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POWERS
Mind Shaping
: Fatiguing :: Mental Contact :
Mind Shaping allows you to remove psychic influence or to alter memories and behavior. Make a Mind Shaping check, with the Difficulty determined by the task.
Remove Mental Influence: Make a Mind Shaping check with a Difficulty equal to the check result of a mind-affecting power. If you succeed, that power no longer affects the subject. Note this only removes the effects of ongoing powers, not permanent aftereffects. This means you could use Mind Shaping to remove a Dominate or Illusion effect, but not to restore damage caused by a psychic attack (for that, use the Cure power). You can undo the effects of Mind Shaping used to alter the subject's mind by equaling or exceeding the Mind Shaping check used to make the alterations.
Alter Psyche: You can make changes in the subject's mind. The Difficulty is based on the extent of the change you wish to make. False or altered memories can cause dissonance within the subject's mind, depending on how well they fit into the subject's other memories. If the subject notices a conflict between the false and true memories (Narrator's discretion), she gets an additional Will save to shake off the effect and regain her true memory. She gains a bonus of +1 to +4 on the save depending on how strong the dissonance is between the true and false memories.
| Difficulty | Alteration | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alter a single unimportant fact or brief recollection, about 5 minutes worth of memory. | 1 full round |
| 20 | Alter a single fact or an hour's worth of memory. | 1 min |
| 25 | Alter a single significant fact, such as the name of the subject's spouse, or a day's worth of memory. | 10 min |
| 30 | Alter a deeply personal fact, such as the subject's name, or a week's worth of memory. | 1 hour |
| 35 | Alter up to a month's worth of memory. | 6 hrs |
| 40 | Alter up to a year's worth of memory. Give the subject an entirely new personality, complete with false memories, or erase the subject's entire memory, causing total amnesia. | 10 hrs |
Special: Taking 20 requires twenty times the usual time. Generally, this means the subject must be cooperative, unconscious, or restrained in some way. Taking 20 increases the Resilience roll Difficulty by +20 as well.
Try Again: If you fail a Mind Shaping check, you must wait at least 24 hours before attempting the same task on the same subject.
Action: Removing psychic influence is a full-round action. For altering a person's psyche, see the table.