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I quite like the idea, but I'd make it broader. So I propose the following:

Hardened Form (Super/Physical in BTS2)
Range: self
Duration: instant; lasts for 15 minutes per level of experience
I.S.P.: 30
Saving Throw: None

This power turns the characters skin hard, making him or her more difficult to harm in hand to hand combat. It provides a natural armor rating of 13, with a total of S.D.C. of 50. The S.D.C. of the hardened form needs to be reduced to zero before the characters own S.D.C. can be affected. The hardened form adds substantial weight to the character, 50 pounds, which reduces running speed 20% and swimming skill is half. However, along with the added S.D.C. the character does an additional 2D6 damage with hand to hand strikes.

Equally significant is that the characters mind is immune to possession, mind control, hypnosis, and similar mind affecting attacks, as well as mental psychic attacks like empathic transfer and bio-manipulation. However, in the Hardened Form the psychic can not use any other psychic powers. It's up to the GM and player to determine if the characters hardened form looks like a light rocky exterior, a translucent glass, a mummified wrapping, etc. The characters Hardened Form will however be quite obvious to anyone watching. Also the character doesn't need to eat, sleep or breathe in the Hardened Form.

that's cool, i keep meaning to pick up BTS2.

Fantastic update to that power btw. I kinda had a problem with the psychic taking on an "iron" form (that seems to be more along the lines of a magical talent...like in Rifter #23's blade mage power).

I see your point...however, consider how many other ways you can easily kill someone with psionic powers from a distance (TK acceleration attack, mind bolt, pyrokinesis), cheaper in cost, and instanteously. The real advantage of this power is it's ability to incapacitate, and even bio-manipulation does that...from a distance. So the only REAL advantage is the -4 to save and the saving as a non-psychic. This was designed by psychics to kill other powerful psychics (of course other powerful psychics are hard to get close to usually).

I'll add that:

-Master Psychics save at only -2 (but still as non-psychics)
-a mind block can be erected BEFORE hand to allow you to save as a master with no penalties
-intent to use this power will of course activate sixth sense

Burning Gaze (Super/Firewalker in HU2/BTS2)

Range: Line of Sight
Duration: One minute per level of experience
I.S.P.: 15 (4 in BTS2)
Saving Throw: Standard

The character possesses the ability to emit a deadly heat wave from his or her eyes. The gaze emits no flame, but a powerful wave of heat that can combust anything flammable in the way. Wood, plastic, and organic matter takes 1D6 damage per melee attack suffered, and in the case of living targets, a save vs pain is required. A failed save means losing one attack and -2 on all combat moves for 1D4 melee rounds. A successful save is no additional effects. Glass and water are not affected by the Burning Gaze, simply because in the case of water, it disperses the heat too well. Metal can also be heated but not to a degree of melting, but can make metal items hot to the touch, and touching them causes 1D4 damage per attempt to grab. Heating metal armor does 1D6 damage per melee to any living tissue covered in the metal armor.

As much as I like the idea, 100 I.S.P. to generate and 20 to maintain is too much. It's easier for the psychic to learn either Horsemanship or Pilot Motorcycle. But the idea has merit. So I propose:

Ecto-Transport (Super/Physical in BTS2)

Range: Immediate; within 10 feet (3 m)
Duration: one hour
I.S.P.: 25
Saving Throw: None

Note: Ectoplasm is a required power to gain this ability.

The character is able to construct an ectoplasmic method of transport. It can be either a horse, camel, carriage, bicycle, or anything (even a flying carpet). The transport has a base cost of 25, with the ability to only carry the psychic at a moving speed of 44 and limited coverage. The ecto-transport does not tire, and the concentration required costs the character one attack per melee but nothing else. It requires the psychic to maneouver it around obstacles.

It's possible to upgrade the Ecto-Transport.
Additional speed costs 5 I.S.P. per additional 11 points of Speed Attribute.
Additional manouverability costs 10 I.S.P. and adds +5 to Dodge obstacles that are psychically dodged without the psychic even realizing there was a problem via bio-feedback
Making it bigger is possible to accommodate more passengers; the additional size costs 10 I.S.P. per passenger.

