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"TheArtofMasteringPsionicTattoos"
ByMarkA.JindraandScottBrocius
NotefromtheDesigner:WhenlookingatpsionictattoosIwonderedwhatatattoofora9thlevelpower
mightlooklike.Imagesofpeoplewithfullbodytattooscametomind.Thisinspiredmetoexpandtherules
forpsionictattoostoallowhigherlevelpowerstobescribed.Istartedoutbycreatinganewfeat,Psionic
TattooMastery,whichallowedforthesehigherleveltattoos.Itwasn'tlongbeforeIwantedevenmore,soI
startedworkingonnewtypesoftattoos.Thismaterialistheresultofallthatwondering.
Inacampaignwithalotofpsionicsoronewherepsionictattoosarecommonplace,youmaywanttosimply
replacetheScribeTattoofeatwiththePsionicTattooMasteryfeat.
PsionicTattooMastery[ItemCreation]
Youcancreatemoreintricateandpowerfulpsionictattoos.
Prerequisite:ScribeTattoo.
Benefit:Youcancreateapsionictattooofanyappropriatepsionicpowerupto9thlevel.Theamountof
timerequiredtocreateapsionictattooisonedayper1,000gpofbasecostofthetattoo.Tattoosofpowers
higherthan3rdlevelarelargerandmoreintricatethesetattooscountasmorethanonetattoo(seeTable
11:PsionicTattoosnotethatthenormallimityoucanhaveisseventeentattoos).Youcancreate
metapsionicenhancedtattoos.Youmusthavethemetapsionicfeatonyourlistoffeats.Themetapsionic
levelincreasesby1forevery2pointsametapsionicfeatincreasesthepower'scost.Thenumberofslots
usedbythemetapsionicenhancedtattooisbasedonitsmetapsioniclevel.Thetattoo'smetapsioniclevel
isusedforcalculatingitsbasecost.Metapsionicenhancedtattoosarelimitedbythecreator'smetapsionic
cap.
Table11:PsionicTattoos
Power Base Total
Level Days* Slots**
0
11
13
*Basedontotalcostwhencreatedatitslowestbaselevel.
**Thetotalnumberoftattooslotsavailableforpsionictattoosis17.
SpecialTattoos
Psionictattoosaren'ttheonlytattoosavailable.Severalspecializedtattooshavebeendevelopedoverthe
centuries.Tokeepwiththethemeof"psychiccircuitry,"theyhaveanelectroniccomponentthemetotheir
namingstructure.Thesespecializedtattoosarebrokenintotwotypes:basictattoosthatareusuallylinked
topsionictattoosscribedwithpsionicpowers,andadvancedtattoosthatareveryspecialized.These
tattoostakeupanumberoftattooslotsbasedontheirequivalentlevel.Aminimumlevelrequirementis
givenforcreatingthesetattoosaswellasanyadditionalcostsforspecializedinks.ThePsionicTattoo
Masteryfeatisrequiredtocreatethesespecializedtattoos.
Market
Price
Type
Symbol
Fades
Fuse
[F]
Yes
1*
Standard
25gp
Relay
[R]
No
Standard
50gp
IntegratedCircuit
[Ic]
No
Standard
50gp
CircuitBreaker
[Cb]
No
Standard
300gp
MentalTap
[Mt]
No
Psychoactive
800gp
Capacitor
[C]
No
DistilledCrystal
1,250gp
Transducer
[T]
No
DistilledCrystal
1,250gp
Amplifier
[A]
No
DistilledCrystal
1,250gp
Inducer
[I]
No
DistilledCrystalandPsychoactive
2,400gp
Emitter
[E]
Yes
11
DistilledGemstonesandEctoplasm
8,000gp
PsychicBattery
[B]
Yes
DistilledCrystal
+500gp**
Transmitter
[Tr]
Yes
DistilledCrystal
+250gp**
Receiver
[Re]
Yes
DistilledCrystal
+250gp**
*Varies
**Anadditionalcostforspecialmaterials.
***Afuseisaspecialcaseinthattheyuse1/3ofaslotforeverythreefusesorfractionthereofasingle
slotisused.Ifyouhaveonefuseandwishtoaddanotheroneortwolater,thetotalofthreefusesstill
equalsasingleslot.
