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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The Grail Champions have a single year to find the Grail before the demons suck them down to hell.
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* Magitek: {{Magitek}}: The universe generally seems to accept magic as a scientific, physical fact, and many aspects of the ships run off of it, from the "protective circles" to Germain's mnemonics. The general attitude towards it is "figure it out later, use it now".
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* MentalTimeTravel: [[spoiler:Germain's seven second trip. ]]
* MurderInc: Umbra Corp.
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* ResetButton
* ReligionIsMagic
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* CelestialDeadline: The contract with the devil has a loophole: One year before it runs out, 13 heroes can be recruited to find the holy grail. If they find it before the contract runs out, the contract is nullified.
* CyberPunk
* DealWithTheDevil
* DeflectorShields
* FasterThanLightTravel: They use some odd system where they can travel faster than light but relativity still applies.
* FreudianExcuse
* GodWasMyCopilot: [[spoiler:Setebos, the Angel AI]].
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: Are the other personalities magically created or is Germain nuts?
* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind
* Magitek
* MeaningfulName: Morning Star (Lucifer)
* Mega Corp: Morning Star, again.
* MentalTimeTravel: [[spoiler:Germain's seven second trip. ]]
* MurderInc: Umbra Corp.
* PublicDomainArtifact: The big one: The Holy Grail
* ResetButton
* ReligionIsMagic
* RippleEffectProofMemory: Averted, [[spoiler:Germain has no idea history is being altered]].
* SharingABody
* StarfishAliens: One alien is a hive of beetles.
* TheSyndicate: Umbra Corp.
* TheWormThatWalks
* TimedMission: One year.
* ToHellAndBack
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* CelestialDeadline: The contract with the devil has a loophole: One year before it runs out, 13 heroes can be recruited to find the holy grail. If they find it before the contract runs out, the contract is nullified.
* CyberPunk
* DealWithTheDevil
* DeflectorShields
* FasterThanLightTravel: They use some odd system where they can travel faster than light but relativity still applies.
* FreudianExcuse
* GodWasMyCopilot: [[spoiler:Setebos, the Angel AI]].
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: Are the other personalities magically created or is Germain nuts?
* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind
* Magitek
* MeaningfulName: Morning Star (Lucifer)
* Mega Corp: Morning Star, again.
* MentalTimeTravel: [[spoiler:Germain's seven second trip. ]]
* MurderInc: Umbra Corp.
* PublicDomainArtifact: The big one: The Holy Grail
* ResetButton
* ReligionIsMagic
* RippleEffectProofMemory: Averted, [[spoiler:Germain has no idea history is being altered]].
* SharingABody
* StarfishAliens: One alien is a hive of beetles.
* TheSyndicate: Umbra Corp.
* TheWormThatWalks
* TimedMission: One year.
* ToHellAndBack
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