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The Vorpal Tribble 12-29-07, 07:07 PM	Still the Echoes Telepathy Level: Lurk 2, Psion/Wilder 3 Display: Auditory, Mental Manifesting Time: 1 minute Range: 60 ft. Area: 100-foot radius area + 10 ft./level or one object Duration: Instantaneous; see text Saving Throw: Will negates (object) Power Resistance: Yes Power Points: 3 Thousands of noises suddenly rise up in a deafening cacophony and are then silenced... You erase all psychic impressions from an object or area. Powers such as Know Direction and Location, Object Reading, Psychometry, Sensitivity to Psychic Impressions and similar do not detect anything within the area of this power that has happened since the manifestation. As well, for five minutes after the manifestation of still the echoes new psychic impressions are unable to successfully become absorbed. Afterwards however psychic impressions begin to build as normal.
InkBlot 12-29-07, 08:20 PM	I think this should either be higher level, Lurk/Seer only, or maybe both. Besides simply "takes one to know one," this still the echoes has the same problems that arise from true seeing. One power to automatically negate a whole category of others is not, in my honest opinion, a good idea. If it made Seers require a check to pick up psychic impressions, I wouldn't object so strongly. I love the idea though. Every psion I roll up would know this power (I can be kinda paranoid).
The Vorpal Tribble 12-29-07, 09:44 PM	Well, keep in mind that if you walk a few hundred feet you can use the powers again. I made it so low level because you'd have to manifest it over and over and over and over to hide your full trail.
MnemonicSV 12-29-07, 11:01 PM	Still the Echoes Telepathy Level: Lurk 2, Psion/Wilder 3 Display: Auditory, Mental Manifesting Time: 1 minute Range: 60 ft. Area: 100-foot radius area + 10 ft./level or one object Duration: Instantaneous; see text Saving Throw: Will negates (object) Power Resistance: Yes Power Points: 3 Thousands of noises suddenly rise up in a deafening cacophony and are then silenced... You erase all psychic impressions from an object or area. Powers such as Know Direction and Location, Object Reading, Psychometry, Sensitivity to Psychic Impressions and similar do not detect anything within the area of this power that has happened since the manifestation. As well, for five minutes after the manifestation of still the echoes new psychic impressions are unable to successfully become absorbed. Afterwards however psychic impressions begin to build as normal. I'll start by saying, I like where you're going with this. I can genuinely see how this power could come in handy against those other powers. I question the inclusion of know direction and location under the umbrella of this power's effects though. I doubt the power works by picking up any residual psychic impressions at all (who leaves those directional impressions?). Additionally, since the duration is instantaneous, it implies that nobody could ever use know direction and location in the area ever again. Ever. Perhaps include anchored navigation under the list of powers affected as well. Remember that any power can leave a lingering aura (as noted by detect psionics). This power should specify that any such lingering auras are dissipated as well. Also note that this power leaves no lingering aura itself. The 5 minute "after effects" is a little messy, and implies that the duration isn't really instantaneous at all. Additionally, this after-effect grants little or no actual practical benefit. That is, if you intend to make any use of the after effects, you're simply better off waiting until after you've performed your tasks, then use this power to wipe the area clean. I would make this power fall under the Clairsentience discipline. It's definitely more in line with that discipline than telepathy. Remove the display entirely (Display: none). This power is all about concealing/removing evidence after all (like cloud mind or escape detection). I know, I know, the flavour description sounds cool etc... it's just a suggestion. It just seems strange when you could go through all the trouble of silently asassinating someone, cleanse the area with this power, yet a neighbour can still step forth and say "I heard a terrible noise from that room about an hour ago." I would personally drop the range to 0 ft. Make it so you must be in the area (or have the object nearby) in order to cleanse it of psychic impressions. That's just a personal suggestion... no reason other than it "feels" right. Power Points listing should include the Psion/Wilder cost as well. This may sound like nit-picking (because it is), but the name seems odd to me. Still the ripples or silence the echoes makes more (literal) sense. Or maybe just call it psychic cleanse or something. On the other hand, "Stir of Echoes" makes for a good movie title, so maybe this power's name is just fine. Meh.
InkBlot 12-30-07, 12:56 AM	I agree that know direction and location shouldn't be included. KDAL does is tell the manifester where the manifester is. It doesn't let you track people down at all. How about an augment to change the duration to 10 minutes per level, and only affect the manifester? That way, for the duration the manifester doesn't leave psychic impressions. I still think it should be on the Seer list instead of the Psion list.