BaseCostforTattoos
Thebasiccostforatattoodependsonitslevel,asfollows:
Level
Cost
0level
25gp
1stlevel 50gp
2ndlevel 300gp
3rdlevel 750gp
4thlevel 1,400gp
5thlevel 2,250gp
6thlevel 3,300gp
7thlevel 4,550gp
8thlevel 6,000gp
9thlevel 7,650gp
BasicTattoos
Fuse[F]:Thisspecialpsionictattooprotectsacreaturewith
seventeentotaltattoosfromhavingthemall"gooff"whenanother
tattooisadded.Whentriggered,thefusefadesawayinasmallwisp
ofsmoke.Doingthiscausesallofthecreature'stattoostobecome
inert,whichdisablesthemfrombeingtappedtheycanbemovedas
normal.Ifthetotalnumberoftattoosfallstobelowseventeen,they
returntonormalattheendofthatround.Youcanpossessmore
thanonefuseonlyoneistriggeredatatime.Shouldyouadd
anothertattooafterafusefadesaway,andifyoudon'thavea
secondfusetorenderitinert,allofyourexistingtattoosgooff.A
fuseinstantlyfadesawayifmovedoffyourbody.Afuseisaspecial
caseinthateachoneusesonethirdofaslot,soforeverythree
fusesorfractionthereofasingleslotisused.Fusesarecreatedas
thoughtheywereatattooofa0levelpower.Onlya1stlevelor
highermanifestercancreatethistattoo.Ifyouhaveonefuseand
wishtoaddanotheroneortwolater,thetotalofthreefusesstill
equalsasingleslot.
Relay[R]:Thisspecialpsionictattoolinksuptothreepsionictattoossothattheycanbetriggeredby
tappinganyoneofthelinkedtattoos.Theorderinwhichthetattoosareresolvedissetwhentherelayis
scribed.Arelayisnotinstantaneous.Thefirstpowertriggersattheendofthecurrentround,thesecond
triggersattheendofthenextround,andthethirdtattootriggersattheendoftheround2roundsafterthe
relayistriggered.Thelinkedtattoosmustallbeincloseproximityonyourbody.Theyareconsidereda
singletattooforpurposesofmovingthemonyourbody.Newlyscribedtattooscanbeattachedtoan
existingrelay,provideditisnotalreadyattachedtoanothertattooorrelay.Arelayinstantlyfadesawayif
movedoffyourbody.Arelaytakesasingleslotandiscreatedasthoughitwereatattooofa1stlevel
power.Onlyamanifesterof3rdlevelorhighercancreatethistattoo.
IntegratedCircuit[Ic]:Thisspecialelaboratepsionictattooallowsyoutochangetheconfigurationofthe
tattoosonyourbody.Psionictattoosthatstatetheymovewithatattootheyarelinkedtoinsteadcanbe
separatedfromeachotherandmovedindependently.Theseparatedtattooscanbejoinedwithother
tattoosthatworkinconjunctionwitheachother.Usingthecircuittoseparateorjointwotattooscosts1
powerpoint.Separatingorjoiningtattoosfromarelaycosts1pointaswell.Newlyscribedtattooscanbe
attachedtoanexistingintegratedcircuit,provideditisnotalreadyattachedtoanothertattooorrelay.Using
anintegratedcircuitdoesnotcauseittofadeaway.Anintegratedcircuitinstantlyfadesawayifmovedoff
yourbody,andittakesasingleslotandiscreatedasthoughitwereatattooofa1stlevelpower.Onlya
manifesterof3rdlevelorhighercancreateanintegratedcircuit.Moving,separating,andjoiningtattoosare
eachaseparatestandardaction.
CircuitBreaker[Cb]:Thisspecialpsionictattooprotectsapsionfromtheeffectsthatnullifytattoosand
overloadtattoopowers.Ifthepsionfailsasaveagainstoneofthesepowers,thecircuitbreakerrendersall
tattoosinert.Whentriggered,thecircuitbreakermakesaloudclickingsound.Atriggeredcircuitbreaker
requiresyoutospend3powerpointstoresetthebreaker.Resettingacircuitbreakerisastandardaction.
