Energy Expulsion: Tag

EE: Tag (minor) by Senator Cybus

Unique amongst the energy expulsion powers, Energy Expulsion: Tag is used not to damage a target, but to track it. Upon impact, the target will be “tagged” with an invisible mark of quasi-psionic energy, fuelled by the character’s own aura. This tag will then continually broadcast a psychic signal on a unique frequency, detectable only by the super being and allowing him to follow his quarry wherever he/she/it might go.
As long as the tag has not expired and is within the maximum tracking distance (see below for duration and range), the super being will know precisely how far away his target is, in what direction, how fast it is moving and whether the target is at, above or below ground level. The character can keep track of a number of tagged objects/people equal to his experience level.

Range: 300 feet (91.5 m) to strike a target with a tag. Range to track the tag is a 10 mile (16 km) radius, plus an additional 5 miles (8 km) per level of experience.

Damage: None. Being tagged is completely painless.

Duration: Instant. The tag itself lasts for 24 hours per level of experience.

Attacks per Melee: Each blast counts as one melee attack/action.

Bonuses: +2 to strike with the tag if an aimed shot and, because the tag is invisible to normal eyes, most opponents are -6 to dodge or parry; the only visible indication of the shot will be the super being’s body language. This penalty does not apply to anyone with an ability to see the invisible, see auras or any super beings with Energy Expulsion: Tag.

Once a target has been tagged, the super being is then +1 to strike it with any other energy expulsion power.

Limitations: The tag can only stick to solid objects: liquids, gases, energy forms and intangible items cannot be marked. The tag cannot penetrate force fields or energy shields. The tag only adheres to the object it hits, not anything connected to that object; for example, if the super being tags someone’s coat, simply taking off the coat and leaving it behind would allow that person to evade detection.

While the character can sense the exact position of his target, this power does not grant any knowledge of the surrounding area or of any obstacles that might block the character from getting to that location.

Other characters with Energy Expulsion: Tag or an ability to see the invisible will be able to spot the tag; they will see it as a flat, penny-sized dot of swirling, multi-colored energy. The ability to see auras will also reveal the tag, plus the observer will instinctively understand its purpose and then be able to identify the super being who cast it by comparing his aura. Use of the psionic power of Group Mind Block will temporarily prevent the tag from transmitting its psychic signal, and use of the power of Alter Aura will immediately destroy a tag.