.).
Pringles punches through a hole in space, and clenches his fist. When it comes out of the hole, a piece of his target comes out with it. When clashing or defending, the hole in space redirects the incoming attack to achieve the desired effect.
Spend an Action. Select a target within 50 feet. You must make a Trauma roll when you use this Effect. Its Difficulty cannot be reduced by any means. If you fail or Botch, you receive one Mind Damage and a new Trauma. Roll Brawn + Melee Difficulty 6. The target may contest by rolling Body, Difficulty 6.
If the Contested Outcome is positive, the target takes that much Damage plus 4.
You may use this Effect to Defend against any melee, projectile, or firearm Attacks within range or Clash against any Attack targeted at you. Using it to Defend deals no Damage but does not cost Exertion.
If the target suffers an Injury from this Effect, they will receive at least a Minor Battle Scar regardless of its Severity. When this Effect causes a Battle Scar, you may select which one of the appropriate level.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation will almost certainly be disturbed to see parts of the target are left on the floor next to them.
This Gift cannot have more than 3 Drawbacks, and its Gift Cost is capped at 2.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Don't try it: If you can clash an attack aimed at you or your team, you need to roll self control not to.
While addressing a crowd, the influencer may use coded language to send secret messages to a particular person in the crowd. These messages can't be noticed or understood by anyone but the intended target.
Spend an Action. Select a target any distance away from you. You must have a specific target in mind, but you require only an intuitive understanding of them, such as their name, face, or Location. This Effect cannot be used unless you are speaking to multiple people and the target is listening.
You may send a single message to your target. It can be no more complicated than a multi-page letter or a long email.
The message will only be perceived by the intended recipient. You must share a common language for your target to understand the message.
This Effect is not obvious, and the only sign you are using an Effect is your left hand making a fist. If someone suspects that an Effect was used, they must roll Perception + Alertness, Difficulty 8 to pick up on your Tell.
This Gift cannot have more than 3 Drawbacks, and its Gift Cost is capped at 2.
The time-twister presses a button on one of their wristwatches, and, in a flash of orange light, disappears. They have skipped 12 seconds forward in time. To them, the travel is instantaneous, but everyone else must wait until they reappear.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. You must actively and obviously use a clock or watch to activate this Effect.
You phase out of reality for 4 Rounds. During this time, you cannot perceive or affect the outside world or take any Actions. You cannot move. Nothing can interact with you in any way.
When you phase out, you may bring up to 1 additional target in arm's reach with you.
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:
Finally, the girls are fusing the way theyโve wanted to since they began Contracting, three and a half years ago. It took Graceโs left eye for them to try this, but the girls are now able to spend a week focusing their energy towards a Battle Scarred area and permanently replacing it with The Spiritโs ghostly flesh. The replaced chunks, eyes, arms, whatever may come, appear just as The Spiritโs: bluish and semi-transparent, but now function just as the respective physical flesh would.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Any Injury you receive heals quickly, reducing its Severity by one level every 6 hours. 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.
All Injuries you receive are considered Properly Stabilized. You may also choose to heal any Battle Scar on yourself that may not have been caused by an Injury. Doing so takes one day, and the Battle Scar affects you fully until that time.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: any scars that heal this way leave the flesh in that area bluish and semi-transparent, causing you to be viewed as a freak by most people who see you.
The influencer is welcome at any event or social gathering, but they're easy to recognize, even when they'd rather not be.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Charisma rating is increased by 1. You may Exert your Mind to automatically gain an Outcome of 5 on any roll that uses Charisma (Cannot be used on combat rolls or Power activations).
You also gain the following effects: