Mass: the Effecting/Hard-Won Experience - Revision history

78.147.12.180: 3rd draft

2012-12-11T12:35:03Z

3rd draft

Kiero at 15:01, 10 December 2012

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	Annihilation Field shrouds the biotic in a highly dangerous cloak of agitated space-time that seethes with contained energies; this technique has been pioneered by human researchers.		Annihilation Field shrouds the biotic in a highly dangerous cloak of agitated space-time that seethes with contained energies; this technique has been pioneered by human researchers.

	Annihilation Field allows the biotic to make an additional attack against ''all'' other characters within 5 yards at the beginning of the biotic's turn. This attack uses only the biotic's Resolve as its dice pool but ignores defence, and has a Damage rating of 3. Annihilation Field will also tend to corrode, ignite or otherwise wreck the nearby environment, and makes stealth impossible. Annihilation Field lasts a scene, or until the biotic chooses to end it.</br>		Annihilation Field allows the biotic to make an additional attack against ''all'' other characters within 5 yards at the beginning of the biotic's turn. This attack uses only the biotic's Resolve as its dice pool but ignores defence, and has a Damage rating of 3. Annihilation Field will also tend to corrode, ignite or otherwise wreck the nearby environment, and makes stealth impossible. Annihilation Field lasts a scene, or until the biotic chooses to end it.<br>
	''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>		''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>
	''Boost'': For 1B, Annihilation Field grants all attacks against any target hit by it Armour Piercing 1 for one round.<br>		''Boost'': For 1B, Annihilation Field grants all attacks against any target hit by it Armour Piercing 1 for one round.<br>

Kiero at 10:26, 10 October 2012

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	''"Concussive Shot''': The programme overrides the inbuilt safety mechanisms in a firearm to allow it to fire an energised slug, creating a great deal of heat in the process. The character can expend the programme as part of a normal attack with a longarm, using half of its ammunition capacity (so a concussive shot with an assault rifle would use 20 shots from its clip). If the attack hits, the target takes damage as normal and, additionally, the target and any other characters within 10 yards must roll their Strength dice pool with a -3 penalty; failure means that they are knocked prone. Concussive Shot may not be used with autofire or aiming.<br>		'''Concussive Shot''': The programme overrides the inbuilt safety mechanisms in a firearm to allow it to fire an energised slug, creating a great deal of heat in the process. The character can expend the programme as part of a normal attack with a longarm, using half of its ammunition capacity (so a concussive shot with an assault rifle would use 20 shots from its clip). If the attack hits, the target takes damage as normal and, additionally, the target and any other characters within 10 yards must roll their Strength dice pool with a -3 penalty; failure means that they are knocked prone. Concussive Shot may not be used with autofire or aiming.<br>
	'''Emergency Infiltration Protocol''': This is a batch of processes with an emergency power cell for re-establishing a stealth field immediately. The character can expend the programme to activate a stealth field (if they have one) as a reflexive action instead of as an instant action.<br>		'''Emergency Infiltration Protocol''': This is a batch of processes with an emergency power cell for re-establishing a stealth field immediately. The character can expend the programme to activate a stealth field (if they have one) as a reflexive action instead of as an instant action.<br>
	'''Fortification''': Through highly efficient management routines and incoming fire calculations, the power flows and fluid dynamics of armour can be momentarily reinforced. As a reflexive action, roll Wits + Engineering to increase Armour by the number of successes for 1 round.<br>		'''Fortification''': Through highly efficient management routines and incoming fire calculations, the power flows and fluid dynamics of armour can be momentarily reinforced. As a reflexive action, roll Wits + Engineering to increase Armour by the number of successes for 1 round.<br>

