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The most powerful attack of a psionic, this power
allows the psionic to reach into a creature's mind and cause it to
malfunction. The range of the attack is equal to the psionic's final
power level, and a s usual it requires a Willpower test at the
situation-appropriate difficulty level. Furthermore, in order to
make a Mental Attack, the psionic must first obtain a telepathic
link (see Telempathy)
with the target.
The difficulty level of the Mental Attack depends
on the type of creature and the workings of its brain. Attacking a
terrestrial animal, or something made from a terrestrial animal, is
Easy. Attacking a human or a terrestrial insect is Average (the
complexity of the human mind and the utter simplicity of the insect
mind make them equally tough). Attacking an extraterrestrial
creature/physical Darkling is Difficult. Attacking a non-corporeal
"spirit," such as a poltergeist or a bleak, is Formidable. Attacking
a Dark Lord, or an IT biocornputer, is Impossible.
Should the attack succeed, the target receives 1
point of damage to the head (doubled on NPCs, as usual) and is
stunned, writhing with the ultimate headache, unable to do anything
for one combat turn, per stage of success.
If the psionic rolls a Catastrophic Failure, the
attack fails, the psionic suffers 1 point of damage to the head, and
is stunned' for one combat turn.
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