Acircuitbreakerinstantlyfadesawayifmovedoffyourbody.Acircuitbreakertakesasingleslotandis
createdasthoughitwereatattooofa2ndlevelpower.Onlymanifestersof5thlevelorhighercancreate
thistattoo.
MentalTap[Mt]:Thispsionictattoousesaspecialtypeofpsychoactiveinkthatrespondstomental
commands.Youcanaddamentaltaptoanyonepsionictattoo,ortothetattooslinkedviaarelay.A
psionictattooattachedtoamentaltapcanbeactivatedbymentalcommand,asthoughitwerea
quickenedpower.Usingamentaltapcountstowardthenormallimit
ofonequickenedpowerperround.Newlyscribedtattooscanbe
attachedtoanexistingmentaltap,provideditisnotalreadyattached
toanothertattooorrelay.Thementaltapdoesnotfadeawaywhen
used.Mentaltapsassistyouonlyintappingyourtattoosanattempt
totriggeranunconsciouscreature'stattootakesafullroundaction
asnormal.Amentaltapinstantlyfadesawayifmovedoffyourbody.
Amentaltaptakesasingleslotandiscreatedasthoughitwerea
tattooofa2ndlevelpower.Onlymanifestersof5thlevelorhigher
cancreatethistattoo.Mentaltapscostmorethanastandardpsionic
tattoobecauseofthespecialinkinvolved.
Thecostforamentaltaptattooincludesanextra500gpforspecial
materialsthecosttocreatethistattoois650gp+12XP.
Capacitor[C]:Thispsionictattoousesinkmadefromfinelyground
anddistilledcrystal.Acapacitorcanbelinkedtoapsionictattoo,or
totattooslinkedviaarelay.Tattooslinkedtoacapacitordonotfade
awayafterbeingtappedprovidedthecapacitorisatfullpower
otherwisetheyfadeawayasnormal.Capacitorsdonotfadeaway
whenused.Acapacitorrechargesatarateof1powerpointperday
andisfullychargedwhenthepowerpointsreachtheamountneeded
tomanifestthepowerofthetattooitislinkedto.Youstarttheday
with1fewerpowerpointperdaypercapacitorthatischarging.
Newlyscribedtattooscanbeattachedtoanexistingcapacitor,
provideditisnotalreadyattachedtoanothertattooorrelay.
Capacitorsmovealongwiththetattootheyarelinkedtobutinstantly
fadeawayifmovedoffyourbody.Acapacitortakesasingleslotand
iscreatedasthoughitwereatattooofa3rdlevelpower.Only
manifestersof7thlevelorhighercancreatethistattoo.Capacitors
costmorethanastandardpsionictattoobecauseofthespecialink
involved.
Thecostforacapacitortattooincludesanextra500gpforspecial
materialsthecosttocreatethistattoois875gp+30XP.
Transducer[T]:Thispsionictattoousesinkmadefromfinely
groundanddistilledcrystal.Atransducercanbelinkedonlytoa
capacitoranditallowsyoutospendpowerpointstorechargethe
capacitor.Thecapacitorcanberechargedatarateof1pointfor
every2powerpointsspentthisway.Newlyscribedtattooscanbe
attachedtoanexistingtransducer,provideditisnotalreadyattached
toanothertattooorrelay.Atransducerdoesnotfadeawaywhen
used.Transducersmovealongwiththecapacitortheyarelinkedto
butinstantlyfadeawayifmovedoffyourbody.Atransducertakesa
singleslotandiscreatedasthoughitwereatattooofa3rdlevel
power.Only7thlevelorhighermanifesterscancreatethistattoo.
Transducerscostmorethanastandardpsionictattoobecauseofthe
specialinkinvolved.
Thecostforatransducertattooincludesanextra500gpforspecial
materialsthecosttocreatethistattoois875gp+30XP.
