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navigation SFX: Absorption: On a successful reaction against a TYPE OF ATTACK action, convert your opponent’s effect die into a POWER SET stunt
Main page or step up a POWER SET power by +1 for your next action. Spend 1 PP to use this stunt if your opponent’s action succeeds.
Contents SFX: Afflict: Add a d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when inflicting TYPE complication on a target.
SFXs SFX: Area Attack. Add a D6 and keep an additional effect die for each additional target.
Milestones SFX: Boost: Shutdown your highest rated POWER SET power to step up another POWER SET power by +1. Recover power by activating
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SFX: Burst: Step up or double a POWER TRAIT die against a single target. Remove the highest rolling die and add 3 dice for your total.
pages SFX: Berserk. Add a die from the doom pool to one or more attack actions. Step up the doom pool die by +1 for each action; return it to the
doom pool when you’re done.
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SFX: Constructs: Add a d6 and step up your effect die by +1 when using POWER SET to create assets.
SFX: Counterattack: On a reaction against a STRESS TYPE attack action, inflict STRESS TYPE with your effect die at no PP cost or spend
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SFX:Dangerous: Add a d6 to your dice pool for an attack action and step back highest die in pool by –1. Step up STRESS TYPE inflicted by
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SFX:Focus: If a pool includes a POWER SET power, you may replace two dice of equal size with one die +1 step larger.
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SFX:Healing: Add POWER TRAIT to your dice pool when helping others recover stress. Spend 1 PP to recover your own or another’s
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toolbox SFX: Immunity: Spend 1 PP to ignore stress, trauma, or complications from SPECIFIC ATTACK TYPE(S).
Printable version SFX: Invulnerable: Spend 1 PP to ignore STRESS TYPE or TRAUMA TYPE unless caused by SPECIFIC ATTACK TYPE.
Site manager SFX: Multipower: Use two or more POWER SET powers in a single dice pool at -1 step for each additional power.
Edit this menu SFX: Second Chance: Spend 1 PP to reroll when using any POWER SET power.
Edit top menu SFX: Second Wind: Before you make an action including a POWER SET power, you may move your STRESS TYPE die to the doom pool
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SFX: Unleashed: Step up or double any POWER SET power for one action. If the action fails, add a die to doom pool equal to the normal
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SFX: Versatile: Split POWER TRAIT into 2d at –1 step, or 3d at –2 steps.
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SFX: Area attack with a vengeance. Against multiple targets, for every additional target add a d6 and keep an additional effect die. For each
complication you create using your effect dice, step up that effect die and add d6 to the doom pool.

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SFX: Armory. At the cost of creating a resource, you may step up or double <POWER> for the duration of a resource.

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SFX: Angry 2. You can add your <STRESS> to your attack pool without stepping it up.

planeswalker SFX: Anti-Berserker. If your pool includes <POWER>, spend 1 PP to borrow a die from the doom pool for that roll. Then step back that doom
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villanos watchmen SFX: Break the Fourth Wall. When one of your opportunities is activated to add a d6 to the doom pool, replace it with a d4. Spend 1 PP to do
this to an existing d6 in the doom pool.
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SFX: Best Pal. Spend 1 PP to step up or double your Affiliation die when making a support action.
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mandramas SFX: Boost, yet another. Spend 1 PP to step up or double <POWER> for one die roll.

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SFX: Circumstance bonus. Step up <POWER> when using it <CIRCUMSTANCE>.
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SFX: Circumstance Mastery. When including a <POWER> in an action or reaction to <DO SOMETHING>, step up or double
<SPECIALITY>. Spend 1 PP to do both.

SFX: Claws & Fangs. Step back the highest die in your attack action pool to add d6 and step up <STRESS TYPE> inflicted.

SFX: Collateral Damage 1: Instead of spending 1 PP, add a d6 to the doom pool to create a <POWER SET> stunt.
SFX: Collateral Damage 2: Add a d6 to the doom pool to step up or double a <POWER>.

SFX: Conversion: When using POWER TRAIT in your dice pool, redirect STRESS TYPE ONE to STRESS TYPE TWO at no cost.

SFX: Danger Sense: Spend 1 PP to add POWER TRAIT (or step up by +1 if already in your pool) and reroll all dice on a reaction.

