Ebb: Detect

Sense Ebon

Dur. = CONC in minutes, Range 1.5m radius around user, FLUX used in last 4 hours, Cost: 1 FLUX. The Ebon can sense any FLUX used in the last four hours. This is a very short range ability (1.5m) and only imparts to the Ebon that someone has used an ability and not what specific ability was used, how much FLUX was spent or any other information. This costs 1 point of FLUX and lasts for the user's CONC in minutes. Free Ability: Sense Ebon.

Dur. = CONC in minutes, follow Ebon aura no longer than 6 hours, range 1.Sm radius around user, Cost: 2 FLUX. This ability allows an Ebon to follow another's Ebon aura if they have been present in the last 6 hours. Again this is a very short ranged ability (1.5m). It costs 2 FLUX and lasts for the user's CONC in minutes.

Dur. = CONC in minutes, range 4m radius around user, FLUX used in last 8 hours, Cost: 3 FLUX. This is an improved version of the Rank 1 Detect with an increased range (4m) and it can trace all FLUX used in the last 8 hours. This costs 3 FLUX and the duration is the user's CONC in minutes.

Know Ebon/Brain Waster /Necanthrope by taste (aura), trail no longer than 12 hours, range 4m around user, dur. = CONC in minutes, Cost: 4 FLUX. This is a clearer trace than the Rank 2 skill. It allows the user to know what classification the Ebb user was, i.e. Ebon, Brain Waster or Necanthrope and if they have used FLUX within a 4m area in the last 12 hours. The duration is the user's CONC in minutes and it costs 4 FLUX.

Dur.=CONC in minutes, Range10m radius around user, FLUX used in last 24 hours, Cost: 5. This ability is a stronger form of Rank 1 and 3 with the range of detection being 10m. The effective FLUX that can be traced can be up to 24 hours old. The duration is the same as Detect 2, CONC in minutes and the cost is 5 FLUX.

Trail no longer than 24 hours, follow at range Sm, know taste, dur. = CONC in minutes, Cost: 6 FLUX. With this improved form of tracking, an Ebon' s aura can be up to 24 hours old when tracked, within an area of 8m. This lasts for the user's CONC in minutes and costs 6 FLUX.

Used with other abilities to find out what rank/ how much FLUX used etc., Cost: 5 FLUX. This ability is used in conjunction with any of the Detect abilities. When an Ebon receives a ' scent', they can use their skill to determine what rank and how much FLUX was used, for example: "...must have been a high ranker, I'd say 15, yeh, it must have cost about 35 FLUX..." This information should be given by the Games Master after the use of both Detect abilities together. The specific ability used, i.e. Red Thermal or Cure, is not known through the senses. This costs five FLUX.

Bloodhound style, need personal item of person being traced. The more personal the better. (At the Games Master's discretion), Our. = CONC in hours, scent must be no more than 12 hours old, Cost: 8 FLUX. This form of tracking can be used not only to track other Ebons but also any other race. An item belonging to the person is required, the more personal the better, personal diaries and pieces of jewelry are perfect. From there, the Ebon has a link with the person and can follow their scent for up to 12 hours after which more FLUX has to be used to maintain the trace. How clear the scent is and how fast the Ebon is allowed to follow is at the Games Master's discretion. This costs 8 FLUX.

Ebon knowledge, know Ebon scent, will recognize if found again, must be no older than 12 hours, dur. = CONC in minutes, can follow within 10m of the Ebon, Cost: 4. The Ebon can now track the Ebon' s scent for their CONC in minutes as long as it is no older than 12 hours and within a range of 10m from the Ebon. The tracked Ebon' s scent will be known and recognized if found again. This aptitude costs 4 FLUX.

Able to track flux up to 5 days old within range of 10m, dur. = CONC in minutes, Cost: 10 FLUX. This is a longer lasting version of Rank 6 Detect, with a range of 10m and the ability to detect FLUX up to 5 days (120 hours) old. This skill costs 10 FLUX and the duration is the Ebon's CONC in minutes.

Physical description and how much flux in last 4 hours, used in conjunction with Detect, Cost: 11. This is the next stage of Formulation which works in the same way as the first Formulation ability but the user has a physical description of the person being tracked, i.e. male, female, eye color, hair color and height, as well as how much FLUX has been used in the last 4 hours. The cost is 11 FLUX. This must be used in conjunction with one of the Detect ranks.

