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PSYCHIC POWERS

INTRODUCTION:

UEAF units on missions that might benefit from

the availability of psychic powers.

The powers of the mind are incredible. In the

early 22 nd Century, an article was published in

the New England Journal of Medicine, offering

proof of the existence of latent psychic ability.

The government immediately assigned the

Committee on Psychic Phenomenon (CPP) the

task of investigating these claims. The

research undertaken by the CPP verified the

existence of at least five different types of

latent psychic phenomenon in a minority of the

population. To prevent a major panic, the

government took steps to regulate and monitor

all those citizens who developed psychic

ability.

After completing Federal Service, many

psychics continue to work for the MAA, but

some go freelance, and find work for one of

the many PSPs - Psychic Service Providers -

private organisations licensed and regulated

by the MAA who hire out their talents to block

telepathic snooping and other paranormal dirty

tricks. It has become common practice for

executives of large corporations and

government bodies to employ such agents as

'psychic security'.

THE PSYCHIC PLAYER CHARACTER:

The 'Metasensory Administration Agency'

(MAA), a quasi-governmental organisation

formed out of the Committee on Psychic

Phenomenon , was created to help these

individuals harness and use their powers for

the benefit of the United Earth Federation. The

Metasensory Registration Bill was passed in

2115, requiring all citizens who show signs of

latent psychic ability to be registered, by law,

with the MAA.

Actual background skills are detailed in

Character Generation. Psychic abilities are

generated as follows:

Chance of Psychic Ability :

The base chance of an individual having

psychic ability is to have a POW stat of at least

10, and to make a successful POWx1% check.

A player can only make this check once.

Once an individual displays latent psychic

ability (usually during childhood or in early

adolescence), they are taken to an MAA

testing centre, where their psychic potential is

measured, and rated against a Psychic Ability

scale from P1 to P12 depending on their

power. They are then enrolled in the

Metasensory Academy, where as well as

receiving a normal education, they learn to

harness and develop their powers. After

graduation, psychics are required to perform

Federal Service in one of the MAA’s two main

branches:

Starting Talents and Levels :

Ever since the MAA began evaluation and

registration of all known psychics in 2115,

there has never been recorded a psychic

possessing abilities in more than one of the

four classified Psychic Talents.

A player creating an Investigator with psychic

ability must immediately choose their particular

Talent. They can alternatively roll on the

following table:

01-50

Telepathy

51-75

Precognition

76-85

Adjustment

MetaPol:

Attached to the Federal Law Enforcement

Authority, MetaPol, or the Metasensory Police,

is mainly made up of telepaths and precogs,

who use their powers to interrogate those who

have committed crimes against the Federation,

or to predict the outcome of certain events.

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The Psychic Ability Scale:

An Investigator with a POW of 10 is rated P1

on the Psychic Ability Scale. For each point of

POW over 10, this rating increases by 1. So for

example a starting Investigator with psychic

ability who has POW 16 is rated P7 by the

MAA. The highest rating an Investigator can

start with is P9 (POW 18).

PsiCorps:

A quasi-military branch of the MAA, PsiCorps

operatives are usually assigned as ‘psychic

security’ to government officials, or attached to

Psychic Ability determines what kind of psychic

effects the Investigator is capable of creating,

as each Talent is broken down into Abilities,

which require a certain Psychic Ability Level

(P1-12) to perform.

The Psychic with this ability can sense the

presence of other minds, the number of minds

present, the general type of minds (animal,

human etc.) and their approximate location.

Sense Life is a P1 Ability, requiring 1PP to

perform (plus any additional for range).

Activity may last for up to 60 seconds.

Shielded minds are undetectable.

Ability Scores :

Once an Investigator has established his/her

starting Talent and Psychic Ability Level, they

have a base chance of POWx1% in each

ability.

Telempathy :

The communication of basic feelings and

emotions. This ability serves well in the

handling of animals. Emotions of others can

be read using Telempathy.

Metasensory Academy training means an

Investigator gets INTx10 to allocate as

percentiles between the abilities associated

with their chosen Talent. All the abilities do not

have to have points given to them, but points

undistributed are lost. No skill can start at

higher than 75% (including stat bonuses).

Telempathy is a P2 Ability and requires 1PP to

perform (plus range costs). Activity may last for

up to 60 seconds.

Psi Points (PP) :

Equal to POW stat. Psychic Abilities require

the expenditure of Psi Points, with further

points needed to perform Effects depending on

the range.