2.96.87.221: Social Interaction Enhancer added to Medicine

2012-10-04T15:35:23Z

Social Interaction Enhancer added to Medicine

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	'''Hypodermic Dart''': The onboard fabrication systems forge a hypodermic sliver of metal, loaded with carefully tailored toxins. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may make a ranged attack against a target within 30 yards. The attack pool is the character's Wits + Medicine but is affected by factors such as cover, concealment and so forth. The dart has a Damage rating of 1L with additional damage added from successes as normal but, if it inflicts any points of damage to the target's health points, it applies a Toxicity 2 poison dealing Bashing damage that forces the target to succeed at a Stamina check or fall unconscious. <br>		'''Hypodermic Dart''': The onboard fabrication systems forge a hypodermic sliver of metal, loaded with carefully tailored toxins. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may make a ranged attack against a target within 30 yards. The attack pool is the character's Wits + Medicine but is affected by factors such as cover, concealment and so forth. The dart has a Damage rating of 1L with additional damage added from successes as normal but, if it inflicts any points of damage to the target's health points, it applies a Toxicity 2 poison dealing Bashing damage that forces the target to succeed at a Stamina check or fall unconscious. <br>
	'''Medical Threat Analysis''': A diagnostic VI interfaces with the omni-tools sensors to quickly assess any medical hazards present. As a reflexive action, the character can roll Intelligence + Medicine for a near-instantaneous analysis of any chemical, biological or radioactive hazards present in the environment, the character, or a target within 5 yards – so it can identify if a character has been poisoned, or what the local radioactivity levels are.<br>		'''Medical Threat Analysis''': A diagnostic VI interfaces with the omni-tools sensors to quickly assess any medical hazards present. As a reflexive action, the character can roll Intelligence + Medicine for a near-instantaneous analysis of any chemical, biological or radioactive hazards present in the environment, the character, or a target within 5 yards – so it can identify if a character has been poisoned, or what the local radioactivity levels are.<br>
	'''Social Interaction Enhancer''': A combination of bio-scan scrutinisation and a VI running a psychological assessment protocol allow the character to learn a great deal about those they interact with. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may target a character who they are within 10 yards of and engaged in social interaction with, rolling a dice pool of Wits + Medicine opposed by the target's Composure + Subterfuge. If the character succeeds, they benefit from a +2 bonus to all social dice pools against that character for the rest of the scene.		'''Social Interaction Enhancer''': A combination of bio-scan scrutinisation and a VI running a psychological assessment protocol allow the character to learn a great deal about those they interact with. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may target a character who they are within 10 yards of and engaged in social interaction with, rolling a dice pool of Wits + Medicine opposed by the target's Composure + Subterfuge. If the character succeeds, they benefit from a +2 bonus to all social dice pools against that character for the rest of the scene.<br>
	'''Stimulant Injection System''': Biological monitoring programmes aid with calculating precisely the right levels of stimulants to be injected into the body. As a reflexive action, the character may increase their Dexterity score by 1, lasting a number of rounds equal to their number of Medicine skill dots. This also affects all allies linked in via a tactical network.<br>		'''Stimulant Injection System''': Biological monitoring programmes aid with calculating precisely the right levels of stimulants to be injected into the body. As a reflexive action, the character may increase their Dexterity score by 1, lasting a number of rounds equal to their number of Medicine skill dots. This also affects all allies linked in via a tactical network.<br>
	'''Toxic Cleansing Programme''': Rapid assessment of hazardous toxins affecting the body allows for a tailored chemical response to be quickly deployed into the bloodstream. As an instant action, the character may roll Intelligence + Medicine versus a roll of the Toxicity of a poison affecting themselves or a character within 5 yards. Success results in the poison being neutralised. Extremely exotic or totally unknown toxins may inflict a further penalty on the roll.<br>		'''Toxic Cleansing Programme''': Rapid assessment of hazardous toxins affecting the body allows for a tailored chemical response to be quickly deployed into the bloodstream. As an instant action, the character may roll Intelligence + Medicine versus a roll of the Toxicity of a poison affecting themselves or a character within 5 yards. Success results in the poison being neutralised. Extremely exotic or totally unknown toxins may inflict a further penalty on the roll.<br>

