another ability-related TODO item

Signed-off-by: Brian S. Stephan <bss@incorporeal.org>

TODO.md

@@ -7,3 +7,15 @@ Stuff to take care of when I'm not doing the stuff I should be doing first.
 * Control the Savage is essentially the same thing as Command Beast, where Command Beast is not referenced anywhere but
   has an interesting use of Effort tacked on to the end of it. Remove Command Beast but put the Effort usage under
   Control the Savage? Note the difference in costs, though.
+* similar problem for Bound Magic Creature/Familiar, pretty much identical powers, maybe can just change the references
+  to one to the other
+* looking randomly at the A list, there's probably some stuff that needs to be resorted
+
+## Genres - Superheroes
+
+* Combine the two slightly different versions of power shifts, one has a better description but the other has stuff like
+  flight, basically splice it
+
+## Genres - Fairytale
+
+* Combine the descriptor sections, the recommended and the new.

patches/base/029-move-modern-magic-abilities-into-core.patch

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+@@ -9983,6 +9983,16 @@
+ Effort affects one additional target. You must speak to additional targets to accelerate them, one target per round.
+ Action per target to initiate.
+ 
++Access the Broadcast (2+ Intellect points): You create a flat rectangular illusory "screen" within immediate range that
++can display any broadcast television signal in your area (similar to using a television with an antenna) or any video
++streams in the area (similar to tapping into a wireless network). The screen is anywhere from 1 to 3 feet (30 cm to 1 m)
++across, includes stereo sound, and lasts for one hour. As an action, you can change the channel, the volume, or both.
++The effect ends if you are more than a short distance away from the screen. For each level of Effort you apply to this
++ability, you can increase the width of the screen by up to 3 feet (1 m). Action.
++
++Wireless networks hosting video streams are usually locked or encrypted, which requires you to succeed on an
++Intellect-based attack roll against the network's level (typically level 4) to watch them.
++
+ Acrobatic Attack (1+ Speed points): You leap into the attack, twisting or flipping through the air. If you roll a
+ natural 17 or 18, you can choose to have a minor effect rather than deal extra damage. If you apply Effort to the
+ attack, you get a free level of Effort on the task. You can't use this ability if your Speed Effort costs are reduced
+@@ -10166,6 +10176,13 @@
+ Animal Senses and Sensibilities: You are trained in listening and spotting things. In addition, most of the time, the GM
+ should alert you if you're about to walk into an ambush or a trap that is lower than level 5. Enabler.
+ 
++Annoy Electronics (1 Intellect point): You interfere with the operations of an electronic device. The device must be
++within short range and you must be able to see it. Your interference is limited to things you could do in a few seconds
++if you were directly using the device. For example, you could make a person's phone start playing a loud video, type one
++or two commands on a computer's keyboard, hit a bunch of buttons in an elevator, or change the station or volume on a
++television screen. You must succeed at an Intellect-based task against the device or its bearer (whichever level is
++higher). If you have never interacted with the particular device before, the task is hindered by two steps. Action.
++
+ Answering Attack (3 Speed points): If you are struck in melee, you can make an immediate melee attack against that
+ attacker once per round. The attack is hindered, and you can still take your normal action during the round. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -10194,6 +10211,17 @@
+ rapid-fire weapon, such as a crank crossbow), you can fire your weapon at up to three targets (all next to one another)
+ at once. Make a separate attack roll against each target. Each attack is hindered. Action.
+ 
++Arcanaphone (2 Intellect points): You make use of your cellular service to start a telephone call or use text messaging,
++lasting up to ten minutes. To anyone watching you, you look like you're in "hands free" mode. In all respects, this
++works as if you were carrying your device with you and using it directly (meaning the network notes your current
++location as if you were carrying your phone, and you may not have coverage in some areas). The first time you use this
++ability with your mobile service, you must contact their customer service department to authorize the magic (taking ten
++to sixty minutes), as if it were a new device. You can't use this ability if you don't have a cellular account. Action
++to initiate.
++
++In modern fantasy settings where most people don't know about magic, connecting your spell to your cellular service
++probably requires a lot of strange answers and lies about the "device" you're trying to add to your account.
++
+ Arcane Flare (1 Intellect point): You enhance the damage of another attack spell with an extra charge of energy so that
+ it deals 1 additional point of damage. Alternatively, you attack a target within long range by projecting a flare of raw
+ magic that inflicts 4 points of damage. Enabler for enhancement; action for long-range attack.
+@@ -10263,6 +10291,11 @@
+ to use the language to interact with native speakers, your skills improve rapidly, to the point where you might be
+ mistaken for a native speaker after just a few hours of speaking the new language. Enabler.
+ 
++Background Music (1+ Intellect points): You create quiet background music in a short area, loud enough to be heard in a
++room with normal conversation, but not so loud to be distracting or overwhelming. The music repeats through up to ten
++songs you know, lasting up to an hour. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to
++increase the duration; each level of Effort adds one hour to the play time and five songs to the playlist. Action.
++
+ Balance: You are trained in balancing. Enabler.
+ 
+ Band of Desperados: Your reputation draws a band of six level 2 desperado NPC followers who are completely devoted to
+@@ -10366,6 +10399,11 @@
+ body generates) and focus it on a living creature within short range. The target gains a free and immediate one-action
+ recovery roll. You can't use this ability again on that creature until after its next ten-hour rest. Action.
+ 
++Blackout (3 Intellect points): You issue a disruptive ripple of energy within short range, creating an area where the
++electrical power grid fails. All devices relying on being plugged into the grid stop working. Battery‑powered devices
++still work. Any standby generator connected in this area functions normally, activating emergency power within a few
++rounds. The blackout otherwise lasts for one minute. Action.
++
+ Blameless: You are trained in one of the following: deception, stealth, or disguise. Enabler.
+ 
+ Blend In (4 Intellect points): When you blend in, creatures still see you, but they attach no importance to your
+@@ -10435,6 +10473,10 @@
+ Blood Fever: When you have no points in one or two Pools, you gain an asset to attacks or defense rolls (your choice).
+ Enabler.
+ 
++Blood Magician: When you wish it, you can use points from your Might Pool rather than your Intellect Pool to activate a
++magical ability (including applying Effort to that ability). If you use your Might Pool this way, you use your Might
++Edge instead of your Intellect Edge. Enabler.
++
+ Bloodlust (3 Might points): If you take down a foe, you can move a short distance, but only if you move toward another
+ foe. You don't need to spend the points until you know that the first foe is down. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -10504,6 +10546,22 @@
+ If you lose the bound object, you retain a sense of the direction in which it lies. Action to manifest the magic
+ creature.
+ 
++Bound Magic Familiar: You have a magic familiar bound to you through a magical mark on your body (a tattoo, rune, scar,
++or something as mundane as a freckle or mole). Normally, the familiar remains sleeping in its spiritual form. When you
++use an action to manifest them, they appear next to you as a creature with a specific form (such as a cat, hawk,
++homunculus, tiny dragon, or other suitable magical creature) and can communicate with you telepathically. The familiar
++is friendly toward you but has its own personality determined by the GM. The familiar can remain physically manifested
++for up to one hour, after which they return to their sleeping spiritual form and cannot manifest again until after your
++next ten-hour recovery roll. While manifested, they accompany you and follow your instructions. The familiar must remain
++within an immediate distance of you; if they move farther away, they are yanked back into their magical mark at the end
++of your following turn and cannot return until after your next ten-hour recovery roll. The familiar doesn't make
++attacks, but they can use their action to grant you an asset for any one attack you make on your turn. Otherwise, they
++can take actions on their own (though you'll likely roll for them). If the familiar is reduced to 0 health, they
++dissipate into their spiritual form and cannot manifest again until 1d6 + 2 days have passed. Action to manifest the
++familiar.
++
++Magic familiar: level 3, Speed defense as level 5 due to size, one knowledge skill as level 4
++
+ Brainwashing (6+ Intellect points): You use trickery, well-spoken lies, and mind-affecting chemicals (or other means,
+ like magic or high technology) to make others temporarily do what you want them to do. You control the actions of
+ another creature you touch. This effect lasts for one minute. The target must be level 3 or lower. You can allow it to
+@@ -10689,6 +10747,21 @@
+ percent less likely to function if said function would cause you harm. Thus, if a foe attempts to detonate a bomb near
+ you controlled by a detonator that likes you, there is a 50 percent chance that it won't explode. Action to initiate.
+ 
++Check Status (0+ Intellect points): You can telepathically reach out to up to ten creatures known to you, no matter
++where they are. The individual creatures must be willing and able to communicate. You immediately know their current
++status—eating, driving, sleeping, angry, injured, fine, great, frightened, worried, and so on, generally in the form of
++a short sentence or a few words.
++
++These creatures don't have to share anything they don't want to, including acknowledging that you checked on them, but
++they can't lie through this connection. For example, one person might let you know that they're upset, but that doesn't
++mean you know why (they're dealing with a recent breakup) or what they're doing about it (drinking to cope).
++
++You automatically succeed at using this ability; no roll is required. Only you receive the status information. Other
++people affected by the spell do not get a sense of each other's statuses, nor do they know who else you're checking on.
++
++If you spend 5 Intellect points, you can check on twenty creatures at once, and for every 1 Intellect point you spend
++above that, you can check on an additional ten creatures. Action.
++
+ Cloak of Opportunity (5 Intellect points): You set small objects from the environment (rocks, broken items, clumps of
+ dirt, and so on) swirling about you for up to ten minutes, which grants you +2 Armor. Action to initiate.
+ 
+@@ -10726,6 +10799,15 @@
+ Combat Prowess: You add +1 damage to one type of weapon attack of your choice: melee weapon attacks or ranged weapon
+ attacks. Enabler.
+ 
++Comfort and Encouragement (2+ Intellect points): You speak to a non-hostile creature within short range, telling them
++exactly what they need to hear to have a better day. You don't know what these words are until you say them, but you
++know they will help the creature's attitude. If the creature spends a round or two thinking about what you said, they
++gain an asset on one task of their choosing within one hour. Alternatively, if the creature has an ongoing penalty to
++tasks (such as having a hangover, sadness from a recent fight with their romantic partner, an injury, or a stressful
++situation at work), they can ignore that penalty for the next hour. In addition to the normal options for using Effort,
++you can use Effort to affect more creatures; each level of Effort affects one additional creature. Action to initiate;
++up to one minute to complete.
++
+ Command (3 Intellect points): Through sheer force of will, you can issue a simple imperative command to a single living
+ creature, who then attempts to carry out your command as its next action. The creature must be within short range and
+ able to understand you. The command can't inflict direct harm on the creature or its allies, so "Commit suicide" won't
+@@ -10907,6 +10989,15 @@
+ damage. Its movement is based on its creature type (avian, swimmer, and so on). If your critter companion dies, you can
+ search an urban or wild environment for 1d6 days to find a new one. Enabler.
