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| 270. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | Can a character lose his psionic potential if he suffers a
decrease in one of the three important ability scores? | | It is possible for a character to be stripped of psionic ability by
the loss of one or more points of intelligence, wisdom, or charisma.
If the change leaves the character without a score of 16,
then the character fails to meet the minimum requirement for
psionic potential, and any psionic ability he once possessed is
now lost.
If a character suffers a decrease in one of the three important
ability scores, but still meets the minimum requirement (one
score of 16 or higher), he has not lost his psionic potential, but
will possibly suffer a decrease in his psionic strength point total.
If the ability score in question was formerly 13 or higher (allowing
a bonus to the psionic strength roll), then that bonus is lost
and must be subtracted from the character’s psionic strength. If a
character originally had scores of 16 or higher in two of the three
ability areas (permitting the doubling or quadrupling of the
number of strength points) and suffered a loss that brought one
of those scores below 16, then both the “doubling (or quadrupling)
bonus” and the single bonus point originally awarded for
that score must be subtracted from the character’s psionic
strength. |
| 271. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | How can the chance for psionic abilities be quickly assessed
for NPCs who have no previously noted scores for intelligence,
wisdom, and charisma? | | The DM can roll a d6 for any NPC in question; if a 1 comes
up, then a roll of 00 on percentile dice (or 98-00 for a member of
the magic-user or cleric class) indicates that this NPC has psionic
ability. This should make psionic NPCs rare enough so that the
game balance is not disrupted. |
| 272. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | Which player character races in the AD&D™ game can possess
psionic ability? | | Human, dwarven, and halfling player characters are allowed
the chance to have psionic ability. Initially, in early editions of
the Monster Manual, elves (or at least leader-type elves) were also
included in this group. But in later editions of the AD&D books,
elves were defined as non-psionic. Based on this ruling, Roger
Moore’s article on elves in issue #60 of DRAGON® Magazine
stated that elves had a brain structure that prohibited them from
having psionics. However, judging by E. Gary Gygax’s comments
and additions in later articles (most notably the “Featured
Creatures” and Astral Plane articles in #67), it would seem, after
all, that elves can have psionic ability. Thus, player-character
elves should be allowed the chance to be psionic, and so, by
assumption, should half-elves. |
| 273. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | Is it possible for a character to use a wish spell to become
immune to psionic attack? | | Yes, it’s possible. One wish spell, properly worded, would bestow
immunity to one particular psionic attack mode; the end
result of five such wishes would be a character possessing what
the DEITIES & DEMIGODS™ Book calls “Class VI” psionics.
The character is immune to the effects of any psionic attack
mode, and cannot possess any psionic powers from that time
forward — but the character is still subject to the effects of psionic
disciplines employed by others. If a character tries to get
around this by wording a wish so as to obtain immunity from
attack while retaining his own psionic powers, something awful
is bound to happen as a result; a wish of this sort can never be
granted. It would be possible to “stop short,” using four wishes
to get immunity from all but one particular attack mode and still
retain one’s own psionic powers, but vulnerability to that single
attack mode could turn out to be an Achilles’ heel. |
| 274. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | If a psionic character is surprised by a psionic monster, does
the monster get to attack the character as if the character were
defenseless? | | No; psionic defenses will go automatically into action once an
attack from another psionic creature gets under way, unless the
character has exhausted all of his defense points. The “psionic
attack on defenseless psionic” table is only used when the target
character or creature has no defense strength left at that time. |
| 275. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | Shouldn’t psionic attacks or defenses put up by experienced
and high-level psionic characters be more effective than those
put up by lower-level characters or creatures? | | No; just as a sword blow does the same amount of damage
whether the weapon is wielded by a 20th-level Lord or a 1st-level
Veteran (not counting a certain character’s bonuses or penalties),
the psionic attacks and defenses of all psionic characters work
the same way and with the same potential power. |
| 276. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | Can a psionic character cast a spell while employing any sort
of psionic power (attack, defense, or discipline)? | | A psionic character can maintain a thought shield defense
while fighting, casting a spell, or being involved in some other
strenuous activity. This won’t work for any other defense mode
or any attack mode, however; a psionic character cannot mount a
physical attack and a psionic attack at the same time (although
certain monsters, like the intellect devourer, can), and also cannot
employ both a spell and a psionic discipline simultaneously,
since it’s impossible to fully concentrate on both activities. |
| 277. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | If a psionic spell caster has a thought shield defense up while
casting a spell, would a psionic attack made against the character
cause the spell to be lost, or would the defense hold and allow
the spell to be cast to completion? | | The spell casting will continue uninterrupted as long as the
thought shield defense holds out. If a physical attack takes place,
of course, the spell will be ruined; the same applies if the spell
caster is made subject to certain disciplines such as telekinesis,
body weaponry, and the like. If the defender runs out of defense
strength and takes damage from a psionic attack, this will also
ruin any spell the defender may have been casting at the time. |
| 278. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | If a character is slain by psychic crush, can he be raised or
resurrected? Would he still then possess psionic abilities? | | The character can be raised or resurrected, but all psionic abilities
will be permanently lost. |
| 279. | DR078 | Dragon #78 | The Players Handbook states that thought shield is the only
defense against psychic crush, but the charts in the Dungeon
Masters Guide contradict this. Why? | | Anyone who’s confused on this point has misinterpreted the
statement in the PH. The psionic character employing psychic
crush as his attack mode can only use a thought shield defense,
or else must have no defense mode up at all. The character or
creature being attacked by psychic crush may use any defense
mode at his disposal. |
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