Psionic Powers: Brute Force vs Will

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Originally Posted by Edges

Tell me, how would you model a psi who can penetrate the mind of a high Will target by trying really hard?

Well, if you mean a truly high Will target (17+), the trouble is that the psi is only at 50/50 odds against him at best, no matter how high he goes. So adding more skill, whether via a FP stunt or just by simple training, won't address that.

But that's an intentional effect of the system. To get around it, you pretty much have to either take Drain IQ (the Psychic Vampirism ability) or let psis buy Cosmic (No rule of 16)* on their abilities. While the latter seems tricky at first, it's really simple if you treat it as an "add-on advantage" for any ability, that just happens to cost half the cost of the base advantage(s). E.g., buying Cosmic (Telesend) would cost 15 points and buying Cosmic (TK Grab) would cost (2.5 * level) points.

* From GURPS Psionic Campaigns.