+ 
++Critter Telekinesis (1 Intellect point): You. telekinetically move a small creature (no larger than a medium dog) an
++immediate distance in any direction you wish. You must be able to see the creature, which must be your size or smaller,
++must not be affixed to anything, and must be within short range. The creature safely arrives at your chosen location
++without any residual force. If the creature knows you and you have a free hand, you can automatically grab the creature
++as part of the action of using this ability. This ability lacks the fine control to move anything with much speed, so in
++most situations, it's used to reposition an animal (such as a pet) out of a dangerous or inconvenient location. For
++example, you could safely pull a scared cat out from under a bed, retrieve a puppy from a storm drain, or relocate a
++wild bird that got inside your house. Action.
++
+ Crowd Control (6+ Intellect points): You control the actions of up to five creatures in short range. This effect lasts
+ for one minute. All targets must be level 2 or lower. Your control is limited to simple verbal commands like "Stop,"
+ "Run away," "Follow that guard," "Look over there," or "Get out of my way." All affected creatures respond to the
+@@ -11155,6 +11246,13 @@
+ are trained in all tasks involving finding, healing, interacting with, and protecting that character. You can have only
+ one ward at a time. Action to initiate.
+ 
++Diagnose Device (2 Intellect points): You ease by two steps the task to diagnose what's wrong with a human-made
++electronic or mechanical device or system (such as a computer, clothes dryer, or toilet) that is damaged,
++malfunctioning, or broken. You must touch the device to diagnose it. Typically a successful roll means that you learn
++the main problem and its cause. For example, you could learn that a bricked phone is infected with malware, a pipe is
++clogged with "flushable" wipes, or a rattling engine needs motor oil. This ability is unreliable at best when used on
++alien, high-technology, or other mysterious devices. Action.
++
+ Diamagnetism: You magnetize any nonmetallic object within short range so that it can be affected by your other magnetic
+ powers. Thus, with Move Metal, you can move any object. With Repel Metal, you are trained in all Speed defense tasks,
+ regardless of whether the incoming attack uses metal. And so on. Enabler.
+@@ -11229,6 +11327,11 @@
+ Disincentivize (1 Intellect point): You hinder all actions attempted by any number of targets within short range who can
+ understand you. You choose which targets are affected. Affected targets' actions are hindered for one round. Enabler.
+ 
++Dispel Magic (2+ Intellect points): Choose one magical effect within long range. An effect of up to level 3 ends if you
++succeed on an Intellect-based attack roll against the level of the effect, or against the level of the creature or
++object the magical effect affects, whichever is higher. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can
++apply Effort to increase the level of the effect that can potentially be dispelled. Action.
++
+ Disrupting Touch (1+ Might points): You can turn your Phase Sprint into a melee attack by purposefully grazing another
+ creature as you run. When you do, the touch releases a violent blast of energy that inflicts 2 points of damage to the
+ target (ignores Armor). Whether you hit or miss, your movement (and turn) ends immediately, which puts you within
+@@ -11455,6 +11558,18 @@
+ attacks and effects that rely on light can affect you, and sudden bursts of light can potentially make you lose your
+ next turn. Action to initiate.
+ 
++Emotional Support Pet (3+ Intellect points): You conjure an adorable animal that most people find irresistibly cute,
++such as a puppy, kitten, or bunny, who is outgoing and friendly and otherwise acts according to its nature. Anyone in
++short range who can see the animal eases their defense tasks against negative feelings (such as anger, fear, sadness,
++and worry) for the next hour. Anyone who pets, cuddles, or plays with this animal for at least a round or two (up to
++four people can do so at once) feels happier for the next hour and adds +1 to any recovery rolls they make during that
++time. At the end of the spell, the conjured animal curls up, falls asleep, and disappears in a puff of smoke. If the
++animal is harmed in any way, anyone who saw it happen eases all rolls against the creature responsible for the harm. In
++addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can conjure three additional animals for each level of Effort you
++apply to this ability. Action.
++
++Adorable Animal: level 1, positive social interactions as level 3
++
+ Enable Others: You can use the helping rules to provide a benefit to another character attempting a physical task.
+ Unlike the normal helping rules, this doesn't require you to use your action helping the other character with the task.
+ This requires no action on your part. Enabler.
+@@ -11523,6 +11638,11 @@
+ example, if you have no experience with a certain kind of extradimensional energy, you can't protect against it. You can
+ select this ability more than once. Each time you select it, you must choose a different kind of energy. Enabler.
+ 
++Enhance Athletics (2 Intellect points): You enhance the ability of one creature to perform certain athletic sports
++tasks. The creature must be within long range and visible to you. For the next minute, the creature can apply one free
++level of Effort to any one task to catch, hit, kick, or throw an object, or to any one climbing, jumping, or running
++task. Once this free level of Effort is used, the magic ends. Action.
++
+ Enhance Strength (3 Intellect points): For the next ten minutes, you gain an asset on tasks that depend on brute force,
+ such as moving a heavy object, smashing down a door, or hitting someone with a melee weapon. Action to initiate.
+ 
+@@ -11702,6 +11822,12 @@
+ tasks involving disguise. You must apply a level of Effort to be able to impersonate a different species (such as a
+ human morphing into a humanoid alien). Action.
+ 
++Facsimile of Life (3 Intellect points): You give an object limited mobility, awareness, and intellect, allowing it to
++move about as if it were a small pet. The object must be within immediate distance and no larger than half your size.
++When animated, the object can perform tasks for you as if it were a level 1 creature, but otherwise is treated as an
++object of its level (for example, it uses the object damage track instead of health). The animation lasts for an hour or
++until you and it are at least a long distance apart, at which time the object becomes inert again. Action.
++
+ Familiarize: You can familiarize yourself with a new area if you spend at least one hour studying a region up to a long
+ distance across that you are able to directly access and move about in. Once you've familiarized yourself with an area,
+ all your tasks related to perception, navigation, salvaging and scavenging, defense, and moving about the area gain an
+@@ -12053,6 +12179,21 @@
+ move through solid barriers (but not energy barriers) at a rate of 1 foot (30 cm) per round, and you can perceive while
+ phased within a barrier or object, which allows you to peek through walls. Action to initiate.
+ 
++Ghost Car (4+ Intellect points): You create a level 3 ghostly-looking car that can carry two people and a small amount
++of luggage. You or a creature you designate can drive the car as normal. For each level of Effort you apply to this
++ability, it can carry two additional passengers and its level increases by 1. The car lasts for an hour, after which it
++vanishes. Action.
++
++Gift of Appeasement (2+ Intellect points): You conjure a trifle that can fit in one hand and will please a creature
++within immediate range. The object is impractical and inexpensive, but delightful to the creature. Examples include
++their favorite kind of cookie, a small crafted coffee beverage, or a paper origami of their favorite animal. You don't
++know what the spell will create, but you know it will please them if you give it as a gift. If the creature spends one
++minute appreciating the object (such as eating the cookie, drinking the coffee, or examining the origami), they gain an
++asset on one task of their choosing within one hour.
++
++In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to affect more creatures; each level of Effort
++affects one additional creature. Action per target to initiate.
++
+ Go Defensive (1 Intellect point): When you wish, while in combat, you can enter a state of heightened awareness of
+ threat. While in this state, you can't use points from your Intellect Pool, but you gain +1 to your Speed Edge and gain
+ two assets to Speed defense tasks. This effect lasts as long as you wish or until you attack a foe or no combat is
+@@ -12191,6 +12332,13 @@
+ Guild Training: Your type abilities that have durations last twice as long. Your type abilities that have short ranges
+ reach to long range instead. Your type abilities that inflict damage deal 1 additional point of damage. Enabler.
+ 
++Gun Jammer (2+ Intellect points): You can interfere with a firearm so the next time it is used, it jams or misfires. The
++weapon must be within short range and you must be able to see it. Make an Intellect-based attack against the weapon or
++its bearer (whichever level is higher). If you succeed, the next attack with the firearm fails, and the weapon won't
++fire until someone uses an action to correct the problem. If you activate this ability when it isn't your turn, your
++attack against the weapon is hindered. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to affect
++more firearms; each level of Effort affects one additional target. Action or enabler.
++
+ Gunner: You inflict 1 additional point of damage with guns. Enabler.
+ 
+ ### Abilities --- H
+@@ -12315,6 +12463,13 @@
+ Hurl Flame (2 Intellect points): While your Shroud of Flame is active, you can reach into your halo and hurl a handful
+ of fire at a target. This is a ranged attack with short range that deals 4 points of fire damage. Action.
+ 
++Hush (1+ Intellect point): You create a transparent bubble within short range that muffles very loud sounds within it,
++such as alarms, sirens, leaf blowers, and crying babies. The bubble is about 3 feet (1 m) across and any noise from
++within it comes out no louder than a normal speaking voice. The bubble lasts for one minute and moves with the target.
++In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to increase the duration; one level of Effort
++increases the duration to ten minutes, two levels increases it to an hour, and three levels increases it to ten hours.
++Action.
++
+ ### Abilities --- I
+ 
+ Ice Armor (1 Intellect point): When you wish it, your body is covered in a sheen of ice for ten minutes that gives you
+@@ -12740,6 +12895,14 @@
+ and modifiers, except this time you have an asset on the task. If this retry fails, you can't use this ability to retry
+ it again. Enabler.
+ 
++Laundry Day (3+ Intellect points): You select two batches of laundry within immediate range, each large enough for a
++typical washing machine or dryer. The laundry agitates and spins in midair for a minute, becoming clean and dry as it
++does so, after which it sorts and stacks itself into neat piles or, if you know where it belongs and that's within short
++range, putting itself away. Particularly dirty clothes automatically take a few extra minutes to finish cleaning and
++drying. The spell doesn't harm delicate items or clothing that needs special care (such as dry cleaning or low
++temperature). In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to affect more batches of laundry;
++each level of Effort affects two additional batches. Action to initiate; one minute to complete.
++
+ Lead by Inquiry: You keep your allies on their toes with occasional questions, jokes, and even mock drills for those who
+ care to join in. After spending 24 hours with you, your allies are treated as if trained in tasks related to perception.
+ This benefit is ongoing while you remain in your allies' company. It ends if you leave, but it resumes if you return to
+@@ -12885,11 +13048,20 @@
+ Machine Vulnerabilities: You inflict 3 additional points of damage against robots and animate machines of all kinds.
+ Enabler.
+ 
++Mage Clock: You can mentally connect to a universal magical clock, allowing you to know the local time, down to a tenth
++of a second. You can have up to three magical timers at once, each of which sounds a mental alarm after an amount of
++time you specify or at a specific time (such as nine minutes from now, three hours from now, or 8 o'clock in the
++morning). Action.
++
+ Magic Shield (1 Intellect point): You gain +1 to Armor for an hour. Action to initiate.
+ 
+ Magic Training: You are trained in the basics of magic (including the operation of magic artifacts and cyphers) and can
+ attempt to understand and identify its properties. Enabler.
+ 
++Magical Power Current (2+ Intellect points): You provide electricity to a device that runs on standard house current,
++such as a laptop computer, circular saw, or microwave oven, allowing it to function as if plugged in for one hour. The
++cost is 2 Intellect points plus 1 point per level of the device. Action.
++
+ Magical Repertoire: The number of subtle cyphers you can bear at the same time increases by two. If you spend one hour
+ preparing your magic, you can fill any of your open cypher slots with subtle cyphers chosen randomly by the GM (this
+ hour can be part of a one-hour or ten-hour recovery action if you are awake for the entire time). As part of this
+@@ -12906,6 +13078,12 @@
+ projectile attacks (such as arrows, bullets, a thrown metal knife, and so on) to the ground. You are immune to such
+ attacks for one round. You must be aware of an attack to foil it. Enabler.
