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- | From the "Can You Believe This Shit?" files... | + | |These rules are included for archival purposes, and were originally proposed by Karinne deFennek.| |
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An interesting aspect of psionics on furscape being a simple EM phenomenon, is that it ties in well with radio and electronics. A useful side of this is that a psionic interface on a device is possible, a less useful aspect is that trying to send a psionic signal to someone on the other side of an electrical power cable is like trying to yell a message across a roaring rives. | An interesting aspect of psionics on furscape being a simple EM phenomenon, is that it ties in well with radio and electronics. A useful side of this is that a psionic interface on a device is possible, a less useful aspect is that trying to send a psionic signal to someone on the other side of an electrical power cable is like trying to yell a message across a roaring rives. | ||
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+ | It is important to note that you cannot actually "read minds" with this ability, it is strictly broadcast-and-receive. | ||
Anything for which low-energy EM fields are used, may possibly be emulated by psionics. | Anything for which low-energy EM fields are used, may possibly be emulated by psionics. | ||
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As an example, this EM field can be manipulated and serve as a form of psionic " | As an example, this EM field can be manipulated and serve as a form of psionic " | ||
- | Psionics on Furscape do not support psychokinetic or other fantastic effects - if you want to be lifting weights using the power of your mind, try somewhere else. Additionally, | + | Psionics on Furscape do not support psychokinetic or other fantastic effects - if you want to be lifting weights using the power of your mind, try somewhere else. Additionally, |
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- | Gerome pages: hi <to you> | ||
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- | You page, " | ||
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- | Gerome pages: wanna talk? <to you> | ||
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- | Gerome pages: or are you too busy? <to you> | ||
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- | MEETME: | ||
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- | Gerome has arrived. | ||
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- | Gerome says, " | ||
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- | Hagalaz waves | ||
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- | Gerome says, "I was actually hoping I could talk to you about that page on psyonics. On the EZ board...if that is ok with you..." | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, " | ||
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- | Gerome says, "Oh I understand that completely." | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "The thing about the ' | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "We can do that now in this century by using an implanted device in the spinal column." | ||
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- | Gerome says, "Yeah, I thought however, that it was talking about the EM spectrum. So it is really basically magnetism. Right?" | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "i guess the way it works is there are two componenents a psionic character can manipulate: | ||
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- | Gerome says, "Ah. So it is both basically. Light and Magnets" | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "So they can do things like generate weak illumination, | ||
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- | Gerome chuckles. "That works. Btw though, you would have to admit, depending on how strong, I would figure being able to manipulate a magnetic field in some way would allow you to have some degree of psychokenises...even if it is just picking up a dropped needle or paper clip :P | ||
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- | Hagalaz chuckles. " | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "What you could say is that you're an " | ||
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- | Gerome says, "Ah. So basically yes you can move objects with your psionic power, but they have to be A: small, and B: have a magnetic charge/ | ||
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- | Hagalaz nods | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, " | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "so, yes, you could pull your socks out of your clothes dryer if you forgot to use antistatic dryer sheets" | ||
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- | Gerome says, "Or you can glow in the dark! XP" | ||
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- | Hagalaz nods., | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "that would be the other part of your talent, photokinesis" | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, " | ||
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- | Gerome says, "You should probably have a limit on that... I would figure that the brightness would depend on the energy band associated with it. Like Red would be brighter than orange wich is brighter than yellow and so on and so forth down the line." | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, " | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "But you won't be able to generate coherent light in a sufficient intensity to call it a " | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "The idea is, if it's going to be capable of causing damage, it has to be an externalized, | ||
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- | Gerome says, " | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "so, maybe Tensor BS will come up with something that will allow you to levitate a knife and fling it at someone, but you'd never be able to do that with your bare talent." | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, "and the whole field is touchy enough that players won't be able to create devices or objects that enhance psionic ability." | ||
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- | Gerome nods. | ||
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- | Gerome says, "But can we move to the topic of the photokenisis?" | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, " | ||
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- | Gerome says, "I would actually figure, that someone could produce with that, some pretty strong radio waves, but not very ' | ||
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- | Gerome says, "Just gimme a second to look up how much energy is transfered at different wavelengths..." | ||
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- | Hagalaz rumbles, " | ||
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- | Gerome nods, "Well, I wouldn' | ||
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- | Gerome says, "I would imagine even in the visible spectrum, generating red light, you could maybe use that as a flashlight kind of effect, but doing a blue or yellow light, you would only have a dim glow." | ||
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