[PP] [P] Psionic Ability Building

[Shimmin Beg]

Originally Posted by Thökk

BTW, while we're here, can I ask something? How do you understand "Penetrating, +50%" enhancement? Does it only allow to treat objects as transparent for the purpose of sensing/seeing behind them (or inside if the object has a hollow space, like container) (you can still sense/see the object) or it allows to sense/see through object and INTO the object, allowing to focus on any depth into an object to see concentrations of higher density, colours, other objects embedded inside, etc.

The modifier used in Enhanced Senses says "These penetrate solid matter to a depth of 1’, revealing internal structure and defects." so I'd definitely say it lets you see internal variation.

Penetrating Vision is more ambiguous as it specifically talks about seeing through matter and seeing it only as an outline. However, I'd still allow you to see the internals. It's not "this substance is invisible to you", which would bring disadvantages. I can't think of any particular examples in fiction that have someone scrutinising the internal structure of an object, though.