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| ==== Gravitic Force ==== | ==== Gravitic Force ==== | ||
| - | Once they have learned to wield raw gravitational force, a Kordai psion can develop their abilities to tap into more potent applications of this practice. Adepts of Gravitic Force can use gravity as a powerful weapon, using strong deformations of the gravity fields that connect all things to hurl away, lock down or even directly injure opponents. | + | Once they have learned to wield raw gravitational force, a Kordai psion can develop their abilities to tap into more potent applications of this practice. Adepts of Gravitic Force can use gravity as a powerful weapon, using strong deformations of the gravity fields that connect all things to hurl away, lock down or even directly injure opponents. A Kordai Psion must have learned the Rank 3 Gravitic Equilibrium power The Irresistible Pull to purchase ranks of this path. |
| === Rank 1 - A Singular Point === | === Rank 1 - A Singular Point === | ||
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| ==== Gravitic Focus ==== | ==== Gravitic Focus ==== | ||
| - | With a greater understanding of creating gravitational eddies and spinning gravity fields, a Kordai psion can unlock powerful defensive abilities. Using a melee weapon as a focus (traditionally a single-handed blade), an adept of this path can block and redirect weapons fire and even more esoteric attacks. | + | With a greater understanding of creating gravitational eddies and spinning gravity fields, a Kordai psion can unlock powerful defensive abilities. Using a melee weapon as a focus (traditionally a single-handed blade), an adept of this path can block and redirect weapons fire and even more esoteric attacks. A Kordai Psion must have learned the Rank 4 Gravitic Equilibrium power Hone the Blade to purchase ranks of this path. |
| === Rank 1 - The Master's Disdain === | === Rank 1 - The Master's Disdain === | ||
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| While holding a melee weapon, the psion may activate this power by spending 1 Psi Point. For the next 30 seconds, they may call RESIST to any blaster hits that strike them from the front. They must roleplay actively using their melee weapon to attempt to block the incoming fire (although they do not need to actually block the incoming darts to RESIST them). They may also use their melee weapon to make attacks or block melee attacks while this power is active, but cannot call RESIST on incoming fire while doing so. | While holding a melee weapon, the psion may activate this power by spending 1 Psi Point. For the next 30 seconds, they may call RESIST to any blaster hits that strike them from the front. They must roleplay actively using their melee weapon to attempt to block the incoming fire (although they do not need to actually block the incoming darts to RESIST them). They may also use their melee weapon to make attacks or block melee attacks while this power is active, but cannot call RESIST on incoming fire while doing so. | ||
| - | __**This power cannot be used to block projectiles - arrows or bolts**__. Attempting to deflect or block projectiles such as arrows and bolts is unsafe and breaches our [[safety_conduct|Safety and Conduct]] rules. | + | __**This power cannot be used to block projectiles - arrows or bolts**__. Attempting to deflect or block projectiles such as arrows and bolts is unsafe and breaches our [[safety_at_events|Safety]] rules for [[safety_at_events#Bows and Crossbows]]. |
| One of the most storied abilities of the ancient Kordaiaura - this power grants the ability to use a blade or other weapon to protect the psion and others from harm. By imbuing their weapon with an expansive field of swirling gravitic force and entering a state of hyperfocus, the psion's perception of time stretches and slows, and they can perceive the rippling gravitic fields around them. This perception allows a certain amount of prescience, as the gravitic waves propagate at the speed of light in the void. The eddies of gravity around their blade are calibrated to disrupt and dissipate the delicate cohesive packets of plasma that are fired by most energy weapons, and by precisely blocking them with the wide eddy fields around their weapon they can be rendered harmless. Traditional Kordaiaura believe that the awareness they obtain in this state allows them to briefly glimpse the interconnectedness of all things that embodies their concept of Aura. | One of the most storied abilities of the ancient Kordaiaura - this power grants the ability to use a blade or other weapon to protect the psion and others from harm. By imbuing their weapon with an expansive field of swirling gravitic force and entering a state of hyperfocus, the psion's perception of time stretches and slows, and they can perceive the rippling gravitic fields around them. This perception allows a certain amount of prescience, as the gravitic waves propagate at the speed of light in the void. The eddies of gravity around their blade are calibrated to disrupt and dissipate the delicate cohesive packets of plasma that are fired by most energy weapons, and by precisely blocking them with the wide eddy fields around their weapon they can be rendered harmless. Traditional Kordaiaura believe that the awareness they obtain in this state allows them to briefly glimpse the interconnectedness of all things that embodies their concept of Aura. | ||