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	'''Hypodermic Dart''': The onboard fabrication systems forge a hypodermic sliver of metal, loaded with carefully tailored toxins. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may make a ranged attack against a target within 30 yards. The attack pool is the character's Wits + Medicine but is affected by factors such as cover, concealment and so forth. The dart has a Damage rating of 1L with additional damage added from successes as normal but, if it inflicts any points of damage to the target's health points, it applies a Toxicity 2 poison dealing Bashing damage that forces the target to succeed at a Stamina check or fall unconscious. <br>		'''Hypodermic Dart''': The onboard fabrication systems forge a hypodermic sliver of metal, loaded with carefully tailored toxins. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may make a ranged attack against a target within 30 yards. The attack pool is the character's Wits + Medicine but is affected by factors such as cover, concealment and so forth. The dart has a Damage rating of 1L with additional damage added from successes as normal but, if it inflicts any points of damage to the target's health points, it applies a Toxicity 2 poison dealing Bashing damage that forces the target to succeed at a Stamina check or fall unconscious. <br>
	'''Medical Threat Analysis''': A diagnostic VI interfaces with the omni-tools sensors to quickly assess any medical hazards present. As a reflexive action, the character can roll Intelligence + Medicine for a near-instantaneous analysis of any chemical, biological or radioactive hazards present in the environment, the character, or a target within 5 yards – so it can identify if a character has been poisoned, or what the local radioactivity levels are.<br>		'''Medical Threat Analysis''': A diagnostic VI interfaces with the omni-tools sensors to quickly assess any medical hazards present. As a reflexive action, the character can roll Intelligence + Medicine for a near-instantaneous analysis of any chemical, biological or radioactive hazards present in the environment, the character, or a target within 5 yards – so it can identify if a character has been poisoned, or what the local radioactivity levels are.<br>
			'''Social Interaction Enhancer''': A combination of bio-scan scrutinisation and a VI running a psychological assessment protocol allow the character to learn a great deal about those they interact with. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may target a character who they are within 10 yards of and engaged in social interaction with, rolling a dice pool of Wits + Medicine opposed by the target's Composure + Subterfuge. If the character succeeds, they benefit from a +2 bonus to all social dice pools against that character for the rest of the scene.
	'''Stimulant Injection System''': Biological monitoring programmes aid with calculating precisely the right levels of stimulants to be injected into the body. As a reflexive action, the character may increase their Dexterity score by 1, lasting a number of rounds equal to their number of Medicine skill dots. This also affects all allies linked in via a tactical network.<br>		'''Stimulant Injection System''': Biological monitoring programmes aid with calculating precisely the right levels of stimulants to be injected into the body. As a reflexive action, the character may increase their Dexterity score by 1, lasting a number of rounds equal to their number of Medicine skill dots. This also affects all allies linked in via a tactical network.<br>
	'''Toxic Cleansing Programme''': Rapid assessment of hazardous toxins affecting the body allows for a tailored chemical response to be quickly deployed into the bloodstream. As an instant action, the character may roll Intelligence + Medicine versus a roll of the Toxicity of a poison affecting themselves or a character within 5 yards. Success results in the poison being neutralised. Extremely exotic or totally unknown toxins may inflict a further penalty on the roll.<br>		'''Toxic Cleansing Programme''': Rapid assessment of hazardous toxins affecting the body allows for a tailored chemical response to be quickly deployed into the bloodstream. As an instant action, the character may roll Intelligence + Medicine versus a roll of the Toxicity of a poison affecting themselves or a character within 5 yards. Success results in the poison being neutralised. Extremely exotic or totally unknown toxins may inflict a further penalty on the roll.<br>

2.96.87.221: Concussive Shot added to Engineering

2012-10-04T15:22:43Z

Concussive Shot added to Engineering

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	''Charged Programmes''		''Charged Programmes''

			''"Concussive Shot''': The programme overrides the inbuilt safety mechanisms in a firearm to allow it to fire an energised slug, creating a great deal of heat in the process. The character can expend the programme as part of a normal attack with a longarm, using half of its ammunition capacity (so a concussive shot with an assault rifle would use 20 shots from its clip). If the attack hits, the target takes damage as normal and, additionally, the target and any other characters within 10 yards must roll their Strength dice pool with a -3 penalty; failure means that they are knocked prone. Concussive Shot may not be used with autofire or aiming.<br>
	'''Emergency Infiltration Protocol''': This is a batch of processes with an emergency power cell for re-establishing a stealth field immediately. The character can expend the programme to activate a stealth field (if they have one) as a reflexive action instead of as an instant action.<br>		'''Emergency Infiltration Protocol''': This is a batch of processes with an emergency power cell for re-establishing a stealth field immediately. The character can expend the programme to activate a stealth field (if they have one) as a reflexive action instead of as an instant action.<br>
	'''Fortification''': Through highly efficient management routines and incoming fire calculations, the power flows and fluid dynamics of armour can be momentarily reinforced. As a reflexive action, roll Wits + Engineering to increase Armour by the number of successes for 1 round.<br>		'''Fortification''': Through highly efficient management routines and incoming fire calculations, the power flows and fluid dynamics of armour can be momentarily reinforced. As a reflexive action, roll Wits + Engineering to increase Armour by the number of successes for 1 round.<br>

