PSIONS &

PSIONICS
HÅKAN LUNDGREN
 RANGE & DURATION
HOW PSIONICS WORK All Psionics have a Range and a Duration. Ranges are
the same as outlined in the Player Survival Guide with one
Psionics are categorized as Trained, Expert or Master, each exception; Self, which will effect only the Psions themselves.
granting a Psionic Skill Bonus of 30, 20 and 10 percent Duration is divided into the following time spans:
respectively. Furthermore, all Skills have a Stress Value of
1, 2 or 3 which is the Stress gain upon usage. All Psionics are – instant –
associated to either a Body or Sanity Save. M minutes 1d10 x 10
H hours 2d10
PSIONICS D days 1d5
Using Psionics require a successful Psionic Check – a Body
or Sanity Save (considering any [+] or [-]) modified by the TRAINING
Psionic Skill Bonus. New Psionics may be trained just like ordinary skills during
Shore Leaves. You need at least one prerequisite skill to
STRESS advance and you CANNOT use any Psionics that you have not
Psionics are very powerful abilities that require a great deal of yet trained.
physical or mental exertion which is why the Psion gain Stress
even when passing a Psionic Check.

CRITICAL SUCCESSES
Exceptionally! Reduce Stress by 1d5.

SUCCESSES
Gain Stress equal to the Stress Value.

FAILURES
Gain Stress equal to double the Stress Value + Psionic Trauma
Response.

CRITICAL FAILURES
Catastrophic! Gain Stress equal to double the Stress Value +
Psionic Trauma Response. Permanently lower related Save by
double the Stress Value. Make a Psionic Panic Check.

TRAINED (+30%) EXPERT (+20%) MASTER (+10%)

