Psionic Powers: Question about a build

whswhs · 05-08-2017, 08:38 AM

I'm looking at the Exoteleport ability in GURPS Psionic Powers. It bases the Affliction on the advantage Warp (Blind Only, -50%; Exoteleport,
-50%; Modified Capacity, 1 lb., -30%; Reliable 10, +50%) [20].

Why is Blind Only there? The RAW definition of Blind is that you teleport to a set of coordinates without seeing or having visited the destination, at -5 to the IQ roll (which the first 5 levels of Reliable buy off). But why can't you use Exoteleport, for example, to teleport a weapon from an adversary's hand to the floor in front of you, which you can see perfectly well?

Is the idea that the object you're teleporting can't see where it's going, and therefore is teleporting blind (to it)? But the object also doesn't know the coordinates where you're sending it, and therefore can't be making an IQ roll, even at -5. In fact, the object may have IQ 0 and not be able to make IQ rolls in the first place. So the IQ is that of the teleporter, and the knowledge of the destination is that of the teleporter—and the teleporter may well be able to see the destination.

This seems kind of confusing. What's the logic I'm missing?

05-08-2017, 08:38 AM	#1
whswhs Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS	Psionic Powers: Question about a build I'm looking at the Exoteleport ability in GURPS Psionic Powers. It bases the Affliction on the advantage Warp (Blind Only, -50%; Exoteleport, -50%; Modified Capacity, 1 lb., -30%; Reliable 10, +50%) [20]. Why is Blind Only there? The RAW definition of Blind is that you teleport to a set of coordinates without seeing or having visited the destination, at -5 to the IQ roll (which the first 5 levels of Reliable buy off). But why can't you use Exoteleport, for example, to teleport a weapon from an adversary's hand to the floor in front of you, which you can see perfectly well? Is the idea that the object you're teleporting can't see where it's going, and therefore is teleporting blind (to it)? But the object also doesn't know the coordinates where you're sending it, and therefore can't be making an IQ roll, even at -5. In fact, the object may have IQ 0 and not be able to make IQ rolls in the first place. So the IQ is that of the teleporter, and the knowledge of the destination is that of the teleporter—and the teleporter may well be able to see the destination. This seems kind of confusing. What's the logic I'm missing? __________________ Bill Stoddard I don't think we're in Oz any more.