Acrozatarim at 13:07, 4 October 2012

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	'''Hypodermic Dart''': The onboard fabrication systems forge a hypodermic sliver of metal, loaded with carefully tailored toxins. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may make a ranged attack against a target within 30 yards. The attack pool is the character's Wits + Medicine but is affected by factors such as cover, concealment and so forth. The dart has a Damage rating of 1L with additional damage added from successes as normal but, if it inflicts any points of damage to the target's health points, it applies a Toxicity 2 poison dealing Bashing damage that forces the target to succeed at a Stamina check or fall unconscious. <br>		'''Hypodermic Dart''': The onboard fabrication systems forge a hypodermic sliver of metal, loaded with carefully tailored toxins. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may make a ranged attack against a target within 30 yards. The attack pool is the character's Wits + Medicine but is affected by factors such as cover, concealment and so forth. The dart has a Damage rating of 1L with additional damage added from successes as normal but, if it inflicts any points of damage to the target's health points, it applies a Toxicity 2 poison dealing Bashing damage that forces the target to succeed at a Stamina check or fall unconscious. <br>
	'''Medical Threat Analysis''': A diagnostic VI interfaces with the omni-tools sensors to quickly assess any medical hazards present. As a reflexive action, the character can roll Intelligence + Medicine for a near-instantaneous analysis of any chemical, biological or radioactive hazards present in the environment, the character, or a target within 5 yards – so it can identify if a character has been poisoned, or what the local radioactivity levels are.<br>		'''Medical Threat Analysis''': A diagnostic VI interfaces with the omni-tools sensors to quickly assess any medical hazards present. As a reflexive action, the character can roll Intelligence + Medicine for a near-instantaneous analysis of any chemical, biological or radioactive hazards present in the environment, the character, or a target within 5 yards – so it can identify if a character has been poisoned, or what the local radioactivity levels are.<br>
	'''Stimulant Injection System''': Biological monitoring programmes aid with calculating precisely the right levels of stimulants to be injected into the body. As a reflexive action, the character may increase their Dexterity score by 1, lasting a number of rounds equal to their number of Medicine skill dots. This also affects all allies linked in via a ~~Biological Monitor programme~~.<br>		'''Stimulant Injection System''': Biological monitoring programmes aid with calculating precisely the right levels of stimulants to be injected into the body. As a reflexive action, the character may increase their Dexterity score by 1, lasting a number of rounds equal to their number of Medicine skill dots. This also affects all allies linked in via a tactical network.<br>
	'''Toxic Cleansing Programme''': Rapid assessment of hazardous toxins affecting the body allows for a tailored chemical response to be quickly deployed into the bloodstream. As an instant action, the character may roll Intelligence + Medicine versus a roll of the Toxicity of a poison affecting themselves or a character within 5 yards. Success results in the poison being neutralised. Extremely exotic or totally unknown toxins may inflict a further penalty on the roll.<br>		'''Toxic Cleansing Programme''': Rapid assessment of hazardous toxins affecting the body allows for a tailored chemical response to be quickly deployed into the bloodstream. As an instant action, the character may roll Intelligence + Medicine versus a roll of the Toxicity of a poison affecting themselves or a character within 5 yards. Success results in the poison being neutralised. Extremely exotic or totally unknown toxins may inflict a further penalty on the roll.<br>
	'''Toxic Materials Deployment''': The omni-tool fabricates a round containing a dangerous cocktail of toxic materials, hurling them away via a magnetic pulse. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may make a ranged attack against a target within 50 yards. The attack pool is the character's Wits + Medicine but is affected by factors such as cover, concealment and so forth. The attack deals no damage but fills an area around the target of 10 yards radius with caustic fumes for a number of rounds equal to the character's Medicine skill dots. This acts as a Toxicity 4 poison dealing Lethal damage via inhalation.<br>		'''Toxic Materials Deployment''': The omni-tool fabricates a round containing a dangerous cocktail of toxic materials, hurling them away via a magnetic pulse. As a reflexive action on the character's turn, they may make a ranged attack against a target within 50 yards. The attack pool is the character's Wits + Medicine but is affected by factors such as cover, concealment and so forth. The attack deals no damage but fills an area around the target of 10 yards radius with caustic fumes for a number of rounds equal to the character's Medicine skill dots. This acts as a Toxicity 4 poison dealing Lethal damage via inhalation.<br>
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	''Running Programmes''		''Running Programmes''

	'''Background Toxicity Monitor''': A background monitoring VI handles automated countermeasures against toxic factors. The character benefits from a +2 bonus to all rolls to resist disease, poison, infection and other biological or chemical agents. This also affects all allies linked in via a ~~Biological Monitor programme.<br>~~		'''Background Toxicity Monitor''': A background monitoring VI handles automated countermeasures against toxic factors. The character benefits from a +2 bonus to all rolls to resist disease, poison, infection and other biological or chemical agents. This also affects all allies linked in via a tactical network.<br>
	'''Biological Monitor''': A suite of readouts and diagnostics provide unparalleled information on the life-signs of networked allies. The character always knows the exact health levels of all allies within communications range, and can apply Medicine programmes to allies without needing to worry about normal range or line of sight restrictions – they can even undertake a regular Medicine first aid roll from a distance.<br>
	'''Bioscanner''': The onboard scanning and sensory routines of the omni-tool allow the character to detect nearby life-signs and traces of organic matter. This allows the character to use Wits + Medicine for Perception rolls to detect living organisms or organic matter within a 100 yard range.<br>		'''Bioscanner''': The onboard scanning and sensory routines of the omni-tool allow the character to detect nearby life-signs and traces of organic matter. This allows the character to use Wits + Medicine for Perception rolls to detect living organisms or organic matter within a 100 yard range.<br>
	'''Decoy-Drone Programming''': A package of advanced drone management routines allows it to serve as a decoy drone. Through complex bio-mimicry, the drone projects both a holographic decoy of the character, combined with realistic life-sign emissions that can fool basic scans and senses. The character can set the decoy on a basic 'idle' animation, can pre-record up to 5 minutes of voice and movement (including triggers to activate recorded speech), or can directly steer the decoy-drone's projection on a realtime basis. Observers must pass a Perception check with a penalty equal to the character's Medicine skill dots to note that something is off about the decoy; physically interacting with the decoy will immediately show it to be a holographic projection with a drone at its heart, as will other actions that show its nature.<br>		'''Decoy-Drone Programming''': A package of advanced drone management routines allows it to serve as a decoy drone. Through complex bio-mimicry, the drone projects both a holographic decoy of the character, combined with realistic life-sign emissions that can fool basic scans and senses. The character can set the decoy on a basic 'idle' animation, can pre-record up to 5 minutes of voice and movement (including triggers to activate recorded speech), or can directly steer the decoy-drone's projection on a realtime basis. Observers must pass a Perception check with a penalty equal to the character's Medicine skill dots to note that something is off about the decoy; physically interacting with the decoy will immediately show it to be a holographic projection with a drone at its heart, as will other actions that show its nature.<br>

