Metapsychic

Metapsychic [Major] by Iczer

'Yeah..your mistake was thinking I'm all brawn'

The character can alter his makeup, concentrating his power inwardly, and shrinking from superhuman to mere mortal, but gaining powerfull psychic mastery.

1) The transformation: Transforming oneself from superhuman to psychic takes one melee during which time the character is unable to move, or do much more than grunt. Being interupted in this time cancels the effect. Transformation in reverse takes the same amount of time and effort.

2) Changes: The character loses all superhuman powers. All attributes drop to human scale (maximum of 30 in any attribute, none of which are extraordinary) and his SDC is halved. He gains 10 ISP per level, plus his ME attribute, as well as a bonus equal to the lost SDC. He also gains 2 super psionic powers and 6 lesser psionic powers. These are chosen when the character is created and he does not gain any more as he progresses. His saving throw vs psionics becomes 10 (as if he were a master psionic). Optionally, there may be some other alterations to the character's appearance when he changes (may lose bulk, or mutations may dissapear (or appear?!?!)).

3) Consequences: Spent ISP comes off his 'bonus' amount (ME +10 per level) first. If he should transform back into his super powered form, his normal ISP (not his bonus) transfers back into SDC. If he uses up his bonus ISP and starts eating away at his normal ISP then when he changes back he will experience some SDC loss. Likewise, if in his psionic form, his ISP recovers at a rate of 2 per hour (6 if meditating).