MULTIVERSE

ARTEFACTS
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uAUGER STAFF
This odd staff looks more like a short polearm with
an auger (a large drill or screw) on one end. It is not an
effective weapon on its own. What makes the auger staff
potent is its ability to strengthen the natural Dynamic
Powers of anyone who holds it. The staff cannot boost
the power of another artefact, though its use does
not preclude the owner using more than one booster
artefact. Unlike the Oracle Belt (BESM Multiverse,
page 37), a knowledgeable user can learn to wield the
auger staff ’s Dynamic Powers without existing abilities,
but they will be restricted to air manipulation unless the
staff ’s nature unlocks greater potential in the wielder.
When used, the auger spins at incredible speed, glowing
and giving off an obvious humming sound.
AUGER STAFF
LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE
Dynamic Powers (Air, or increases
1 (2) 10 any Dynamic Powers the wielder
already possesses; Detectable:
Hearing, Sight +1)
10 TOTAL (5 POINT ITEM)
uBELLE BELL
This tiny chiming charm is one of the most useful
social wonders available across Worlds. Magical versions
trill so softly to be almost inaudible, both soothing
all who hear it and creating gentle harmony amongst
those to whom the wearer speaks with kind intent. It
also ensures that the character’s clothing and personal
grooming are in an ideal state, making them more
appealing. Psychic variants use tiny crystals, while more
straightforward technological versions use holography
and micro-harmonics.
uDASH BOOTS
Versions of these boots exist through scientific
and magical invention across dimensions. Whether
empowered by jets, psychic crystals, or enchantment,
they provide the same basic benefit. In addition to
enhanced leaping, a quick burst of force propels the
wearer forward for a short time. Clever use of this brief
rush can further improve horizontal leaping distance
in an emergency, though landing may be tricky. Magic
sometimes devises more powerful versions of dash
boots that propel their wearer over leagues, while tech
engineers prefer to expand into flight.
DASH BOOTS
LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE
2 (3) 2 Jumping (x30 normal;
Detectable: Hearing +1)
Special Movement (Speedburst x5
1 (2) 1 sprint 2; Detectable: Hearing +1)
3 TOTAL (1 POINT ITEM)
uPHASE CONDUCTION
HARNESS
This rare Cathedral device has made its way to other
Worlds through various sorcerous and psionic forms of
innovation. Incorporeal forms offer many advantages,
but they can be dangerous to use without other abilities
to compensate for their drawbacks. By incorporating
specialised molecular manipulators, the harness allows
the wearer to cling to (or swim through – solid surfaces).
It also provides limitless native atmosphere as well as the
ability to see through opaque matter at short ranges.
With combinations of neural networking and physics
hacking difficult to achieve even in Cathedral, most
versions created on different Worlds rely on magic or

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similar reality-altering effects.

BELLE BELL
LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE PHASE CONDUCTION
Expertise (Minor edge – social
HARNESS
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1 1 interaction rolls)
1 1 Features (Appearance)
LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE
2 TOTAL (1 POINT ITEM) Change State
5 15 (Incorporeal for short duration)
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2 (1) 4 Resilient (Lack of Air: Complete -1)

2 2 Special Movement (Wall-Crawling 2)
FACT

Supersense
1 1 (X-Ray Vision; 10 metres)

