Curse 441 of the Unanchored Compass

Lore: In the shifting, hyper-dynamic wilds of Saṃsāra, there are those who cannot stay still, driven by a spiritual restlessness known as “Vagabond’s Fever.” Curse 441 manifests as a rugged, bronze-cased pocket watch or compass that lacks a needle, replaced by a swirling vortex of magnetic stardust. Originally a punishment for a deserting scout, the hex ensures the wearer can never truly find “home” again. To stay in one place for more than a day causes a physical malaise, but for the Adventurous, this is the ultimate fuel. The curse grants the wearer the instincts of a migratory beast, turning every horizon into a beckoning hand and every unknown path into a source of vitality.

Stats

Tier: 1
Rarity: Common
Gear Slot: Waist or Pocket (Accessory)
Durability: 20 (Solid bronze, resistant to environmental corrosion)
Weight: 0.5 lbs

Skills Gained

Expertise (Survival): You can read the “mood” of the environment through the shifting stardust in the casing, predicting weather and finding water in alien terrain.
Expertise (Navigation): While you cannot find your way back to where you started, you have a supernatural ability to find the shortest path to an unexplored landmark.

Passive Magics

Wanderer’s Momentum: For every mile you travel away from your last “long rest” location, you gain a cumulative +1-foot bonus to your base movement speed (max +10 feet). This resets if you stay in one spot for more than 4 hours.
The Unanchored Soul: You are immune to the Restrained or Grappled conditions caused by environmental hazards (like quicksand, thick vines, or sticky tar). The curse refuses to let you be held in place.

Activated Magics

Horizon Leap (Cost: 3 Mana): You snap the compass lid shut and open it toward a distant point you can see. You are instantly propelled forward in a rhythmic, low-gravity dash, covering 60 feet of distance instantly without provoking opportunity attacks.
Cartographer’s Hexe (Cost: 5 Mana): You bleed a drop of your own “restless energy” into the compass. It projects a 3D topographical map of the immediate 1-mile radius, highlighting “points of interest” or hidden caches, though it intentionally blurs any path leading back the way you came.

Tags: Adventurous-Focus, Exploration-Hex, Tier 1, Common, Waist-Slot, Movement-Buff, Survival-Expertise, Pathfinding-Magic, Bronze-Artifact, Restless-Spirit, Saṃsāra-Wilds, Navigational-Blight, Kinetic-Tether

In the shifting landscapes and trade-hubs of Saṃsāra, Curse 441 of the Unanchored Compass is often categorized as “Migratory Hardware.” It is sought after by those whose survival depends on being elsewhere, though it is frequently discarded by those who eventually grow weary of the road and find they can no longer find their way back to their loved ones.

The Outbound Depot (Border Settlements & Frontier Towns)

Environment: A rugged, wind-blasted shack located at the absolute edge of a paved district. The walls are covered in half-finished maps, and the floor is perpetually covered in the dust of a dozen different biomes.
How it is Bought: Sold to “First-Wave” explorers and scouts. The merchant pitches it as a “Life-Insurance Policy against Stagnation.” It is bought by those who intend to go so far into the Wilds that “home” is already a forgotten concept.
How it is Sold: The shop buys these from broken travelers who have finally succumbed to the “Malaise” and are willing to trade their mobility for a single night of dreamless sleep in a real bed.
Cost: 45 to 60 Gold Pieces. (Often includes a “Ration Pack” and a “Good Luck” salute).

The Wayfinder’s Recyclery (Floating Markets & Caravans)

Environment: A stall on the back of a massive, six-legged pack beast. The shop is a jumble of bells, maps, and boots. The merchant is an Isekai nomad who hasn’t touched the ground in a decade.
How it is Bought: Marketed as “The Cure for the Boring Life.” The merchant demonstrates the Horizon Leap, showing how it can be used to skip over muddy bogs or dangerous traps.
How it is Sold: Traded for “Destination Data.” If you can provide a detailed scan from the Cartographer’s Hexe of a previously unmapped sector, the merchant will buy the compass back at a high value to sell the data to corporate interests.
Cost: 12 Gold Pieces + A Map of a Place You’ll Never Return To.