Read Surface Thoughts :

The most commonly known feature of

Telepathy. Only active, current thoughts are

read by this ability, with the subject (if

themselves not a Telepath) unaware of the

activity. Shielded individuals may not be read

in this fashion.

Recovery :

Expended Psi Points are recovered at a rate of

1d6 per hour.

This Ability is P4 and requires 2PP to perform

(plus range costs). Activity may last for up to

60 seconds.

THE PSYCHIC TALENTS:

Project Thoughts :

Complementary to the above ability is the

ability to send thoughts to others. Telepathic

individuals are normally open to such

transmissions, but may close their Shields

against them if they become bothersome. A

thought transmission may last up to 120

seconds. This is a P5 Ability, and requires

2PP to perform, plus normal costs for range.

There are five recognised classifications of

psychic ability:

TELEPATHY

The most frequently manifested Talent

amongst Psychics, Telepathy is the ability to

contact other minds directly. In rudimentary

forms, it allows the communication of feelings

and emotions; in advanced forms, it allows the

transfer of information. There are several

levels of telepathy, which depend on the

psychic strength and experience of the user.

Probe :

The application of great psychic strength will

enable a telepath to delve deep into the mind

of a subject and then to read their innermost

thoughts. Questioning can be used in this

procedure to force the subject to divulge

specific information. Lies can be easily

detected by the telepath. Probe cannot be

used against a shielded mind. Probe is a P6

Ability, costing 4PP to perform. Probing takes

10 minutes.

Shield :

All Telepaths learn how to create a mental

shield, which protects the mind against

unwanted telepathic interference. Such a

shield is automatically active and requires no

PP to maintain. Shield also gives the Telepath

protection from any attempted Psychic Assault

from a fellow Telepath. For full details of how

this affects an attempted Psychic Assault by

fellow Telepath, see ‘Assault’.

If the Psychic succeeds in their Ability skill

check, they must make a POW vs POW check

against the victim of the Probe. See below for

results:

Sense Life :

The most elementary form of telepathy is the

ability to detect the presence of other minds.

POW vs POW

Result:

Effect:

Because the difference between Alexei’s POW and

the cultist’s POW is 5, the cultist is stunned for 5

melee rounds, as well as taking a hit point of

damage and temporarily losing 1d3 POW.

Critical

success

Telepath retrieves all the required

knowedge required. Victim is left

injured (-1d4 HP and -1d3 POW)

and unconscious for 1d6 hours.

The cultist is sent reeling, and Alexei uses the time

to make good his escape…

Special

success

Telepath gains 2d3 items of

information.

Victim

left

unconscious for 1d3 hours.

Normal

success

Telepath retrieves 1d3+1 items of

related information. Victim is left

stunned for 1d3 minutes.

Assault is a P8 Ability, and requires 5PP to

perform (plus any range cost). The assault

takes 1 MR to occur.

Failure

Telepath fails to gain any

information. Cannot Probe victim

again for 8 hours.

A Psychic Assault against a fellow Telepath is

difficult, because all Telepaths learn early on

how to create a mental shield. In game terms,

the Shield gives a Telepath +1 POW per 2

points of POW they possess over 12.

Fumble

Telepath fails to retrieve any

information and loses 1d6 extra

PP. Cannot Probe victim again for

24 hours.

Assault :

Violence may be dealt by a Telepath. Against

and unshielded mind, the result is often

unconsciousness and possible death. If the

Telepath succeeds in their Assault skill check,

they must make a POW vs POW check

against the victim of the Assault. See below for

results:

Example:

Alexei the Telepath is attacked by Sebastian, a

rogue Telepath, who attempts a Psychic Assault.

Sebastian has 68% in Assault, and rolls a 44 – a

success. As the wave of psychic energy strikes

Alexei’s mind, Sebastian must now make a POW vs

POW check to see if his Assault can penetrate

Alexei’s Shield.

POW vs POW

Result:

Effect:

Alexei has POW 17, and Sebastian has POW 15.

Because Alexei is a Telepath, he gains +3 POW

from his Shield when calcuating the POW vs POW

roll for the Assault. With this boosting his POW to

20, Sebastian has a 25% chance to succeed with

his Assault. Sebastian rolls a 29. Alexei’s Shield

blocks the Assault.

Critical

success

Victim is rendered unconscious*

immediately for a number of hours.

-1d4 HP and -2d6 POW (regained

at 1 point per hour). If this reduces

the victim’s POW to zero or below,

they must make a POWx1% roll or

die. Success means the victim is in

a coma for 20-POW days.

