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EXPANDED VOID ……………………………………………
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writings in an unknown language in
notebooks, on walls and, failing anywhere ……………………………………………
else, on your own skin. You have no memory
of doing so when you wake up and you don't 6. RELATIVITY
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know what the writings mean, as the
language isn't one that's known by anyone Your skin begins to age at an accelerated rate,
you speak to. You know they mean dying faster, showing signs of age younger,
something, though. Something bad. and superficially taking longer to heal, as
though you are steadily rotting alive, though
…………………………………………… the effect is mostly superficial.
2. ENDOTHERMIC ……………………………………………
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When you are stressed the temperature
around you drops to near freezing. During
these episodes, your breath is a visible mist,
7. BACKGROUND
NOISE
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condensation forms on surfaces near you, Your vision remains unimpaired but
and your lips turn blue and your fingers go frequently is filled with tiny flashes of
white during these episodes. emissions from the Void, like TV static.
…………………………………………… ……………………………………………
You begin to see a certain star on the edge of You can see it. It knows not that you can, but
the remaining universe, no matter where you it would not care even if it knew. It lives
are, whether your eyes are open, or whether beyond the Void, waiting for the last of the
there are barriers between you. At best it is a universe to be consumed. You cannot
explain what it is, only that you can see it, and
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universe, and when it fully manifests, it will in your sleep.
be the end of the universe. It is the Devourer
of All, and it sees everything that sees it. And ……………………………………………
you see it every time you close your eyes.
15. EXTRASENSORY
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Watching. Waiting. Taking heed of the
insignificant thing that is you. CORRUPTION
…………………………………………… Some animals can sense the touch of
corruption on you. Cats take an instant
11. STOLEN VOICE dislike to you and small rodents such as
hamsters, gerbils and mice become petrified
Your voice is sometimes no longer your own, and will frequently die of fear if you attempt
enough not to
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instead uttering strange, incomprehensible
words in a tone alien to you whenever you
try to speak. This occurrence is infrequent
seriously impair
to touch them. Many planets have very
primitive predators that have not evolved a
great deal since reaching the apex of their
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niche, such as sharks and crocodiles, These
communication, but when it does occur it is predators can also sense the touch of
notable and alarming to those listening. corruption and can always sense where you
…………………………………………… are. These show no fear of you.
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12. BONE SPURS
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unlike stars, sometimes they move around.
around you -including medical treatment. While this occurs, the feeling of the universe
…………………………………………… passing through you is frightening and
powerful. These episodes come periodicalyl
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18. EYES OF and last a day or so.
DARKNESS ……………………………………………
The pupils of your eyes permanently dilate, 20. IN YOUR MIND
meaning that you can now easily see in
darkness, though you are also caused pain by You suffer from a form of progressive and
light, with daylight being very painful creeping amnesia. It is as if your own
personal universe in slowly collapsing. Not
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EXPANDED COSMIC 6. MECHANICAL
MUTATIONS HARMONY
You can improve the CONDITION of one
piece of equipment by one step just by
1. THIRD LUNG caring for it. If you lose it, or pass it on to
somebody else, it will degrade back to its
Gain a third lung/respirator that has the original condition. You can only be caring
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ability to safely breathe in toxic and corrosive for one piece of equipment at a time. This
atmospheres - at half the efficiency. improvement in condition does not require
any resources, just your own attention.
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2. EMPATH
7. DARK SHADOWS
You are sensitive to the true emotional state
of any living being that you touch - whether Once per day, you can bathe yourself in any
you want to be or not. nearby shadows, providing Advantage on
any sort of sight-based attempt at stealth.
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3. BIOLUM
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You can emit light from your hands, it is
strong enough to dimly light an area about
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BRIDGE
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2m around you. Doing so requires a BDY The hemispheres of the brain grow
roll every 5 minutes, after failure of which connections between them, enabling a
you must sleep before doing so again. greater ability to think logically and creatively
…………………………………………… at the same time, providing Advantage on a
relevant SVY or TEC roll once per day.
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4. PHOTON ……………………………………………
COLLECTOR
9. PRECOG
You can see normally in near total darkness.