The Archive of Lost Directions (Urban Occult Districts)

Environment: A quiet, circular room where the floor rotates slowly. The shelves contain items that “cannot stay put.” The merchant is a “Compass-Wraith” who speaks only in distances.
How it is Bought: Sold as a “Curative for the Rooted.” It is prescribed to those who have become “spiritually stagnant.” The merchant warns that once the compass is opened, the “Horizon-Tug” will never truly stop.
How it is Sold: These shops pay in “Safe-Passage Vouchers” or localized currencies, valuing the item for the “Restless Energy” it has accumulated during the user’s travels.
Cost: 22 Gold Pieces.

The Rusty Sextant (Isekai Salvage Yards)

Environment: A chaotic pile of gears and bronze plating under a tarp. The merchant thinks it’s just a broken clock and doesn’t understand why the “sand” inside won’t stop moving.
How it is Bought: You find it in a bin labeled “Nav-Junk.” It is tarnished and muddy, but the Wanderer’s Momentum still hums within.
How it is Sold: Sold for its weight in bronze if the buyer doesn’t realize it’s a Tier 1 Hex.
Cost: 400 Silver Pieces.

Roleplaying with Curse 441 of the Unanchored Compass requires portraying a character who is physically incapable of hesitation. You don’t “stand your ground”; you move through the world with the relentless energy of a storm. Your “Adventurous” nature means your defense is evasion and your offense is momentum.

Defensive Roleplay: The Untouchable Vagabond

In defense, you use the curse’s refusal to let you be “held” to slip through the fingers of your enemies. You are a ghost of the horizon, always an inch further than the blade expects.

The Slippery Soul: When an enemy tries to grapple you or the environment attempts to snare you (quicksand, webbing, or gravity-wells), roleplay The Unanchored Soul. Narrate how your body seems to “grease” through the air. Describe the frustration of your attacker as their hands pass through the space you just occupied, fueled by the compass’s glowing teal stardust.
The Bouncy Buffer: Use Wanderer’s Momentum to narrate your defensive stance. You don’t stand still to parry; you are constantly “shuffling,” your feet never touching the ground for more than a fraction of a second. Narrate your defense as a series of constant, micro-adjustments that make you a “moving target” even when you’re cornered.
Reactive Repositioning: When an attack misses you, narrate the compass vibrating against your hip. Describe how the “Horizon-Tug” pulls your center of gravity away from the strike, making your dodges look like they were pulled by an invisible wire toward the nearest exit.

Offensive Roleplay: The Kinetic Scout

Offensively, you turn your travel into a weapon. You don’t just hit an enemy; you bring the weight of the last ten miles with you.

The Horizon Strike: Use Horizon Leap to roleplay a “Blink-Strike.” Snap the lid of the compass and narrate the world stretching into neon streaks. You don’t just appear in front of the enemy; you arrive with the “snap” of a rubber band. Describe the impact as carrying the accumulated kinetic energy of your “Unanchored” status, hitting them with the force of a high-speed vehicle.
Vector-Targeting: Roleplay your Vector-Sense to find an enemy’s flank. Instead of attacking their armor, narrate how you “sense” the path of least resistance—the “unexplored” gap in their guard. You aren’t just a fighter; you are a navigator finding a way through the enemy’s body.
Ambush Cartography: Use Cartographer’s Hexe in the heat of battle. Narrate your character bleeding a drop of sweat or blood into the casing to project a glowing blue 3D wireframe of the battlefield. Point out “hidden vectors”—a loose ceiling tile, a slippery patch of oil, or a blind spot in the enemy’s formation—and lead your team into a flanking maneuver that shouldn’t be possible.