STRESS VALUE 1 STRESS VALUE 2 STRESS VALUE 3

NIGHTVISION X-RAY VISION

THERMAL VISION EMP SURGE

SANITY

NEURAL ACUITY TELEPATHY MICROWAVE FIELD

CEREBRAL SCREEN EMOTIONAL INDUCTION SENSORY INTERFERENCE

EMPATHIZE NEURAL SPIKE

HUNGER SUPPRESSION RADIATION RESISTANCE

EUPHORIC SENSATION STRESS REDUCTION METABOLIZE POISON

BODY

ADRENALINE FLOOD PAIN SUPPRESSION HEAL

HEARTRATE REGULATION OXYGEN RETAINMENT HIBERNATION

HYPER OLFACTION PHEROMONE RELEASE

 CHARACTER CREATION
Roll Stats and Saves as ususal then modify as follows:
Strength -5 Intellect +10 Fear +10
TRAUMA RESPONSE
Whenever failing a Psionics Check, all Nearby friendlies gain 1
Stress (+Panic Check if Critical Failure).
BACKSTORY, LOADOUT, TRINKET & PATCH
Roll (d10) or pick a Backstory and Loadout. It tells you the
number of Psionics and Skills you may choose as well as your
starting capital. Roll Trinket and Patch the normal way.
NOTE: Feel free to come up with your own backstory but gen-
eraly a maximum of three Psionics should be allowed.
CONVERT CHARACTERS
If your Warden allows it, any non-android character may be
turned into a Psion. Pick two Trained Psionics and gain the extra
Trauma Response (yes, you have two now).
BACKSTORY & LOADOUT
1 RUN AWAY GUINEA PIG. Hospital gown (AP 0),
Scalpel, Stimpak x1, 4 Psionics, 1 Skill & 0 cr
2 SHUNNED GUTTERPUNK. Switchblade (as Scalpel),
2 Psionics, 2 Skills & 50 cr
3 BANISHED TERRAFORMER. Bottle of Water, 2
Psionics, 3 Skills & 150 cr
4 DOWNTRODDEN BOOZER. Trenchcoat (AP 1),
Alcohol, 2 Psionics, 2 Skills & 100 cr
5 WANTED & INDEBTED GRIFTER. Knock-off Gold
Wristwatch, All Black Attire (AP 2), 2 Psionics, 3
Skills & 500 cr
6 HEAVY FACTORY UNION REP. Heavy Duty Work
Clothes (AP 2), Workers Union Pamphlet, 2 Psionics,
2 Skills, 250 cr
7 DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGED OFFICER. Fatigues
(AP 2), Pain Pills, Alcohol, Letter, 1 Psionic, 4 Skills
& 750 cr
8 EX MILITARY BLACK OPS. Fatigues (AP 2), Revolver
(12 rnds), Binoculars, 3 Psionics, 3 Skills, 800 cr
9 CREEPY SCIENCE GENIOUS. Lab Coat (AP 1), 2
Psionics, 4 Skills & 1,000 cr
10 DISOWNED CHILD OF COMPANY EXEC. Tattered
Suit (AP 2), 1 Psionic & 4 Skills, 2,500 cr
PSIONIC PANIC TABLE
1 COLD SWEATS. Just a minor inconvenience.
2 BLOODSHOT EYES. Gain 1 Stress.
3 VOMITING. Gain 1 Stress. All Nearby friendlies gain 1
Stress. Permanently raise Minimum Stress by 1.
4 EXCESSIVE NOSEBLEED. Gain 2 Stress. All Nearby
friendlies gain 2 Stress.
5 SLURRED SPEECH. Your speech become very hard to
understand and it is eerily off-putting for 1d5 days.
6 BLURRED VISION. Sight-dependant acts are at [-] for
1d10 hours.
7 DEAFNESS. You loose all hearing for 1d5 hours.
8 FATIGUED. All Stat Checks at [-] until successful
Comfort Save.
9 STRONG NAUSEA. Body Saves at [-] for1d5 hours.
10 VERTIGO. All actions at [-] for 1d5 hours.
11 MASSIVE HEADACHE. Lower all Stats by -10 for 1d5
hours. Permanently raise Minimum Stress by 1.
12 TREMORS. Gain CONDITION: All Psionic Checks will
cause heavy trembling. Nearby friendlies gain 1 Stress
each time.
13 BLACKOUTS. Gain CONDITION: Successful Psionic
Checks cause memory blackouts. Previous 2d10
minutes are blank.
14 NEURAL BURNOUT. Gain CONDITION: Stress Value
on all failed Psionic Checks are trippled.
15 AUTO-IMMUNE DISORDER. Gain CONDITION: all
Body & Psionic Checks at [-].
16 MICROWAVE BLAST. Everything Nearby suffer 1d10
DMG (Fire/Explosive). Nearby friendlies also gain 1d5
Stress and then rolls a Panic Check.
17 PARALYSIS. Loss of all motor functions for 1d5 hours.
Gain 1d5 Stress.
18 SEVERE NEURAL SCARRING. Permanently lose one
Psionic Skill.
19 MASSIVE STROKE. Permanently lower all Stats, Body
and Sanity by 1d10 each.
20 CEREBRAL ANEURISM. Lights out. You are dead. Roll
a new character.
 PSIONICS (TRAINED +30%) PSIONICS (MASTER +10%)
ADRENALINE FLOOD m 1 body self EMP SURGE – 3 sanity near
+10 to Strength, Speed and Combat while -10 to Intellect. An EMP that fry any unshielded electronics. Nearby androids are
highly resistant but unsettled, gaining them 2 Stress.
CEREBRAL SCREEN h 1 sanity self
Unaffected by Psionics from Neural Acuity branch. HEAL – 3 body self
+1d5 HP. No healing of Wounds.
EUPHORIC SENSATION h 1 sanity self
No Stress gain, all Saves +10, Stat Checks at [-] and no other METABOLIZE POISON – 3 body self
Psionic Skill use meanwhile. Neutralize poisons. Addiction Checks at [+].

HEARTRATE REGULATION m 1 body self MICROWAVE FIELD – 3 sanity near

Halt Bleedings and poison effects. Unable to move or perform 1 Wound (Fire/Explosions) to all organic matter except Psion.
any strenuous tasks meanwhile.
NEURAL SPIKE m 3 sanity near
HUNGER SUPPRESSION d 1 body self Target (sentient) overloaded with sensory noise. Body[-] Save
Ignore [-] when out of food. to retreat or incapacitated and suffer 1d5 DMG/min.

HYPER OLFACTION h 1 body far RADIATION RESISTANCE m 3 body self

Increased sense of smell (detection, strength and direction). +5 AP vs Radiation

NEURAL ACUITY m 1 sanity near SENSORY INTERFERENCE m 3 sanity near

Awareness of brain activity (quantity, strength & direction). Interfering sensory signals filters targets cognizance. Become
“invisible”. Psionic Check at [-] if target actively searching.
NIGHTVISION h 1 sanity ∞
Near-perfect dark vision. Sensitive to bright light meanwhile. HIBERNATION d 3 body self
Self-induced hibernation. No O2, heartrate or brainactivity
meanwhile. All Stats and Saves at [-] one week after.
PSIONICS (EXPERT +20%) X-RAY VISION m 3 sanity close
See through walls and organic matter.
EMOTIONAL INDUCTION m 2 sanity near
Alter the emotions of your target. Psionic Check at [-] if target
aware and actively resisting.

EMPATHIZE m 2 sanity near

Read mood and recognize targets intentions.

OXYGEN RETAINMENT m 2 body self

Body requires little to no oxygen. Unable to perform any stren-
uous tasks meanwhile.

PAIN SUPPRESSION m 2 body self

Ignore effects of pain.

PHEROMONE RELEASE h 2 body near

All acts against you are at [-].

STRESS REDUCTION – 2 body self

All Comfort Saves gain +15 and at [+].
TELEPATHY m 2 sanity near Written by Håkan Lundgren
One-way telepathic link to target. Psionic Check at [-] if target Thanks to HailSanta, Greenspore, June, Anxiety Wizard, Mudd and Alex.
aware and actively resisting.
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