[Psionics/Infinite Worlds] The Psion skerry

[Ramidel]

Originally Posted by Prince Charon

Psychic Warrior perk

On Psion-3 (and perhaps other worldlines), there are a number of martial-arts-related psi perks, one of the more interesting categories being the 'Psychic Warrior' perks; this is a variant of Unusual Training, but with the circumstance being 'you have a very limited psi ability (a perk) that just allows this cinematic skill or technique to work consistently when psi abilities do.' The perk will often need to specify which psi power it works under, where that isn't obvious, or more than one is an option (e.g. Push might be listed as 'Psychokinetic Warrior (Push)' or 'Psychic Warrior (Biokinesis: Push)'). Some cinematic skills or techniques may require a full advantage rather than just a perk, such as Precognitive Parry; in such cases this perk is not needed, though depending on the character, a Special Exercises perk for that psi ability might be recommended.


Thoughts?

There's already a perk for this - Supernatural Warrior from Martial Arts: Yrth Fighting Styles. It allows Trained by a Master et al through a power source, but you only need one perk for all cinematic skills or techniques that can be justified by the power source. Different skills would still fall under different psi powers for purpose of talent bonuses.

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by Ramidel

There's already a perk for this - Supernatural Warrior from Martial Arts: Yrth Fighting Styles. It allows Trained by a Master et al through a power source, but you only need one perk for all cinematic skills or techniques that can be justified by the power source. Different skills would still fall under different psi powers for purpose of talent bonuses.

I'm aware of that, it was the inspiration for this perk, but I felt the changes I made fit the setting better.

[Thökk]

Would it be interesting to consider a world, where psychics are compelled in a public or semi-public manner, but not in a way consistent with comic books with a broad range of possible roles and public responses, from psychokinetic street artists to telepathic burglars, from biokinetic wellness inluencers to ESP politicians, electrokinetic cops and cyberpsi DJs.

Or a worldline where psychics run their own conspiracies and wage secret wars against each other, hidden messages, propaganda, psionic memetics, but non-psychics tend to uncharacteristically dismiss and explain away even the most blatant uses of psionic power, while some skeptics actively making such displays hard and unreliable, latent psychics being on the fence about it until exposed.

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by Thökk

Would it be interesting to consider a world, where psychics are compelled in a public or semi-public manner, but not in a way consistent with comic books with a broad range of possible roles and public responses, from psychokinetic street artists to telepathic burglars, from biokinetic wellness inluencers to ESP politicians, electrokinetic cops and cyberpsi DJs.

Interesting idea. I'd need to think more on how it would work, though.

Originally Posted by Thökk

Or a worldline where psychics run their own conspiracies and wage secret wars against each other, hidden messages, propaganda, psionic memetics, but non-psychics tend to uncharacteristically dismiss and explain away even the most blatant uses of psionic power, while some skeptics actively making such displays hard and unreliable, latent psychics being on the fence about it until exposed.

Huh. So, Compulsive Behaviors for both psychics and mundanes, then? Also interesting.

[Thökk]

Originally Posted by Prince Charon

Interesting idea. I'd need to think more on how it would work, though.

Huh. So, Compulsive Behaviors for both psychics and mundanes, then? Also interesting.

Feel free to tag me if you would Wish to discuss these world ideas or if you'll flesh them out more on your own. I would be interested in discussing the worldbuilding.