Environmental Roleplay Nuances

In the Dead Cities (Urban Ruins): Roleplay the “Urban Ghost.” While your allies struggle with rubble and twisted rebar, you move through the wreckage with Wanderer’s Momentum. Narrate yourself hopping over girders and sliding through narrow gaps as if the city were a playground. If you stop to search a room, narrate your leg bouncing and your hand twitching toward the door—the “Malaise” of staying still.
In the Shifting Wilds (Alien Terrain): Roleplay the “Native Nomad.” Use your Expertise (Survival) to “listen” to the compass. Narrate how the stardust swirls faster when a storm is coming or turns a sickly green when toxic spores are ahead. You don’t look at maps; you “feel” the direction of the next discovery.
During a Chase (The Pursuit): This is where you shine. Roleplay the “Predatory Compass.” As you chase a target, narrate how the distance between you and your starting point grows, increasing your speed. Describe yourself becoming a blur of teal light, the snap-click of your compass lid sounding like a ticking clock marking the seconds until you overtake your prey.

Perception of Activation:

User’s Perspective
- Sight: The stardust within the compass swirls into a violent, neon-teal cyclone. When you look at the horizon, the air seems to shimmer with “pathway lines” that only you can see, highlighting gaps in terrain and optimal footfalls.
- Sound: A constant, high-pitched whistling—like wind rushing through a narrow canyon—fills your ears, increasing in volume as you accelerate. During a Horizon Leap, there is a distinctive crack like a whip hitting a taut sail.
- Touch: The bronze casing becomes searingly hot to the touch, vibrating with such intensity that your hand feels numb. You feel a strange lightness in your marrow, as if the gravity of Saṃsāra has partially forgotten you.
- Extra-Sensory (Vector-Sense): You perceive your surroundings as a series of “vectors” or arrows. You don’t see a wall; you see the three different ways to move over it. It is a 360-degree awareness of physical potential.
- Extra-Sensory (The Horizon-Tug): A literal psychic “pull” centers in your solar plexus. It feels like a hooked line is dragging you toward the unknown, making the act of standing still feel physically nauseating and claustrophobic.
Observer’s Perspective
- Sight: The wearer appears to blur at the edges, their feet barely touching the ground. A faint trail of sparkling teal dust lingers in the air behind them, dissipating after a few seconds.
- Sound: The rhythmic, rapid click-snap of the compass lid echoes unnaturally loud, sounding less like a latch and more like a mechanical heartbeat.
Positives
- Unparalleled Mobility: You are essentially impossible to pin down or trap; the environment becomes a series of shortcuts rather than obstacles.
- Preternatural Scouting: You can “feel” the presence of hidden landmarks or caches before they are visible, making you the ultimate lead for any expedition.
- Kinetic Immunity: The curse’s refusal to let you be anchored means you can ignore magical or physical effects that would slow your pace.
Negatives
- Restless Malaise: You lose the ability to find comfort in stability. Prolonged stays in “safe” zones result in irritability, tremors, and a lack of focus.
- The Fugue of the Return: Because the item focuses entirely on the “Next,” your memories of where you have been begin to erode. You might recognize a face, but you will forget the name of the city where you met them.
- Social Disconnect: You become a “ghost” to those you leave behind. The curse makes it difficult for others to form lasting bonds with you, as you always seem to have one foot out the door.

The Forging of the Infinite Path:

Materials Needed

Dune-Glass from a Shifting Desert: Glass shards naturally formed by lightning strikes in sands that move at least a league each day.
The Spring of a Shattered Chronometer: A high-tension steel spring from a clock that was broken by a traveler in a fit of “restless fever.”
Void-Touched Bronze: Bronze ingots that have been exposed to the high-altitude “thin air” of the Saṃsāra peaks, making them lighter than standard alloys.
Magnetic Stardust (1 Ounce): Finely ground lodestone harvested from a meteor strike, treated with bioluminescent algae to provide the teal glow.
A “Tether-Break” Oath: A handwritten vow of someone renouncing their home, family, and name to wander the wastes, used as the metaphysical fuel for the hex.
Distilled Wind: Air captured in a crystal vial during a Category 5 cyclone, used to “pressure-set” the internal gears.