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uREVERBERATOR RIFLE
While there is obviously no rifling in a sonic
weapon, this long gun is an unusual device designed
to hit and disorient targets with otherwise-impassible
defences. The reverberator rifle creates a localised area
of intense sound and harmful vibration so loud that
it causes serious damage. Victims with any hearing
capability find themselves suffering from haemorrhages
(or internal ruptures for inorganic beings) with the
transmission of reverberation into the body. This also
has a deleterious effect on the target’s hearing. Characters
who are immune to extreme sound or able to counter
vibratory attacks are immune to the rifle’s effects. While
characters with the Immutable Attribute have resistance
to the rifle’s attack damage, they can still endure hearing
loss without the appropriate type of Resilient Attribute.
REVERBERATOR RIFLE
LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE
Weapon: Sonic Burst (Area:
3 metres -1, Flare: Sound -1,
Insidious -3, Multidimensional -1,
10 (5) 20 Range: 100 metres -3; Backblast +1,
Backlash +1, Hands +1, Toxic:
Intense Sound/Vibration +1)
20 TOTAL (10 POINT ITEM)
uTIME SANDS PENDANT
The original version of this enchanted necklace
hourglass was created during Imago’s mystic age. When
the wearer turns the pendant over, blue sands turn red
while they flow down. Until the sands run out, the
owner can move with phenomenal speed, outrunning
the fastest animals and fighting with the prowess of
three warriors. Any time before the hour is up, the
wearer can turn the pendant over to reset the time
sands. Until every last red grain is blue again, the magic
remains dormant. Versions of this charm have found
their way to Aradia, Bazaroth, Ikaris, and Prime Earth.
Interested parties on Cathedral and Enid would have
little difficulty tracking down time sands pendants;
acquiring them might prove more troublesome.
TIME SANDS PENDANT
LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE
Extra Actions (2 extra actions/
1 (2) 4 round; Dependent: Superspeed +1)
Superspeed (1,000 kph; Recovery:
2 (3) 6 1-to-1 time ratio with Attribute’s
use +1)
10 TOTAL (5 POINT ITEM)
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uTRANSFORMATION BUCKLE
Alternatively available in necklace, bracelet, glasses,
and earring form, the most common version of this
device in the Anime Multiverse is a belt buckle. With
a twist of the buckle or a special battle cry, an ordinary
teenager changes into a colourful superhero. The suite
of abilities provided is the most common variant found
on most Worlds. Aradia is the source of the majority
of transformation buckles. Each buckle (traditionally
provided in sets to groups of five) is designed to provide
its user protection from basic dangers. Transformation
buckles vary to an incredible extent, with the Weaver’s
Accord tailoring them to the needs of each hero or
band. More common variants include Flight, versions
of Resilient suited to a particular threat, and Weapon for
built-in combat artefacts. It is rare for a transformation
buckle to provide direct improvements to fighting skill
or Combat Techniques, since the wearers are expected
to already have extensive martial training. Bazaroth
created twisted versions of transformation buckles to
invest their allies with power, but this has become rare
given the high rate of defection from Moloch Crusade
champions to the forces of Harmony.
TRANSFORMATION BUCKLE
LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE
1 1 Alternate Identity (Hero Form)
Armour (Armour Rating 20;
3 (4) 6 Dependent: Alternate Identity +1)
Jumping (x10 normal; Dependent:
1 (2) 1 Alternate Identity +1)
1 (2) 2 Resilient (Airborne Toxins, Lack of
Air; Dependent: Alternate Identity +1)
Superstrength
1 4 (250 kg; +5 unarmed damage)
14 TOTAL (7 POINT ITEM)
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uWAYFARER SHIELD
Wayfarer Wardens are said to have served
Ozymandias long ago. Speculation abounds regarding
their purpose. Some believe they were precursors to the
Skeleton Keys – champions of the mythic golden age
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from before the Moloch Crusade tore down paradise.
Others believe they were partners and bodyguards of
the first Skeleton Keys. More claim they were a separate
order entirely who sought out world gates to protect
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those who used them and stop anyone who sought
to exploit innocents. All the stories agree that the
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original Wayfarers are gone, lost with their legendary
Gatekeeper. New groups of Wayfarer Wardens have
risen in the aeons since as keepers of the shields that
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were the original order’s badge of office.
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A Wayfarer shield is far more than a simple metal were overshadowed by neomorph battles and Meteor
disc. It resonates with the power (and good fortune) Ball. The advent of the Auto-Joust Racing Circuit gave
of the Cosmic Web and grants its wearer sensitivity to motorsports teams a chance to survive. Smart tires allow
nearby world gates. If none are within range, the shield the super-car to go off-road and drive over hazards
will guide its owner toward whichever gate most needs without concern. Scanners and holo-displays ensure
defending on that World. Wayfarer shields also carry that neither smoke, paint, nor the most troublesome
potent wards that make them ideal protective tools, weather can impede the driver’s vision. Jump jets
resonating with a Warden’s training in Deflection and provide phenomenal gap-leaping potential.
Reflection. The shield also fires short-range bursts of Regina Zwift drives the Zwift Steel in competition
magical force. and occasionally for the World Police. Terror Gear
specialises in the use and theft of valuable equipment,
WAYFINDER SHIELD so Regina and Zwift Steel provide courier service to
GEO in dire circumstances. They sometimes run
LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE afoul of Exodynamics and SHI, both of which engage
2 2 Expertise (Major edge – defending in corporate duels through racing matches; neither
when using a shield) megacorp is happy when a third party shows up their
1 1 Mulligan (2 re-rolls/session)
expensive vehicles and drivers. Perhaps most unusual
Sixth Sense
6 (1) 6 about Zwift Steel Motorsports is their experience with
(World Gates; Area: 10 km -5)
1 1 Special Movement (Zen Direction) the Cosmic Web. Regina drove through a world gate
5 (3) 10 Weapon: Disc Blast by accident a few years back and has made friends on
(Range: 10 metres -2) different Worlds. Allies on the other side of a gate might
20 TOTAL (10 POINT ITEM) gain the opportunity to build a Zwift Steel of their own.

