
- Racial Requirement: Any
- Maximum Factor: 1
- Prerequisite(s): Gained at Character Creation.
Factor Trait
Hollow within the Soul (Mind): A Hollow lives within your soul, but are they a parasite that will consume you or your greatest guardian?
(1)-[Addendum]: Please refer to the ‘Merged Inner Hollow’ text box below.
(2)-[Passive]: While you are in the Hollowfied State, increase your Combat Rolls by 1(T) and your Stress Bonus by 1.
(3)-[Passive]: While below the Injured Health Threshold, increase your Wound Rolls, Soak Value, and Surgency by 1(T).
(4)-[Automatic]: If you fail a Steadfast Check while below the Injured Health Threshold, enter the Hollowfied State and your Inner Hollow takes control of your Character until the end of the Combat Encounter.
(5)-[Automatic/Start of Turn]: If your Character is controlled by your Inner Hollow, you may spend a Karma Point to leave the Hollowfied State and regain control of your Character.
(6)-[Triggered/Threshold, 2/Encounter]: If you succeed at the Steadfast Check for this Health Threshold, you may use a Healing Surge as an Out-of-Sequence Maneuver.
Merged Inner Hollow
You have an Inner Hollow within your Character’s soul. This Inner Hollow is a being that has completely merged with your soul for one reason or another, even more-so than other Inner Hollows. This makes it relatively protective of you.
Any attempt to take control of your Character by other Characters, or attempts to swap bodies, will automatically fail due to your Inner Hollow’s influence.
When an Inner Hollow takes over your Character, they are controlled by the ARC and will prioritize dealing with any threats to your Character, regardless of if your Character sees them as friend or foe. They have no Allies and see all other Characters as Opponents.
If your Character is unsure of themselves and shows weakness of character, the ARC may require you to make a Morale Check, with the Target Number being a value between 1~6 higher than your Morale Saving Throw. The exact value of the Target Number is decided by your ARC in relation to how much your Character is currently struggling. If you lose this Morale Check, you will enter the Hollowfied State and be taken control of by your Inner Hollow.
Hollowfied State
Hollowfied
(1)-[Passive]: Ignore all Health Threshold Penalties.
(2)-[Passive]: Increase your Wound Rolls, Soak Value, and Surgency by 1(T).
(3)-[Passive]: Apply an Energy Charge to all of your Signature Techniques.
(4)-[Triggered/Hollowfied, 1/Encounter]: Regain Life and Ki Points equal to 2x your Surgency.