Tools Required

A Free-Hanging Anvil: An anvil suspended by chains so it never touches the earth, ensuring the item is never “rooted” during its creation.
Precision Etching Needles: Made of diamond-tipped bone, used to carve the Vector-Sense runes into the interior casing.
A Vacuum-Sealed Crucible: To melt the bronze without allowing the “stagnant” atmosphere of the forge to contaminate the metal.
Magnetic Calipers: To align the stardust vortex without physical contact, which would ground the magical charge.

Skill Requirements

Nomadic Enchantment (Tier 1): The ability to imbue objects with the concept of perpetual motion and directional longing.
Vibration-Agnostic Metallurgy: The skill to work metal on a moving or unstable surface without losing precision.
Chrono-Spatial Alignment: Knowledge of how to link an object’s internal “time” to the distance it has traveled.

Crafting Steps

The Unbound Forging: Melt the Void-Touched Bronze in the vacuum crucible. Pour it into the mold while the free-hanging anvil is swinging, ensuring the metal “learns” the sensation of movement as it cools.
The Rune-Scaping: Use the etching needles to carve the topography of the “Ideal Horizon” on the interior lid. These carvings are what translate the environment into the user’s Vector-Sense.
The Stardust Cyclone: Place the Magnetic Stardust into the center of the casing. Use the magnetic calipers to spin it into a self-sustaining vortex.
The Oath-Binding: Feed the “Tether-Break” Oath into the forge. Collect the smoke in a bellows and blow it directly into the open compass. This binds the Adventurous intent to the bronze.
The Cyclonic Seal: Carefully place the Dune-Glass lens over the stardust. Use the Distilled Wind to create a high-pressure seal, locking the vortex in a permanent state of “restless energy.”
The Maiden Trek: The item remains “Dormant” until the crafter carries it for 24 continuous hours without stopping. On the 25th hour, the compass will emit a teal pulse, and the Wanderer’s Momentum will activate.

Endless Threshold and Prince of Nowhere

In the “Age-Before-Boundaries,” when the mountains of Saṃsāra still drifted like clouds and the oceans had not yet learned their shores, there lived a King named Oru-the-Settled. He ruled a city of stone so heavy that the earth groaned beneath it. His son, the Prince Elian, was born with the “Fever-of-the-Far-Edge.” While the King loved the hearth, the Prince loved the “First-Light-on-New-Grass.”

The translation—etched into the “Bark-of-the-World-Tree” and preserved in the “Library-of-Shifting-Sands”—tells of Elian’s rebellion. To keep his son from wandering, the King commissioned the Great Artificer to forge a cage for the Prince’s spirit. But the Artificer was a secret worshipper of the Mistress-of-Distances. Instead of a cage, he forged Curse 441, the “Unanchored Compass,” using the bronze of a gate that had never been closed and the stardust of a falling star that refused to land.

When the Prince held the device, the translation says his “Marrow-turned-to-Wind.” He did not walk; he “fell forward into the world.” The King’s guards could not catch him, for their spears snagged on the air where he had been a heartbeat before. Elian became the first Wayfinder, a ghost who lived in the “Space-Between-Steps.”

The ancient text describes Elian’s journey to the Rim-of-the-World. He saw the “Seven-Colored-Suns” and drank from the “Well-of-Tomorrow.” But the Cartographer’s Hexe was a jealous master. Every time Elian thought of his father’s hearth, the compass grew cold and heavy, stinging his flesh with the Malaise-of-the-Rooted. He found he could not turn back, for the path behind him became a “Grey-Mist-of-Forgotten-Things.” He knew the faces of a thousand strangers in a thousand lands, but his own mother’s face became as featureless as a river stone.

The script, fading like “Smoke-on-a-Gale,” ends with the image of Elian standing at the edge of the “Final-Sea.” He is described not as a man, but as a “Teal-Blur-of-Pure-Motion.” He has seen everything, yet he possesses nothing. He owns the horizon, but he cannot claim a single grain of sand as his own. He is the “Master-of-the-Road,” but the road is a master that never lets its slaves sleep.

