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| ====== Felani Psionic Paths ====== | ====== Felani Psionic Paths ====== | ||
| - | All members of the Felani species project a subtle psionic field that induces a waking rest state in other sophonts. Affecting both the conscious mind and physical body, their natural aura gently influences the mind’s sleep centres, which has wide and profound connections to other functions of the brain and mind. With training, Felani Psions can learn to strengthen, focus and alter this psionic field to influence others in many delicate and understated ways. | + | All members of the Felani species project a [[species:felani#abilities|subtle psionic field]] that induces a waking rest state in other sophonts. Affecting both the conscious mind and physical body, their natural aura gently influences the mind’s sleep centres, which has wide and profound connections to other functions of the brain and mind. With training, Felani Psions can learn to strengthen, focus and alter this psionic field to influence others in many delicate and understated ways. |
| {{ :species:felani_psion.jpg?300|}}===== Root Path ===== | {{ :species:felani_psion.jpg?300|}}===== Root Path ===== | ||
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| === Rank 1 - Bolstered Aura === | === Rank 1 - Bolstered Aura === | ||
| - | **Cost:** 1 psi point\\ | + | **Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\ |
| **Effect:** Enhances the character’s Latent Psionic Healing for 1 hour. | **Effect:** Enhances the character’s Latent Psionic Healing for 1 hour. | ||
| - | By spending 1 Psi Point, the Psion improves their Latent Psionic Healing ability so that it heals 2 Body Hits every 10 minutes instead of one on all of the characters affected. This enhanced ability lasts for 1 hour. | + | By spending 1 Psi Point, the Psion improves their Latent Psionic Healing ability so that it heals 2 Body Hits every 10 minutes instead of one on all of the characters affected. This enhanced ability lasts for 1 hour. |
| - | By channelling psionic energy into their calming aura, the Psion improves its efficacy. In those being treated by the Psion, their unconscious mental processes are hyper-charged, activating their body’s entire array of repair and maintenance functions. Precise neural impulses direct cells and resources, open & close blood vessels with precision timing, and improve organ function in kidney and liver-analogues. | + | |
| + | By channeling psionic energy into their calming aura, the Psion improves its efficacy. In those being treated by the Psion, their unconscious mental processes are hyper-charged, activating their body’s entire array of repair and maintenance functions. Precise neural impulses direct cells and resources, open & close blood vessels with precision timing, and improve organ function in kidney and liver-analogues. | ||
| === Rank 2 - Emotion Aura === | === Rank 2 - Emotion Aura === | ||
| **Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\ | **Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\ | ||
| - | **Effect:** Adds a calming Psionic IMBUE effect to the characters Latent Psionic Healing aura. | + | **Effect:** Adds a calming Psionic [[Calls_Effects#IMBUE_X|IMBUE]] effect to the characters Latent Psionic Healing aura. |
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| + | By spending 1 Psi Point, the psion can enhance their Latent Psionic Healing ability’s calming effect for 1 hour. While this power is active, the psion can call [[Calls_Effects#IMBUE_X|IMBUE]] (Calm) (10 Minutes) at no additional cost to any of the 5 people that they are “treating” with their Latent Psionic Healing. This power grants access to the [[felani_psionic_paths#Aura Dynamics]] Branch Path. | ||
| - | By spending 1 Psi Point, the psion can enhance their Latent Psionic Healing ability’s calming effect for 1 hour. While this power is active, the psion can call IMBUE (Calm) (10 Minutes) at no additional cost to any of the 5 people that they are “treating” with their Latent Psionic Healing. This power grants access to the Aura Dynamics Branch Path. | ||
| By focusing on the active emotional effect of their aura rather than the underlying effect on the body, the psion can focus waves of relaxing, calming emotions on those they are assisting. By quickly “checking in” with their charges, the psion can focus their aura briefly on them, overriding feelings of anxiety and fear with a calming presence. | By focusing on the active emotional effect of their aura rather than the underlying effect on the body, the psion can focus waves of relaxing, calming emotions on those they are assisting. By quickly “checking in” with their charges, the psion can focus their aura briefly on them, overriding feelings of anxiety and fear with a calming presence. | ||
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| **Cost:** None\\ | **Cost:** None\\ | ||