Amplifier[A]:Thispsionictattoousesinkmadefromfinelyground
anddistilledcrystal.Anamplifiercanbelinkedtoapsionictattoo,or
totattooslinkedviaarelay.Anamplifierallowsyoutospend
additionalpowerpointstoincreasetheeffectsoftappingapsionic
tattoo.Allvariable,numericeffectsofanamplifiedtattoospowerare
increasedbyonequarter(minimumof1)forevery2powerpoints
spentamplifyingthetattoo.Powerswithoutrandomvariablesarenot
affected.Youcannotexceedyourmetapsioniccapwhenamplifying
atattoo.Yourmetapsioniccapforpurposesofusewiththeamplifier
isstandardamountminuswhatitwouldhavecosttomanifestthe
powerstoredinthetattoo.Newlyscribedtattooscanbeattachedto
anexistingamplifier,provideditisnotalreadyattachedtoanother
tattooorrelay.Amplifiersdonotfadeawaywhenused.Amplifiers
movealongwiththetattootheyarelinkedtobutinstantlyfadeawayifmovedoffyourbody.Anamplifier
takesasingleslotandiscreatedasthoughitwereatattooofa3rdlevelpower.Onlymanifestersof7th
levelorhighercancreatethistattoo.Amplifierscostmorethanastandardpsionictattoobecauseofthe
specialinkinvolved.
Thecostforanamplifiertattooincludesanextra500gpforspecialmaterialsthecosttocreatethistattoo
is875gp+30XP.
Inducer[I]:Thispsionictattoousesinkmadefromfinelygrounddistilledcrystalandpsychoactiveinkthat
reactstoasetofpreprogrammeddirectivesasthoughthepowerstoredinthetattoowereaffectedbythe
contingencypower.Youmayaddaninducertoanypsionictattoo,ortotattooslinkedviaarelay.Apsionic
tattooattachedtoaninducerautomaticallytriggerswhenthesetofdirectiveshavebeenmet.Tattoos
attachedtoaninducercannotbetappedasnormal.Theinducerdoesnotfadeawaywhenusedandnewly
scribedtattooscanbeattachedtoanexistinginducer,provideditisnotalreadyattachedtoanothertattoo
orrelay.Aninducerinstantlyfadesawayifmovedoffyourbody.Aninducertakestwoslotsandiscreated
asthoughitwereatattooofa4thlevelpower.Onlyamanifesterof8thlevelorhighercancreatethis
tattoo.Inducerscostmorethanastandardpsionictattoobecauseofthespecialinkinvolved.
Thecostforanamplifiertattooincludesanextra1,000gpforspecialmaterialsthecosttocreatethis
tattoois1,700gp+56XP.
AdvancedTattoos
Emitter[E]:Thisspecializedpsionictattoo,usuallycolorful,intricate,andlarge,usesmanycolorsof
specialinkmadefromfinelygroundanddistilledgemstonesandrawectoplasm.Whenactivated,thetattoo
emitspsychicenergyintheformofnineshimmering,intertwined,multicolored,beamsoflight.Creatures
withina50footradiuscenteredonyouthathave8HDorlessareautomaticallyblinded(see
blindness/deafness)for2d4rounds.Allcreaturesintheareaarerandomlystruckbyoneormorebeams,
whichhaveadditionaleffects(seeTable12below).Creaturesstruckbythesebeamscanmakesaving
throwsaslistedbelow.Onceused,anemitterinstantlyfadesaway.Anemitterinstantlyfadesawayif
movedoffyourbody.Anamplifiercannotbeappliedtoanemitter.Anemittertakeselevenslotsandis
createdasthoughitwereatattooofan8thlevelpower.Onlyamanifesterof17thlevelorhighercan
createthistattoo.
Thecostforanamplifiertattooincludesanextra2,000gpforspecialmaterialsthecosttocreatethis
tattoois5,000gp+240XP.
