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Old 12-19-2018, 08:20 AM   #21
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Default Re: [Psionic Powers] Low level psis: 25 points or less of Psi abilities

Moire MacRae, 1839

Age: 72

Attributes

ST 9 [-10]; DX 10 [0]; IQ 11 [20]; HT 9 [-10]

Secondary Characteristics

HP 9; Will 13 [10]; Per 15 [20]; FP 9

Social Background

Languages: Modern Scots Gaelic (Native/None) [-3]; Modern English (Accented/None) [2]

TL: 5

Cultural Familiarity: 19th Century Western Europe

Subtotal: 29


Advantages

Absolute Direction [5]
Adjustment (Nuisance Effect: Must perform a brief ritual, -10%) 3 [16]
- Psychic Hunches 1 (Alternate Ability of Adjustment) [3]
- Second Sight (Spirits; Alternate Ability of Adjustment) [3]
Ally (Graddaughter: 100% of point-total, Appears on a 15 or less) [15]
Cunning Folk Talent 4 [40]
Goodwife Talent 2 [10]
Social Regard (Venerated) +1 [5]

Perks

Shadows of Fading Beauty. [1]

Subtotal: 100


Disadvantages

Blindness [-50]
Sense of Duty (Village) [-10]
Social Stigma (Second-Class Citizen) [-5]
Wealth (Struggling) [-10]

Quirks

Cackles. [-1]
Insists she's 'not long for this world.' [-1]
Keeps trying to marry off her granddaughter, Iona. [-1]
Likes to have people read to her. [-1]
Talks to her cats, but only pretends that they talk back. [-1]

Subtotal: -80


Feature: Occultism and Symbol Drawing are Complementary Skills of Adjustment and Psychic Hunches. [0]


Skills

Adjustment [IQ/H] [8] 12
Animal Handling (Equines) [IQ/A] [1] 14*
Animal Handling (Dogs) [IQ/A] [2] 15*
Area Knowledge (Village) [IQ/E] [1] 11
Cooking [IQ/A] [4] 14**
Detect Lies [Per/H] [4] 15
Diagnosis/TL5 [IQ/H] [2] 12**
Diplomacy [IQ/H] [4] 11
Fortune-Telling (Rune-casting) [IQ/A] [2] 15*
Gardening [IQ/E] [2] 14**
Herb Lore/TL5 [IQ/VH] [8] 15*
Hobby (Knitting) [IQ/E] [2] 12
Housekeeping [IQ/E] [1] 13**
Naturalist [IQ/H] [2] 14*
Occultism [IQ/A] [4] 16*
Poisons/TL5 [IQ/H] [2] 14*
Psychic Hunches [IQ/H] [4] 11
Sewing [DX/E] [2] 13**
Symbol Drawing (Futhorc) [IQ/H] [4] 11
Weather Sense/TL5 [IQ/A] [2] 15*
Veterinary/TL5 [IQ/H] [4] 15*

Techniques

Cursing (Adjustment) (H) Adjustment-10 [10] 11
Shared Hunches (Psychic Hunches) (H) Psychic Hunches-5 [6] 11

* Includes +4 from Cunning Folk Talent.
** Includes +2 from Goodwife Talent.

Subtotal: 81

Total: 130

Equipment

Cheap old dress
Old shoes
Shawl
Bag of runestones

Notes

Uses the 16-point version of Second Sight, GURPS Horror (4e) p18, swapping out 'Magical, -10%' for 'ESP, -10%'.

Shadows of Fading Beauty: She was quite pretty when she was younger, and if you look, you can still see hints of it. Those who care about that sort of thing react at +1.

Futhorc is one of several variants of the Norse runic alphabet, in this case the Anglo-Saxon version - which has been found all over the British Isles, including Scotland. The stones she uses have raised letters and distinct shapes, allowing her to feel their symbols clearly.

Old Missus MacRae is based on the stereotypical 'Blind Psychic' and 'Village Wise-Woman' out of a classic horror movie, complete with a Pretty Granddaughter as a ready-made love-interest for one of the heroes. Iona also has Second Sight, but lacks any Alternate Abilities as yet, just a few perks (Forecast, Know-It-All, and Moneyclip Magnet - the latter of which isn't that much use in a small Scottish village, but can be quite helpful when going to market in the town down the way). Iona is fully literate, and quite well-read - a rare thing for a girl in the Highlands of early-Victorian Scotland - and adept at using the Staff skill with a broom.


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Old 12-19-2018, 12:11 PM   #22
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Default Re: [Psionic Powers] Low level psis: 25 points or less of Psi abilities

FORCE CHOKE
Telekinesis 1 (Reliable 8 +40%, Grappling Only -30%, Psychokinesis -10%) [5]

roll DX+5 (the +8 from reliable, -3 to grapple a neck) to initiate a choke against any enemy within 10 yards. This is an invisible surprise attack so there is no defense.
*on subsequent turns, roll a Quick Contest of ST 9 (1+8) vs the HT of an opponent, if you win the opponent suffers MoVx1.5 HP and begins to suffocate.
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