+ 
++Magnification (1+ Intellect point): You create a rectangular frame, visible only to you, that doubles the magnification
++of whatever you see through it. The frame defaults to hovering in front of your face about an arm's length away, but you
++can use your action to move it up, down, or to either side. The frame lasts for ten minutes and grants an asset on
++perception tasks at range. For each level of Effort you apply to this ability, you can increase the magnification by
++another increment (×3 for one level of Effort, ×4 for two levels of Effort, and so on). Action.
++
+ Magnificent Moment: If you make an attack or attempt a task with the immediate action you gain by using Seize the
+ Moment, the attack or task is eased. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -13284,6 +13462,14 @@
+ either the decision goes your way or, if someone else effectively argues a competing point, any associated persuasion or
+ deception task is eased by two steps. Action to initiate, one or more rounds to complete.
+ 
++Network Dead Zone (3 Intellect points): You interfere with radio signals, such as Bluetooth, wifi, cell phone service,
++AM/FM radio, ham radio, and walkie-talkies. Choose a short area within immediate range; all such transmissions into or
++out of that area are blocked due to a combination of interference and lack of reception. This lasts for one minute.
++Action.
++
++Powerful radio sources, such as a radio station transmitter or a telecommunication satellite, may be able to punch
++through a Network Dead Zone spell.
++
+ Network Tap (4 Intellect points): You can ask the GM one question and get a very short answer if you succeed on an
+ Intellect roll against a difficulty assigned by the GM. The more obscure the answer, the more difficult the task. On a
+ failed roll, feedback or perhaps some defense from the network you're accessing inflicts 4 points of Intellect damage on
+@@ -13446,6 +13632,10 @@
+ 
+ ### Abilities --- P
+ 
++Paralyzing Touch (4+ Intellect points): You gather necromantic energy in your fingertip and touch a creature. A target
++of level 3 or lower is paralyzed and helpless for an hour. Each level of Effort applied increases the level cap of the
++target by 1. Action.
++
+ Parry (5 Speed points): You can deflect incoming attacks quickly. When you activate this ability, for the next ten
+ rounds you ease all Speed defense rolls. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -13723,6 +13913,16 @@
+ tasks involving following, understanding, interacting with, or fighting that creature. You can have only one quarry at a
+ time. Action to initiate.
+ 
++Question Past Self (4+ Intellect points): You reach into the past up to a week and mentally ask your past self one or
++two questions about something you knew or observed at the chosen time. For example, if you've forgotten an important
++phone number or can't remember if a particular person was in a meeting, you can ask your past self about it while it's
++still fresh in your past self 's memory. Your past self doesn't perceive this as an intrusive voice—it just seems like
++an unexpected moment of reflection about the questions your present self asks. This doesn't allow you to remember things
++your past self didn't actually know at the time, but it can sometimes help your present self (in the form of an asset)
++learn more about or realize something your past self wasn't really paying attention to at the time (such as seeing part
++of a password or noting whether there was a red delivery truck nearby). For each level of Effort you apply to this
++ability, you can reach an additional week further into the past. Action.
++
+ Question the Spirits (2 Intellect points): You can call a spirit to you and petition it to answer a few questions
+ (usually no more than three before the spirit fades).
+ 
+@@ -13870,6 +14070,13 @@
+ you roll a total of three successes before rolling a total of two failures. However, all such tasks are hindered by at
+ least two steps due to hardened spacecraft electronic security.)
+ 
++Remote Slap (3 Intellect points): You use an active telephone, cellular, internet, or closed-circuit video connection to
++slap a creature. The target must be actively using a device making use of this connection, such as being on the other
++end of a phone call or text message, browsing the same social media website or app you're using, or monitoring a
++closed-circuit camera that is recording you. Make an Intellect-based attack against the creature; success means the
++creature takes 1 point of damage, as if they had been telekinetically slapped in the face by the device they're using.
++Each additional remote slap against that creature is hindered by an additional step (resetting after one hour). Action.
++
+ Remote Viewing (6 Intellect points): Distance is an illusion, as all space is one space. With great concentration, you
+ can see another place. This ability can be used in one of two ways:
+ 
+@@ -13889,6 +14096,13 @@
+ the damage track (for example, a debilitated PC becomes impaired, and an impaired one becomes hale). Alternatively, if
+ you use this ability on a PC during a rest, you grant them a +2 bonus to their recovery roll. Action.
+ 
++Repair Machine (3+ Intellect points): You automatically repair one broken device of up to level 4 that you touch,
++restoring it to full working condition. This ability works only if at least 80 percent of the original device is still
++on hand. The device may still need fuel, oil, or other substances that aid its operation but are not part of the
++electronics or mechanism. This ability only reliably works on human-crafted devices and tends to fail when used on
++alien, high-technology, or otherwise mysterious machines. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can
++use Effort to increase the target level that can be affected by 1. Action.
++
+ Repel Metal: By manipulating magnetism, you are trained in Speed defense tasks against any incoming attack that uses
+ metal. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -14054,6 +14268,9 @@
+ 
+ Safe Fall: You reduce the damage from a fall by 5 points. Enabler.
+ 
++Safe Sex (2 Intellect points): One creature you touch can have sexual encounters with no chance of causing pregnancy or
++transmitting an STI. This protection lasts for ten hours. Action.
++
+ Sailor: You are trained in tasks related to sailing and trained in the geography of islands and coastlines. Enabler.
+ 
+ Salvage and Comfort (2 Intellect points): You're familiar with open space. If you spend an hour using your spacecraft's
+@@ -14195,6 +14412,12 @@
+ Share Defense: If your training in a defense task is greater than that of an ally within short range, your advice and
+ insight allow them to substitute your training for that defense task. Enabler.
+ 
++Share Memory (3 Intellect points): You share a memory of your choice with a willing creature you touch. The length of
++the shared memory can be no longer than about five minutes, but you can summarize longer memories (such as how you met,
++courted, and married your partner) with a "montage" that covers the most important details and underlying sentiment. The
++target experiences the memory as an instantaneous vision, and is aware that it is your memory rather than their own
++memory or experience. The memory is as vivid and accurate as you personally remember it. Action.
++
+ Share the Power: When you use Drain Creature or Drain Machine to drain energy, you can transfer it to another creature,
+ restoring points to their Might or Speed Pools (or health for an NPC) instead of yourself. You can spend points from
+ your Siphon Pool (from the Store Energy ability) in the same way. You must touch the creature you want to heal, unless
+@@ -14367,6 +14590,45 @@
+ deception is at work, you should know whether you can affect a creature before you attempt to use this ability on it.
+ Aliens, extradimensional entities, very intelligent creatures, and robots never count. Action.
+ 
++Soul Familiar: You have a soul familiar who accompanies you and follows your instructions. Your soul and their soul are
++interconnected (or the familiar might actually be a physical manifestation of your soul). The familiar loves and cares
++for you like the best combination of a pet and a close friend.
++
++The familiar is no larger than a large cat (about 20 pounds, or 9 kg); a typical soul familiar looks like a bird, cat,
++rat, lizard, snake, or toad, but more unusual forms (such as a tiny demon, dragon, elemental, fey creature, or floating
++skull) are also possible. You and the GM must work out the details of your familiar, and you'll probably make rolls for
++them in combat or when they take actions. The familiar acts on your turn. Their movement is based on their creature type
++(avian, swimmer, and so on).
++
++You and your familiar can communicate telepathically within long range, or empathically within very long range. Beyond
++this range, you can only sense each other's general level of well-being.
++
++Your familiar's presence within short range counts as an asset for magical tasks that require at least one minute to
++activate or maintain.
++
++If your familiar is within an immediate distance of you, you can roll any defense task for them, gaining the benefit of
++your skills, assets, and Effort (the familiar's Speed defense tasks are eased by two steps due to their size). While
++within this distance, your familiar also gains the benefit of any ongoing spell you cast on yourself (for example, if
++you cast a spell on yourself that lets you breathe water, your familiar can breathe water).
++
++Foes can use your soul familiar's connection to you against you. If a foe is holding or restraining your familiar (or
++touching it while it is held or restrained by another creature or a device, such as manacles or a cage), the foe's
++attacks and defenses against you are eased.
++
++If an attack against your familiar would reduce their health to 0, you can magically intervene so their health is
++instead reduced to 1 and you move one step down the damage track. If your familiar dies, you move one step down the
++damage track. If you die, your familiar instantly dies.
++
++You can replace a dead familiar (or revive them, if you have their remains) by performing a magical ritual that takes
++1d6 days.
++
++Enabler.
++
++Soul familiar: level 2, Speed defense as level 4 due to size
++
++A soul familiar with an animal form looks like a normal animal—there's nothing obvious about them to indicate they're
++anything other than what they appear to be.
++
+ Soul Interrogation (5 Intellect points): You determine the weaknesses, vulnerabilities, qualities, and mannerisms of a
+ single creature within long range. The GM should reveal the creature's level, basic abilities, and obvious weaknesses
+ (if any). All actions you attempt that affect that creature—attack, defense, interaction, and so on—are eased for a few
+@@ -14404,6 +14666,12 @@
+ 
+ Specialized Throwing: You are specialized in attacks with all weapons that you throw. Enabler.
+ 
++Spectral Servant (2 Intellect points): You conjure a spectral servant, a semi-real magical construct that resembles the
++vague nonthreatening outline of a person. It is more of an extension of your will than a separate being, and it
++automatically assists you in simple tasks like bringing drinks to houseguests and dealing with chores. It cannot attack
++or defend, and it vanishes if you are ever more than a short distance from it. The servant lasts for one hour before
++disappearing. Action.
++
+ Speed Burst (4 Speed points): You can take two separate actions in this round. In the following round, all actions are
+ hindered. You cannot use this ability two rounds in a row. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -14411,6 +14679,16 @@
+ range who is able to understand you. When they make a recovery roll, they must spend only half the normal amount of time
+ required to do so (minimum one action). Action.
+ 
++Spellpay (1 Intellect point): You initiate a transaction with another person or business cashier within short range,
++giving them an amount of money that you specify. The currency comes from cash in your possession, money in your account,
++or a mix of both; the recipient receives this money in the same form as it came from you. For example, if you send
++someone \$150, \$50 of which is cash in your wallet and \$100 of which comes from your bank account, they suddenly have
++\$50 cash on hand and \$100 in their bank account. Instead of a transaction between two people, you can instead use this
++ability to access your account, withdrawing or depositing cash as if using a teller machine. Action.
++
++Spellpay can access any monetary account you use, such as a checking or savings account through a bank or credit union,
++or a mobile payment service such as Apple Pay, PayPal, or Venmo
++
+ Spin Attack (5+ Speed points): You stand still and make attacks against up to five foes, all as part of the same action
+ in one round. All of the attacks have to be the same sort of attack (melee or ranged). Make a separate attack roll for
+ each foe. You remain limited by the amount of Effort you can apply on one action. Anything that modifies your attack or
+@@ -14459,6 +14737,12 @@
+ Spring Away (5 Speed points): Whenever you succeed on a Speed defense roll, you can immediately move up to a short
+ distance. You cannot use this ability more than once in a given round. Enabler.