Moral of the Story: To seek the Adventurous life without a tether is to find the whole world but lose the “Self”; for a journey with no destination is not a path, but a beautiful exile.

Suggested conversions to other systems:

Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)

Name: The Chronometer of the Shifting Sands

Description: A heavy bronze pocket watch that hums with a vibration that seems to bypass the skin and rattle the bones. Its face does not show time, but a swirling vortex of teal cosmic dust that points toward “elsewhere.”

Stat Block:

Type: Artifact/Cursed Gear
Skill: Navigate, Survival, or Track
Sanity Cost: 1D6 Sanity points upon first attunement; 1 point per week spent in the same township.

Mechanics:

Passive — The Unanchored Soul: The wearer receives a Bonus Die on all Dodge rolls and checks to escape being Grappled or Restrained.
Passive — Wanderer’s Momentum: For every 10 miles traveled in a single direction, the wearer adds +1 to their Build and MOV (max +2) for the purpose of physical chases.
Active — Horizon Leap: The wearer may spend 5 Magic Points to “stretch” distance. For one round, they may move to any location within sight as a single action.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe: Spend 1D4 Sanity to visualize the layout of a non-Euclidean or complex structure. Gain a +20% bonus to Navigate for the duration of the exploration.

Blades in the Dark

Name: The Nomad’s Pocket-Vortex

Description: A brass compass used by those who run the Deathlands. It consumes the memory of the past to fuel the speed of the future.

Stat Block:

Tier: I
Quality: Fine (Robust)
Load: 1 (Worn)

Mechanics:

Passive — Social Vector: You gain +1d to Prowl or Survey actions when exploring “uncharted” or hostile territory. You take -1d to Sway or Consort in your home district.
Passive — Unanchored: When you Resist a consequence related to being trapped, slowed, or caught, you gain +1d to the roll.
Active — Horizon Leap: You may spend 2 Stress to move instantly from one position to another within a scene, bypassing all obstacles in between. This counts as a Great Effect for positioning.
Active — The Forgetful Path: You may take a Level 1 Harm (Confused) to instantly find a “way out” of any maze or building, even if you’ve never been there before.

Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition)

Name: Curse 441 of the Unanchored Compass

Description: Wondrous Item, Common (Requires Attunement) This bronze compass is filled with swirling teal stardust. It pulses with a rhythm that encourages constant movement.

Stat Block:

Item Type: Wondrous Item
Weight: 0.5 lbs

Mechanics:

Passive — The Unanchored Soul: You have Advantage on saving throws against being Grappled, Restrained, or having your speed reduced.
Passive — Wanderer’s Momentum: Your walking speed increases by 5 feet. If you have moved at least 20 feet during your turn, your next jump distance is doubled.
Active — Horizon Leap (1/Day): As a bonus action, you can vanish and reappear in an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet. This does not provoke opportunity attacks.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe: As an action, you can cast Find the Path, but it can only target a location you have never visited before. Once used, this cannot be used again until you complete a long rest in a location at least 5 miles away from where you started.

Knave (2nd Edition)

Name: The Restless Gear

Description: A clicking bronze device that vibrates against the hip. It makes the wearer feel light-footed and eager for the horizon.

Stat Block:

Slots: 1 (Worn)
Quality: 10 (Rugged)
Armor: +1 (only while moving)

Mechanics:

Passive — Unanchored: You are immune to any effect that would magically root you to the ground or slow your movement speed.
Passive — Vector-Sense: You gain a +2 bonus to any check involving Navigation or Tracking.
Active — Horizon Leap: Once per day, you may move up to 60 feet instantly. This counts as your movement for the turn but does not trigger reactions from enemies.
Active — The Malaise: If you spend two consecutive nights in the same hex on the map, you suffer a -2 penalty to all STR and DEX checks until you enter a new hex.

Fate Core System

Name: The Vagabond’s Pocket-Vortex

Description: A rugged bronze compass that lacks a needle, replaced by a swirling teal vortex. It pulses with a rhythm that makes standing still feel like a physical burden.

