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Mental Powers are still another kind of superhuman ability. However, since (unlike flying, energy blasts or invisibility) they are often encountered in science fiction and (or at least some people believe) real life settings, they rate their own special Plug-In.

Mental Powers are all based on a character's mental, rather than physical abilities. They directly affect the target's mind, ignoring conventional defenses. Mental Powers are targeted with the mind, using WILL + Use Power Skill to target instead of REF or DEX.

All Mental Powers are invisible to characters who don't themselves have a Mental Power or Mental Awareness. However, the target of a Mental Power can sense the source of the attack and the identity of the attacker. This identification occurs immediately for Ego Attack or Mind Scan; for Telepathy, Mind Control, or Mental Illusions it occurs after the Power is no longer affecting the character.

RESOLVING MENTAL POWER USE
Resolving Mental Attacks:

1. The attacker adds his Willpower+Use Power Skill to make the attack. The Defender adds his Willpower+Concentration to Defend.
2. If successful attacker rolls the DC of the Mind Attack (which is determined by how the power was purchased), then...
3. Subtract the target's Mental Defense (if any) from damage done.
4. The target takes the remaining damage as Stun. Mental Attacks do no collateral or rollover damage.

Resolving all other Mental Powers:
With the exception of Mental Attack, Mental Powers are resolved as follows:

1. The attacker decides on the appropriate effect desired from the Power. Example: "I want to Control his mind to follow me into the trap."
2. The attacker adds his willpower+ Use Power Skill to make the attack. The Defender adds his Willpower+Concentration to Defend.
3. The attacker rolls the DC of the Mental Power to determine the effect number.
4. Subtract the target's Mental Defense (if any) from the effect number.
5. Multiply the target's Willpower by three to determine his Resistance (a Derived Characteristic), and then compare the results to the most appropriate chart below.
6. If the attacker's effect number exceeds the value needed for the desired effect level on the chart, the defender may attempt to make a Legendary (Difficulty value of 20) using his Willpower+ Concentration. If this roll is successful, the target loses his next action, but is not otherwise affected by the attack. If the roll is missed, the target takes full effects from the Mental Power.

Modifiers (subtracted from Effect Number) can be applied at any level):

+10 Target can take STUN from illusory attacks
+20 Target can take Killing Damage from illusory attacks

Modifiers (subtracted from Effect Number)

+10 Target will not remember actions performed while Mind Controlled
+20 Target will remember actions and will think they were natural
-5 Order is worded in exceptionally convincing manner.
+5 Order is poorly conceived or contradictory.