+ 
++Spring Cleaning (3+ Intellect points): You choose a short area, such as a typical room in a house, two rooms in a small
++apartment, or two automobiles. Over the next few minutes, the area is thoroughly cleaned—floors are swept, vacuumed, or
++mopped; surfaces like countertops and sinks are wiped down with a gentle soap and disinfectant; and so on. In addition
++to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to increase the area or clean more quickly; each level of
++Effort affects an additional short area or reduces the cleaning time from minutes to rounds. Action.
++
+ Sprint and Grab (2 Speed points): You can run a short distance and make a melee attack to grab a foe of your size or
+ smaller. A successful attack means you grab the foe and bring it to a halt if it was moving (this can be treated as a
+ tackle, if appropriate). Action.
+@@ -14480,6 +14764,12 @@
+ moving or acting for one minute, as if frozen solid. You must be able to see the target, and it must be within short
+ range. While in stasis, the target is impervious to harm, cannot be moved, and is immune to all effects. Action.
+ 
++Statue Stasis (3 Intellect points): You transform into a lifelike bronze or stone statue of yourself for a specific
++period of time (one minute, one hour, ten hours, or twenty-four hours). When in statue form, you are in stasis; you
++don't age, can take no actions (other than making recovery rolls while you "sleep"), and gain +10 to Armor against all
++forms of damage, including damage not normally affected by Armor. If you take enough damage to get through your armor,
++the stasis effect immediately ends. Action.
++
+ Stay the Course (5 Intellect points): When your companions are flagging, you can help inspire them with a well-timed
+ word or two. Any ally (except you) within immediate range can make a recovery roll that is not an action and does not
+ count toward their daily limit. Action.
+@@ -15022,6 +15312,11 @@
+ you can use it only on a willing or helpless creature. If the creature takes enough damage to knock it unconscious or
+ kill it, it crumbles into ash, dust, or some other inert material. Action to initiate.
+ 
++Unstealable Charm (3+ Intellect points): An object you are holding, touching, or wearing becomes more difficult to
++steal; attempts to remove it from your person without your knowledge or permission are hindered. In addition to the
++normal options for using Effort, you can apply Effort to hinder such attempts by an additional step. The charm lasts for
++twenty-four hours. Action.
++
+ Untouchable (6 Intellect points): You change your phase state for the next minute so that you can't affect or be
+ affected by normal matter or energy. Only mental attacks and special transdimensional energies, devices, or abilities
+ can affect you, but likewise you can't attack, touch, or otherwise affect anything. Action to initiate.
+@@ -40446,10 +40741,7 @@
+ 
+ Tier 1:
+ 
+-Background Music (1+ Intellect points): You create quiet background music in a short area, loud enough to be heard in a
+-room with normal conversation, but not so loud to be distracting or overwhelming. The music repeats through up to ten
+-songs you know, lasting up to an hour. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to
+-increase the duration; each level of Effort adds one hour to the play time and five songs to the playlist. Action.
++Background Music
+ 
+ Fast Talk
+ 
+@@ -40514,64 +40806,19 @@
+ 
+ Advice From A Friend
+ 
+-Check Status (0+ Intellect points): You can telepathically reach out to up to ten creatures known to you, no matter
+-where they are. The individual creatures must be willing and able to communicate. You immediately know their current
+-status—eating, driving, sleeping, angry, injured, fine, great, frightened, worried, and so on, generally in the form of
+-a short sentence or a few words.
+-
+-These creatures don't have to share anything they don't want to, including acknowledging that you checked on them, but
+-they can't lie through this connection. For example, one person might let you know that they're upset, but that doesn't
+-mean you know why (they're dealing with a recent breakup) or what they're doing about it (drinking to cope).
+-
+-You automatically succeed at using this ability; no roll is required. Only you receive the status information. Other
+-people affected by the spell do not get a sense of each other's statuses, nor do they know who else you're checking on.
+-
+-If you spend 5 Intellect points, you can check on twenty creatures at once, and for every 1 Intellect point you spend
+-above that, you can check on an additional ten creatures. Action.
+-
+-Comfort and Encouragement (2+ Intellect points): You speak to a non-hostile creature within short range, telling them
+-exactly what they need to hear to have a better day. You don't know what these words are until you say them, but you
+-know they will help the creature's attitude. If the creature spends a round or two thinking about what you said, they
+-gain an asset on one task of their choosing within one hour. Alternatively, if the creature has an ongoing penalty to
+-tasks (such as having a hangover, sadness from a recent fight with their romantic partner, an injury, or a stressful
+-situation at work), they can ignore that penalty for the next hour. In addition to the normal options for using Effort,
+-you can use Effort to affect more creatures; each level of Effort affects one additional creature. Action to initiate;
+-up to one minute to complete.
++Check Status
+ 
+-Gift of Appeasement (2+ Intellect points): You conjure a trifle that can fit in one hand and will please a creature
+-within immediate range. The object is impractical and inexpensive, but delightful to the creature. Examples include
+-their favorite kind of cookie, a small crafted coffee beverage, or a paper origami of their favorite animal. You don't
+-know what the spell will create, but you know it will please them if you give it as a gift. If the creature spends one
+-minute appreciating the object (such as eating the cookie, drinking the coffee, or examining the origami), they gain an
+-asset on one task of their choosing within one hour.
++Comfort and Encouragement
+ 
+-In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to affect more creatures; each level of Effort
+-affects one additional creature. Action per target to initiate.
++Gift of Appeasment
+ 
+ Tier 2:
+ 
+-Emotional Support Pet (3+ Intellect points): You conjure an adorable animal that most people find irresistibly cute,
+-such as a puppy, kitten, or bunny, who is outgoing and friendly and otherwise acts according to its nature. Anyone in
+-short range who can see the animal eases their defense tasks against negative feelings (such as anger, fear, sadness,
+-and worry) for the next hour. Anyone who pets, cuddles, or plays with this animal for at least a round or two (up to
+-four people can do so at once) feels happier for the next hour and adds +1 to any recovery rolls they make during that
+-time. At the end of the spell, the conjured animal curls up, falls asleep, and disappears in a puff of smoke. If the
+-animal is harmed in any way, anyone who saw it happen eases all rolls against the creature responsible for the harm. In
+-addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can conjure three additional animals for each level of Effort you
+-apply to this ability. Action.
+-
+-Adorable Animal: level 1, positive social interactions as level 3
+-
+ Fetch
+ 
+-Safe Sex (2 Intellect points): One creature you touch can have sexual encounters with no chance of causing pregnancy or
+-transmitting an STI. This protection lasts for ten hours. Action.
++Safe Sex
+ 
+-Spectral Servant (2 Intellect points): You conjure a spectral servant, a semi-real magical construct that resembles the
+-vague nonthreatening outline of a person. It is more of an extension of your will than a separate being, and it
+-automatically assists you in simple tasks like bringing drinks to houseguests and dealing with chores. It cannot attack
+-or defend, and it vanishes if you are ever more than a short distance from it. The servant lasts for one hour before
+-disappearing. Action.
++Spectral Servant
+ 
+ Telepathic
+ 
+@@ -40579,19 +40826,9 @@
+ 
+ Informer
+ 
+-Laundry Day (3+ Intellect points): You select two batches of laundry within immediate range, each large enough for a
+-typical washing machine or dryer. The laundry agitates and spins in midair for a minute, becoming clean and dry as it
+-does so, after which it sorts and stacks itself into neat piles or, if you know where it belongs and that's within short
+-range, putting itself away. Particularly dirty clothes automatically take a few extra minutes to finish cleaning and
+-drying. The spell doesn't harm delicate items or clothing that needs special care (such as dry cleaning or low
+-temperature). In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to affect more batches of laundry;
+-each level of Effort affects two additional batches. Action to initiate; one minute to complete.
++Laundry Day
+ 
+-Spring Cleaning (3+ Intellect points): You choose a short area, such as a typical room in a house, two rooms in a small
+-apartment, or two automobiles. Over the next few minutes, the area is thoroughly cleaned—floors are swept, vacuumed, or
+-mopped; surfaces like countertops and sinks are wiped down with a gentle soap and disinfectant; and so on. In addition
+-to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to increase the area or clean more quickly; each level of
+-Effort affects an additional short area or reduces the cleaning time from minutes to rounds. Action.
++Spring Cleaning
+ 
+ Tier 4:
+ 
+@@ -40630,12 +40867,7 @@
+ 
+ Tier 2:
+ 
+-Diagnose Device (2 Intellect points): You ease by two steps the task to diagnose what's wrong with a human-made
+-electronic or mechanical device or system (such as a computer, clothes dryer, or toilet) that is damaged,
+-malfunctioning, or broken. You must touch the device to diagnose it. Typically a successful roll means that you learn
+-the main problem and its cause. For example, you could learn that a bricked phone is infected with malware, a pipe is
+-clogged with "flushable" wipes, or a rattling engine needs motor oil. This ability is unreliable at best when used on
+-alien, high-technology, or other mysterious devices. Action.
++Diagnose Device
+ 
+ Mind Reading
+ 
+@@ -40651,15 +40883,7 @@
+ 
+ Device Insight
+ 
+-Question Past Self (4+ Intellect points): You reach into the past up to a week and mentally ask your past self one or
+-two questions about something you knew or observed at the chosen time. For example, if you've forgotten an important
+-phone number or can't remember if a particular person was in a meeting, you can ask your past self about it while it's
+-still fresh in your past self 's memory. Your past self doesn't perceive this as an intrusive voice—it just seems like
+-an unexpected moment of reflection about the questions your present self asks. This doesn't allow you to remember things
+-your past self didn't actually know at the time, but it can sometimes help your present self (in the form of an asset)
+-learn more about or realize something your past self wasn't really paying attention to at the time (such as seeing part
+-of a password or noting whether there was a red delivery truck nearby). For each level of Effort you apply to this
+-ability, you can reach an additional week further into the past. Action.
++Question Past Self
+ 
+ Retrieve Memories
+ 
+@@ -40694,43 +40918,15 @@
+ 
+ Cantrips (choose any four)
+ 
+-Annoy Electronics (1 Intellect point): You interfere with the operations of an electronic device. The device must be
+-within short range and you must be able to see it. Your interference is limited to things you could do in a few seconds
+-if you were directly using the device. For example, you could make a person's phone start playing a loud video, type one
+-or two commands on a computer's keyboard, hit a bunch of buttons in an elevator, or change the station or volume on a
+-television screen. You must succeed at an Intellect-based task against the device or its bearer (whichever level is
+-higher). If you have never interacted with the particular device before, the task is hindered by two steps. Action.
+-
+-Arcanaphone (2 Intellect points): You make use of your cellular service to start a telephone call or use text messaging,
+-lasting up to ten minutes. To anyone watching you, you look like you're in "hands free" mode. In all respects, this
+-works as if you were carrying your device with you and using it directly (meaning the network notes your current
+-location as if you were carrying your phone, and you may not have coverage in some areas). The first time you use this
+-ability with your mobile service, you must contact their customer service department to authorize the magic (taking ten
+-to sixty minutes), as if it were a new device. You can't use this ability if you don't have a cellular account. Action
+-to initiate.