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	'''Annihilation Field'''		'''Annihilation Field'''

	Annihilation Field shrouds the biotic in a highly dangerous cloak of agitated space-time that seethes with contained energies.		Annihilation Field shrouds the biotic in a highly dangerous cloak of agitated space-time that seethes with contained energies; this technique has been pioneered by human researchers.

	Annihilation Field allows the biotic to make an additional attack against ''all'' other characters within 5 yards at the beginning of the biotic's turn. This attack uses only the biotic's Resolve as its dice pool but ignores defence, and has a Damage rating of 3. Annihilation Field will also tend to corrode, ignite or otherwise wreck the nearby environment, and makes stealth impossible. Annihilation Field lasts a scene, or until the biotic chooses to end it.</br>		Annihilation Field allows the biotic to make an additional attack against ''all'' other characters within 5 yards at the beginning of the biotic's turn. This attack uses only the biotic's Resolve as its dice pool but ignores defence, and has a Damage rating of 3. Annihilation Field will also tend to corrode, ignite or otherwise wreck the nearby environment, and makes stealth impossible. Annihilation Field lasts a scene, or until the biotic chooses to end it.</br>
	''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>		''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>
	''Boost'': For 1B, Annihilation Field grants all attacks against any target hit by it Armour Piercing 1 for one round.<br>		''Boost'': For 1B, Annihilation Field grants all attacks against any target hit by it Armour Piercing 1 for one round.<br>


			'''Mindscram'''

			Mindscram finely hones the same methods used by Reave to assault the cerebral nervous system of the target; it is rumoured to have been developed from studying a rare Asari mutation.

			Mindscram affects a single target up to 5 yards away. Roll Resolve against an opposed roll of the target's Stamina. Success results in the target being stunned for a number of rounds equal to successes.<br>
			''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>
			''Boost'': For 1B, the biotic may choose not to stun the target, instead inflicting a -2 dice penalty on all mental and social dice pools made to oppose the biotic for a number of rounds equal to successes.<br>


			'''Rift'''

			Rift saturates an area with minute levels of constant mass effect manipulation, interfering with mass effect fields created by other biotics. This esoteric technique was first reported as being deployed by certain Turian cabals on the field of battle.

			Rift affects an area centred on the biotic with a radius of Resolve x 5 yards. Roll Resolve; the Rift lasts for a number of rounds equal to successes. Any attempts by a biotic to use a biotic power in this area, or to affect a target within the area from outside it with a biotic power, suffer a -3 penalty to any dice pool involved. This includes the biotic using Rift.<br>
			''Cost'': 1B<br>
			''Boost'': For 1B, the biotic may extend the radius of Rift to Resolve x 10 yards and add 2 to the number of rounds that it lasts.

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	Barrier provides the biotic with a number of biotic Shield levels equal to Resolve. These shield levels do not stack with any existing Shield levels, but will overwrite them if existing Shield levels are lower than the biotic's Resolve. Roll Resolve + Integration, with the biotic gaining a +1 bonus to resist attempts to knock them down or move them around for each success on the dice roll, as long as Barrier is in effect. Barrier lasts one scene, or until the Shield levels are lost.<br>		Barrier provides the biotic with a number of biotic Shield levels equal to Resolve. These shield levels do not stack with any existing Shield levels, but will overwrite them if existing Shield levels are lower than the biotic's Resolve. Roll Resolve + Integration, with the biotic gaining a +1 bonus to resist attempts to knock them down or move them around for each success on the dice roll, as long as Barrier is in effect. Barrier lasts one scene, or until the Shield levels are lost.<br>
	''Cost'': 1B<br>		''Cost'': 1B<br>
	''Boost'': For 1 Willpower point, ~~attacks against~~ a ~~character with Barrier active do not benefit from the 9-again rule, if they have it; attacks made with the 8-again rule are reduced to 9-again~~.<br>		''Boost'': For 1 Willpower point, Barrier can be activated as a Reflexive action.<br>


