New Psionic Skill: Psychic Invisibility...
Johnny1a
In my Orichalcum Universe, this is a rare psionic skill for the
application of Antipsi Power. It has various applications and can
enjoy or suffer from various enhancements and limitations. Psychic
Invisibility is a Mental/Very Hard skill for most Homosentient psions.
This ability harnesses Antipsi Power to make the psion (or others)
‘imperceptible’ to psychic (meaning both psionic and Flux based
phenomena) senses and detection. The skill is voluntary and can be
‘turned on and turned off’ once sufficient skill is achieved. The
effect of the skill is to subtract the Antipsi Power of the psion from
the skill rolls of any attempt to track, perceive, observe, or detect
the psion using psychic abilities of any sort. Range is not an issue
as long as the skill is used by the psion on himself/herself, it makes
the psion harder to detect regardless of the other psion or fluxon’s
power range.
Range _does_ become an issue for a psion attempting to protect others
instead of/as well as himself or herself, however.
The skill ranges for Psychic Invisibility run roughly as follows:
<=8: Interferes with ANY and ALL attempts to use information talents
on psion, can only apply to the psion, and can only be maintained with
_full_ concentration by the psion.
9-10: Same as above but requires only one full turn of total
concentration to turn ‘on’ and another to turn ‘off’.
11-12: Can be raised at will in one turn, stopped at will instantly or
when rendered asleep/unconscious.
13-14: As 11-12 but can be maintained while asleep (at 13) or
unconscious (at 14).
15-16: Can be maintained indefinitely or turned on/off at will (15),
specific individuals can be made ‘exempt’ from the ability with one
full turn of concentration, exception can be revoked similarly (at
16).
17-18: Can extend invisibility to others in physical contact (at 17)
or within range (18). Protection works for others and psion same as
‘8 or less’ when shared. (Antipsi range for this skill is equal to
Telepathy Range Table in yards, expressed in _inches_. Thus, for ex,
Antipsi Power 10 with this skill would have a range of 100 inches,
Power 14 would be 1760 inches or 146 about 48 yards).
19-20: Psion can extend protection to others in physical contact with
full efficiency (at 19) and in non-contact range (at 20).
21-22: Psion can add +1 to effective Antipsi Power, additional +1 for
each two levels of skill.
Note that a couple of special limitations apply. A psion can share
his/her protection with others, but s/he must always apply it to ‘self
AND other’, the ability can not be used to protect others and not the
self. Also, any ‘observing’ psion or fluxon who can see the skill-
using psion with conventional senses (not via cameras or other
mechanisms, only directly) get a +5 against the Psychic Invisibility
when using paranormal means of observation on that target.
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