+-
+-In modern fantasy settings where most people don't know about magic, connecting your spell to your cellular service
+-probably requires a lot of strange answers and lies about the "device" you're trying to add to your account.
++Annoy Electronics
+ 
+-Enhance Athletics (2 Intellect points): You enhance the ability of one creature to perform certain athletic sports
+-tasks. The creature must be within long range and visible to you. For the next minute, the creature can apply one free
+-level of Effort to any one task to catch, hit, kick, or throw an object, or to any one climbing, jumping, or running
+-task. Once this free level of Effort is used, the magic ends. Action.
++Arcanaphone
+ 
+-Mage Clock: You can mentally connect to a universal magical clock, allowing you to know the local time, down to a tenth
+-of a second. You can have up to three magical timers at once, each of which sounds a mental alarm after an amount of
+-time you specify or at a specific time (such as nine minutes from now, three hours from now, or 8 o'clock in the
+-morning). Action.
++Enhance Athletics
+ 
+-Spellpay (1 Intellect point): You initiate a transaction with another person or business cashier within short range,
+-giving them an amount of money that you specify. The currency comes from cash in your possession, money in your account,
+-or a mix of both; the recipient receives this money in the same form as it came from you. For example, if you send
+-someone \$150, \$50 of which is cash in your wallet and \$100 of which comes from your bank account, they suddenly have
+-\$50 cash on hand and \$100 in their bank account. Instead of a transaction between two people, you can instead use this
+-ability to access your account, withdrawing or depositing cash as if using a teller machine. Action.
++Mage Clock
+ 
+-Spellpay can access any monetary account you use, such as a checking or savings account through a bank or credit union,
+-or a mobile payment service such as Apple Pay, PayPal, or Venmo
++Spellpay
+ 
+ Ward
+ 
+@@ -40738,37 +40934,21 @@
+ 
+ Charm Machine
+ 
+-Dispel Magic (2+ Intellect points): Choose one magical effect within long range. An effect of up to level 3 ends if you
+-succeed on an Intellect-based attack roll against the level of the effect, or against the level of the creature or
+-object the magical effect affects, whichever is higher. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can
+-apply Effort to increase the level of the effect that can potentially be dispelled. Action.
++Dispel Magic
+ 
+-Gun Jammer (2+ Intellect points): You can interfere with a firearm so the next time it is used, it jams or misfires. The
+-weapon must be within short range and you must be able to see it. Make an Intellect-based attack against the weapon or
+-its bearer (whichever level is higher). If you succeed, the next attack with the firearm fails, and the weapon won't
+-fire until someone uses an action to correct the problem. If you activate this ability when it isn't your turn, your
+-attack against the weapon is hindered. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to affect
+-more firearms; each level of Effort affects one additional target. Action or enabler.
++Gun Jammer
+ 
+-Magical Power Current (2+ Intellect points): You provide electricity to a device that runs on standard house current,
+-such as a laptop computer, circular saw, or microwave oven, allowing it to function as if plugged in for one hour. The
+-cost is 2 Intellect points plus 1 point per level of the device. Action.
++Magical Power Current
+ 
+ Safe Fall
+ 
+-Safe Sex (2 Intellect points): One creature you touch can have sexual encounters with no chance of causing pregnancy or
+-transmitting an STI. This protection lasts for ten hours. Action.
++Safe Sex
+ 
+ Third Eye
+ 
+ Tier 3:
+ 
+-Diagnose Device (2 Intellect points): You ease by two steps the task to diagnose what's wrong with a human-made
+-electronic or mechanical device or system (such as a computer, clothes dryer, or toilet) that is damaged,
+-malfunctioning, or broken. You must touch the device to diagnose it. Typically a successful roll means that you learn
+-the main problem and its cause. For example, you could learn that a bricked phone is infected with malware, a pipe is
+-clogged with "flushable" wipes, or a rattling engine needs motor oil. This ability is unreliable at best when used on
+-alien, high-technology, or other mysterious devices. Action.
++Diagnose Device
+ 
+ Network Tap
+ 
+@@ -40776,12 +40956,7 @@
+ 
+ Tier 4:
+ 
+-Repair Machine (3+ Intellect points): You automatically repair one broken device of up to level 4 that you touch,
+-restoring it to full working condition. This ability works only if at least 80 percent of the original device is still
+-on hand. The device may still need fuel, oil, or other substances that aid its operation but are not part of the
+-electronics or mechanism. This ability only reliably works on human-crafted devices and tends to fail when used on
+-alien, high-technology, or otherwise mysterious machines. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can
+-use Effort to increase the target level that can be affected by 1. Action.
++Repair Machine
+ 
+ Soothe the Savage
+ 
+@@ -40812,8 +40987,7 @@
+ 
+ Tier 2:
+ 
+-Safe Sex (2 Intellect points): One creature you touch can have sexual encounters with no chance of causing pregnancy or
+-transmitting an STI. This protection lasts for ten hours. Action.
++Safe Sex
+ 
+ Trained Without Armor
+ 
+@@ -40825,10 +40999,7 @@
+ 
+ Force Field Barrier
+ 
+-Unstealable Charm (3+ Intellect points): An object you are holding, touching, or wearing becomes more difficult to
+-steal; attempts to remove it from your person without your knowledge or permission are hindered. In addition to the
+-normal options for using Effort, you can apply Effort to hinder such attempts by an additional step. The charm lasts for
+-twenty-four hours. Action.
++Unstealable Charm
+ 
+ Tier 4:
+ 
+@@ -43216,12 +43387,7 @@
+ 
+ Tier 2:
+ 
+-Gun Jammer (2+ Intellect points): You can interfere with a firearm so the next time it is used, it jams or misfires. The
+-weapon must be within short range and you must be able to see it. Make an Intellect-based attack against the weapon or
+-its bearer (whichever level is higher). If you succeed, the next attack with the firearm fails, and the weapon won't
+-fire until someone uses an action to correct the problem. If you activate this ability when it isn't your turn, your
+-attack against the weapon is hindered. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to affect
+-more firearms; each level of Effort affects one additional target. Action or enabler.
++Gun Jammer
+ 
+ Tier 3:
+ 
+@@ -43891,151 +44057,6 @@
+ 
+ Word of Death
+ 
+-### NEW ABILITIES (MODERN MAGIC)
+-
+-Access the Broadcast (2+ Intellect points): You create a flat rectangular illusory "screen" within immediate range that
+-can display any broadcast television signal in your area (similar to using a television with an antenna) or any video
+-streams in the area (similar to tapping into a wireless network). The screen is anywhere from 1 to 3 feet (30 cm to 1 m)
+-across, includes stereo sound, and lasts for one hour. As an action, you can change the channel, the volume, or both.
+-The effect ends if you are more than a short distance away from the screen. For each level of Effort you apply to this
+-ability, you can increase the width of the screen by up to 3 feet (1 m). Action.
+-
+-Wireless networks hosting video streams are usually locked or encrypted, which requires you to succeed on an
+-Intellect-based attack roll against the network's level (typically level 4) to watch them.
+-
+-Background Music (1+ Intellect points): You create quiet background music in a short area, loud enough to be heard in a
+-room with normal conversation, but not so loud to be distracting or overwhelming. The music repeats through up to ten
+-songs you know, lasting up to an hour. In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to
+-increase the duration; each level of Effort adds one hour to the play time and five songs to the playlist. Action.
+-
+-Blackout (3 Intellect points): You issue a disruptive ripple of energy within short range, creating an area where the
+-electrical power grid fails. All devices relying on being plugged into the grid stop working. Battery‑powered devices
+-still work. Any standby generator connected in this area functions normally, activating emergency power within a few
+-rounds. The blackout otherwise lasts for one minute. Action.
+-
+-Blood Magician: When you wish it, you can use points from your Might Pool rather than your Intellect Pool to activate a
+-magical ability (including applying Effort to that ability). If you use your Might Pool this way, you use your Might
+-Edge instead of your Intellect Edge. Enabler.
+-
+-Bound Magic Familiar: You have a magic familiar bound to you through a magical mark on your body (a tattoo, rune, scar,
+-or something as mundane as a freckle or mole). Normally, the familiar remains sleeping in its spiritual form. When you
+-use an action to manifest them, they appear next to you as a creature with a specific form (such as a cat, hawk,
+-homunculus, tiny dragon, or other suitable magical creature) and can communicate with you telepathically. The familiar
+-is friendly toward you but has its own personality determined by the GM. The familiar can remain physically manifested
+-for up to one hour, after which they return to their sleeping spiritual form and cannot manifest again until after your
+-next ten-hour recovery roll. While manifested, they accompany you and follow your instructions. The familiar must remain
+-within an immediate distance of you; if they move farther away, they are yanked back into their magical mark at the end
+-of your following turn and cannot return until after your next ten-hour recovery roll. The familiar doesn't make
+-attacks, but they can use their action to grant you an asset for any one attack you make on your turn. Otherwise, they
+-can take actions on their own (though you'll likely roll for them). If the familiar is reduced to 0 health, they
+-dissipate into their spiritual form and cannot manifest again until 1d6 + 2 days have passed. Action to manifest the
+-familiar.
+-
+-Magic familiar: level 3, Speed defense as level 5 due to size, one knowledge skill as level 4
+-
+-Critter Telekinesis (1 Intellect point): You. telekinetically move a small creature (no larger than a medium dog) an
+-immediate distance in any direction you wish. You must be able to see the creature, which must be your size or smaller,
+-must not be affixed to anything, and must be within short range. The creature safely arrives at your chosen location
+-without any residual force. If the creature knows you and you have a free hand, you can automatically grab the creature
+-as part of the action of using this ability. This ability lacks the fine control to move anything with much speed, so in
+-most situations, it's used to reposition an animal (such as a pet) out of a dangerous or inconvenient location. For
+-example, you could safely pull a scared cat out from under a bed, retrieve a puppy from a storm drain, or relocate a
+-wild bird that got inside your house. Action.
+-
+-Facsimile of Life (3 Intellect points): You give an object limited mobility, awareness, and intellect, allowing it to
+-move about as if it were a small pet. The object must be within immediate distance and no larger than half your size.
+-When animated, the object can perform tasks for you as if it were a level 1 creature, but otherwise is treated as an
+-object of its level (for example, it uses the object damage track instead of health). The animation lasts for an hour or
+-until you and it are at least a long distance apart, at which time the object becomes inert again. Action.
+-
+-Ghost Car (4+ Intellect points): You create a level 3 ghostly-looking car that can carry two people and a small amount
+-of luggage. You or a creature you designate can drive the car as normal. For each level of Effort you apply to this
+-ability, it can carry two additional passengers and its level increases by 1. The car lasts for an hour, after which it
+-vanishes. Action.
+-
+-Hush (1+ Intellect point): You create a transparent bubble within short range that muffles very loud sounds within it,
+-such as alarms, sirens, leaf blowers, and crying babies. The bubble is about 3 feet (1 m) across and any noise from
+-within it comes out no louder than a normal speaking voice. The bubble lasts for one minute and moves with the target.