Table12:EmitterBeamEffects
1d10
Color
ofBeam Effect
Red
20pointsfiredamage(Reflexhalf)
Orange
40pointsaciddamage(Reflexhalf)
Yellow
60pointssonicdamage(Reflexhalf)
Green
80pointsaciddamage(Reflexhalf)
Blue
100pointscolddamage(Reflexhalf)
Indigo
Insane,asinsanitypower(Willnegates)
Violet
120pointselectricitydamage(Reflexhalf)
White
Turnedtocrystal,sameasbeingturnedtostone(Fortitudenegates)
Silver
SenttotheAstralPlane(Willnegates)
10
Struckbytworaysrollagaintwiceignoringany"10"results
PsychicBattery[B]:Thispsionictattoousesinkmadefromfinelygroundanddistilledcrystal.Abattery
cannotbelinkedtoanyothertattoos.Whencreated,selectthenumberofpowerpoints(119)tostorein
thebattery.Thenumberselectedmustbeanoddnumber.Theequivalentpowerlevelofthetattooisequal
toonehalfthisnumber(roundeddown)forpurposesofcreation(seeTable13below).Thetattoocanbe
usedlikeacrystalcapacitor.Whentappedforpowerpoints,thetattoofadesaway.Anyunusedpointsare
lostwhenthetattoofadesaway.Batteriescanbemovedonyourbodybutinstantlyfadeawayifmovedoff
yourbody.Abatterytakesanumberofslotsbasedontheamountofpowerstoredanditsequivalentpower
levelonTable11:PsionicTattoos,anditiscreatedasatattoooftheappropriatepowerlevel.Onlya
manifesterof7thlevelorhighercancreatethistattoo.Batteriescostmorethanastandardpsionictattoo
becauseofthespecialinkinvolved500gpisappliedtoboththebasecostandthecostofgoods.
Table13:PsychicBatteryLevelEquivalencies
Power Level
Points Equivalent
1
11
13
15
17
19
Transmitter[Tr]/Receiver[Re]:Thesepsionictattoosaremadefromfinelygroundanddistilledcrystal
thatcanstoreapsioniccombatmode.Tattoosthatstoreoffensivemodesareknownastransmitters,and
tattoosthatstoredefensivemodesareknownasreceivers.Themodeisstoredwhenthetattooisscribed.
Theyareactivatedthesamewayanormalpsionictattooisactivated.Onceactivatedormovedoffyour
body,theyinstantlyfadeaway.Anamplifiercannotbeappliedtoatransmitterorreceiver.Thesetattoos
takeanumberofslotsbasedonthelevelequivalentofthestoredpsioniccombatmode(seeTable14
below),andtheyarecreatedasatattoooftheappropriateequivalentpowerlevel.Onlyamanifesterof7th
levelorhighercancreatethesetattoos.Theycostmorethanastandardpsionictattoobecauseofthe
specialinkinvolved250gpisaddedformaterials.
Table14:PsionicCombatModeLevelEquivalencies
Transmitters
Mode
Power Level
Points Equivalent
MindThrust
EgoWhip
IdInsinuation
PsychicCrush
MindBlast
Receivers
Mode
Power Level
Points Equivalent
EmptyMind
ThoughtShield
MentalBarrier
IntellectFortress
TowerofIronWill
PsychicSchematicOrganizingYourTattoos
Apsychicschematicisadiagramshowingwhichtattoosarecurrentlylinkedtoeachotherandwhattypes
oftattoostheyare.Itissuggestedthatyoukeepaschematicofalltattoostohelpmakegameplayeasier
onbothyouandyourDM.
First,makealistofallofyourtattoos.Thislistshouldincludeauniqueidentifier(numbersorletters),the
numberofslotsused,thetypeoftattoo,theidentitiesoflinkedtattoos,andnotessuchasinducerdirectives
orcapacitorlimits.Let'stakealookatasampleschematic.
Tattoo1
ID
Slots
Type
Links
Notes
R0
Relay
1,2,3,7
T1
PsionicTattoo
4,0
BodyAdjustment
T2
PsionicTattoo
5,0
BodyAdjustment
T3
PsionicTattoo
6,0
BodyAdjustment
C4
Capacitor
3PP
C5
Capacitor
3PP
C6
Capacitor
3PP
M7
MentalTap
Tattoo2
ID
Slots
Type
Links
Notes
T8
PsionicTattoo
10,11
Vitality:42bonusHPmax
C10
Capacitor
3PP
I11
Inducer
ActivateswhenHPfallto
10orless
Youmayalsowishtocreateasmalldiagramofeachtattoo.Hereareexamplesofthetwotattooslisted
above..
