| From: | Darth Vader <j07c@***.UNI-BREMEN.DE> |
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| Subject: | General reply |
| Date: | Sun, 24 Jul 1994 17:41:53 +0100 |
> can he eventually get?
I'd say an A psi should have access to all the categories (disciplines)
but not nessecerily have them in his repertoir. This means that he should
be given the chance to buy them ether at char generation or during the game
(for lotsa karma), but he should not have them automatically(just for being
an A priority psi).
A B priority Psi should have access to say 3 categories(disciplines)
with the aforementioned limitations(he has to buy them).
A C priority Psi should have access to only one category(discipline).
> Can a PSI keep adding new powers, or are you just "born" with
> some list? (Though you may not have developed them all.)
You are born with the categories(disciplines) in other words the
priority you decide to invest, but can learn all the powers in your
categories(disciplines).
> We've talked a bunch about what kinds of powers to include,
> but I think we need about 4 or 6 archetypes (conceptions) to
> be a "power level baseline" for any given proposal.
Good idea, but the system has gotta be ready before we get on to that.
> So far, I have no clue how many PSI areas we expect people to
> have; how a PSI can (or not) specialize; what kinds of things
> we expect Initiate PSIs to do (ritual/joining?); what exactly
> does a Wild PSI do, and how does this differ from an Adept?
New idea: How about a psionic metaconcert, (shamelessly stolen
from Julian May) an ability that allows one psi to play 'server' coordinating
other psis and channeling their power.
> I think its time for a short bit (or 4) of fiction, to describe
> a fight scene, a character background or three, a PSI interogation,
> a PSI scouting mission, etc.
We need the system for that.
> Then we can start discussing Karma costs to raise PSI abilities;
> how many starting abilities are appropriate (and at what power
> level); etc. But I think until we have some (group) idea how we
> want PSIs to turn out, discussing wether to use points to buy
> PSI powers (like Adepts) or Tech points (like spells) or something
> else (based on Priority perhaps) is a bit premature.
I'd say we treat categories(disciplines) and Powers as skills,
Powers can be concidered Specialisations(they are very heavily specialised)
and thus can have a cost of 1x next level. The same goes for categories
(disciplines), the only difference is that they should be general skills
meaning they cost 2x next level.
> You have to know the world you're trying to simulate (4-color PSIs,
> firestarter, Julian May's _Intervention_, McCaffery's _Pegasus_,
> _StarWars_, our own fiction, etc.) before you can decide if the
> rules are appropriate. (Otherwise, you end up with **&* where
> the rules create a universe (where fighters can fall from orbit)
> rather than a universe that is modeled by a set of rules.)
I am partial to Julian May's works as well as Firestarter and Starwars.
> In the fiction, in universes where PSI is well understood, its
> common for someone to be a "TK 10, Healing 0, Telepathy 1, Clairvoyance 4".
> (In terms that they use to measure power.) And that is an innate,
> limit of their body/mind. (B5's TK's for example.)
That is what I am trying to achieve with my priorities, as for the
upper limit thingy, it seem that our fellow listmembers dont find the notion
particularly attractive.
> Personally, I'd like to have them restricted on Power (but not finesse)
> at character creation, but not reach that power limit until later. (And
> if someone wants to spread their total power over all PSI areas, then they
> can be lower powered at lots of things, and push finesse. But they may
> well get overpowered by an Adept or a Wild in the Adept's chosen area.)
Yep, that what I want too.
> Yes, but even a B5 P10, for example, can continue training to learn how to
> use their powers more efficiently. So while there is a theoretical upper
> limit, training is really the ability to use the power BETTER. Look at
> it this way, a Wild PSI is maybe a P3, an Adept a P5, and a Full P8 to P12.
I have an idea oh fearlesss leader. How about having an upper limit
for the category(discipline), but leave the powers open ended. This would
make it possible for a psi to keep training and learning to use his power
more efficiently(thats what powers reflect after all). BUT would limit
his psi pool(I take it that the pool depends on the category rating)
thus limiting his raw power.
I am anxiously awaiting your answers .....
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