| From: | kyle kohler <kkohler@**.UCR.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Psi Rating |
| Date: | Fri, 15 Jul 1994 03:23:37 -0700 |
solution to the problem of >what your PSI rating is. Magic makes it easy,
ESSENCE - BODY = MAGIC. >Well, here's a thought. It's a little more
confusing at later stages,
Confusion is fun!
>but it seems to make sense. JD Falk, our
resident Zen-Dude might be able to add additional insight. PSI RATING =
ESSENCE - BODY Essentially, as long as you are pure of mind and body, you
have PSI power. If your corrupt it (by cyberware or bioware), you can
invade that purity and decrease your power. (I think it is too much of
a pain to try to calculate what form of what cyber gives you what kind
of losses. just use straight essence.)
For the purposes of preventing an already forming ulcer that would
evidently occur due to calculating essence costs for every piece of
bio/cyberware, I agree with treating essence/Psi loss the same as magic.
>PSI POOL = WILLPOWER + MASTERY LEVEL The pure power of your mind give
your the ability to psh extra power into your psionic ability. Tempered
with a shake of expierience and training, it can make one a formidable
foe.
When you say mastery level, you mean your level of Psionic
Initiation right? Right? Please say I'm right!
>METAPSIONIC POWER (you can get it at initiation) > FORCE OF WILL > A
Master with this power frees his mind totally from the confines
> of his body, no longer relying on it as a source of power. A Psi
> with this skill has a PSI RATING equal to his WILLPOWER (ie,
> ignores ESSENCE totally). > (essentially, this is Darth Vader, who had
lots of cords in him and can still whoop some ass)
And then the character will proceed to get all cybered up and kick
some ass! Works for me! Screw the damn cords, hook me up with Wired
Reflexes 3!
>Now, FORCE OF WILL is put up as a ROLE-PLAYING and realistic
device, not >so much as a munchkin device, and I would appreciate it if
you would >apprach it as such (ie, don't thwap me too hard).
Works for me since we do have a precedent with old Darth. But
just for the hell of it, THWAP!!!!!! (Proceeds to put up his Anti-Thwap
Psionic Barrier that is an undocumented Psionic Ability)
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