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Mitya: Redirecting to Psychic Wild Talents

2007-06-08T16:11:50Z

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-	Mindshielders have the ability to create psychic defenses for both themselves	+	#REDIRECT [[Psychic Wild Talents]]
-	and others, projecting standing fields of psionic energy which insulate their	+
-	subjects from harmful influences.	+
-		+
-	The first ability in your repertoire is the creation of a simple mindshield.	+
-	This effect interferes with hostile or neutral telepathic effects intended to	+
-	establish contact with, manipulate, or harm the subject's mind. The shield	+
-	degrades the performance of these effects and, if of sufficient potency	+
-	relative to them, can stop them completely. Each time an effect tries to	+
-	penetrate the shield, this costs the shield some of its stored energy, in	+
-	proportion to the strength of the effect; the shield loses effectiveness as it	+
-	weakens. A depleted shield will attempt to draw energy from its subject to	+
-	sustain it, drawing energy faster the more depleted it is, though it can only	+
-	do this when the subject's spiritual energy reserves are relatively high; if	+
-	it has to counter too many effects, especially while the subject has little	+
-	spiritual energy so that the shield cannot recharge, it will be destroyed.	+
-	More than one mindshield can coexist on a subject, but generally only the most	+
-	powerful one will be effective, and as each will be depleted by activity and	+
-	then attempt to recharge, it is rarely desirable to have multiple shields	+
-	active. Mindshields are less effective against effects created by the same	+
-	individual who created the shield; also, some subtle effects can slip by a	+
-	mindshield by avoiding detection, with the chances of this depending on the	+
-	relative skill of the creators of the effects. The subject of a mindshield	+
-	can deactivate the construct voluntarily; when a mindshield is first created,	+
-	the next subvocalization the subject performs becomes a trigger which will	+
-	deactivate the mindshield if it is repeated.	+
-		+
-	The second mindshielder ability is the mindwall, which is essentially a	+
-	considerably more powerful variant upon the mindshield. It requires a fairly	+
-	substantial degree of skill to construct; in most other respects it differs	+
-	from the mindshield only in being more effective.	+
-		+
-	The third mindshielder ability is of a different nature: the mindtrap. This	+
-	is a reactive rather than passive defense, a construct which lurks in the dark	+
-	corners of the subject's psyche and waits for a psychic effect to intrude, at	+
-	which time it launches an attack against the effect's source, using the contact	+
-	established by the offending effect to send a backlash of psychic feedback into	+
-	the enemy psychic's mind. The mindtrap expends all its energy in the process	+
-	of generating this feedback and is destroyed after triggering. Unlike the	+
-	mindshield and mindwall, this effect is only triggered by hostile effects, not	+
-	neutral ones, and it requires a small amount of energy continually to support	+
-	itself; if the subject has low spiritual energy for a protracted period and	+
-	the mindtrap cannot draw energy to sustain itself, it may fail. More than one	+
-	mindtrap can be placed in a psyche, but only one will trigger in response to a	+
-	single effect. Like mindshields and mindwalls, a subvocalization trigger is	+
-	used to deactivate it. As might be surmised, a very high level of skill is	+
-	necessary to create this complex effect.	+
-		+
-	Your level of proficiency with each of these abilities is determined by	+
-	your [[intelligence]], your [[willpower]], your [[perception]], and your skills in the	+
-	areas of [[metacreativity]], [[telepathy]], and [[redaction]]; the proportions in which	+
-	these individual factors contribute vary according to the particular power.	+
-		+
-	To create a mindshield, visualize a silver shield around the person you wish	+
-	to protect; you may use "me" to refer to yourself. To create a mindwall,	+
-	visualize a silver wall around your subject. To create a mindtrap, visualize	+
-	a silver snare guarding your subject. In order to apply any of these effects	+
-	to another person, they must trust you first.	+
-		+
-	The talent of a mindshielder is partially telepathic in nature, and so they	+
-	have access to some basic telepathic capabilities; see 'help [[basic telepathy]]'	+
-	for more information.	+