Doing so requires a SVY roll every 5 Once per day, you can get knowledge of
minutes, after failure of which your eyes what is going to happen a few seconds
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become tried and you must rest before doing before it does happen - providing whatever
so again. bane or boon that knowledge may afford.
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5. SPROUT 10. UNIVERSAL
You sprout a small plant from somewhere on
COMPASS
your body. So long as it is watered and
provided light, you can subsist off the energy it You never feel disoriented or disadvantaged
produces indefinitely, if needed. when moving from different weights of
gravity, from artificial gravity to planetary, or
…………………………………………… when transitioning from zero-G to ship
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gravity. You also always instinctively know 14. PYROKINESIS
which way is your local up, left, fore and aft
point. Can cause an object in sight, as long as it's
flammable and up to the size of a hand-held
…………………………………………… object, to catch fire using the mind. The
initial flame is small, no more than a spark or
11. GRAVITATIONAL candle light. Requires a BDY roll each time,
GRACE failure of which requires a day of rest to use
again.
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You have limited and purely instinctive
control over the gravitational fields around ……………………………………………
you. When you fall, you will never suffer
falling damage as you can subconsciously 15. 200/20 VISION
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slow yourself in the moment before impact.
This instinct acts even if you are You can see with such clarity that you can see
unconscious. This also comes in handy if an object that is 200m away as clearly as most
adrift, untethered, in space. people could see it at 20m. Your vision is as
good as many birds of prey that can spot
…………………………………………… small rodents moving in vegetation from
100m up in the air. All penalties caused by
12. RECOG medium ranges can be ignored and long
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Once per day, when entering a place, you
may instinctively know what happened there
in the previous 6 minutes. Your knowledge is
ranges treated as medium range.
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as if you were stood in the same spot, only 6 16. TRANSLOCATION
minutes earlier and had watched the events
play out. ou can manipulate the void energies and use
it to swap places with one willing intelligent
…………………………………………… creature that you can see. The downside is
that it is only the organic bodies that swap,
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BDY each minute, failure of which requires equipment may be damaged. Things that
you to rest before you can do it again. You cannot stretch to fit, will tear at the seams.
can heat it, freeze it, and shape it. You cannot Items that cannot stretch or tear will lose one
give it intelligence or life, nor can you change level of CONDITION. Being crammed into
its chemical structure or color. The effects armor that cannot give, not fits, will not
require your active concentration and will cause you damage, but is extremely painful
end if you are distracted. and may hinder your capacity to make checks
…………………………………………… and moment.
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17. PANLOCATION 19. MUSCLE
When you panic, become scared or are
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shocked, you partially phase out of this You can temporarily increase the mass and
dimension. If you were going to take density of your musculature. You can move
damage, such as being hit while surprised, points of DEX to BDY. You cannot exceed
roll 1d12. If your roll is higher than the a total BDY of 6. It takes a turn to move
damage you would have taken, the weapon, each point and once moved you can maintain
passes unhindered through the space where
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this balance for a number of turns equal to
you were, doing you no harm. If you roll less your SVY. At the end of the duration your
than the damage, you are hit as normal. If abilities return to normal at a rate of one
you use this ability you cannot also use your point each turn. As your BDY changes, you
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own equipment in the same turn as you and also gain one bonus hit point for each point
everything you are carrying are swapping in of BDY gained. These bonus hit points are
and out of different dimensions. also lost when your BDY returns to normal.
If you hit points drop to zero or below you
…………………………………………… will fall unconscious. This ability can only be
used once between full rest periods.
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You can understand the calls and noises that
insects make. If you spend 10 minutes
listening to a specific species of insect you
will gain an general understanding of the
20. HYPERACUSIS
You are super sensitive to sounds. You gain
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meanings of each of its sounds. If you can Advantage on all SVY checks for perception
study it for an hour, you can derive the actual involving listening. You also get advantage
on checks to see if you are being lied to as
meaning of what it is communicating. After you can detect minute inflections in the voice
2hrs of study you can emulate those sounds that give away the lie. Unfortunately, you get
sufficiently to convey general ideas to any disadvantage on all ability checks when in a
insect of its species. loud environment unless you wear ear
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defenders.
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