SFX: Disaster. Step up <POWER> by one or more for the rest of the Scene. For every step up, spend 1 PP, then inflict a Scene-based
complication equal to the new die size on all present.
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SFX: Extra Effective: When including POWER TRAIT as part of an attack against TARGET TYPE targets, add d6 and step up effect die by
+1.

SFX: Haymaker. Double <POWER> for an action, then add the second-highest rolling die from that action to the doom pool.

SFX: Healing Factor. Spend 1 PP to recover your <STRESS TYPE> and step back your <TRAUMA TYPE>.

SFX: Last-Ditch Effort. Step up or double any <POWER> die on your next roll, or spend 1 PP to do both, then shutdown that power. Recover
power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

SFX: Man with the Plan. Spend 1 PP to borrow the highest die in the doom pool as an asset for your next action, then step back and return
that doom die.

SFX: Reactive Power. Spend 1 PP to add a <POWER> to another character’s dice pool before rolling. If that character takes <STRESS
TYPE>, take d6 <STRESS TYPE>.

SFX: Resourceful. Add a d6 to the doom pool to step up a <RESOURCE TYPE>.

SFX: Paincast. Step up or double a <POWER> for your next action and take d6 <STRESS TYPE>.
SFX: Paincast 2nd. Step up or double a <POWER> on an action. If action fails, take <STRESS TYPE> equal to second-highest rolling die.
SFX: Paincast Or Not. Spend 1 PP or take d6 <STRESS TYPE> to step up or double your <POWER> die.
SFX; Paincast into the limit. Step up or double an <POWER> die or stunt die for a roll. If your roll fails, step up your lowest stress die or take
d6 stress of a type you don’t
have currently.

SFX: Painful turbo mode: Step up or double your POWER SET powers for that Scene, or spend 1 PP to do both. Take second-highest rolling
die of each subsequent action as STRESS TYPE.

*SFX: Rally. Spend a d6 from the doom pool to step back emotional and mental stress and recover a team die in any unit you are
commanding.
*SFX: Master and Commander. When leading <FACTION> mobs, borrow a Team die from the mob to add to any roll including a POWER
SET power. If the action is successful, return the die. If the action fails, remove it.

SFX: Take the Hit. Spend 1 pp to take physical stress intended for a nearby ally or friend.
SFX: Your Pokemon takes a hit. Physical stress received may be converted into mental stress instead.
*SFX: Take the hit, mass: Remove a Team die to prevent stress inflicted on a <character under your protection>. If the attack would have
stressed out the original target, remove two Team dice instead.

SFX: Unleashed 2.0. Step up or double <POWER> for one action. If the action fails, add a die to the doom pool or create a <TYPE>
complication on yourself or an ally equal to the normal rating of that power die.
SFX: Unleashed by oportunity. If your pool includes <POWER>, step up or double any die in that roll. If your action generates an opportunity,
add an additional die to the doom pool equal to your effect die.
SFX: Unleashed, defensive. Double a <POWER> for one reaction to an attack action. If that reaction fails, add a die to the doom pool equal
to the normal rating of that power die.

SFX: Burnout. Step up or double <POWER> die on your next roll, or spend 1 PP to do both, then shutdown that power. Activate an
opportunity to recover the power or during a Transition Scene.
SFX: Upgrade 1. Spend 1 PP to step up <POWER>. Step back -1 for subsequent actions. Activate an opportunity to recover.
SFX: Extra effort. Step up or double <POWER> for one action. If the action fails, step back that power. Activate an opportunity to recover
that power.

SFX: Second wind unlimited. Step up your <STRESS TYPE> die and move it to the doom pool. Spend 1 PP to do the same to <TRAUMA
TYPE>.

SFX: Sidekick's strike. Target an additional opponent and either add a d8 to your pool or step up your effect die. Keep an additional effect
die.

SFX: Strongest There Is! In a reaction against an opponent with a Strength power trait, spend 1 PP or step up your emotional stress to add a
die equal to the opponent’s Strength to your dice pool.

SFX: Swap Places. Shutdown <POWER SET> to remove physical stress or trauma. Participate in a Transition Scene to recover <POWER
SET>.

