Arcana

Virtues
Hubrises

Arcana are greater-than-life traits that certain heroes may possess. Virtues cost 10 Hero Points, and give them unique abilities activated by the use of a Drama Die. Hubrises are tragic flaws that can get them into deep trouble and for which they receive 10 extra Hero Points; they are activated by the GM's use of one of her own Drama Dice.

Virtues

Virtue	Game effect if activated using a Drama Die
Adaptable	Cancel effects of Surprise on self.
Altruistic	Reroll a failed test you attempted for helping someone else. Only once per test.
Comforting	Cancel effects of one level of Fear on party until end of Scene.
Commanding	Gain a Fear Rating equal to your lowest Trait for one Scene.
Courageous	Reflect the effects of Fear back from yourself to one of your opponents.
Creative	Get a hint/idea from the GM. Intended for beginner players.
Exemplary	Allow the rest of your group to use one of your Knack Ranks in a shared activity.
Focused	Transfer one Rank from one Trait to another for duration of Scene. Once per Scene.
Fortunate	Reroll any failed test whose TN is 20 or less. Once per test.
Friendly	Gain a Connection at some point within Scene. (Cost 2 Drama Dice)
Insightful	Determine which Arcana another Hero or NPC possesses.
Inspirational	+1 kept die to any other Hero’s action.
Intuitive	Get a hint/information from the GM. (Activation is 1 XP. Activated only by GM. Get +2 XP per adventure)
Passionate	Double the number of kept dice for any one Action when saving life of loved one or friend.
Perceptive	Automatically succeed any Perception check
Perspicacious	Predict what a Villain or Henchmen’s next Action will be.
Propitious	Lucky escape from current Scene. Affects whole party. Permanently reduces Drama Dice by one.
Self-controlled	Cause any use of Repartee system against you to automatically fail.
Uncanny	Receive warning just before the next time your GM springs an awful surprise on you.
Victorious	Automatically score a Dramatic Wound. Use after hitting, but prior to Damage roll.
Willful	Prevent NPCs from using Drama dice when they are facing use in combat until end of Scene.
Worldly	You have one Rank in any Knack you do not have a Rank in until end of Scene.

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Hubrises

Hubris	Game effect if activated by the GM using a Drama Die
Ambitious	You chase after power even if it’s risky.
Arrogant	You show contempt or disdain for someone else.
Cowardly	You avoid or escape from doing something dangerous.
Envious	You covet something belonging to someone else and should attempt to get it.
Greedy	You try to get as much money as possible when divvying up loot, getting a bribe, etc.
Hedonistic	You relax your guard and have a good time.
Hot-headed	You fly off the handle and lose your temper.
Inattentive	You fail a Perception check, or get a –2 dice penalty to a Surprise check.
Indecisive	Discard an Action die from Initiative Pool during a time-sensitive moment.
Judgmental	You jump to conclusions and form an unsubstantiated opinion of someone you’ve just met.
Lecherous	You give in to temptation.
Loyal	You go back for a fallen comrade, or avoid leaving their side in the first place.
Misfortunate	Reroll a successful test whose TN was 25 or higher. Cannot be used more than once per test.
Overconfident	You don’t have any doubts about your capabilities.
Overzealous	You strongly defend one or your opinions, no matter how inappropriate the time and place.
Proud	You refuse an offer of aid.
Rash	You investigate something unusual even if it looks dangerous.
Reckless	You ignore any nagging feelings of worry or hesitation when confronted with danger.
Righteous	You don’t have any doubts about the moral justifiability of your actions.
Star-crossed	You are shot with Cupid’s arrow…again.
Stubborn	You are prevented from changing your mind.
Trusting	You lose any doubts about another person.

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