Special

success

Victim is stunned* immediately for

a number of minutes. -1d3 HP and

-1d6 POW (regained at 1 point per

hour).

Mass Assault:

Powerful Telepaths can project an Assault

attack against more than one individual at a

time. Mass Assault only works at Medium

range or less, and affects up to a maximum of

the Telepath’s POW/2 of minds within a 3m

radius (round down).

Normal

success

Victim is stunned* immediately for

a number of MR. -1 HP and -1d3

POW (regained at 1 point per

hour).

Failure

No effect.

Fumble

Telepath

receives

psychic

Mass Assault is a P10 Ability, and requires

10PP to perform (plus any range cost). The

effect takes 1 MR to occur.

feedback and stuns* self.

*to calculate how many melee rounds,

minutes, or hours a victim of a Psychic Assault

is stunned or unconscious, deduct the victim’s

POW score from that of the Telepath.

Read Psychic Imprint:

When a person dies, they leave a residual

psychic imprint that can linger for several

hours after death. Powerful Telepaths can

detect this psychic imprint, and gain an

impression of the last thoughts and feelings of

the recently deceased. This impression usually

comes in the form of cryptic flashes of words

and images (the Keeper should decide as to

what these images and words actually are).

Example:

Alexei the Telepath performs a psychic assault on a

kinife-wielding cultist who has been sent to kill him.

Alexei has 62% in Assault. Rolling a 22, he sends a

wave of psychic energy at his foe. Alexei has POW

17 and the cultist has POW 12. A bit of simple math

shows that Alexei has a 75% chance to succeed the

POW vs POW roll. He rolls a 42. A Normal success.

A psychic imprint fades after a number of

hours equal to the deceased’s POW. To

successfully gain any useful information, the

Telepath must make a POWx5% roll, with their

POW reduced by 1 for every hour it has been

since the person died.

Hint is a P2 Ability, and requires 1PP to

perform (plus any range cost).

Forsee Outcome:

This effect allows the Precog to actually see

the outcome of an action before doing it, and

then choose whether or not to perform this

action.

Read Psychic Imprint is a P12 Ability, and

requires 12PP to perform. The effect takes 1d6

minutes to occur.

The ability is limited to single, immediate

physical actions, such as firing a pistol,

jumping a pit, sneaking past a guard etc. This

ability does not allow a Precog to see the

results of more complicated actions, like what

would happen if they entered a room, or read

aloud from a mythos tome, for example.

PRECOGNITION

Precognition is the direct knowledge or

perception of the future, obtained through

extrasensory means. Precognition occurs most

often in dreams. It may also occur

spontaneously in waking visions, auditory

hallucinations, flashing thoughts entering the

mind, and a sense of "knowing."

If the Precog makes his Ability skill roll before

performing an action, they can then choose

whether or not to perform the said action

dependent on the result of the action skill roll.

There are several levels of precognition, which

depend on the psychic strength and

experience of the user.

Example:

Serena the Precog is confronted with a deep, dark

pit, which blocks her progress inside an alien

temple. She isn’t sure if she can jump across the pit,

but it is the quickest way to escape the creatures

pursuing her.

Sixth Sense:

Precogs sometimes get spontaneous flashes

of events in the immediate future, allowing

them to anticipate and react a split second

earlier than a normal human. This split second

can mean the difference between life and

death.

Serena has 54% in Forsee Outcome, and chooses

to use her power to see if she would make it across

the pit if she chose to jump. She rolls 41 – success.

In game terms, Sixth Sense allows the Precog

to re-roll a skill check to get them out of

danger. Only reactive, non-offensive Skills can

be affected by Sixth Sense. Obvious ones are

Dodge, Vehicle, Hide, Sneak. Other Skills may

be affected at the Keeper’s discretion.

Serena looks into the future, and makes her Jump

roll. She has 58 in Jump, but alas rolls a 73. Seeing

that attempting to jump across the pit would result in

her plummeting to her death, Serena wisely decides

to look for another way out of the temple before her

pursuers find her…

Sixth Sense can be used a 1/day per 3 points

of POW that the Precog has over POW 10.

e.g. a POW 16 Precog can use his/her Sixth

Sense ability twice in any 24 hour period. The

Precog player can declare use of the skill

before or after a skill roll.

Foresee Outcome is a P4 Ability, and requires

3PP to perform.

