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Message no. 1
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: PSI: Some thoughts on the PSI rating
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 23:30:30 +0100
It's very difficult to come up with a perfect 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,
but it seems to make sense. JD Falk, our resident Zen-Dude might be able
to add additional insight.

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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.)

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.

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)

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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).

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Message no. 2
From: "C. Paul Douglas" <granite@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: PSI: Some thoughts on the PSI rating
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 08:24:47 -0400
On Thu, 14 Jul 1994, Robert A. Hayden wrote:
> 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.)
>
I agree simplicity is the best policy..But..Since Bioware does not
normally count against the essence rating..how about we allow bioware for
the Psion..It will be another thing that makes the Psion different from
the magic user..
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Message no. 3
From: Darth Vader <j07c@***.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject: Re: PSI: Some thoughts on the PSI rating
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 19:17:41 +0100
> 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.)
> 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)

I LIKE IT, yep you got that, I am 100% for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--
Strong am I with the Force... but not that strong!
Twilight is upon me and soon night must fall.
That is the way of things ... the way of the Force.

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Message no. 4
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: PSI: Some thoughts on the PSI rating
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 15:59:26 +0100
On Fri, 15 Jul 1994, C. Paul Douglas wrote:

> I agree simplicity is the best policy..But..Since Bioware does not
> normally count against the essence rating..how about we allow bioware for
> the Psion..It will be another thing that makes the Psion different from
> the magic user..

The problem with Bioware is that, essentially, it IS a foreign body that
you've installed, and this would effect the 'purity of mind and body'.
Now, in NERPS ShadowLore was a bunch of rules with regards for lower
magic loss for higher-quality items, and we can easily put a pointer in
to that, but blind FASA rules use a 1:1 BODY:MAGIC loss, and I think that
is the simplest.

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Message no. 5
From: Bryan Prince <WALAB@******.HH.VANDERBILT.EDU>
Subject: Re: PSI: Some thoughts on the PSI rating
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 16:06:05 -0600
I thought that the Bioware could be purchased as "cultured" thus reducing
cost because the Bioware would have your DNA as the template. If a PSI
uses this, shouldn't he get a reduction in the BI loss?
Bryan
Message no. 6
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: PSI: Some thoughts on the PSI rating
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 16:23:19 +0100
On Fri, 15 Jul 1994, Bryan Prince wrote:

> I thought that the Bioware could be purchased as "cultured" thus reducing
> cost because the Bioware would have your DNA as the template. If a PSI
> uses this, shouldn't he get a reduction in the BI loss?

If you buy high-quality, low BODY bio, you will have less body loss and
thus a high PSI rating (just like magic).

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