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	'''Neural Shock''': The programme discharges a pulse of electrical current that plays havoc with a target's nervous system. As a reflexive action, roll Intelligence + Engineering versus the Stamina roll of a target within 30 yards. On a success, the target is stunned for 1 round, increased to 2 rounds on an exceptional success.<br>		'''Neural Shock''': The programme discharges a pulse of electrical current that plays havoc with a target's nervous system. As a reflexive action, roll Intelligence + Engineering versus the Stamina roll of a target within 30 yards. On a success, the target is stunned for 1 round, increased to 2 rounds on an exceptional success.<br>
	'''Overload''': The programme discharges a carefully controlled pulse of electrical current that plays havoc with a target's shields, overloading kinetic barriers. As a reflexive action, roll Intelligence + Engineering to deal damage to the Shield levels of a target within 50 yards – this power does no damage to health levels. If the character has multiple Overload programmes ready, they can all be expended at the same time; each Overload may affect a new target within 5 yards of the last, and the same target cannot be affected twice.<br>		'''Overload''': The programme discharges a carefully controlled pulse of electrical current that plays havoc with a target's shields, overloading kinetic barriers. As a reflexive action, roll Intelligence + Engineering to deal damage to the Shield levels of a target within 50 yards – this power does no damage to health levels. If the character has multiple Overload programmes ready, they can all be expended at the same time; each Overload may affect a new target within 5 yards of the last, and the same target cannot be affected twice.<br>
	'''Shield Boost''': The programme runs emergency power management routines to reestablish shield integrity. As a reflexive action, roll Wits + Engineering, restoring a number of lost Shield points to the character or an ally within 25 yards equal to ~~1 +~~ the number of successes rolled. If the character has multiple Shield Boost programmes readied, they can all be expended at the same time; each Boost may target a new ally within 5 yards of the last target, and the same target cannot be affected twice.<br>		'''Shield Boost''': The programme runs emergency power management routines to reestablish shield integrity. As a reflexive action, roll Wits + Engineering, restoring a number of lost Shield points to the character or an ally within 25 yards equal to the number of successes rolled. If the character has multiple Shield Boost programmes readied, they can all be expended at the same time; each Boost may target a new ally within 5 yards of the last target, and the same target cannot be affected twice.<br>
	'''Shield Burst''': The programme dumps all remaining kinetic barrier energy into a controlled output. As a reflexive action, the character loses all remaining Shield points. A blast is centred on the character with a radius equal to the number of Shield points lost. Roll Wits + Engineering, dealing successes as Lethal damage to all characters within the area of effect.<br>		'''Shield Burst''': The programme dumps all remaining kinetic barrier energy into a controlled output. As a reflexive action, the character loses all remaining Shield points. A blast is centred on the character with a radius equal to the number of Shield points lost. Roll Wits + Engineering, dealing successes as Lethal damage to all characters within the area of effect.<br>

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	Each type of Archetype talent is distinct from the other two. Biotic talents are potent, specific uses of biotic power, draining to use but devastating in effect. Combat Training talents passively enhance a character's existing abilities or opening up new options in combat. Tech talents grant a great deal of flexibility through high-performance omni-tool programmes that augment and aid one of four skills – Engineering, Interfacing, Medicine and Science.		Each type of Archetype talent is distinct from the other two. Biotic talents are potent, specific uses of biotic power, draining to use but devastating in effect. Combat Training talents passively enhance a character's existing abilities or opening up new options in combat. Tech talents grant a great deal of flexibility through high-performance omni-tool programmes that augment and aid one of four skills – Engineering, Interfacing, Medicine and Science.

	Each talent category is actually made up of ~~3 or~~ 4 talents – so the Combat Training talents are Assault, Command, Guardian and Tactical. Your character can have up to 5 dots in a particular talent.		Each talent category is actually made up of 4 talents – so the Combat Training talents are Assault, Command, Guardian and Tactical. Your character can have up to 5 dots in a particular talent.

