Force Self

Force self [Minor] by Iczer

'I may be tied up, but I can still whup your butt Mister!'

The character can create a very short lived duplicate of himself, composed of force fields. The duplicate lasts mere seconds, which can be long enough to perform a small variety of tasks.

1) Perform action: The summoned duplicate can appear next to the character and then dash as far as his spd in feet away to perform a simple action. This allows the character to contine to fight even if tied, though limits exactly how far away he may move. If the created duplicate appears next to a foe, he attacks from an odd an unexpected angle, the opponent suffers a -2 to parry or dodge the blow. The created duplicate can also perform other relatively quick actions before fading, including body blocks/tackles and body flip/throws (as long as the character can himself perform these). the duplicate can be summoned even if the character is helpless, paralysed or tied, just as long as he is conscious. The duplicate has the same attributes of the character, but no equipment or other powers. its punches inflict 1d6 damage plus PS bonus (its PS is never greater than extraordinary).

2) Take blow: The duplicate can be created to abosrb an incoming blow from a ranged attack. the duplicate appears mere inches in front of the attack and it cushions the blow. The character rolls a parry (may be done on the attackers initiative, but still costs an action) but with a +8 bonus only. the duplicate has an SDC score of the character's ME +1d4 per level. any excess damage continues to the character. in any event the duplicate fades seconds later.

3) Other abilities: The duplicate can perform any task that can be completed in the span of a single action before dissapearing. As an unliving thing, it can be used to test the strenght of a bridge, handle an acidic compound, run interferance, trigger explosives etc. It does not need to breathe, and is immune to poisons and disease (it is not a biological organism). It's translucent, energy nature means that few are fooled by it (it cannot disguise itself as the character) but it can distract and disorient animals and other 'stupid' creatures.

4) Limitations: Aside from its really short duration, the act of creating a duplicate costs an action to perform.