Mental Accelleration

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Mental accelleration: [Minor] by Iczer

'I Need this....I need to be better'

The character can cause his brain to operate at a greatly accelerated pace, at the expense of his own health.

Duration: 10 minutes plus 5 minutes per level.
Actions: it takes one melee round to 'turn it on' but requires no actions.
Effects: Add +10 to IQ, +5 to ME and MA. The character also gains +2 to saving throws vs psionics, +1 attack per melee, +4 to perception, +2 to strike/parry/dodge and a flat +20% to all skills. His faster thought speed allows him to do purely mental actions at 5 times normal speed.
Drawbacks:
When the effect ends the character crashes, and crashes hard. He loses the listed bonuses and immediately becomes tired (-1 attack, -1 to all combat actions) and suffers headaches that impair performance (-10% to all skills) and loses 1D4 HP.
While accelerated, the character also loses all mental illnesses (does not suffer the effects, is suddenly sane)
Other bonuses: +1D4 to IQ, ME and MA. Is naturally smart.