Stat Block:

Type: Extra / Stunt-Granting Item
Cost: 1 Refresh

Mechanics:

Passive — The Unanchored Soul: You gain the Aspect “Always One Foot Out the Door.” You may use Physique or Athletics to automatically overcome any Situation Aspects representing being stuck, grabbed, or slowed by the environment.
Passive — Wanderer’s Momentum: For every zone you move through during a conflict, gain a +1 bonus to your next Athletics or Survival roll (max +3).
Active — Horizon Leap: Once per scene, you may spend a Fate Point to instantly move to any zone within line of sight, bypassing all obstacles or enemies in between.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe: You may check a 2-point mental stress box to discover a “Secret Path” (a new Situation Aspect with one free invoke) in any unexplored or hostile environment.

Numenera & Cypher System

Name: Hexe 441: The Kinetic Path-Marker

Description: This Level 3 artifact consists of a bronze-cased sphere containing a miniature magnetic cyclone. It hums with the frequency of “longing for the horizon.”

Stat Block:

Level: 1d6 (Minimum 3)
Form: Compass or pocket-watch accessory
Depletion: 1 in 1d20

Mechanics:

Passive — Vector-Sense: The wearer is trained in all Navigation and Survival tasks. In unfamiliar terrain, the difficulty of these tasks is reduced by one step.
Passive — The Unanchored Soul: The wearer is trained in escaping any physical bond or environmental hazard.
Active — Horizon Leap (3 Might points): As a move action, the wearer “stretches” space to instantly travel up to a long distance. This is nearly instantaneous and does not trigger reactive attacks.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe (2 Intellect points): The wearer taps the casing, projecting a holographic map of the surrounding 1 mile. This reveals hidden structures and traps but fades quickly if the wearer tries to turn back.

Pathfinder (2nd Edition)

Name: Curse 441 of the Unanchored Compass

Description: Item 3; Uncommon, Conjuration, Invested, Occult This bronze-cased hex-item ensures the user is never lost, provided they are always moving toward something new.

Stat Block:

Usage: worn (waist or pocket); Bulk: L
Skills: Expertise in Survival (Navigation) and Acrobatics (Evasion).

Mechanics:

Passive — The Unanchored Soul: You gain a +2 item bonus to Fortitude or Reflex saves against effects that would impose the Grabbed, Restrained, or Immobilized conditions.
Passive — Wanderer’s Momentum: You gain a +5-foot status bonus to your Speed. If you take the Stride action twice in one turn, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to your AC until the start of your next turn.
Active — Horizon Leap [Two-Actions] (Teleportation): You snap the lid and reappear up to 60 feet away in a space you can see. This movement does not provoke Reactions. You cannot use this again for 1d4 rounds.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe [One-Action]: You gain a +2 status bonus to your next check to Sense Direction or Track. This bonus is lost if you are attempting to return to a place you have visited in the last 24 hours.

Savage Worlds (Adventure Edition)

Name: The Bronze Horizon-Pull

Description: A ticking bronze device that ensures its owner is the first to arrive and the last to be caught.

Stat Block:

Rank: Novice
Attributes: Agility d6+, Survival d6+
Weight: 1 lb

Mechanics:

Passive — The Unanchored Soul: The wearer gains a +2 bonus to rolls made to escape a Grapple or to avoid Environmental Hazards (like mud or thickets).
Passive — Wanderer’s Momentum: Increase the wearer’s Pace by +2. Additionally, they roll a d8 for running instead of a d6.
Active — Horizon Leap: The wearer may spend a Benny to instantly move anywhere within their full Pace + Running Die distance, ignoring all intervening terrain and enemies.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe: With a successful Survival roll, the wearer can identify the safest and fastest route through a 5-mile area, granting the party a +2 bonus to avoid encounters during travel.

Shadowrun (6th Edition)

Name: The “Vagabond’s Path” Mana-Locket

Description: An enchanted bronze timepiece that vibrates at a frequency that matches the Earth’s ley lines. It is favored by physical adepts and “Wild” mages who refuse to be tethered by corporate borders or physical restraints.

