[Psionic Powers] First time Psi-user questions

[Anders]

Originally Posted by Tolta

2. In case, for the purposes of TK Bullet, there are no pebbles around to be used, would one be able to carry a pouch of reserve stones? Also, what would the weight of this ammunition be? I've looked it up in various books and so far I've only been able to find costs, not weight. Plus, since the campaign will be TL11, would there be any sort of mildly futuristic alternative to pebbles that might work with the skill which could be kept on the character, e.g. shaped metallic shards?

Absolutely! Use the weight and cost for a suitable caliber to get the kind of damage you want (e.g., use the weight and cost of 9mm bullets to get Pi+) and buy APHD or something more exotic.

Originally Posted by Tolta

3. ... Does this also extend to non-combat purposes? Could the hands be used for, say, knot tying, where instead of rolling for that skill, the IQ roll could still be substituted, for that example and for any other skill that is relevant to the usage of ones hands?

I would definitely allow this as a reason to buy the Attribute Substitution Perk for whatever skill this would be suitable for. I probably wouldn't allow it without such a Perk.

[Tolta]

Originally Posted by Anders

Absolutely! Use the weight and cost for a suitable caliber to get the kind of damage you want (e.g., use the weight and cost of 9mm bullets to get Pi+) and buy APHD or something more exotic.

I would definitely allow this as a reason to buy the Attribute Substitution Perk for whatever skill this would be suitable for. I probably wouldn't allow it without such a Perk.

Hmm, sorry to ask more questions, but what exactly is APHD?

Also, I see, I agree with you, buying the perk does seem to make it a lot more fair, as the wording of TK Grab on it's own does sound borderline exploitable to allow someone without a relevant skill to just use TK Grab and substitute it's roll for the skill, e.g. using the ability to perform first aid on someone.

[Anders]

Originally Posted by Tolta

Hmm, sorry to ask more questions, but what exactly is APHD?

Also, I see, I agree with you, buying the perk does seem to make it a lot more fair, as the wording of TK Grab on it's own does sound borderline exploitable to allow someone without a relevant skill to just use TK Grab and substitute it's roll for the skill, e.g. using the ability to perform first aid on someone.

Armor Piercing High Density. High-Tech and Ultra-Tech has a metric crapton of different bullet types. Note that you normally can buy no more than 4 Attribute Substitution Perks - I would waive that for a TK user.

[Tolta]

Originally Posted by Anders

Armor Piercing High Density. High-Tech and Ultra-Tech has a metric crapton of different bullet types. Note that you normally can buy no more than 4 Attribute Substitution Perks - I would waive that for a TK user.

Ah, I see. I've read through the weapons available in Ultra Tech but I haven't paid much attention to the more conventional ammo types, I'll give them a read over, thanks.

Yeah, I think I'd agree, but, I'll bring this all to the attention of my GM to make sure they're alright with it too. Out of interest, do you have any insight as to my other question, regarding the weaponization of TK Grab? :O