Aberrant 2.0 Psion Rules

Psion Character Generation

Psions use the standard baseline character generation but generate their post-Prometheus Chamber statistics slightly differently.

Step 1

Baseline: As a normal Aberrant 2.0 Character, with a few exceptions:

• Psions start at Willpower 5 rather than 3.
• Psions may not possess the Node, Attunement, or Eufiber backgrounds.

Step 2

Psion: A Character's Starting Psi is (Stamina + Wits + Charisma)/2, unlike Psiads, who start at 2. Minimum is 2.

A Character then gets 20 Psi Points to spend in the following fashion:

Additional Psi: 5

Psi Modes: 4

Auxiliary Psi Modes: 6

Attributes: 2 per point

Abilities: 4 per point

Backgrounds: 3 per point

Mental or Social Mega-Attributes: 2 (rating is capped at 2 by default, no Mega-Appearance)

Mega-Attribute Enhancements: 1

Willpower: 1 per point

A Psion's starting Psi pool is equal to (Willpower + [Psi * 2]). I.e., min 9, max 30.

Psi

Psi is the colloquial name for noetic force, the universal subquantum force which Psions harness for their powers. Psi is a more subtle force than Quantum, but far less disruptive. Psi has a few permanent benefits.

• Quantum Resistance: A Psion adds (Psi/2), rounded up, to all resistance rolls against Quantum powers, or his bashing/lethal/aggravated soak against Quantum powers.
• Increased Toughness: Psions are rebuilt on the genetic level for the stresses of channeling Psi, adding (Psi/2) -0 HLs, rounded up.
• Sensing: A Psion can roll Psi to sense nearby Psions, Aberrants, and baseline humans. Sensing is can be done up to a range of 5/20/75/750 meters for Psi scores 2-5, and 15/100/1,000/50,000/1 million kilometers for Psi scores 6-10. The difficulty of this roll is +3 to pick up baselines, low-Psi Latents, or Novas with Taint 1-3, +2 to pick up Psions with Psi 2-3 or Novas with Taint 4-6, +1 to detect Psions with Psi 4-6, and normal difficulty to detect Novas with Taint 7-10 or Psions with Psi 5+. Prime Threats and Proxies are automatically detected. This is not a precise radar scan, it gives vague directional information without additional threshold successes.
• Formatting: A Psion can format Bioware to himself, adding improved functionality to said bioware. A Psion may not support more bioware than his Psi score.
• Dice Pool: The Dice Pool for most Psi powers is (Psi).

Psi Modes

All Psi Modes have one permanent benefit and do things as the freeform system does.