+-In addition to the normal options for using Effort, you can use Effort to increase the duration; one level of Effort
+-increases the duration to ten minutes, two levels increases it to an hour, and three levels increases it to ten hours.
+-Action.
+-
+-Magnification (1+ Intellect point): You create a rectangular frame, visible only to you, that doubles the magnification
+-of whatever you see through it. The frame defaults to hovering in front of your face about an arm's length away, but you
+-can use your action to move it up, down, or to either side. The frame lasts for ten minutes and grants an asset on
+-perception tasks at range. For each level of Effort you apply to this ability, you can increase the magnification by
+-another increment (×3 for one level of Effort, ×4 for two levels of Effort, and so on). Action.
+-
+-Network Dead Zone (3 Intellect points): You interfere with radio signals, such as Bluetooth, wifi, cell phone service,
+-AM/FM radio, ham radio, and walkie-talkies. Choose a short area within immediate range; all such transmissions into or
+-out of that area are blocked due to a combination of interference and lack of reception. This lasts for one minute.
+-Action.
+-
+-Powerful radio sources, such as a radio station transmitter or a telecommunication satellite, may be able to punch
+-through a Network Dead Zone spell.
+-
+-Paralyzing Touch (4+ Intellect points): You gather necromantic energy in your fingertip and touch a creature. A target
+-of level 3 or lower is paralyzed and helpless for an hour. Each level of Effort applied increases the level cap of the
+-target by 1. Action.
+-
+-Remote Slap (3 Intellect points): You use an active telephone, cellular, internet, or closed-circuit video connection to
+-slap a creature. The target must be actively using a device making use of this connection, such as being on the other
+-end of a phone call or text message, browsing the same social media website or app you're using, or monitoring a
+-closed-circuit camera that is recording you. Make an Intellect-based attack against the creature; success means the
+-creature takes 1 point of damage, as if they had been telekinetically slapped in the face by the device they're using.
+-Each additional remote slap against that creature is hindered by an additional step (resetting after one hour). Action.
+-
+-Share Memory (3 Intellect points): You share a memory of your choice with a willing creature you touch. The length of
+-the shared memory can be no longer than about five minutes, but you can summarize longer memories (such as how you met,
+-courted, and married your partner) with a "montage" that covers the most important details and underlying sentiment. The
+-target experiences the memory as an instantaneous vision, and is aware that it is your memory rather than their own
+-memory or experience. The memory is as vivid and accurate as you personally remember it. Action.
+-
+-Soul Familiar: You have a soul familiar who accompanies you and follows your instructions. Your soul and their soul are
+-interconnected (or the familiar might actually be a physical manifestation of your soul). The familiar loves and cares
+-for you like the best combination of a pet and a close friend.
+-
+-The familiar is no larger than a large cat (about 20 pounds, or 9 kg); a typical soul familiar looks like a bird, cat,
+-rat, lizard, snake, or toad, but more unusual forms (such as a tiny demon, dragon, elemental, fey creature, or floating
+-skull) are also possible. You and the GM must work out the details of your familiar, and you'll probably make rolls for
+-them in combat or when they take actions. The familiar acts on your turn. Their movement is based on their creature type
+-(avian, swimmer, and so on).
+-
+-You and your familiar can communicate telepathically within long range, or empathically within very long range. Beyond
+-this range, you can only sense each other's general level of well-being.
+-
+-Your familiar's presence within short range counts as an asset for magical tasks that require at least one minute to
+-activate or maintain.
+-
+-If your familiar is within an immediate distance of you, you can roll any defense task for them, gaining the benefit of
+-your skills, assets, and Effort (the familiar's Speed defense tasks are eased by two steps due to their size). While
+-within this distance, your familiar also gains the benefit of any ongoing spell you cast on yourself (for example, if
+-you cast a spell on yourself that lets you breathe water, your familiar can breathe water).
+-
+-Foes can use your soul familiar's connection to you against you. If a foe is holding or restraining your familiar (or
+-touching it while it is held or restrained by another creature or a device, such as manacles or a cage), the foe's
+-attacks and defenses against you are eased.
+-
+-If an attack against your familiar would reduce their health to 0, you can magically intervene so their health is
+-instead reduced to 1 and you move one step down the damage track. If your familiar dies, you move one step down the
+-damage track. If you die, your familiar instantly dies.
+-
+-You can replace a dead familiar (or revive them, if you have their remains) by performing a magical ritual that takes
+-1d6 days.
+-
+-Enabler.
+-
+-Soul familiar: level 2, Speed defense as level 4 due to size
+-
+-A soul familiar with an animal form looks like a normal animal—there's nothing obvious about them to indicate they're
+-anything other than what they appear to be.
+-
+-Statue Stasis (3 Intellect points): You transform into a lifelike bronze or stone statue of yourself for a specific
+-period of time (one minute, one hour, ten hours, or twenty-four hours). When in statue form, you are in stasis; you
+-don't age, can take no actions (other than making recovery rolls while you "sleep"), and gain +10 to Armor against all
+-forms of damage, including damage not normally affected by Armor. If you take enough damage to get through your armor,
+-the stasis effect immediately ends. Action.
+-
+ ## Creatures
+ 
+ This chapter describes many common and uncommon creatures that the characters might meet—and fight—in a Cypher System

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+--- _tmp/ccsrd.md	2025-05-29 14:21:52.436576657 -0500
++++ _tmp/ccsrd.new.md	2025-05-31 01:16:32.289713299 -0500
+@@ -18575,34 +18575,6 @@
+ | Warrior mage | Warrior flavored with magic    |
+ | Bard         | Speaker                        |
+ 
+-#### Basic CREATURES AND NPCs FOR A FANTASY GAME
+-
+-Bat: level 1
+-
+-Dog: level 2, perception as level 3
+-
+-Dog, guard: level 3, attacks and perception as level 4
+-
+-Hawk: level 2; flies a long distance each round
+-
+-Horse: level 3; moves a long distance each round
+-
+-Rat: level 1
+-
+-Viper: level 2; bite inflicts 3 points of Speed damage (ignores Armor)
+-
+-Warhorse: level 4; moves a long distance each round
+-
+-Wolf: level 3, perception as level 4
+-
+-Blacksmith: level 2, metalworking as level 4; health 8
+-
+-Farmer: level 2, animal handling as level 3; health 8
+-
+-Merchant: level 2, haggling and assessment tasks as level 3
+-
+-Villager: level 2
+-
+ #### CRAFTING MAGIC ITEMS
+ 
+ Potions, scrolls, and other one-use items are cyphers, and longer-lasting items are generally artifacts.

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+--- _tmp/ccsrd.md	2025-06-04 07:11:39.219825827 -0500
++++ _tmp/ccsrd.new.md	2025-06-04 07:11:15.585677686 -0500
+@@ -10196,6 +10196,8 @@
+ immediate range. Whenever you want, your body (entirely or just part of it) sheds light, illuminating everything in
+ short range. Enabler.
+ 
++Apocalyptic Stare: Your demeanor is of someone who shouldn't be trifled with. You are trained in intimidation. Enabler.
++
+ Applying Your Knowledge: When you help another character undertake any action that you're untrained in, you are treated
+ as if you are trained in it. Action.
+ 
+@@ -10256,6 +10258,10 @@
+ can hear and understand you so forcefully that they are unable to take any action, including attacks, for one round.
+ Whether you succeed or fail, the next action the target takes is hindered. Action.
+ 
++Assisted Sight (3 Intellect points): You can activate a visual overlay that helps you analyze threats and boons in your
++environment. When you trigger this ability, you gain an asset on one attack or defense roll of any type, due to your
++knowledge about the situation. Enabler.
++
+ Assume Control (6+ Intellect points): You control the actions of another creature you have interacted with or studied
+ for at least a round. This effect lasts for ten minutes. The target must be level 2 or lower. Once you have assumed
+ control, the target acts as if it wants to accomplish your desire to the best of its ability, freely using its own best
+@@ -10701,6 +10707,8 @@
+ increase your gun damage. Each level of Effort adds 3 points of damage to a successful attack, and if you spend a turn
+ lining up your shot, each level of Effort instead adds 5 points of damage to a successful attack. Enabler.
+ 
++Careful Tracker: You are trained in stealth and tracking tasks. Enabler.
++
+ Cast Illusion: You can increase the range at which you create and maintain your
+ immediate-range illusions (such as from Minor Illusion) to anywhere within short range that you can perceive. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -11717,6 +11725,11 @@
+ Escape Plan: When you kill a foe, you can attempt a stealth task to immediately hide from anyone around, assuming that a
+ suitable hiding place is nearby. Enabler.
+ 
++Escape the Ruins (6 Intellect points): While in any area containing ruins from before the apocalypse, you find or create
++a significant shortcut, secret entrance, or emergency escape route where it looked like none existed. Doing so requires
++that you succeed on an Intellect action whose difficulty is set by the GM based on the situation. You and the GM should
++work out the details. Action.
++
+ Evanesce (3 Speed points): You step into shadows or behind cover, and everyone who was observing you completely loses
+ track of you. Although you're not invisible, you can't be seen until you reveal yourself again by moving out of the
+ shadows or from behind cover (or by making an attack). Action.
+@@ -11946,6 +11959,10 @@
+ 
+ Fists of Fury: You inflict 2 additional points of damage with unarmed attacks. Enabler.
+ 
++Fixer: You've learned enough of the past that you are trained in tasks to repair and build before‑times equipment, or
++equipment made with before‑times parts. In addition, repairing and building tasks take you about 20% less time to
++complete. Enabler.
++
+ Flamboyant Boast (1 Intellect point): You boastfully describe an act that you will accomplish, and then as part of the
+ same action, you attempt it. If an average person would find the action difficult (or impossible) and you succeed on it,
+ creatures who witnessed it who are not your allies are potentially dazed on their next turn, and all tasks they attempt
+@@ -12108,6 +12125,13 @@
+ of damage. Alternatively, you can use this ability on a weapon, and for ten minutes, it inflicts 1 additional point of
+ damage from the cold. Action for touch; enabler for weapon.
+ 
++Fruitfully Pass the Time (4 Intellect points): You are trained in one performance skill, such as singing; playing a
++fiddle, harmonica, or other instrument; or something else that others would enjoy watching or hearing you do. When you
++perform with the skill gained through this ability for one minute and you succeed on a difficulty 3 performance roll,
++you and all allies within short range who can hear and see you immediately gain a one‑action recovery roll. You can't
++use this on someone again until you use a one‑hour or ten‑hour recovery roll. Action to initiate, one minute to
++complete.
++
+ Further Mathematics: You are specialized in higher mathematics. If you are already specialized, choose some other sphere
+ of knowledge to become trained in. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -12375,6 +12399,8 @@
+ Hard-Won Resilience: In your explorations of dark places, you've been exposed to all sorts of terrible things and are
+ developing a general resistance. You gain +1 to Armor and are trained in Might defense tasks. Enabler.
+ 
++Hardened by the End: You're trained in Might defense tasks.
++
+ Harder Light: When you create an object out of hard light, the object is one level higher than normal. Enabler.
+ 
+ Hardiness: You are trained in Might defense tasks. Enabler.