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SFX: Toughness: Pay 1 PP to step back your <STRESS TYPE>.

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remains stressed out and <CHARACTER> keeps these powers until he is stressed out and the procedure is reversed during another
Transition scene.
SFX: Guards! Spend d6 from the doom pool to step up a <RESOURCE TYPE> stunt or resource and recover mental or emotional stress.
SFX: Mindbreaker. When inflicting mental or emotional stress, add a d6 and step up the effect die.
SFX: Mighty Blow. Spend a d6 from the doom pool to step up or double Enhanced Strength for next roll.
SFX: White Run. Spend the largest doom die in the doom pool to replace <CHARACTER>’s Affiliation die with the remaining doom pool for
one action. While using this SFX, spend a doom die to remove any sense-based or distraction-based complication. If the action fails, take
mental stress equal to the doom die spent to activate this SFX.

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Limit: Gear. Shutdown any <POWER SET> power and gain 1 PP. Take an action vs. the doom pool to recover gear
*Limit: Gear. Shut down any <POWER SET> power and step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool. Spend d6 from the Doom Pool to recover.
Limit: Exhausted. Shut down any <POWER SET> power and gain 1 PP. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a transition
scene.
*Limit: Exhausted. Shut down any <POWER SET> power and step up or add d6 to the Doom Pool. Activate an opportunity to recover.
Limit: Mutant. When affected by mutant-specific complications or tech, earn 1 PP.
Limit: Conscious Activation. While stressed out, asleep, or unconscious, shutdown <POWER SET>. Recover <POWER SET> when you
recover that stress or wake up. If you take mental trauma, shutdown <POWER SET> until you recover that trauma.
Limit: Growing Dread. If a pool includes a <POWER>, both 1s and 2s on those dice count as opportunities, but only 1s are excluded from
being used for totals or effect dice.
Limit: Mutually exclusive. Shutdown <POWER SET A> to activate <POWER SET B>. Shutdown <POWER SET B> to recover <POWER
SET A>

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Limit: Achilles Heel. When affected by <TYPE>-specific complications or tech, earn 1 PP.
Limit: Achilles Heel 2. When affected by <ALGO> based stress or complication, step it and earn 1 PP.

Limit: Headstrong. When your opponent includes your existing mental or emotional stress in a dice pool, step up that stress to gain 1 PP. If
the opponent’s action or reaction fails, step back that stress.

Limit: It's complicated 1. Change <POWER> into a complication to gain 1 PP. Activate an opportunity or remove the complication to recover
the power.
Limit: It's complicated 2. On <CIRCUMSTANCE>, change <POWER> into a complication to gain 1 PP. Activate an opportunity or remove the
complication to recover the power.
Limit: It's complicated 3. Add a complication equal to <POWER> to an opposing dice pool to gain 1 PP.

Limit: Headstrong. When your opponent includes your existing mental or emotional stress in a dice pool, step up that stress to gain 1 PP. If
the opponent’s action or reaction fails, step back that stress.

Limit: Your Reach Exceeds Your Grasp. Spend a resource, asset, or complication created by <CHARACTER> to step up the lowest die in
the doom pool or add a d6 doom die.

Limit: Mutis. Leave the current scene by <METHOD> to gain 1 PP. Reappear during the next Transition Scene.

Limit: Sensible 1: Earn 1 PP and step up <STRESS TYPE>caused by <CAUSE> by +1.

Limit: Sensible 2: Step up <STRESS TYPE> inflicted by <TYPE OF ENEMY> to gain 1 PP.
Limit: Sensible 3. Step up <STRESS TYPE> in situations when you attempt to <ACTIVITY> to gain 1 PP.

Limit: Pacifist. In any pool containing <POWER>, you may not cause <STRESS TYPE> with your effect die.

Limit: Hive Control. If the flagship or hive queen controlling the fleet has been stressed out, step back Team dice. Now d6 physical stress
inflicted removes a die from Team. Recover Team dice after a Transition Scene.
Limit: Team Cohesion. Team may be targeted individually or by Area Attack SFX. <TEAM DICE +1> physical stress inflicted removes a die
from Team. Recover Team after a Transition Scene.

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