	While your character's starting talent allocation is constrained by their Archetype, you can purchase any kind of talent for them with your character's experience points as the chronicle progresses. An Adept can acquire Combat Training talents to help them survive the battles they keep finding themselves in, and a Soldier can pick up some Tech programming tricks. However, if you wish to purchase Biotic talents with a non-Biotic Archetype, you should either make some concession to this in your starting character concept (such as the character having biotic potential but never getting the implants or training to use it) or something should have happened to enable this. Non-biotic individuals are simply unable to spontaneously start using biotic powers due to the way biotics work in the Mass Effect setting.		While your character's starting talent allocation is constrained by their Archetype, you can purchase any kind of talent for them with your character's experience points as the chronicle progresses. An Adept can acquire Combat Training talents to help them survive the battles they keep finding themselves in, and a Soldier can pick up some Tech programming tricks. However, if you wish to purchase Biotic talents with a non-Biotic Archetype, you should either make some concession to this in your starting character concept (such as the character having biotic potential but never getting the implants or training to use it) or something should have happened to enable this. Non-biotic individuals are simply unable to spontaneously start using biotic powers due to the way biotics work in the Mass Effect setting.
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	Biotics are capable of controlling mass effect fields due to nodules of element zero in their bodies. This can grant them tremendous power, but requires the use of implants and biotic amps to fully exploit. Biotic use also comes at a cost – it puts a huge drain on the user's metabolism, increasing their energy intake needs by a ferocious amount and building up static charge in their bodies to sometimes dangerous levels.		Biotics are capable of controlling mass effect fields due to nodules of element zero in their bodies. This can grant them tremendous power, but requires the use of implants and biotic amps to fully exploit. Biotic use also comes at a cost – it puts a huge drain on the user's metabolism, increasing their energy intake needs by a ferocious amount and building up static charge in their bodies to sometimes dangerous levels.

	The different biotic talents are referred to as Disciplines. The ~~three~~ Disciplines are Distortion, Integration and Kinetics. Each point in a Discipline allows the character to pick a single power from the Discipline's list, granting the character the capability to use that power at will. These powers are picked when the dots are acquired and cannot be changed.		The different biotic talents are referred to as Disciplines. The four Disciplines are Distortion, Esoterics, Integration and Kinetics. Each point in a Discipline allows the character to pick a single power from the Discipline's list, granting the character the capability to use that power at will. These powers are picked when the dots are acquired and cannot be changed.

	''Using Biotic Powers'': Using a biotic power usually involves rolling a dice pool of Resolve plus the character's dots in the relevant Discipline, with a variety of effects depending on the power in question. Using a power also requires that a cost be paid. This cost is in points of Bashing damage or Willpower, and possibly both. Points of Armour rating do not reduce the amount of damage taken from using biotic powers.		''Using Biotic Powers'': Using a biotic power usually involves rolling a dice pool of Resolve plus the character's dots in the relevant Discipline, with a variety of effects depending on the power in question. Using a power also requires that a cost be paid. This cost is in points of Bashing damage or Willpower, and possibly both. Points of Armour rating do not reduce the amount of damage taken from using biotic powers.
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	Singularity uses distortion to punch a gravity well into the fabric of spacetime, dragging anyone nearby towards its centre.		Singularity uses distortion to punch a gravity well into the fabric of spacetime, dragging anyone nearby towards its centre.

	Choose a point within 100 yards; this is where the singularity appears, affecting an area Resolve x 5 yards in radius. Roll Resolve + Distortion, with the power's duration in rounds equal to the number of successes. Anyone in the area of effect must succeed in a Strength + Athletics check ~~penalised by the biotic's Resolve~~ in order to move in any direction other than directly towards the singularity, with successes equal to the number of yards they can move in a direction they wish. On the biotic's turn every round, everyone in the area of effect gets pulled 5 yards towards the singularity.<br>		Choose a point within 100 yards; this is where the singularity appears, affecting an area Resolve x 5 yards in radius. Roll Resolve + Distortion, with the power's duration in rounds equal to the number of successes. Anyone in the area of effect must succeed in a Strength + Athletics check in order to move in any direction other than directly towards the singularity, with successes equal to the number of yards they can move in a direction they wish. On the biotic's turn every round, everyone in the area of effect gets pulled 5 yards towards the singularity.<br>
	''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>		''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>
	''Boost'': For 1B, increase the number of yards the singularity pulls each round by the biotic's Resolve.<br>		''Boost'': For 1B, increase the number of yards the singularity pulls each round by the biotic's Resolve.<br>
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	''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>		''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>
	''Boost'': For 1B, Warp grants all attacks against the target Armour Piercing 1 for a number of rounds equal to Resolve.<br>		''Boost'': For 1B, Warp grants all attacks against the target Armour Piercing 1 for a number of rounds equal to Resolve.<br>


			===Esoterics===

			Esoterics is a new and rare discipline of biotics. The powers that are classified under Esoterics come from a variety of scientific and research sources, pushing at the boundaries of what is understood about the biotic condition and exploring new (and often unsafe) concepts. These powers are not in general use and some are essentially secret, or only available through extremely dubious channels. Unlike the other three biotic disciplines, users of Esoterics must undergo special training and implants to gain an Esoteric power, as standard biotic amps and implants do not have the advanced or experimental systems needed.


