Advanced Psion powers using the 5 Basic Talents

[Spinward Scout]

Came up with a list for using some of the Advanced Powers only using the 5 Basic Talents. That way, you can still use the Psions you rolled up with the Core Rulebook - instead of having to roll a brand new one. One dot "." in front of the power means it's from the Core Book, Two dots ".." means it's from the Psion book Advanced Powers section. To use, just replace the Advanced Talent in the task listing with the Basic Talent I now have it listed under.

Example:

Read Aura

Aura Perception, Psionic Strength, 10-60 seconds, Easy (+4).
Costs 1.

change to:

Telepathy, Psionic Strength, 10-60 seconds, Easy (+4).
Costs 1.

YMMV

[U]Telepathy[/U]
 . Life Detection
 .. Read Aura
 . Telempathy
 .. Tap Emotion
 .. Project Emotion
 . Read Surface Thoughts
 . Send Thoughts
 .. Project Personality
 .. Glamour
 . Probe
 . Assault
 .. Tap Other
 .. Pain
 .. Paralysis
 .. Mind Shock
 .. Unlock
 .. Mind Switch
 . Shield
 .. Mind Blank
 .. Mind Mirror
 .. Psychic Armor
 .. Psychic Absorbtion

[U]Clairvoyance[/U]
 . Sense
 . Tactical Awareness
 . Clairvoyance
 . Clairaudience
 . Clairsentience
 .. Out Of Body Experience

[U]Telekinesis[/U]
 . Telekinesis
 . Flight
 . Telekinetic Punch
 .. Mind Blast
 . Pyrokinesis
 .. Thermokinesis

[U]Awareness[/U]
 . Suspended Animation
 .. Tap Self
 .. Mask Aura
 .. Manipulate Aura
 . Enhanced Awareness
 .. Enhanced Acrobatics
 .. Enhanced Art
 .. Enhanced Charisma
 . Psionically Enhanced Strength
 . Psionically Enhanced Endurance
 . Regeneration
 . Body Armor

 

[ThunderChilde]

Psychometry or Object Reading is of a kind to Clairvoyance, giving the psychic impressions, images and perhaps strong feelings associated with an object. In practise, one meditates while holding or touching the thing and opening oneself to impressions left on it. It helps to quikly write down what ever you get from it, multiple attempts usually yield more information.

Clairvoyance is also the closest home for foretelling, premonitions, fortune telling, etc. It is also where Astral Projection belongs, out of body whatever you want to call it. Aura reading belongs here too, it is a function of "second sight" not Telepathy.

 

[Spinward Scout]

Aura reading belongs here too, it is a function of "second sight" not Telepathy.

I was thinking that, too, but the Life Detection power seems similar enough that I thought it could go under either Talent. Fading Suns section on Psi agrees with you.

Which brings me to my next point...

I was looking at Psychometry and Precognition today in the Fading Suns book (under the Omen category if you have the book). It looks pretty straightforward - probably easy to convert. In fact, a lot of the Psi powers in Fading Suns are equivalent to the original Traveller Psi powers (which is probably why the Fading Suns deckplans could be used with Traveller). When I get a chance, I'm going to try converting them to MgT. I'm only going to convert the powers I find in more than one book, tho - so I don't end up with a copyright issue. i.e. if it's a power in both Fading Suns and Trinity or FTL:2448 and Shadows of the Mind, etc... then I figure it's public domain enough to post a conversion here. But between work and going to the Chiropractor, I don't expect to get any done fast.

 

[ThunderChilde]

Nope never even seen a copy of Fading Suns, indeed I never heard of it till after I joined COTI. Hard to be in copyright violation if you put it in your own words, convert it to a new system, and do not intend to distribute for profit.

Tagging back, Psycometry is not a "Ding", I know!, I know! kind of thing. Properly done it takes hours to days, in seclusion where one can meditate for as long as it takes.