Bladestorm at 21:37, 30 May 2007

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	Your level of proficiency with each of these abilities is determined by		Your level of proficiency with each of these abilities is determined by
-	your intelligence, your willpower, your perception, and your skills in the	+	your [[intelligence]], your [[willpower]], your [[perception]], and your skills in the
-	areas of metacreativity, telepathy, and redaction; the proportions in which	+	areas of [[metacreativity]], [[telepathy]], and [[redaction]]; the proportions in which
	these individual factors contribute vary according to the particular power.		these individual factors contribute vary according to the particular power.

Bladestorm at 01:42, 25 May 2007

2007-05-25T01:42:47Z

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Mindshielders have the ability to create psychic defenses for both themselves
and others, projecting standing fields of psionic energy which insulate their
subjects from harmful influences.

The first ability in your repertoire is the creation of a simple mindshield.
This effect interferes with hostile or neutral telepathic effects intended to
establish contact with, manipulate, or harm the subject's mind. The shield
degrades the performance of these effects and, if of sufficient potency
relative to them, can stop them completely. Each time an effect tries to
penetrate the shield, this costs the shield some of its stored energy, in
proportion to the strength of the effect; the shield loses effectiveness as it
weakens. A depleted shield will attempt to draw energy from its subject to
sustain it, drawing energy faster the more depleted it is, though it can only
do this when the subject's spiritual energy reserves are relatively high; if
it has to counter too many effects, especially while the subject has little
spiritual energy so that the shield cannot recharge, it will be destroyed.
More than one mindshield can coexist on a subject, but generally only the most
powerful one will be effective, and as each will be depleted by activity and
then attempt to recharge, it is rarely desirable to have multiple shields
active. Mindshields are less effective against effects created by the same
individual who created the shield; also, some subtle effects can slip by a
mindshield by avoiding detection, with the chances of this depending on the
relative skill of the creators of the effects. The subject of a mindshield
can deactivate the construct voluntarily; when a mindshield is first created,
the next subvocalization the subject performs becomes a trigger which will
deactivate the mindshield if it is repeated.

The second mindshielder ability is the mindwall, which is essentially a
considerably more powerful variant upon the mindshield. It requires a fairly
substantial degree of skill to construct; in most other respects it differs
from the mindshield only in being more effective.

The third mindshielder ability is of a different nature: the mindtrap. This
is a reactive rather than passive defense, a construct which lurks in the dark
corners of the subject's psyche and waits for a psychic effect to intrude, at
which time it launches an attack against the effect's source, using the contact
established by the offending effect to send a backlash of psychic feedback into
the enemy psychic's mind. The mindtrap expends all its energy in the process
of generating this feedback and is destroyed after triggering. Unlike the
mindshield and mindwall, this effect is only triggered by hostile effects, not
neutral ones, and it requires a small amount of energy continually to support
itself; if the subject has low spiritual energy for a protracted period and
the mindtrap cannot draw energy to sustain itself, it may fail. More than one
mindtrap can be placed in a psyche, but only one will trigger in response to a
single effect. Like mindshields and mindwalls, a subvocalization trigger is
used to deactivate it. As might be surmised, a very high level of skill is
necessary to create this complex effect.

Your level of proficiency with each of these abilities is determined by
your intelligence, your willpower, your perception, and your skills in the
areas of metacreativity, telepathy, and redaction; the proportions in which
these individual factors contribute vary according to the particular power.

To create a mindshield, visualize a silver shield around the person you wish
to protect; you may use "me" to refer to yourself. To create a mindwall,
visualize a silver wall around your subject. To create a mindtrap, visualize
a silver snare guarding your subject. In order to apply any of these effects
to another person, they must trust you first.

The talent of a mindshielder is partially telepathic in nature, and so they
have access to some basic telepathic capabilities; see 'help [[basic telepathy]]'
for more information.