Living Canvas
Becoming a Living Canvas is often a dedication to the art of body modification. Tattoos, piercings, brands, hair dye, and jewelry are all parts of the Living Canvas. The journey to becoming a Living Canvas for some is spiritual, and for others is social.
A favorite tattoo artist, or a few in a network. Your hairdresser? A jeweler. A curator? An auctioneer? Living Canvas gives access the whole underground and mainstream art world.
This Effect is grand not only for finding items and upgrades for Living Canvas effects, it may also be a huge rumor mill tool for you and your players.
Living Canvas is the Root Effect required to begin acquiring Piercings and Tattoos
Social Connection
Among the multitude of artists guilds you have put your name in the pot as a Living Canvas. When visiting the guilds you may seek out artists for specific work at the cost of credits or stamps.
Living Canvas’s who become famous may be offered free work or even get paid by artists to add their own work to the Living Canvas.
The Potential spent for Living Canvas is enough to Unlock the Effect Tree. Body Modifications may have significant additional costs.
Routine Studies: 1 Routine Path
Through your connections you put it out there you are looking for an artist capable of the tattoo you can afford.
This satisfies the social requirement to have an artist do the work even if you’re told one isn’t found by your Story Guide.
You gain the following Every Day Carry Loadout Equipment Slots;
Piercing: +1 Slot
Tattoo: +1 Slot
Note: This effect does not grant any items.
Vitality: +25
Awareness: +10
Physical Endurance: +1
Spiritual Endurance: +3
Additional Tattoo Slot
Tattoo: +1 Slot
Notes: Once a tattoo is chosen, there is no way to remove it or swap it for another one.
Additional Piercing Slot
Piercing: +1 Slot
Piercings may be bought anytime for their regular cost, and may be swapped for 1 Full Round of Celerity.
“Some disdain those who alter their bodies, put images on their flesh, yet, to be a Living Canvas is also to be celebrated by those who see the values of the preservation of art and tradition.”
