Oleg has stood where lesser men falter — amidst blood, screams, and chaos. A surgeon by trade, a survivor by necessity, he’s trained his mind to cut through terror as deftly as his scalpel through flesh. In the eye of disaster, where adrenaline crushes reason and fear clouds judgment, Oleg endures. Fatigue, pain, and looming violence are reduced to background noise; his focus remains razor-sharp, his hands steady. Every heartbeat counts, every decision is a lifeline. Whether under gunfire or in a collapsing trauma ward, Oleg faces calamity with unflinching resolve. The storm rages — but he does not waver. Lives depend on it.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours.
Jorge’s sin is beginning to manifest. Like the Kuliltu he consumed…the sea is changing him. He is beginning to become more fishlike. Patches of scales have broken out across his back and ribs, and gills have slitted out across his neck. His teeth have grown sharper and more angular, the bite of some underwater creature. When he move he moves more like a sinuous predator of the deep. Like a bull shark, he functions well in both salt and freshwater.
The Kuliltu, that scion of a greater thing below. Eating it had consequences. Consequences Jorge is only now beginning to realize. For now it is merely physical, but how long does he have before the depths call to his mind?
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You are permanently and visibly transformed: Fish Person (patches of scales, gills, sharp teeth are the first emerging signs…). You are considered to be a Sapient, Living being when targeted. Your Brawn is increased by 1.
While in Lakes and Rivers/Freshwater or Oceans/Saltwater, heat, cold, pressure, radiation, and other native hazards do not affect you. Dangerous local flora and fauna will not bother you unless you give them a reason.
Eins is synchronized with the song of the world, what she calls 'The Signal', granting her the ability to perceive reality in a much clearer form, even if she doesn't want to or if it's harmful to her. However being able to perceive this song allows her to manipulate it and even generate her own.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
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).
You also gain the following effects:
A counterfeit of the oncoming attack is made having a dull metallic shimmer and off color to the original attack but exact structure to counter the oncoming attack. Scale, shape, density, and placement determine effectiveness where in a poor counterfeit may shatter or appear in the wrong spot while a great counterfeit may be unique having qualities to make it stand on its own like a bullet being smaller and narrower to pierce through a larger one or a sword swinging at the right angle to block the original.
"This gift doesn't feel real and probably never feel like my own, but I'll just fake it till i make it."
This gift just as it copies to defend is in itself a copy to barriers of similar traits and is bound to express issues in that vein unless the user can make a true copy or replica that can last long enough.
Exert your Mind (unless you win a coin flip) and spend an Action or Reaction to activate. Roll Intellect + Alertness at Difficulty 6.
If you succeed, you create a Barrier around yourself, which absorbs the next Outcome Damage. Half the damage absorbed is reflected back at the attacker, which they can Defend against as normal. The Damage reduction from the Barrier is applied before Armor, and is treated like Armor by any effects such as Armor Penetration. You may only have 1 active barrier at a time.
You must maintain Concentration while using this Effect. The Barrier will fall if you are interrupted, 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. As long as it does not fall, the barrier regenerates back to full strength at the end of each Round of combat.
After this Effect ends, you cannot move quicker than a walk for one minute and suffer a -1 dice penalty for an hour.
You may only use this Effect once per day.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You can interact with things that are within 75 feet without needing to physically touch them or be near them. Any rolls made for Actions taken in this way use a Mental Strength of 2 in place of your Brawn rating, a Mental Agility of 2 in place of your Dexterity, and otherwise use your own Attributes and Abilities.
Telekinetic actions have the following restrictions and behaviors:
Shoots projectile to deflect // gun recoil/knockback moves john out of the way
You gain the following benefits as long as engaged in combat with rifles.
+2 dice to all rifles rolls.
You also gain the following effects:
While submerged, the aquamancer can fully sustain themselves from the waters around them, entirely forgoing food, drink, and even air. They may also enter a state of hibernation, remaining underwater and incapacitated for up to two months.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are submerged in water.
You no longer require any food, water, or air in order to survive. You no longer age naturally, and supernatural attempts to age you fail. Any roll to resist an Effect dependent on any affected requirement automatically succeeds.
You may spend one minute entering a state of hibernation, during which you are inanimate and unaffected by any requirements for life. You may still perceive the outside world and may spend 3 Rounds "waking up" to end it.
The beastmaster puts their nose to the ground and sniffs about the area. Their feral nostrils tell them what sorts of creatures live in the area, and who lays claim to each region.
Exert your Mind and spend a minute. Investigate an area with a radius of up to 100 feet Can only be activated while you are in the wilderness. At the end of your investigation, roll Perception + Survival at Difficulty 6.
You learn the following information about the area:
You cannot investigate the same area more than once per day.
There's a certain strength that comes from displaying the flag of one's country. As long as the Soldier holding their country's flag or wearing something emblazoned with it, they are less likely to be injured in battle.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using clothes or a uniform that displays the flag of your country to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You have 4 Armor, which reduces incoming Damage. Armor from multiple sources does not stack. This Armor cannot be circumvented with Called Shots.
The beastmaster can speak to and understand any animal.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may understand and communicate to terrestrial animal as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
Through the use of clever rhetoric, the spy is able to inspire a surge of emotion in a target with whom they are speaking.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Living target within 45 feet as well as a specific emotion. This Effect cannot be used unless you are engaged in conversation with the target. Roll Charisma + Influence at Difficulty 6. Affected targets can resist by rolling Mind at Difficulty 6 -3 dice.
If you succeed, for the next minute, your target will do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done, inspired by the chosen emotion. They will not necessarily display their emotions in an obvious way.
Actions they take will be in keeping with their character and the way they tend to deal with strong emotions. They will be unlikely to change their mind about any actions taken or decisions made until after the Effect ends.