From: "David L. Pulver" Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 20:19:06 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: re. PSIONICS and Area-Effect On Sat, 15 Nov 1997 Shadweaver@aol.com wrote: > I think the problem is that psionic invisibility is a staple in the genre. > Anyone with any suggestions on how much to charge for it? I have supers > around here somewhere, but I don't think standard invisibility would capture > the flavor of Psi-invisibility... hmmmm..... I don't think this is Illusion with a tacked on laundry list of enhancements and limits. It is a new skill... Telepathic Invisibility (new skill) Prerequsite: Aspect. You cloud people's minds so they overlook you within the normal radius for an Area Effect use of telepathy. If you make your skill roll, no one will notice you or anything that you are carrying. Keep track of the amount you made your roll by. If anyone has a Mind Shield and/or Psionic Resistance with a power greater than that amount, they will be able to notice you. You must roll again whenever you perform any action other than Step and Concentrate. People attack or defend against you as if you were invisible, however your invisibility decieves all senses. It has no effect on robots or computers, however. From: "Dr Kromm" Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 11:54:38 -0500 Subject: Re: re. PSIONICS and Area-Effect Regarding telepathic invisibility . . . Why make "Invisibility" a psi skill at all? It seems to me that this is adding yet more ways to do something to the existing list, thus making GURPS even less generic. I see two systems that work just fine within GURPS: [1] Simply change the prerequisites of Invisibility Art (p. CI141) from "Trained by a Master, both Hypnotism and Stealth at 16+" to "Telepathy Power 8+, both Illusion and Suggest at 16+" for psis. [2] Use the Invisibility advantage [40 points] with the Resisted by Will [-20%] and Requires a (Telereceive / Illusion / Suggestion) roll [-10%] limitations. Net cost 28 points. Option [1] lets telepaths use Shadow-style invisibility, with psi as opposed to chi as the "logic" behind it. This has the advantage of having well-defined rules for how the ability works in crowds, combat and so on without getting into messy issues such as area of effect or whether Telereceive rolls are required. Option [2] means that the moment anyone gazes upon you, you have to overcome their Will with a psi skill, so it retains that nice, psionic feel, but it works like standard GURPS invisibility with no special rules after that, again avoiding messy issues such as area of effect.