| - | **Effect:** Other characters leading a Card Draw Action while being “treated” by the Psion gain +1 Green Card. Simultaneous treatment limit increases to 10 in a Bounded area. | + | **Effect:** Other characters leading a [[Card Draw System|Card Draw Action]] while being “treated” by the Psion gain +1 Green Card. Simultaneous treatment limit increases to 10 in a Bounded area. |
| With this power, when the Psion is “treating” one other character who is the Lead Character in a Card Draw Action, that character gains +1 Green Card to their deck. While within a Bounded area, the psion can also now treat up to 10 characters at once, subject to the usual restrictions - this increased limit applies to any other Felani Psionic abilities that are linked to characters being “treated”. | With this power, when the Psion is “treating” one other character who is the Lead Character in a Card Draw Action, that character gains +1 Green Card to their deck. While within a Bounded area, the psion can also now treat up to 10 characters at once, subject to the usual restrictions - this increased limit applies to any other Felani Psionic abilities that are linked to characters being “treated”. | ||
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| **Cost:** 1 Psi Point (or 0 in a Bounded area)\\ | **Cost:** 1 Psi Point (or 0 in a Bounded area)\\ | ||
| - | **Effect:** The psion can enhance their Latent Psionic Healing to suppress pain from Conditions. | + | **Effect:** The psion can enhance their Latent Psionic Healing to suppress pain from [[Conditions]]. |
| - | By spending 1 Psi Point, the Psion can enhance their aura with a powerful analgesic effect, suppressing pain in those they treat. Any characters being treated by the Psion who have a Condition may ignore any pain from roleplay effects on that Condition. Affected characters are still aware of the source of the pain, they just no longer need to incorporate it into their roleplay. This power lasts for 1 hour after being invoked, but may be invoked for no cost if the Psion is in their Bounded area (with this power ending on leaving the Bounded area). The Psion can also now invoke the Rank 2 Emotion Aura power at no cost. | + | By spending 1 Psi Point, the Psion can enhance their aura with a powerful analgesic effect, suppressing pain in those they treat. When this power is active, all characters being treated by the Psion who have a Condition may ignore any pain from roleplay effects on that Condition. Affected characters are still aware of the source of the pain, they just no longer need to incorporate it into their roleplay. This power lasts for 1 hour after being invoked, but may be invoked for no cost if the Psion is in their Bounded area (with this power ending on leaving the Bounded area). The Psion can also now invoke the Rank 2 Emotion Aura power at no cost. |
| Now a master of their healing aura, the psion can manipulate the calming effect to directly affect their patient’s neurological signalling, suppressing and muting pain signals and creating sleep-like analgesia in a waking mind. They now exude a calm and disarming demeanour effortlessly, bringing ease to others with a simple word or a smile. | Now a master of their healing aura, the psion can manipulate the calming effect to directly affect their patient’s neurological signalling, suppressing and muting pain signals and creating sleep-like analgesia in a waking mind. They now exude a calm and disarming demeanour effortlessly, bringing ease to others with a simple word or a smile. | ||
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| + | === Rank 6 - Aura Development Summit === | ||
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| + | Obtaining rank 6 in Aura Development grants 1 additional Psi Point. | ||
| ===== Branch Paths ===== | ===== Branch Paths ===== | ||
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| **Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\ | **Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\ | ||
| - | **Effect:** IMBUE (X) (10 Minutes) | + | **Effect:** [[Calls_Effects#IMBUE_X|IMBUE]] (X) (10 Minutes) call. |
| - | The Psion’s can now focus their aura to flood over a single target within 10 metres, calling IMBUE (X) (10 Minutes). The emotions allowed (X) are any of the emotions that the Psion could apply to their Emotion Aura. | + | The Psion’s can now focus their aura to flood over a single target within 10 metres, calling IMBUE (X) (10 Minutes). The emotions allowed (X) are any of the emotions that the Psion could apply to their Emotion Aura. If the Psion's Emotion Aura power is currently active, then the emotion Called must match that of the current Emotion Aura. |
| - | The Psion can channel the entire strength of their Emotion Aura to wash over a single nearby target, affecting them instantly with the desired emotion. | + | The Psion can channel the entire strength of their Emotion Aura to wash over a single nearby target, affecting them instantly with the desired emotion, willing or not. |
