Psychic Signatures

[JCurwen3]

Originally Posted by Not another shrubbery

Being detectable from further away isn't going to be as much of a problem if you have the distance as a buffer.

That makes assumptions about how big a factor distance really is. In real life, it's a big one. In a world with psionics, maybe not so much. People can have abilities that can work across vast distances (to affect or stop you from a distance), or they can Warp or have super-speed capabilities (to physically get there fast), remote senses (to see who caused the ruckus so they can come get you later, after they undo what you did when you're gone potentially).

A power that makes a flash of light is Visible and a big nuisance. A power that manifests as a several yard wide swirling vortex is harsh. A power that makes the noise of a gunshot is awful. A power that manifests with the effect of equivalent to noticeability of a bolt of lightning combined with a thunder clap heard for miles around is just terrible. Degrees, each one more limiting than the last, and IMO, with the limiting effects scaling with the magnitude of the signature based on how far out it can be detected.