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Old 01-18-2017, 12:02 PM   #5
corwyn
 
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Default Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week (#28): Compartmentalized Mind

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Originally Posted by munin View Post
GURPS Psionic Powers has the Limited, Mental Separation Only, Mentalism, and No Mental Separation limitations (pp. 13-14).

Personally, I take issue with the idea that a mage can use Compartmentalized Mind to cast spells more quickly. It doesn't make sense to me that a mind could "hand off" concentration on one spell to another mind, even if they're capable of communicating and coordinating with each other (which is the standard assumption, I think). It would make more sense that they could cast multiple spells in parallel though (each mind working on casting one spell and taking the normal time).

Now if they the No Mental Separation limitation, then it's basically just ATR (Concentrate Only)?
I think one of its most common uses is to enable artillery mages since it allows you to cast and attack with a missile spell in one turn.
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