| === Rank 3 - Versatile Aura === | === Rank 3 - Versatile Aura === | ||
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| **Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\ | **Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\ | ||
| - | **Effect:** The psion can use their aura to Treat some Conditions as if with a Medicament. | + | **Effect:** The psion can use their aura to Treat some [[Conditions]] as if with a [[Medicaments|Medicament]]. |
| By spending 1 Psi Point and 10 minutes of roleplayed action, the Psion can duplicate the effect of single dose of one of the following Medicaments: | By spending 1 Psi Point and 10 minutes of roleplayed action, the Psion can duplicate the effect of single dose of one of the following Medicaments: | ||
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| {{ :image:commonality:felani_emotion_resists.png?300|}}**Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\ | {{ :image:commonality:felani_emotion_resists.png?300|}}**Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\ | ||
| - | **Effect:** IMBUE (X) (1 Hour), plus an ability to RESIST certain other roleplay effects. | + | **Effect:** [[Calls_Effects#IMBUE_X|IMBUE]] (X) (1 Hour), plus an ability to RESIST certain other roleplay effects. |
| - | By spending 1 Psi Point, the Psion can call IMBUE (X) (1 Hour) on another character that they have been treating for at least 10 minutes prior to this power’s use. The target characters are also surrounded by a protective field of psionic energy that allows them to RESIST roleplay effects of opposing emotions for 1 Hour (as long as the initial IMBUE call). The emotions and resistances are as follows: | + | By spending 1 Psi Point, the Psion can call IMBUE (X) (1 Hour) on another character that they have been treating for at least 10 minutes prior to this power’s use. The target characters are also surrounded by a protective field of psionic energy that allows them to [[Calls_Effects#RESIST]] roleplay effects of opposing emotions for 1 Hour (as long as the initial IMBUE call). The emotions and resistances are as follows: |
| * IMBUE Calm - RESISTS any Fear or Anger type effects. | * IMBUE Calm - RESISTS any Fear or Anger type effects. | ||
| * IMBUE Curiosity - RESISTS any Apathy, Disgust or Trust type effects. | * IMBUE Curiosity - RESISTS any Apathy, Disgust or Trust type effects. | ||
| * IMBUE Acceptance - RESISTS any Curiosity, Awe or Surprise type effects. | * IMBUE Acceptance - RESISTS any Curiosity, Awe or Surprise type effects. | ||
| - | The affected targets can call RESIST on any of the associated effect types, so being able to resist Anger would also apply to Annoyance and Rage type effects, or any very similar emotions. | + | The affected targets can call [[Calls_Effects#RESIST]] on any of the associated effect types, so being able to resist Anger would also apply to Annoyance and Rage type effects, or any very similar emotions. |
| By creating boundaries around the psyche of their targets, the Psion can create a fragment of their Emotion Aura that replenishes and reinforces itself independent of the Felani’s innate psionic field. This creates a long-lasting and powerful bulwark against sources of conflicting emotional energy, armouring their recipient in a bubble of positive emotion. | By creating boundaries around the psyche of their targets, the Psion can create a fragment of their Emotion Aura that replenishes and reinforces itself independent of the Felani’s innate psionic field. This creates a long-lasting and powerful bulwark against sources of conflicting emotional energy, armouring their recipient in a bubble of positive emotion. | ||
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| + | === Rank 6 - Aura Dynamics Summit === | ||
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| + | Obtaining rank 6 in Aura Dynamics grants 1 additional Psi Point. | ||
| ==== Aura Echoing ==== | ==== Aura Echoing ==== | ||
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| **Cost:** None\\ | **Cost:** None\\ | ||
| - | **Effect:** Allows the Psion to slowly regain 1 Psi Point every 30 minutes while in a Psionic Aura contained within their Bounded area, although the Psionic Aura cannot be used by any other characters during this time. | + | **Effect:** Allows the Psion to slowly regain 1 Psi Point every 30 minutes while in a [[Psionic Aura]] contained within their Bounded area, although the Psionic Aura cannot be used by any other characters during this time. |
| - | By defining their Bounded Aura perimeter around a Psionic Aura source, such as a Nexus Tree, the Psion can slowly recover spent Psi Points at a rate of 1 spent point per 30 minutes. While the Psion is using this ability, the Psionic Aura cannot be used for any other powers or abilities that require one to be present. | + | By defining their Bounded Aura perimeter around a [[Psionic Aura]] source, such as a Nexus Tree, the Psion can slowly recover spent Psi Points at a rate of 1 spent point per 30 minutes. While the Psion is using this ability, the Psionic Aura cannot be used for any other powers or abilities that require one to be present. |