Stat Block:

Type: Qi Focus or Alchemical Gear
Rating: 2
Availability: 3 (Illegal)
Cost: 6,500¥

Mechanics:

Passive — The Unanchored Soul: The wearer gains a +2 dice pool bonus to any Athletics test made to escape a grapple or bypass environmental barriers (like sticky-foam or razor wire).
Passive — Wanderer’s Momentum: For every 5 meters moved in a single combat round, the wearer gains +1 to their Initiative Score for the following round (max +3).
Active — Horizon Leap: Spend 1 Edge. The wearer can instantly move to any location within (Magic x 5) meters that they can see. This movement is a “blur” that does not trigger Interrupt Actions.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe: The wearer can spend a Minor Action to “ping” the local environment. This grants a +2 bonus to Perception for the purpose of finding hidden exits or secret pathways for 10 minutes.

Starfinder (2nd Edition Playtest)

Name: Hexe 441: The Kinetic Path-Marker

Description: Level 3; Price: 1,350 Credits; Bulk: L This bronze-cased hybrid item contains a miniature gravitational vortex. It hums with the frequency of “longing for the horizon,” ensuring the user is never caught but also never truly at rest.

Stat Block:

Usage: worn (waist); Capacity: 10 (Charges)
Category: Hybrid Item (Conjuration, Teleportation)

Mechanics:

Passive — Vector-Sense: You are Trained in Survival. If you are already trained, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to Survival checks to navigate or track.
Passive — The Unanchored Soul: You gain a +1 status bonus to saving throws against the Grabbed, Restrained, and Immobilized conditions.
Active — Horizon Leap (2 Actions, 3 Charges): You teleport up to 60 feet to a space you can see. This movement does not provoke reactions.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe (1 Action, 1 Charge): You project a holographic map of your immediate surroundings (100-foot radius). This reveals hidden doors and hazards but cannot display any path you have already traveled today.

Traveller (Mongoose 2nd Edition)

Name: TL 13 Gravimetric “Wayfinder” Compass

Description: A piece of high-tech exploration gear that has been modified with Saṃsāran “Vagabond” hexes. It generates a micro-gravitic field around the user that actively resists inertia and friction.

Stat Block:

TL: 13
Weight: 0.5 kg
Cost: Cr 18,000
Skill: Athletics (Dexterity) or Survival

Mechanics:

Passive — Wanderer’s Momentum: The wearer’s personal Speed is increased by +2 meters. In a chase, they receive a +1 DM to all Athletics checks for every round the chase continues.
Passive — The Unanchored Soul: The wearer ignores the effects of “Difficult Terrain” and receives a +2 DM to avoid or escape any physical snare or environmental trap.
Active — Horizon Leap: By spending a Significant Action, the wearer can activate a burst of gravitic speed, moving up to 30 meters instantly. This requires a DEX check (8+) to land accurately; failure results in being knocked Prone at the destination.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe: A successful Electronics (Sensors) or Survival check (8+) while using the device reveals the most efficient route to a destination, reducing travel time by 25%.

Warhammer (Wrath & Glory)

Name: The Wanderer’s Bronze Heart

Description: An ancient bronze device etched with runes of movement. It whispers of far-off worlds and unseen paths, driving the wearer to constant, restless exploration.

Stat Block:

Value: 4 (Rare); Tier: 1
Keywords: [Imperium], [Explorer], [Hexe], [Adventurous]

Mechanics:

Passive — The Unanchored Soul: You gain +2d to any Test made to resist the Restrained or Hindered conditions.
Passive — Vector-Sense: You gain +1d to Survival (Int) and Pilot (A) tests.
Active — Horizon Leap (1 Glory): As a Move Action, you may instantly relocate to any point within your Maximum Move distance. This does not provoke a reflexive attack from enemies.
Active — Cartographer’s Hexe: Spend 1 Glory to reveal a “Tactical Path.” For the remainder of the encounter, you and your allies gain +1d to all Athletics or Stealth tests as you navigate the terrain perfectly.