			'''Annihilation Field'''

			Annihilation Field shrouds the biotic in a highly dangerous cloak of agitated space-time that seethes with contained energies.

			Annihilation Field allows the biotic to make an additional attack against ''all'' other characters within 5 yards at the beginning of the biotic's turn. This attack uses only the biotic's Resolve as its dice pool but ignores defence, and has a Damage rating of 3. Annihilation Field will also tend to corrode, ignite or otherwise wreck the nearby environment, and makes stealth impossible. Annihilation Field lasts a scene, or until the biotic chooses to end it.</br>
			''Cost'': 1 Willpower point<br>
			''Boost'': For 1B, Annihilation Field grants all attacks against any target hit by it Armour Piercing 1 for one round.<br>


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	Barrier provides the biotic with a number of biotic Shield levels equal to Resolve. These shield levels do not stack with any existing Shield levels, but will overwrite them if existing Shield levels are lower than the biotic's Resolve. Roll Resolve + Integration, with the biotic gaining a +1 bonus to resist attempts to knock them down or move them around for each success on the dice roll, as long as Barrier is in effect. Barrier lasts one scene, or until the Shield levels are lost.<br>		Barrier provides the biotic with a number of biotic Shield levels equal to Resolve. These shield levels do not stack with any existing Shield levels, but will overwrite them if existing Shield levels are lower than the biotic's Resolve. Roll Resolve + Integration, with the biotic gaining a +1 bonus to resist attempts to knock them down or move them around for each success on the dice roll, as long as Barrier is in effect. Barrier lasts one scene, or until the Shield levels are lost.<br>
	''Cost'': 1B<br>		''Cost'': 1B<br>
	''Boost'': For 1 Willpower point, Barrier ~~can be activated as a Reflexive action~~.<br>		''Boost'': For 1 Willpower point, attacks against a character with Barrier active do not benefit from the 9-again rule, if they have it; attacks made with the 8-again rule are reduced to 9-again.<br>


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	'''Neural Shock''': The programme discharges a pulse of electrical current that plays havoc with a target's nervous system. As a reflexive action, roll Intelligence + Engineering versus the Stamina roll of a target within 30 yards. On a success, the target is stunned for 1 round, increased to 2 rounds on an exceptional success.<br>		'''Neural Shock''': The programme discharges a pulse of electrical current that plays havoc with a target's nervous system. As a reflexive action, roll Intelligence + Engineering versus the Stamina roll of a target within 30 yards. On a success, the target is stunned for 1 round, increased to 2 rounds on an exceptional success.<br>
	'''Overload''': The programme discharges a carefully controlled pulse of electrical current that plays havoc with a target's shields, overloading kinetic barriers. As a reflexive action, roll Intelligence + Engineering to deal damage to the Shield levels of a target within 50 yards – this power does no damage to health levels. If the character has multiple Overload programmes ready, they can all be expended at the same time; each Overload may affect a new target within 5 yards of the last, and the same target cannot be affected twice.<br>		'''Overload''': The programme discharges a carefully controlled pulse of electrical current that plays havoc with a target's shields, overloading kinetic barriers. As a reflexive action, roll Intelligence + Engineering to deal damage to the Shield levels of a target within 50 yards – this power does no damage to health levels. If the character has multiple Overload programmes ready, they can all be expended at the same time; each Overload may affect a new target within 5 yards of the last, and the same target cannot be affected twice.<br>
	'''Shield Boost''': The programme runs emergency power management routines to reestablish shield integrity. As a reflexive action, roll Wits + Engineering, restoring a number of lost Shield points to the character or an ally within 25 yards equal to the number of successes rolled. If the character has multiple Shield Boost programmes readied, they can all be expended at the same time; each Boost may target a new ally within 5 yards of the last target, and the same target cannot be affected twice.<br>		'''Shield Boost''': The programme runs emergency power management routines to reestablish shield integrity. As a reflexive action, roll Wits + Engineering, restoring a number of lost Shield points to the character or an ally within 25 yards equal to 1 + the number of successes rolled. If the character has multiple Shield Boost programmes readied, they can all be expended at the same time; each Boost may target a new ally within 5 yards of the last target, and the same target cannot be affected twice.<br>
	'''Shield Burst''': The programme dumps all remaining kinetic barrier energy into a controlled output. As a reflexive action, the character loses all remaining Shield points. A blast is centred on the character with a radius equal to the number of Shield points lost. Roll Wits + Engineering, dealing successes as Lethal damage to all characters within the area of effect.<br>		'''Shield Burst''': The programme dumps all remaining kinetic barrier energy into a controlled output. As a reflexive action, the character loses all remaining Shield points. A blast is centred on the character with a radius equal to the number of Shield points lost. Roll Wits + Engineering, dealing successes as Lethal damage to all characters within the area of effect.<br>