Bracers of the Devouring Hand
By Bejeir D. Brooks (brooksbe@egr.msu.edu)
Level Five Fetish
Gnosis
Description
The effect of these bracers is that a 3 foot radius around the bearer's forearm becomes highly radioactive, nearly disintegrating everything organic it comes in contact with. This weapon can be used in conjunction with any parry or block maneuvers. Even if one has an immunity to wyrm emanations this fetish must be soaked at diff. 7 due to the fact that it is a corrupted atomic spirit within and not a true wyrm spirit. Note that this fetish can only be used by those of the same tribe as the creator (BSD not White Howlers). This fetish does not protect its owner from its own effects but it does allow the wielder to soak with Rage, where every success negates a point of damage done, however too many successes cause a frenzy. Additionally, the wielder and everyone hit by the bracers regains a point of Rage each round from the agony. If the wielder ever uses up all of his or her Gnosis whether or not the fetish is activated it will explode for a 3 megaton explosion which if soakable is at (9) and the effective damage is 3(users rage* permanent gnosis). This explosion will also affect the local umbral environment on a lesser scale. Unfortunately this is no good as a suicide fetish since it will only explode at the least opportune time for the wielder. It just won't work until that time arrives. Finally the user must soak his rage every morning or take that many pts. of aggravated damage.I included how I added up the levels for this fetish on the side, so that it can be easily changed for other Chronicles:
aspect | I | A | D | P | Level | |
bracer | | +0 | +0 | +2* | +1 | |
activated | +3 | | Current Rage | | +3 | |
| | | un-soakable damage (7)* | | +4 Atomic Spirit | |
| | | aggravated | | | |
| | | only usable by BSD | | -1 | |
| | | 3 Megaton explosion if users gnosis ever goes down to zero | | -2 | |
| | | gain one point of rage per round from the agony | | | |