Super Vision: Playback

Super Vision: Playback (minor) by Senator Cybus

The super being is gifted with an enhanced visual memory; at will, he can watch a playback of anything he has personally witnessed, in perfect detail and as many times as he wishes.

After taking a brief moment of concentration to access the ability (using up one melee attack/action), the hero can review anything he has recently seen (within two hours per level of experience - the previous two hours at level one, four hours at level two, etc). The super being can pause the playback, freezing an image indefinitely, slow down the replay to as little as one 100th of the actual speed, or speed it up by an equal degree. The character can also zoom in on one part of a playback, magnifying a section of the image by up to five times.

Limitations: While the ability is active, the playback replaces the character’s normal sight; he is effectively blind while reviewing past events. He can switch back to his normal vision instantly, but will be vulnerable to sneak attack while using the power.

The character cannot permanently save any information. Recent events will remain locked in his mind while he is actively using the power, allowing him to review a situation over and over, but as soon as he switches back to his normal sight, he will begin to ‘tape over’ earlier images. For example, a first level hero reviews an event that took place an hour and fifty nine minutes ago, replaying it many times - then he switches back to his normal sight and a couple of minutes later that information is gone. He can then only recall visual memories from up to two hours before that new point in time.

Only visual information can be replayed; no other sensory information can be recalled in this way.