Oneiromancy

Oneiromancy by AcreRake

1. Dream travel: The superbeing can enter the Dreamstream™ identically to the Dreamdance (Minor) psionic power. (NB: BtS page 117)

Duration: up to 2 hours per 24 hours, per level.

Though finding other people’s dream-pools has the same chances, the character can never enter other dream-pools (at least, not without help). Once a specific pool is found, she can look in on the dream as the magic spell: observe dream (NB: BtS page 127).

2. Summon and control dream personae: In the Dreamstream™ the superbeing can conjure up personae and dream creatures. Average (of any kind) and loyal (preexisting) “Regulars” appear instantly and are under complete control of the character. Independent personae and Dream Denizens can choose to come when summoned or not, and are under no control, but can be intimidated/bargained/reasoned with or may freely attack.

Creatures the character is able to summon: Guilt Eaters, Dream Furies, Dream Ghouls and Personae (including Living Nightmares). The first two types are likely to attack on sight. (NB:BtS 98-108)

Duration: 5 minutes per level

Attacks per melee: it takes one attack/action to summon

Range: only useable in the Dreamstream™

3. Manipulate Dreams: Within her own dream-pool or in the Dreamstream™ at large, the superbeing can produce any images/visions she desires. However, these only have 10 SDC per cubic foot. Handheld Objects and weapons are limited to 10 SDC each. Maximum Horror Factor is 10 (+1 per level, 18 maximum). Maximum damage for any single attack by any creation (including falling battleships and machinegun bursts) is 2D6 damage.

Attacks: each item or environment change takes one attack

4. Enter Physical World: The Dream-Self of the character can enter the physical world bodily. Typically its form is an idealized version of the being’s physical body, though disturbed or altered people may have a radically different view/manifestation of themselves. This Dream-Self has an SDC equal to the combined SDC and HP of the character, all other attributes and abilities are identical.
Additionally, the being can bring dream-stuff with her! Any dream-object and up to 1 other Dream Denizen (+1 at levels 4, 8 and 12)
Dream Denizens retain all their natural abilities but dream objects retain only 1D8 SDC and are mostly only good only for tricks or intimidation.

Range: The Dream-Self (and anything else) appears within 20’ of the dreaming superbeing, but can travel as far away from her as they wish.

Duration: Dream-Self and objects last up to 1 hour per level. Dream Denizens can exist outside the Dreamstream™ (in the waking world) for 1D6 minutes +1 minute per level. Dream Ghouls and Living Nightmares can elect to stay in the physical world after the duration elapses if they wish.
Killing the Dream-Self instantly dispels anything brought to the physical world from the Dreamstream™ and throws the character into a light coma. The coma can last up to twice the character’s PE in hours and has a 60% recovery ratio (2 out of 3 per hour).

5. Dream Trap: The victim of this attack is immediately “Dream Blind” (NB: BtS 82), even if awake! This power is essentially equivalent to the Mind Trap animal psionic power (HU2 171) in that the victim is incapable of interacting with the outside world and experiences a hyper-vivid dream reality. As this power taps into the Dreamstream™ , the character cannot determine what the target experiences (unless she is in the Dreamstream™ and uses her “Manipulate Dreams” ability.) Unlike Mind Trap, no insanities are possible, when the victim “wakes up” they know “it was all just a dream!”

Range: 10’

Duration: 5D6 minutes minus the victim’s ME (minimum duration is one minute).

Saving Throw: 12 or higher, adding any ME bonus.

While in the trap little illusory figments will float around the victim’s head.

6. Bonuses:

Dream Combat Bonuses: +1 at level one, +1 at levels 3, 5, 8, 10, 13

+1D6 to ME

+2 to save versus holograms and illusions

+3 to save versus possession and mind control