Mentalist Powers of the Brights

Common Mentalist Disciplines: Brights have inborn psionic powers. The ones listed below
are common for adults of the species to have. Youths have the powers with a (Y)
after them but lower their chance of success by -20 percent; they have not
developed the other disciplines yet. Give Elders a +20 percent modifier.

Power Drain
(Y)

Success Rate: 50%. Limit: 1 use every other turn. Range: 10
meter radius.

Channeling: Energy Barrier

Success Rate: 60%. Limit: None. Duration: 10 turns.

Success Rate: 100% (STA). Limit: Two turns of rest after
each use. Range: 16 meters above ground. Duration: 12 turns.

Success Rate: 110% - target’s LOG. Range: 30 meter radius.
Limit: Does not affect robots or characters observing an area using remote
sensors. Duration: 10 turns.

Effect: The bright can
force all creatures – except other brights – within range not to notice it. The
character makes an attack roll against all creatures within range (a Logic
contest between the bright and the intended victims). Any creature or character
successfully attacked cannot sense the bright, but others who succeed can. If
other characters enters the bright’s sphere of invisibility, a new attack roll
is made for each one. Characters who previously detected the bright but were
then forced not to when they entered the area of effect receive a +20% modifier
to their defense rolls. Any character or creature attacked by the bright will
immediately notice it, but the bright gets a free attack. Automatic success and
failure rolls have no further effect.

Shield

Success Rate: Automatic (LOG); Range: Self; Limit: None, but
cannot use other Mentalist powers while in use. Duration: While concentrating.

Effect: This
discipline allows the bright to automatically known when someone is trying to
intrude on its thoughts or perform a mental attack. It does not indicate who is
doing the intruding or attacking nor does it tell what power is being used. The
bright can – and usually will – throw up the shield the following turn. It will
prevent the use of Telepathy (including Read and Send Thoughts), Empathy,
Illusion, Suggestion and Possession. All other mentalist attacks or probing
would have a -30% modifier against them. The bright can maintain the shield for
as long as desired but cannot use its other psionic abilities. After prolonged
use – more than a day – it will start suffering damage to its Logic score.

Success Rate: 60%. Range: 80 meters. Limit: None.

Effect: The bright
can teleport to an area that it can clearly see within 60 meters of itself (40
meters for youths, 80 meters for elders). If an automatic failure is rolled
(98-00) then it is stunned for 1d10 turns and cannot use this power again for 8
hours. Or, if there is a creature, character or object touching the bright, it
could use this power to send that thing to the destination spot – even in
mid-air. This would cause falling damage while any characters directly under
the falling object would need to make a Reaction Speed check to avoid getting
hit.

Elder Mentalist Powers

Not all bright elders develop the
following Mentalist disciplines and some can learn other ones, but these are
important for fighting the Scarlett Ghosts and their ilk.

Success Rate: Automatic (LOG); Range: 10 meters; Limit: 4
other brights, Duration: 10 turns.

Effect: The bright
elder can link its mind with up to four other brights (and possibly Mentalist
characters) within range. For every one linked to the bright, it receives an
additional +10 percent modifier for whatever other discipline(s) it attempts to
use the following turn. If the discipline has a range, it is boosted by 50
percent for every mind linked. If the power inflicts damage, that is improved
by 25 percent for every mind in the link. The other brights/Mentalists joined
in the link can do nothing else but offer support. If the character they are
linked to sustains damage (mental or physical) then they too absorb one-tenth
of that damage (round down any fractions).

Success Rate: Automatic (LOG); Range: 100 meters; Limit: A
total of 10 linked groups of brights/Mentalists, Duration: 10 turns.

Effect: A very
powerful psionic power – and very rare -- the bright elder not only can link
its mind to four other brights (it has to have the Link discipline before this
one develops) but can join that group with 9 other parties of linked
brights/Mentalists within range. A maximum of 50 brights/mentalists can be
linked in such a manner. For every one linked to the bright, it receives an
additional +10 percent modifier for whatever other discipline(s) it attempts to
use the following turn. If the discipline has a range, it is boosted by 50
percent for every mind linked. If the power inflicts damage, that is improved
by 25 percent for every mind in the link. The other brights/Mentalists joined
in the link can do nothing else but offer support. If the character they are
linked to sustains damage (mental or physical) then they too absorb one-tenth
of that damage (round down any fractions).

Success Rate: 20%. Range: 20 meters. Limit: Once per day;
only useful against energy-related beings. Duration: Indefinite.

Banishment

Success Rate: 10%; Range: 10 meters; Limit: once per day;
Duration: Indefinite.