Tattoo1
Tattoo2
BodyPiercingAnAlternativetoTattooing
Notallsocietieswilldiscovertheabilitytocreatepsionictattoos.Somemayevenfindtattooing
unacceptableforreligiousorotherreasons.Onealternativetotattooingyoucouldintroducetoyour
campaignwouldbebodypiercing.
YoumightfirststartbyreplacingtheScribeTattoofeatwithsomethinglikeCraftPsionicPiercing.
Essentiallythefeatwouldbethesame,butthecharacterwouldbecreatingapiercinginsteadofatattoo.
Thepiercingcanbemadefromwood,metal,bone,orothermaterialsbutshouldincludeatleastasmall
amountofcrystalinitsconstruction.Ifusingthetattoorulesfromthe"GetWired"article,largertattoos
wouldberepresentedbylargerandmoreintricatepiercingsormultiplesmallerpiercings,connectedby
ornamentalchainsorincloseproximitytoeachother.
Piercingsaregenerallyintheformofornamentaljewelrythatisattachedtothebodybymeansofpiercing
theskin.Mostpiercingsaregenerallyinthefacialareas,ears,eyebrows,lips,nose,andsoon,butother
partsofthebodyhavebeenknowntobepiercedbycertaincultures(thenavel,forinstance).Acreature
wishingtousepsionicpiercingsshouldtakecaretoarrangethepiercingsinalocationthatcaneasilybe
reachedtotapthepiercing.
Piercingsaredifferentfromtattoosinthattheycannotbemovedeasilyfromonelocationonyourbodyto
anotherwithoutsomediscomfortandwouldrequireanentiredayforthemtochangelocations.Also
transferringthemoffofyourbodycanbequitepainfulandisbesttosimplynotallowthispractice.When
used,insteadofdissipatinglikeastandardpsionictattoo,theysimplydischargeandbecomejewelry.
Ifyouwantedto,youcouldallowbothpiercingsandtattoosinyourcampaignatthesametime,even
allowingacreaturetomixandmatchintegratingpiercingswithtattoos.Acreaturewouldstillbelimitedtoa
combinedtotalofseventeenpiercingsandtattoos.OptionshereincludeallowingtheScribeTattoofeatto
coverbothtattoosandpiercings,oryoucouldrequirethemtohavetwoseparatefeats:oneforpiercings
andonefortattoos.
NewItems
Takealookattwospecializedpsionicitemsthatmaybeusefultosomeonewhospecializesincreating
psionictattoos.Thefirstisthepsychictattooneedle,whichallowsatattoocraftertocrafttattoosfrom
powerstheydonotknow.Alsodetailedbelowisatattooavatar,whichisessentiallyaheavycrystal
mannequinthatcanstoretattoos.
PsychicTattooNeedle:Thistooliscraftedofthefinestmetalsandcrystals.Atattoocrafterwiththe
ScribeTattooorPsionicTattooMasteryfeatscanusethisspecializedneedletocreatetattoosofpowers
thattheydonotknow.Fortheneedletowork,thecraftermustbeincontactwithapowerstonethat
containsthepowertobescribed.Thetattoocreatormustremainincontactwiththestonethroughthe
scribingprocess.Thepoweris"flushed"fromthepowerstoneduringtheprocess.
FaintmetacreativityML8thCraftUniversalItem,ScribeTattooPrice1,000gpWeight.
