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Constant-On Psionics & Telemechanics

This document discusses two advanced psionic rules for RIFTS characters: Constant-On Psionics and Telemechanics. Constant-On Psionics allows characters to make some of their psionic abilities always active by paying a higher permanent ISP cost. Telemechanics provides combat bonuses when operating powered armor or robot vehicles psionically. Master psychics can make up to six abilities constant-on, while minor psychics can make only one. Telemechanics grants bonuses like increased attacks, strike, roll, parry and dodge when piloting armor or vehicles with psionic power.

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Constant-On Psionics & Telemechanics

This document discusses two advanced psionic rules for RIFTS characters: Constant-On Psionics and Telemechanics. Constant-On Psionics allows characters to make some of their psionic abilities always active by paying a higher permanent ISP cost. Telemechanics provides combat bonuses when operating powered armor or robot vehicles psionically. Master psychics can make up to six abilities constant-on, while minor psychics can make only one. Telemechanics grants bonuses like increased attacks, strike, roll, parry and dodge when piloting armor or vehicles with psionic power.

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Psionics

 Constant-On Psionics: advanced rules for giving RIFTS characters psychic abilities that are engaged at all times
 Telemechanics: bonuses derived from piloting vehicles via the RIFTS Super Psionic Telemechanics

Constant-On Psionics
In looking over the various psychic character classes and comparing them with naturally psionic races, one
notices that several races have a natural or constantly on psionic (telepathy, empathy, etc.) at no I.S.P. cost.
By slightly revising the system (using mind-block auto-defense as a guideline), PC's can choose to make
some of their psionics always on by paying 3.5 times the normal ISP cost in permanent ISP. In the case of
powers with variable I.S.P. costs (such as telekinesis, mind bolt, astral golem, etc.), the player buys at the
setting they want, and can use that setting or any lower setting of the same power for free! If there is a
higher setting of the power that the player wants to use, then they need only expend the difference between
the two settings in normal (non-permanent) I.S.P.

Master psychics can elect to make up to six psionic abilities (or three super psychic powers) Constant-On
Psionics. At levels 4, 8, and 12 the master psionic can make two more psionics (or one super psionic)
Constant-On. Major psychics can choose to make up to two of their powers Constant-On Psionics, while
minor psychics can choose only one.

Combat Bonuses from Telemechanics


The following bonuses are derived when a character uses the super psionic Telemechanics to operate a
powered armour or robot vehicle in combat.

Power Armour:

 +2 attacks per melee


 +4 strike with weapon systems engaged
 +2 strike in Hand to Hand combat
 +3 roll
 +3 parry
 +3 dodge

Robot Vehicles:

 +2 attacks per melee


 +2 additional attacks per melee with weapon systems engaged
 +4 strike with weapon systems engaged
 +2 strike in Hand to Hand combat
 +2 roll
 +2 parry
 +2 dodge

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