uWINGSWORD
ZWIFT STEEL
Made famous by Gatekeeper Aria Edeni, the LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE
enchantments of the wingsword are now available to Alternate Identity
1 1 (Ordinary sports car)
most who understand magical or psychic principles. A
4 8 Armour (Armour Rating 20)
wingsword strengthens the flight capabilities of its bearer 3 3 Capacity (5 people or 1 tonne)
(or grants flight to those without) by surrounding the 1 1 Combat Techniques (Rush Attack)
wielder in a gentle rainbow aura. Its edge is more potent 2 2 Defence Mastery
than most swords of its type, but only to a moderate Expertise (Major edge – driving
degree. A flying wielder can unleash bursts of fierce 1 (2) 1 rolls; Environmental: to counter
driving obstacles only +1)
wind from the sword, though anyone standing behind Features (Alarm System, Basic AI,
them risks getting caught in the onrush of air. Camera, Comms, Ejection Seat,
Fast Acceleration, GPS, Highly
4 4 Manoeuvrable, HUD, Identity
WINGSWORD Verifier, Modern Vehicle Tech
Suite, Radar Detector, Revolving
License Plate, Tool Kit)

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LEVEL POINTS ATTRIBUTE 5 (6) 5 Ground Speed
1 (2) 3 Flight (30 kph; Detectable: Sight +1) (500 kph; Detectable: Hearing +1)
5 10 Wingslash Jumping (x30 normal;
2 (3) 2 Detectable: Hearing +1)
Wing Wind (Alternate; Range: Resilient (Airborne Toxins,
5 5 10 metres -2; Backblast +1, 3 6 Intense Light, Lack of Air)
Dependent: Flight +1)
3 3 Supersense (X-Ray Vision; 1 km)
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18 TOTAL (9 POINT ITEM) Taunt (Major obstacle – driving

rolls from oil slick, smokescreen,
2 2 caltrops, paint pellets/spray,
targeted glare, etc.)
Weapon: Battery Disruptor
uZWIFT STEEL
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(Insidious -3, Range: 10 metres -2;

4 (2) 8 Backlash +1, Exclusive: Inorganic
One of the most extraordinary vehicles on Imago, electric systems +1, Toxic:
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the Zwift Steel reflects the cutting edge in combat Insulated systems +1)
4 4 Weapon: Wheel Blades
racing automobiles. Zwift Steel Motorsports is a family
business operated by Newport’s Zwift family. They were 50 TOTAL (25 POINT ITEM)
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