Seek out specific person within 500km, must know their scent as in Rank 9, to location, duration is instant, Cost: 15 FLUX. This form of tracking takes a lot of the Ebon' s energies to perform but it can save a lot of time and leg work. With this skill, an Ebon can instantly know the whereabouts of an Ebon they are tracking, if they have used Rank 9 to fix the scent. The exact location i.e. city, street or house is not known, only the direction and range, if under 500km. The cost for this skill is 15 FLUX and does not have a maximum duration.

Track person from item from flux used in last 12 hours, dur. = CONC x2 hours, Cost: 2 FLUX. This ability allows the Ebon to track used FLUX, for the user's CONC x2 in hours, from a personal item of the personal to be tracked as long as the FLUX is no older than 12 hours. The cost is 2 FLUX.

Vague recollection of an incident in the last 24 hours (At Games Master's discretion), dur. = CONC in rounds, Cost: 14 FLUX. Now with the Ebon powers of awareness raised to such a high level, they can use their talents to reconstruct incidents that have happened in the immediate area (Sm from user) as long as they did not happen more than 12 hours ago. Not a great deal of information should be given at this level. What the Ebon should be able to receive is flickering images of, for example, how many people were in the area and what size they were, any distinguishing features about the area like large pieces of machinery or furniture, etc., any loud noises that were in the area at the time like screaming, breaking glass, gun shots, etc., or just normal conversation although this impression is not strong enough to recognize the content of the conversation. The Ebon should also be able to determine how fast objects or people were moving. This skill costs 14 FLUX and the duration of the image lasts for the Ebon' s CONC in rounds. There is a possibility that the Ebon will not find out what they are looking for whilst using this skill because the images they might receive might not be appropriate, especially if they are looking for a particularly small incident that occurred more than a few hours ago. In this case, then the skill must be performed again. Exactly what the Ebon finds is at the Games Master's discretion only. This skill costs 14 FLUX

Have intimate knowledge of Ebon' s abilities i.e. formula/ abilities and their ranks and how much FLUX they have. Can be used in conjunction with any other ability, dur. = CONC in minutes, Cost: 15 FLUX. This is the final and most powerful of the formulation abilities. This allows, when used with any of the Detect ranks, the user to know the following about the scented subject; Ebon ability list, Formulae rank, FLUX and Physical description as in Rank 11 and the rank of Ebon Abilities. The cost is 15 FLUX and the duration is until all of the above information has been found, usually about 25 seconds.

Clearer recollection of incident e.g. how many people, where they were, some images of objects and bits of conversations (At Games Master's Discretion), dur. = CONC in minutes, Cost: 16 FLUX. This is an improved version of Impression 1. This allows an Ebon to see bright colors, hear pieces of conversations, see flickering images of peoples faces and being able to recognize a race here and there. All information given should be at the Games Master's discretion. The cost is 18 FLUX and the images received last for the Ebon's CONC in minutes.

As Formulation 3 but can clean up pieces of the person's personality and manner etc. (At Games Master's discretion), dur. = CONC in minutes, Cost: 15 FLUX. This is an improvement on Formulation 3 where pieces of the person's identity are revealed at the Games Master's discretion. The images last for the Ebon' s CONC in minutes and the cost is 15 FLUX.

Perfect recollection of incident in immediate area (lOm max.) in last 12 hours, dur. = CONC in rounds, Cost: 20 FLUX. This is the strongest impression ability where the Ebon receives nearly perfect recollections of incidents that have went on in the past 12 hours. This has a duration of CONC in rounds with a 10m radius around the Ebon performing the skill. The cost is 20 FLUX.

"I've got a bad feeling about this..." No FLUX cost, passive. (At Games Master's discretion.) The art of defensive precognition is one that few Ebons learn but most would kill to have. This is a 'sixth sense', a warning of danger or potentially dangerous situations that the Ebon might be entering into. All of this should be held at the Games Master's discretion and not too much should be given away. This skill is passive and costs no FLUX.

Able to see images from last 24 hours of life, images last CONC in minutes, range touch, Cost: 20 FLUX. This is the greatest of all awareness abilities. This allows an Ebon to probe a dead person's mind to see what they saw prior to their death. The memories that are imparted to the Ebon performing the Death Seek are, at most, the last 24 hours of their life. The duration of the images lasts for the user's CONC in minutes and costs 20 FLUX. The Games Masters should be very careful if an Ebon in the party reaches and uses this level. Make sure that what they see is disjointed, flickering and in parts, blurred as the memory is not a clear run of events but will jump like an old record. Just like real memories.