| By broadening the psionic topography of their Boundary perimeter and granting their own internally reflecting field a certain “stickiness”, a Felani psion can contain other strong sources of psionic energy within its area. By opening their own mind to that energy, the psion can slowly recover their reserves of mental strength. However, the alterations that this power makes to their own innate psionic field creates a form of mental “static” around the psionic aura that makes its use by other psions almost impossible. While it does not directly hamper other psionic minds, this power interferes with others attempting to open their minds to use the psionic aura for their own abilities. | By broadening the psionic topography of their Boundary perimeter and granting their own internally reflecting field a certain “stickiness”, a Felani psion can contain other strong sources of psionic energy within its area. By opening their own mind to that energy, the psion can slowly recover their reserves of mental strength. However, the alterations that this power makes to their own innate psionic field creates a form of mental “static” around the psionic aura that makes its use by other psions almost impossible. While it does not directly hamper other psionic minds, this power interferes with others attempting to open their minds to use the psionic aura for their own abilities. | ||
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| A master of their own innate psionic field, the Psion can define multiple eddies, channels and complex topography within their Bounded area to cause the rippling energy contained within to amplify to a frenzied crescendo. Psionic studies of this power in use have theorised that the energy ripples increase in amplitude, becoming metaphysical tsunamis contained within the “bottle” of the Boundary perimeter. At a certain inflection point, the energy chaotically spasms for a few moments, and then drains itself into the minds of the treated individuals, who invariably lose consciousness and experience a vivid shared hallucination or vision. These visions vary wildly - some are interpreted as visions of other times, other places, metaphorical explorations of conceptual constructs, journeys inside the mind of one of the participants, or terrifying nightmares. Occasionally a visionary will undergo a profound alteration of their psyche, suffer lasting mental trauma or be cured of preexisting trauma, or even display enhanced abilities, any of which can linger for some time after the experience. Commonality scientists have several possible theories for the nature of the visions, very few of which have had any consistent testing applied. What is known is that during the period of energy spasms there is a perceptible quaking of the local resonance field, which may be a result of the furious contained energy entangling briefly with it, or even breaching into different dimensions. | A master of their own innate psionic field, the Psion can define multiple eddies, channels and complex topography within their Bounded area to cause the rippling energy contained within to amplify to a frenzied crescendo. Psionic studies of this power in use have theorised that the energy ripples increase in amplitude, becoming metaphysical tsunamis contained within the “bottle” of the Boundary perimeter. At a certain inflection point, the energy chaotically spasms for a few moments, and then drains itself into the minds of the treated individuals, who invariably lose consciousness and experience a vivid shared hallucination or vision. These visions vary wildly - some are interpreted as visions of other times, other places, metaphorical explorations of conceptual constructs, journeys inside the mind of one of the participants, or terrifying nightmares. Occasionally a visionary will undergo a profound alteration of their psyche, suffer lasting mental trauma or be cured of preexisting trauma, or even display enhanced abilities, any of which can linger for some time after the experience. Commonality scientists have several possible theories for the nature of the visions, very few of which have had any consistent testing applied. What is known is that during the period of energy spasms there is a perceptible quaking of the local resonance field, which may be a result of the furious contained energy entangling briefly with it, or even breaching into different dimensions. | ||
| + | === Rank 6 - Aura Echoing Summit === | ||
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| + | Obtaining rank 6 in Aura Echoing grants 1 additional Psi Point. | ||
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