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psychic_knacks [2014/02/24 18:45] storyteller [Telluric Resonance] |
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| ===== Perfect Translation ===== | ===== Perfect Translation ===== | ||
| - | + | You have minor facility with telepathy. While you cannot probe another mind, you can touch the parts of consciousness that control communication. With sufficient concentration, you can understand the meanings and concepts behind virtually any form of spoken or gesture-based communication. | |
| - | You have minor facility with telepathy. While you | + | |
| - | cannot probe another mind, you can touch the parts of | + | |
| - | consciousness that control communication. With suffi- | + | |
| - | cient concentration, you can understand the meanings | + | |
| - | and concepts behind virtually any form of spoken or ges- | + | |
| - | ture-based communication. | + | |
| ==== System ==== | ==== System ==== | ||
| - | The character must be able to see or hear | + | The character must be able to see or hear the subject without mechanical intervention — a radio broadcast or the like attenuates the thoughts behind the words too much for Perfect Translation to work. The player rolls [[mental_attributes|Perception]]+[[Empathy]]; no [[inspiration]] point expenditure is necessary. One success allows translation of basic concepts. three facilitate fluent conversation, and five allow the mesmerist to understand even the most complex specialized ideas (assuming she has the necessary background to comprehend internal medicine or astrophysics...). |
| - | the subject without mechanical intervention — a radio | + | |
| - | broadcast or the like attenuates the thoughts behind the | + | Perfect Translation provides only the mesmerist with total understanding. Still, while others cannot understand the character's words, she can convey general concepts through body language and snippets of her conversational partner’s own words. Also, a mesmerist with this [[knacks|Knack]] may use any other powers that influence the mind against targets that would otherwise not understand her. |
| - | words too much for Perfect Translation to work. The player | + | |
| - | rolls Rapport; no inspiration point expenditure is neces- | + | |
| - | sary. One success allows translation of basic concepts. three | + | |
| - | facilitate fluent conversation, and five allow the mesmerist | + | |
| - | to understand even the most complex specialized ideas (as- | + | |
| - | suming she has the necessary background to comprehend | + | |
| - | intemal medicine or astrophysics...). | + | |
| - | Perfect Translation provides only the mesmerist with | + | |
| - | total understanding. Still, while others cannot understand | + | |
| - | the character's words, she can convey general concepts | + | |
| - | through body language and snippets of her conversational | + | |
| - | partner’s own words. Also, a mesmerist with this Knack | + | |
| - | may use any other powers that influence the mind against | + | |
| - | targets that would otherwise not understand her. | + | |
| =====Psychic Hand===== | =====Psychic Hand===== | ||
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| ===== Scientific Prodigy ===== | ===== Scientific Prodigy ===== | ||
| - | You plumb the depths ofscientific theory, con- | + | You plumb the depths of scientific theory, constantly pushing the boundaries. However, you don't go it alone — indeed, you psychically draw upon the knowledge and creativity of the colleagues and assistants you work with! Even individuals who have no formal scientific training may be of great benefit in such an effort, for you can draw on any related knowledge they may have, no matter how little they may be consciously aware of it. Depending on your personal inclinations, you may or may not give your research team the credit it deserves. |
| - | stantly pushing the bouridafies. However, you don't go it | + | |
| - | alone — indeed, you psychically draw upon the knowl- | + | |
| - | edge and creativity of the colleagues and assistants you | + | |
| - | woHn with! Even individuals who have no formal scien- | + | |
| - | tific training may be of great benefit in such an effort, | + | |
| - | for you can draw on any related knowledge they may have, | + | |
| - | no matter how little they may be consciously aware of it. | + | |
| - | Depending on your personal inclinations, you may or may | + | |
| - | not give your research team the credit it deserves. | + | |
| ==== System ==== | ==== System ==== | ||
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