+@@ -12858,6 +12884,11 @@
+ associated with a roll, but in certain cases the GM may decide that there is a chance for you not to know. In these
+ cases, you are specialized in knowing creature weaknesses. Enabler.
+ 
++Know the Way: You are familiar with before‑times buildings and other structures, which extends to ruins of the same. You
++are trained in tasks related to getting around inside those buildings quickly, finding alternate routes, finding places
++to hide, and other tasks associated with gaining a benefit by being able to picture a likely floor plan of any given
++building. Enabler.
++
+ Know Where to Look: Whenever the GM obtains a result for you on the Useful Stuff table, you get two results instead of
+ one. If the GM is using some other method to generate rewards for finding valuables, you should gain double the result
+ you would otherwise obtain. Enabler.
+@@ -13769,6 +13800,10 @@
+ from wearing armor. You reduce the Speed cost for wearing armor by 1. You start the game with a type of armor of your
+ choice. Enabler.
+ 
++Practiced in Light Armor: You can wear light armor for long periods of time without tiring and can compensate for slowed
++reactions from wearing light armor. You reduce the Speed cost for wearing light armor by 1. You start the game with a
++type of light armor available in the area, such as a leather jacket. Enabler.
++
+ Practiced With All Weapons: You become practiced with light, medium, and heavy weapons and suffer no penalty when using
+ any kind of weapon. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -13811,6 +13846,22 @@
+ you designate. Alternatively, you can choose to learn a creature's level; however, if you do so, you cannot learn
+ anything else about it later with this ability. Action.
+ 
++Prepared Caches: You have a prepped secret hideout with shelter and basic supplies capable of seeing you through a year
++or more, or up to six people through about three months. In addition, you have knowledge of three different secret
++supply caches you put together and hid before everything fell apart, chosen from the following. The caches are located
++no closer than about 5 miles (8 km) from each other.
++
++• Food cache (enough food for six people for twelve weeks)
++
++• Water cache (enough clean water for six people for twelve weeks)
++
++• Ammunition cache (400 shells or bullets for four different weapons)
++
++• Firearm cache (six firearms; a mix of light, medium, and heavy weapons, each usually found with about ten bullets or
++shells)
++
++Enabler.
++
+ Preternatural Senses: While you are conscious and able to use an action, you cannot be surprised. In addition, you are
+ trained in initiative actions. Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -13981,6 +14032,11 @@
+ 
+ ### Abilities --- R
+ 
++Raider Follower: You gain a level 3 follower (initiative, stealth, and defense as level 4). The follower does as you say
++and, generally speaking, isn't someone who makes the other PCs in your group feel uncomfortable because of their
++
++presence. Enabler.
++
+ Rally to Me (2 Intellect points): You cry out, blow a battle horn, or otherwise signal to everyone within very long
+ range that you require aid. All allied creatures who respond by moving to within an immediate distance of you within the
+ next few rounds gain one asset on any one attack or defense task within the next hour that you suggest, such as "Hold
+@@ -14147,6 +14203,14 @@
+ and so on). However, you are dazed for a round afterward yourself, during which time all your tasks are hindered. If you
+ have the Move Mountains ability, both abilities cost 3 fewer Intellect points to use. Action.
+ 
++Resource Seeker (3+ Intellect points): When you are looking for a specific inexpensive item you'd like to scavenge from
++nearby ruins, such as a candle, an aspirin, or a can of preserved chili, you can focus your attention on it so that you
++are more likely to find it. For the next ten minutes, if what you are seeking is within long range, you find it if you
++succeed on a difficulty 2 Intellect roll. Each time you use this ability again in the same area, the difficulty is
++hindered by one additional step. For each level of Effort you apply, you can attempt to find an object of one higher
++expense category, but the base difficulty of the Intellect roll also increases by 1 per higher expense category. Action
++to initiate.
++
+ Restful Presence: Creatures who make a recovery roll within short range of you add +1 to their roll. Enabler.
+ 
+ Restore Life (9+ Intellect points): You can attempt to restore life to a dead creature of up to level 3, as long as the
+@@ -14760,6 +14824,11 @@
+ Stare Them Down: One doesn't play games of chicken with other maniac drivers without gaining mental strength. You're
+ trained in Intellect defense tasks. Enabler.
+ 
++Stashed Vehicle: You track down where you or a fellow prepper stashed a vehicle, pristinely stored to remain in working
++order with minimal repairs required. The vehicle has a viable power source (such as hundreds of gallons of gasoline
++treated to resist decomposition, or a rechargeable battery with options for solar or wind recharging). The vehicle could
++be an all‑terrain vehicle (ATV), a truck, or something else; work with your GM to figure out the particulars. Enabler
++
+ Stasis (3 Intellect points): You surround a foe of your size or smaller with scintillating energy, keeping it from
+ moving or acting for one minute, as if frozen solid. You must be able to see the target, and it must be within short
+ range. While in stasis, the target is impervious to harm, cannot be moved, and is immune to all effects. Action.
+@@ -14905,6 +14974,10 @@
+ Surprise Attack: If attacking from a hidden vantage, with surprise, or before your opponent has acted, you get an asset
+ on the attack. On a successful hit, you inflict 2 additional points of damage. Enabler.
+ 
++Surviving the Wasteland: Given about half a day of walking and scavenging, you find enough edible food and potable water
++in the ruins or surrounding wasteland for you and up to one other person for one day. The resources might be scavenged
++from before‑times supplies, living flora and fauna, and uncontaminated water sources. Enabler.
++
+ Swim (1+ Intellect points): You can swim like a fish through water and similar liquid for one hour. For each level of
+ Effort applied, you can extend the duration by one hour. You swim about 10 miles (16 km) per hour, and you are not
+ affected by currents in the water. Action to initiate.
+@@ -15145,6 +15218,9 @@
+ 
+ one-thousandth of your normal height may be a means of doing so.
+ 
++Tolerance: This hard life has built up your resistance over time, so you are trained in resisting the effects of natural
++poisons (such as those from plants or living creatures) and radiation. You're also immune to natural diseases. Enabler.
++
+ Tool Mastery: When you have an asset from using a tool, the time required to perform the task is cut in half (minimum
+ one round). Enabler.
+ 
+@@ -15174,6 +15250,9 @@
+ 
+ Trained Excavator: You are trained in perception, climbing, and salvaging tasks. Enabler.
+ 
++Trained for Toughing It: Choose one noncombat skill that would be helpful for surviving after the apocalypse, such as
++hunting, tracking, carpentry, or stealth. You are trained in that skill. Enabler.
++
+ Trained Gunner: You can choose from one of two benefits. Either you are trained in using guns, or you have the Spray
+ ability (which costs 2 Speed points): If a weapon has the ability to fire rapid shots without reloading (usually called
+ a rapid-fire weapon, such as an automatic pistol), you can spray multiple shots around your target to increase the
+@@ -15331,6 +15410,13 @@
+ (about 2,000 feet each round) for up to ten minutes (about 35 miles), after which you must stop and make a recovery
+ roll. (Move up to 322 kph \[about 600 m each round\] for up to ten minutes \[about 56 km\].) Enabler.
+ 
++Use the Network (5 Intellect points): With a few minutes of looking around and preparing, you can access remnants of the
++before‑times internet and satellite network (or an active network on which AIs who are not immediately dangerous
++reside). The GM may decide there is no such connection in the area, but if there is, you can ask one basic question
++about anything happening within 10 miles (16 km) and receive a simple answer. For example, you could ask about the
++location of a specific creature or individual, and if they are within the range of this ability, you'll learn about it
++from a still‑functioning camera feed, satellite feed, or AI interaction. Action to initiate.
++
+ Use Senses of Others (4 Intellect points): You can see, hear, smell, touch, and taste through the senses of anyone with
+ whom you have telepathic contact by using Telepathic or similar abilities. You can attempt to use this ability on a
+ willing or unwilling target within long range; an unwilling target can try to resist. You don't need to see the target,
+@@ -15410,6 +15496,14 @@
+ 
+ Warding Shield: You have +1 to Armor while you are using a shield. Enabler.
+ 
++Wasteland Camouflage (5+ Speed or Intellect points): By drawing your clothing about you just so and using various tricks
++and your deep knowledge of your surroundings, you become invisible for ten minutes in any landscape that contains ruins
++of the before‑times. (You may also attempt this in a purely wilderness setting, but if you do, you must spend 1
++additional point from Speed or Intellect, whichever Pool you activated this power with.) While you are invisible, this
++asset eases your stealth and Speed defense tasks by two steps. This effect ends if you do something to reveal your
++presence or position—attacking, using an ability, moving a large object, and so on. If this occurs, you can regain the
++remaining invisibility effect by taking an action to focus on hiding your position. Action to initiate or reinitiate.
++
+ Water Adaptation: You can breathe water as easily as you breathe air. Enabler.
+ 
+ Weapon and Body (5 Speed points): After making a melee weapon or ranged weapon attack, you follow up with a punch or
+@@ -15424,6 +15518,9 @@
+ 
+ Weapon Defense: While your chosen weapon is in your hand(s), you are trained in Speed defense rolls. Enabler.
+ 
++Weapon at Hand: You're practiced with all weapons. To gain this benefit with a weapon you've never used before, you must
++spend at least ten minutes practicing with it first. Enabler.
++
+ Weapon Master: You inflict an additional 1 point of damage with your chosen weapon. Enabler.
+ 
+ Weaponization: One light or medium melee weapon of your choice is built into your body, and you are trained in using it.
+@@ -39380,9 +39477,7 @@
+ 
+ Ability Choice: Choose either Assisted Sight or Machine Telepathy as your tier 4 ability.
+ 
+-Assisted Sight (3 Intellect points): You can activate a visual overlay that helps you analyze threats and boons in your
+-environment. When you trigger this ability, you gain an asset on one attack or defense roll of any type, due to your
+-knowledge about the situation. Enabler.
++Assisted Sight
+ 
+ Machine Telepathy
+ 
+@@ -39437,28 +39532,11 @@
+ 
+ Tier 1:P
+ 
+-Practiced in Light Armor: You can wear light armor for long periods of time without tiring and can compensate for slowed
+-reactions from wearing light armor. You reduce the Speed cost for wearing light armor by 1. You start the game with a
+-type of light armor available in the area, such as a leather jacket. Enabler.
+-
+-Prepared Caches: You have a prepped secret hideout with shelter and basic supplies capable of seeing you through a year
+-or more, or up to six people through about three months. In addition, you have knowledge of three different secret
+-supply caches you put together and hid before everything fell apart, chosen from the following. The caches are located
+-no closer than about 5 miles (8 km) from each other.
+-
+-• Food cache (enough food for six people for twelve weeks)
+-
+-• Water cache (enough clean water for six people for twelve weeks)
+-
+-• Ammunition cache (400 shells or bullets for four different weapons)
+-
+-• Firearm cache (six firearms; a mix of light, medium, and heavy weapons, each usually found with about ten bullets or
+-shells)
++Practiced in Light Armor
+ 
+-Enabler.
++Prepared Caches
+ 
+-Trained for Toughing It: Choose one noncombat skill that would be helpful for surviving after the apocalypse, such as
+-hunting, tracking, carpentry, or stealth. You are trained in that skill. Enabler.
