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Old 10-08-2018, 03:16 PM   #1
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Default Compartmentalized Mind and Alternative Abilities

Maybe this has come up before, but I couldn't find a definitive answer.

If a character with Compartmentalized Mind 2 has Telekinesis, with Telepathy and Warp as Alternative Abilities, is it possible for that character to ever use all three abilities at the same time?

Reading Compartmentalized Mind in Psionic Powers convinces me that you can:

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Each “compartment” wields psi independent of the others. Penalties for multiple feats and repeated attempts (p. 6) only apply to the compartment that incurs them. If one fails to pick up a thug, another can try it at no penalty. Similarly, since a psi with TK Grab 15 (BL 45 lbs.) can lift a maximum of 360 lbs., each compartment can lift up to that amount – with Compartmentalized Mind 3, he could lift four separate 360 lb. objects or a single 1,440 lb. one. (Remember to add together the BLs, not the power level, as per p. B353.)
But then Sorcery seems to say that they can't:

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Originally Posted by Sorcery, pg.8, Simultaneous Spells
Conversely, Compartmentalized Mind does not let the sorcerer maintain multiple different spells; he needs the rules above for that.
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Old 10-08-2018, 03:20 PM   #2
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Maybe this has come up before, but I couldn't find a definitive answer.
I don't have a good answer for you, but your example from Psionic Powers doesn't seem to me to address the question that you're raising. "If you have an ability, both minds can use the ability and combine strength, and each mind is independent with regard to repeated attempts and so on" doesn't speak to "If an ability has an AA, one compartment can use the main ability and the other can use the alternate simultaneously."
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Old 10-08-2018, 03:23 PM   #3
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Found this from RPK: http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...84&postcount=4
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Old 10-08-2018, 04:35 PM   #4
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as RPK has answered that explicitly, how does duplication alter the alternate ability game? Each dupe can switch to different AA’s, yes?
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as RPK has answered that explicitly, how does duplication alter the alternate ability game? Each dupe can switch to different AA’s, yes?
That one I would allow as they are different beings, but I would tend to frown on it. That AA discount is very hefty and should not be easily worked around.
On the other hand I see it in part as a "You cant attack twice anyhow so give the second attack a discount" that is the origin of Alternative Abilities from Alternative Attacks.
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