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| **Effect:** The psion can call [[Calls_Effects#THROUGH]] with a melee weapon up to 5 times in the next 10 seconds. | **Effect:** The psion can call [[Calls_Effects#THROUGH]] with a melee weapon up to 5 times in the next 10 seconds. | ||
| - | Spending 2 Psi Points allows the psion to empower a melee weapon they are using with a powerful gravitic force for a short time. They may call THROUGH with the chosen melee weapon up to 5 times within the next 10 seconds. On the third strike or when 10 seconds have elapsed (whichever is the soonest) this power expires. Knowledge of this power reduces the cost of the [[#Rank 1 - Gravitic Crush]] power to 1 Psi Point. | + | Spending 2 Psi Points allows the psion to empower a melee weapon they are using with a powerful gravitic force for a short time. They may call THROUGH with the chosen melee weapon up to 5 times within the next 10 seconds. On the fifth strike or when 10 seconds have elapsed (whichever is the soonest) this power expires. Knowledge of this power reduces the cost of the Gravitic Force [[#Rank 1 - A Singular Point]] power to 1 Psi Point. |
| A development of previously learned powers, this power surrounds a held melee weapon with a halo of graviton particles, much like the Gravitic Equilibrium Rank 4 power **Hone the Blade**. Unlike that power, the gravitons generated detach when they strike an object, creating micro-eddies that then spike massively in amplitude, creating an extremely small pseudo-singularity for a few picoseconds. Before it dissolves, the pseudo-singularity exerts tremendous force on the surrounding volume. Rigid objects such as armour tend to be unaffected by the short-lived effect, but living tissues rupture under the outward force. | A development of previously learned powers, this power surrounds a held melee weapon with a halo of graviton particles, much like the Gravitic Equilibrium Rank 4 power **Hone the Blade**. Unlike that power, the gravitons generated detach when they strike an object, creating micro-eddies that then spike massively in amplitude, creating an extremely small pseudo-singularity for a few picoseconds. Before it dissolves, the pseudo-singularity exerts tremendous force on the surrounding volume. Rigid objects such as armour tend to be unaffected by the short-lived effect, but living tissues rupture under the outward force. | ||
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| While holding a melee weapon, the psion may activate this power by spending 2 Psi Points. For the next 30 seconds, they may call RESIST to any blaster hits that strike them from the front, and in addition for each blaster dart that they RESIST they may call STRIKE against another character within 5 metres (at no additional cost in Psi Points). They must roleplay actively using their melee weapon to attempt to block the incoming fire (although they do not need to actually block the incoming darts to RESIST them). They may also use their melee weapon to make attacks or block melee attacks while this power is active, but cannot call RESIST on incoming fire while doing so. | While holding a melee weapon, the psion may activate this power by spending 2 Psi Points. For the next 30 seconds, they may call RESIST to any blaster hits that strike them from the front, and in addition for each blaster dart that they RESIST they may call STRIKE against another character within 5 metres (at no additional cost in Psi Points). They must roleplay actively using their melee weapon to attempt to block the incoming fire (although they do not need to actually block the incoming darts to RESIST them). They may also use their melee weapon to make attacks or block melee attacks while this power is active, but cannot call RESIST on incoming fire while doing so. | ||
| - | __**This power cannot be used to block projectiles - arrows or bolts**__. Attempting to deflect or block projectiles such as arrows and bolts is unsafe and breaches our [[safety_conduct|Safety and Conduct]] rules. | + | __**This power cannot be used to block projectiles - arrows or bolts**__. Attempting to deflect or block projectiles such as arrows and bolts is unsafe and breaches our [[safety_at_events|Safety]] rules for [[safety_at_events#Bows and Crossbows]]. |
| A step beyond the Barrier Blade, this power surrounds the psion's weapon with gravitational swirls that can catch and redirect blaster fire at other targets, effectively slingshotting each plasma packet around the weapon to strike another target. This technique requires incredible concentration to keep track of the position and speed of incoming projectiles, potential targets, and also the psion's own body and weapon. Those who master this technique become an incredible threat to any armed patrol, able to turn their attacker's weapons against them, often while closing the distance to engage their startled opponents in melee combat for which they are deeply unprepared. | A step beyond the Barrier Blade, this power surrounds the psion's weapon with gravitational swirls that can catch and redirect blaster fire at other targets, effectively slingshotting each plasma packet around the weapon to strike another target. This technique requires incredible concentration to keep track of the position and speed of incoming projectiles, potential targets, and also the psion's own body and weapon. Those who master this technique become an incredible threat to any armed patrol, able to turn their attacker's weapons against them, often while closing the distance to engage their startled opponents in melee combat for which they are deeply unprepared. | ||
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