++Trained for Toughing It
+ 
+ Tier 2:
+ 
+@@ -39470,23 +39548,13 @@
+ 
+ Ability Choice: Choose either Fruitfully Pass the Time or Stashed Vehicle as your tier 3 ability.
+ 
+-Fruitfully Pass the Time (4 Intellect points): You are trained in one performance skill, such as singing; playing a
+-fiddle, harmonica, or other instrument; or something else that others would enjoy watching or hearing you do. When you
+-perform with the skill gained through this ability for one minute and you succeed on a difficulty 3 performance roll,
+-you and all allies within short range who can hear and see you immediately gain a one‑action recovery roll. You can't
+-use this on someone again until you use a one‑hour or ten‑hour recovery roll. Action to initiate, one minute to
+-complete.
++Fruitfully Pass the Time
+ 
+-Stashed Vehicle: You track down where you or a fellow prepper stashed a vehicle, pristinely stored to remain in working
+-order with minimal repairs required. The vehicle has a viable power source (such as hundreds of gallons of gasoline
+-treated to resist decomposition, or a rechargeable battery with options for solar or wind recharging). The vehicle could
+-be an all‑terrain vehicle (ATV), a truck, or something else; work with your GM to figure out the particulars. Enabler
++Stashed Vehicle
+ 
+ Tier 4:
+ 
+-Know Where to Look: Whenever the GM obtains a result for you on the Useful Stuff table, you get two results instead of
+-one. If the GM is using some other method to generate rewards for finding valuables, you gain double the result you
+-would otherwise obtain. Enabler.
++Know Where to Look
+ 
+ Tier 5:
+ 
+@@ -39498,10 +39566,7 @@
+ 
+ Discipline of Watchfulness
+ 
+-Escape the Ruins (6 Intellect points): While in any area containing ruins from before the apocalypse, you find or create
+-a significant shortcut, secret entrance, or emergency escape route where it looked like none existed. Doing so requires
+-that you succeed on an Intellect action whose difficulty is set by the GM based on the situation. You and the GM should
+-work out the details. Action.
++Escape the Ruins
+ 
+ Raids
+ 
+@@ -39540,7 +39605,7 @@
+ 
+ Tier 2:
+ 
+-Careful Tracker: You are trained in stealth and tracking tasks. Enabler.
++Careful Tracker
+ 
+ Fearsome Reputation
+ 
+@@ -39548,10 +39613,7 @@
+ 
+ Ability Choice: Choose either Raider Follower or Grand Deception as your tier 3 ability.
+ 
+-Raider Follower: You gain a level 3 follower (initiative, stealth, and defense as level 4). The follower does as you say
+-and, generally speaking, isn't someone who makes the other PCs in your group feel uncomfortable because of their
+-
+-presence. Enabler.
++Raider Follower
+ 
+ Grand Deception
+ 
+@@ -39603,33 +39665,21 @@
+ 
+ Tier 1:
+ 
+-Ruin Lore: You are trained in scavenging, which means you're more likely to find useful things (and junk that can
+-potentially be turned into useful things) in the ruins of what came before. Enabler.
++Ruin Lore
+ 
+ Knowledge Skills
+ 
+ Tier 2:
+ 
+-Fixer: You've learned enough of the past that you are trained in tasks to repair and build before‑times equipment, or
+-equipment made with before‑times parts. In addition, repairing and building tasks take you about 20% less time to
+-complete. Enabler.
++Fixer
+ 
+-Know the Way: You are familiar with before‑times buildings and other structures, which extends to ruins of the same. You
+-are trained in tasks related to getting around inside those buildings quickly, finding alternate routes, finding places
+-to hide, and other tasks associated with gaining a benefit by being able to picture a likely floor plan of any given
+-building. Enabler.
++Know the Way
+ 
+ Tier 3:
+ 
+ Ability Choice: Choose either Disable Mechanisms or Resource Seeker as your tier 3 ability. Disable Mechanisms
+ 
+-Resource Seeker (3+ Intellect points): When you are looking for a specific inexpensive item you'd like to scavenge from
+-nearby ruins, such as a candle, an aspirin, or a can of preserved chili, you can focus your attention on it so that you
+-are more likely to find it. For the next ten minutes, if what you are seeking is within long range, you find it if you
+-succeed on a difficulty 2 Intellect roll. Each time you use this ability again in the same area, the difficulty is
+-hindered by one additional step. For each level of Effort you apply, you can attempt to find an object of one higher
+-expense category, but the base difficulty of the Intellect roll also increases by 1 per higher expense category. Action
+-to initiate.
++Resource Seeker
+ 
+ Tier 4:
+ 
+@@ -39647,12 +39697,7 @@
+ 
+ Skill With Defense
+ 
+-Use the Network (5 Intellect points): With a few minutes of looking around and preparing, you can access remnants of the
+-before‑times internet and satellite network (or an active network on which AIs who are not immediately dangerous
+-reside). The GM may decide there is no such connection in the area, but if there is, you can ask one basic question
+-about anything happening within 10 miles (16 km) and receive a simple answer. For example, you could ask about the
+-location of a specific creature or individual, and if they are within the range of this ability, you'll learn about it
+-from a still‑functioning camera feed, satellite feed, or AI interaction. Action to initiate.
++Use the Network
+ 
+ Walks the Wasteland
+ 
+@@ -39693,21 +39738,17 @@
+ 
+ Tier 1:
+ 
+-Surviving the Wasteland: Given about half a day of walking and scavenging, you find enough edible food and potable water
+-in the ruins or surrounding wasteland for you and up to one other person for one day. The resources might be scavenged
+-from before‑times supplies, living flora and fauna, and uncontaminated water sources. Enabler.
++Surviving the Wasteland
+ 
+-Tolerance: This hard life has built up your resistance over time, so you are trained in resisting the effects of natural
+-poisons (such as those from plants or living creatures) and radiation. You're also immune to natural diseases. Enabler.
++Tolerance
+ 
+-Weapon at Hand: You're practiced with all weapons. To gain this benefit with a weapon you've never used before, you must
+-spend at least ten minutes practicing with it first. Enabler.
++Weapon at Hand
+ 
+ Tier 2:
+ 
+ Devoted Defender
+ 
+-Hardened by the End: You're trained in Might defense tasks.
++Hardened by the End
+ 
+ Tier 3:
+ 
+@@ -39718,7 +39759,7 @@
+ 
+ Rapid Attack
+ 
+-Apocalyptic Stare: Your demeanor is of someone who shouldn't be trifled with. You are trained in intimidation. Enabler.
++Apocalyptic Stare
+ 
+ Tier 4:
+ 
+@@ -39736,13 +39777,7 @@
+ 
+ Using What's Available
+ 
+-Wasteland Camouflage (5+ Speed or Intellect points): By drawing your clothing about you just so and using various tricks
+-and your deep knowledge of your surroundings, you become invisible for ten minutes in any landscape that contains ruins
+-of the before‑times. (You may also attempt this in a purely wilderness setting, but if you do, you must spend 1
+-additional point from Speed or Intellect, whichever Pool you activated this power with.) While you are invisible, this
+-asset eases your stealth and Speed defense tasks by two steps. This effect ends if you do something to reveal your
+-presence or position—attacking, using an ability, moving a large object, and so on. If this occurs, you can regain the
+-remaining invisibility effect by taking an action to focus on hiding your position. Action to initiate or reinitiate.
++Wasteland Camouflage
+ 
+ ### Historical
+ 

patches/base/043-more-organization-through-historical.patch

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+--- _tmp/ccsrd.md	2025-06-04 07:12:07.311001894 -0500
++++ _tmp/ccsrd.new.md	2025-06-04 07:27:21.454728657 -0500
+@@ -39500,7 +39500,7 @@
+ 
+ Merges Mind With Machine is a focus designed for use with the Radio Quiet setting.
+ 
+-Prepped for the End
++##### Prepped for the End
+ 
+ You prepared for ultimate disaster, unlike most of the sheeple. Which means you stashed away food, water, and other
+ survival gear when things were still okay. You trained yourself for harsh conditions, for basic machine and electronic
+@@ -39568,7 +39568,7 @@
+ 
+ Escape the Ruins
+ 
+-Raids
++##### Raids
+ 
+ When civilization fell, you did what you had to do to stay alive. Did you kill innocent people? Probably, insofar as
+ anyone who survived the end can really be considered "innocent." You figured they'd have done the same to you. But
+@@ -39633,7 +39633,7 @@
+ 
+ Twisting the Knife
+ 
+-Remembers the Past
++##### Remembers the Past
+ 
+ You are a student of the before‑times. Maybe that's because you grew up in the ruins of an old library and read
+ everything as your hobby, you found a friendly AI archivist who taught you about how things once were, you're long‑lived
+@@ -39699,7 +39699,7 @@
+ 
+ Use the Network
+ 
+-Walks the Wasteland
++##### Walks the Wasteland
+ 
+ Most people want to hide from the devastation or just curl up and die rather than face a hostile world. Not you. You're
+ determined to see what's out there, to survive, and, more than that, to thrive. It's that or let the radioactive rats—or
+@@ -39785,7 +39785,7 @@
+ ancient Greece or feudal Japan, for example, probably makes it more like fantasy without all the orcs and magic
+ (although a game set in feudal Japan with orcs and magic could be fascinating).
+ 
+-### SUGGESTED TYPES FOR A HISTORICAL GAME
++#### SUGGESTED TYPES FOR A HISTORICAL GAME
+ 
+ |                               |                                                                     |
+ |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
+@@ -39802,7 +39802,7 @@
+ | Explorer                      | Explorer                                                            |
+ | Priest                        | Speaker                                                             |
+ 
+-Basic CREATURES AND NPCs FOR A HISTORICAL GAME
++#### Basic CREATURES AND NPCs FOR A HISTORICAL GAME
+ 
+ Cat: level 1, Speed defense as level 3
+ 
+@@ -39827,7 +39827,7 @@
+ 
+ Warhorse: level 4; moves a long distance each round
+ 
+-creating a historical adventure
++#### creating a historical adventure
+ 
+ One of the draws of playing in a historical adventure is the thrill of "being there" when something important happens.
+ Thus, in many cases, historical adventures in RPGs shouldn't be designed as campaigns, but instead serve as short-term
+@@ -39865,7 +39865,7 @@
+ a skewed version of events and culture. Be willing to go deeper than *Braveheart* or *The Last Samurai*, or maybe choose
+ a different genre.
+ 
+-### RUNNING A HISTORICAL GAME
++#### RUNNING A HISTORICAL GAME
+ 
+ Preparation is important in a historical game, and most of that entails choosing a historical period—or a specific
+ historical event—as the setting. Given that all of history can serve, you won't lack for resources. Below are a few
+@@ -39886,7 +39886,7 @@
+ prehistory, classical antiquity, ancient Egypt, the American revolution, ancient China, World War II, Edo Period Japan,
+ Medieval Europe, and the American Old West.
+ 
+-### HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS
++#### HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS
+ 
+ The concept of artifacts is probably inappropriate for a historical setting without some kind of supernatural,
+ fantastical, or science fiction element. That said, objects of mystery such as the Antikythera mechanism (an ancient