TattooAvatar:Thisitemallowsapsiontostoretattoosforlateruse.Createdofcrystal,brass,andother
materials,thisfairlysmallfigureisabout18inchestallandispolishedtoasmoothfinish.Itresemblesa
featurelesshumanoidwithitslegstogetherandarmsatitssides.Itweighs200pounds.Thebodyitself
costs1,000gpinmaterialsandtakesamonthtofashion.Psionictattoosthatcanbemovedoffapsionic
creature'sbodycanbemovedontoatattooavatar.Onceontheavatar,thetattoosbecomeinert.Apsionic
creaturecanspendasinglepowerpointtoawakenatattooonanavatarandmoveitontoitsbody.Moving
atattootoorfromanavatarrequiresthecreaturetobeinphysicalcontactwiththeavatar.Crystalsingers
andothertattoocraftersoftenuseatattooavatartodisplaytattoostheyhavecraftedandhaveforsalein
theirshops.Thetattooavatarcanholduptoseventeenpsionictattoos.Itisimpossibletoaddatattootoan
avatarthatwouldcauseittoexceedthislimit.
FaintmetacreativityML8thCraftUniversalItem,ScribeTattooPrice2,000gp,Cost1,500gp+20XP
Weight200lb.
NewPowers
Thesepowersareratherspecializedinusebutcanbequitevaluableintherightsituationsorcampaigns.A
fewofthemmightfindtheirwayontothepowerlistofabadguyortwoinsomegameswherepsionic
tattoosareoftenused.
FalseTattoos
Psychometabolism(Str)
Level:Psion1/PsychicWarrior1
Display:Ma
ManifestationTime:1standardaction
Range:Touch
Target:Onelivingcreaturetouched
Duration:1hour/level(D)
SavingThrow:Fortitudenegates
PowerResistance:Yes
PowerPoints:1
Youcreateoneormorefalsetattoosonyourselforanother.Anunwillingtargetcanresistthetattoosby
makingaFortitudesave.Thenumberoftattoosandtheirdesignisdecidedwhenthepowerismanifested.
ElaboratelydesignedtattooswouldrequireaCraft(Artist)skillcheck(DC1030dependingonthedesign).
Thefalsetattooradiatespsionicenergy,somuchsothatitcanbemistakenforarealpsionictattooa
Psicraftcheck(DC15+1/2manifesterlevel)canrecognizeitasafalsepsionictattoo.
HideTattoos
Psychometabolism(Str)
Level:Psion1/PsychicWarrior1
Display:Ma
ManifestationTime:1standardaction
Range:Personal
Target:You
Duration:1hour/level(D)
SavingThrow:None
PowerResistance:No
PowerPoints:1
Youcanhidesomeorallofyourpsionictattoosbyabsorbingthemintoyourskin.Youcanstilltapor
otherwisemanipulatehiddentattoosasnormal.Ifyoudismissthispower,thetattoosreturntoyourskinat
theendofthefollowinground.Hiddentattoosstillcounttowardthetotalnumberoftattoosthatyoucan
haveonyourbody.Hiddentattooscanbedetectedbytheuseoftrueseeinganddetectpsionics.
NullifyTattoos
Psychometabolism(Str)
Level:Psion3
Display:Ma,Me
ManifestationTime:1standardaction
Range:Close(25ft.+2ft./level)
Target:Onecreature
Duration:Instantaneous(seetext)
SavingThrow:Fortitudenegates(seebelow)
PowerResistance:Yes
PowerPoints:5
Youcreateatemporaryshortcircuitinatarget'spsychiccircuitrythatcausesallofitspsionictattoosto
becomeinactive.ThetargetmustmakeaFortitudesave.Ifitfailsthesave,thennoneofitstattooscanbe
activatedinanywayfor1d4+1minutes.Ifthetargethasnopsionictattoos,thispowerhasnoeffect.
OverloadTattoos
Psychometabolism(Str)
Level:Psion4
Display:Ma,Me
ManifestationTime:1standardaction
Range:Close(25ft.+2ft./level)
Target:Onecreature
Duration:Instantaneous(seetext)
SavingThrow:Fortitudenegates(seebelow)
PowerResistance:Yes
PowerPoints:7
Youcreateanoverloadinatarget'spsychiccircuitrythatcausesallofitspsionictattoos"gooff."Thetarget
mustmakeaFortitudesavetoavoidthishavingthisoccur.Ifthetargethasnopsionictattoos,thispower
hasnoeffect.
*PsionictattoopowersbasedonpowerscreatedbyDarkPsionoftheWizardsoftheCoastweb
community.
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