Prediction:

This ability allows the Precog to receive

portents of the future, usually in the form of

waking visions and auditory hallucinations. The

portents received normally concern events up

to a maximum of 24 hours into the future.

Sixth Sense is a P1 Ability, and requires 1PP

to perform.

Hint :

The basic ability to sense things at some point

in the distance that the Precog will visit. The

Precog will become aware of the most

rudimentary characteristics of a location (e.g.

beyond a sealed pressure door). The Keeper

will give a basic description (e.g. “a room,

containing 4 entities”).

It is up to the Precog player to interpret them. If

they are having trouble, a generous Keeper

could allow a POWx5% roll for some hints. The

Keeper should prepare the information that the

Precog receives, as revealing too much can

ruin the player’s feeling of free-will and limit the

Keeper’s choices also. The information should

be no more than a few words and images.

Prediction is a P6 Ability, and requires 5PP to

perform.

immediately, and lasts for 1d20 minutes

(determined in secret by the Keeper), then

declines at the rate of 1 STR point per minute

until normal levels are reached.

Vision:

The ability to dream of possible future events.

A Precog has no power over the exact nature

of these dreams. Sometimes they can reveal

portents of the near future, sometimes vague

forshadowing of events months into the future.

The further into the future these events, the

vaguer they are.

This is a P4 Ability, and requires the Adjuster

to be in close physical contact with the

recipient of the enhanced strength.

Enhance CON :

Psi Points may be converted into physical

constitution points on a temporary basis. 1 PP

can be converted into 1d3 CON up to a

maximum of the Adjuster’s current level of

ability in Adjustment. Enhanced CON takes

effect immediately, and lasts for 1d20 minutes

(determined in secret by the Keeper), then

declines at the rate of 1 CON point per minute

until normal levels are reached.

As with Prediction, the Keeper should prepare

the information that the Precog receives

carefully. Dreams can be surreal, and Vision

often provides information in the form of

strange images and words.

Prediction is a P8 Ability, and requires 5PP to

perform.

This is a P5 ability, and requires the Adjuster

to be in close physical contact with the

recipient of the enhanced consitution.

ADJUSTMENT:

Adjustment is the talent that allows control of

one’s own or another’s body, through psychic

manipulation on a cellular level.

Enhance DEX :

Psi Points may be converted into physical

dexterity points on a temporary basis. 1 PP

can be converted into 1d3 DEX up to a

maximum of the Adjuster’s current level of

ability in Adjustment. Enhanced CON takes

effect immediately, and lasts for 1d20 minutes

(determined in secret by the Keeper), then

declines at the rate of 1 DEX point per minute

until normal levels are reached.

Heal:

Wounds and injuries may be healed rapidly

using this Ability. Hit Points may be restored

by the application of this ability, exchanging

1PP to regenerate 1HP. Body parts that have

been maimed or severed cannot be repaired

using Heal.

Heal is a P1 Ability, and requires the Adjuster

to be in close physical contact with the

wounded person. Healing occurs at a rate of

1MR/HP healed.

This is a P6 ability, and requires the Adjuster

to be in close physical contact with the

recipient of the enhanced dexterity.

Tap:

Adjusters with this Ability can actually drain Psi

Points from anyone they come into close

physical contact with. Once the skill check is

made successfully, a POW vs POW roll is

required for every MR that the Adjuster wishes

to continue tapping a victim for Psi Points. If

this roll is failed, the Adjuster can drain no

more Psi Points from the individual for 24

hours. Each round the Adjuster makes his

POW check allows 1d6 PP to be drained. If a

victim reaches 0 PP, they fall unconscious.

Suspend Animation :

Personal body activity may be suspended for

varying periods of time. An Adjuster with this

Ability may enter a suspended animation state

(similar to Cryosleep, but without the intrinsic

danger of death) by willing themselves into it.

Such a state continues for 7 days, without

need for food or water, and with minimal air

needs. Suspended animation may be stopped

at any time by external stimulus.

Suspend Animation is a P2 Ability, and costs

3PP.

Enhance STR :

Psi Points may be converted into physical

strength points on a temporary basis. 1 PP

can be converted into 1d3 STR up to a

maximum of the Adjuster’s current level of

Psychic Ability. Enhanced STR takes effect

Tap is a P7 Ability, and requires 3 PP to

perform.

Cure Posioning:

An Adjuster with this Ability can use their

psychic power to neutralize posions and toxins

in their or someone that they are in close

physical contact with’s bloodstream.

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