| From: | The Deb Decker <RJR96326@****.UTULSA.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Psigh |
| Date: | Sun, 8 Aug 1993 15:22:06 -0500 |
>. . .affect either physical objects or mental thoughts. The GM gets to pick the
>TN and number of successes needed. This allows the psy to be more flexible thn
>mages, no real spells to learn or keep up, but lest you think this makes the ps
>more powerful than a mage, remember psy would not be able to conjure or do mana
>spells or see astrally, or engage in rituals, etc...
So what you're saying is that psi powers will be manipulations only,
in spell terms.
>In terms of game mechanics, instead of using spells, a psy would have to use
>karma to buy abilities such as: telekinesis, pyrokinesis, thought control,
This sounds exactly like a mage spending Karma for new spells such
as telekinesis, Fireball, and Control Thoughts, among other things.
>Leave physical body (this is not an Astral perception or movement spell, the
>soul or awareness of the psy would leave his body-- but only to move in Prime
>Material space, he could not go to Astral Space which is a different dimension)
I've run into this problem in my GURPS Psionics game; I disallowed
Astral Projection, since it is a shortcut around most uses of Clairvoyance
and Clairaudience. Why not just give the psi those powers, rather than saying
"it's like Astral Projection but it's not." I think it will work better that
way.
>If the psy wanted to use a power he had not bought, but merely wanted to try to
>do with raw will he would get to use his Willpower stat and willpower pool.
>The Psy pool is equivalent to a magic pool in terms of use, use to resist drain
>or add successes.
OK, I think I see what you're saying: The psi can either spend karma to
learn a specific ability, or try to wing it with his pool. Unless you apply
TN mods, that means that any ability will have to be learned at a level
greater than the pool. This is akin to letting mages attempt spells without
knowing them.
>If this was sloppy and unclear, I am sorry, but I just wanted
>to get my ideas out before I burst.
I know the feeling.
J Roberson