The Ecto-Tranport has no combat skills or abilities and is just a means to efficiently move from one place to another. Likewise it has the basic stats of Ectoplasm only with extra Speed. Knocking out the psychic will dispel the Ecto-Transport.

*nods* this was done awhile ago lol but yes, I agree with you, 100 ISP was abit too much and have since changed it. I like how you made your able to be "upgraded" very nice

Well I got idea

Telemechanics Cloaking
catagory:super
range:self
duration:six minutes
isp:30

ok but what does it do?

this like the major power of Cloaking from H.U.

Where the character is completely invisible to all forms of mechanical detection,photographic devices and sensors.

if the character give 30 more isp he can extend this arura of protection to include vehicles or power armors he is in,but duration go down to 3 minutes.

Not a bad idea.

The idea for this just hit me out of the blue. Don't know if anyone else has come up with it or not (and I'm too damn lazy to search through every page of this thread to find out ) but here it is anyway...

Super Psionic Power
Enhanced Sixth Sense
Range: 120 feet
Duration: Until the danger passes or happens
I.S.P.: 4 (plus special; see below)
Saving Throw: None

An advanced form of the Sixth Sense power, Enhanced Sixth Sense works much the same way, however, rather than granting the psychic defensive bonuses for the first melee round, it allows the character to possibly gain a pre-emptive strike/action before his opponent can even act!
The power activates automatically, just like the standard Sixth Sense, but after it activates, it allows the psychic to force an initiative roll between himself and his/her would-be attacker with the character enjoying a +4 bonus to Initiative. (in addition to any other bonuses except those provided by the standard Sixth Sense if the psychic possesses this power as well) If the character wins the initiative roll, he may take a single action before his opponent's attack/action. This single action can be running away, speaking to/warning his attacker (the classic "I know what you're thinking... don't try it" ploy used mostly for intimidation purposes), or just attacking outright. If the character chooses to attack, he/she does so with an additional +2 to Strike.
Should the character lose the initiative roll, Enhanced Sixth Sense has essentially ceased to function and the forced initiative round is over. From here the character may rely on the standard Sixth Sense power if it is known by the psychic (enjoying an additonal +1 bonus to the bonuses already provided due to the heads up from the Enhanced Sixth Sense) If not, combat begins normally with standard initiative rolls, but the psychic with Enhanced Sixth Sense enjoys a +2 bonus to Initiative and a +2 to Parry for the first round only (He/she essentially already knows the fight/danger is coming from the Enhanced warning)
As previously stated this power activates automatically just like the standard Sixth Sense power, burning up 4 of the psychic's I.S.P.when activated. The psychic must also permanently expend 14 I.S.P. in order to acquire this power.

There it is, folks, my little contribution to the Psychic community at large. Any questions?

Let me refine this a bit for you.

Battle Mind:Super in HU2/Physical in BTS2

This power enables the psychic to get enhanced combat abilities, until the end of the psychic charge, then he or she will suffer a "crash" from the use of the ability.

Range: Self
Duration: 3 minutes per level of experience
Saving Throw: None
I.S.P.: 20

When this power is engaged, the character gets the following bonuses. They are cumulative with other combat bonuses, but only apply when combat is occurring; it's wasted I.S.P. unless the character is physically attacked. The following bonuses apply in combat:

+2 Initiative with +1 at levels 6, 11 and 14.
+1 to Strike, Parry and Dodge at levels 1, 4, 7, 10 and 15.
+3 to Damage, with +1 per level of experience.
Immune to stuns, knockouts, death blows, and critical strikes while the psionic ability is in force.
As well, the character will be super aggressive and may attack teammates since self-control won't be possible while this power is in force, and will choose to take down the strongest threat first, then move to secondary threats. This psychic ability can be easily abused as it provides an adrenaline rush to the character and creates a "high" that the character can be attached to, and it can be dangerous. If the character runs low on I.S.P. he or she might feel despondent and depressed and may (55% chance) find it hard to meditate to replace his or her inner reserves.

Wow So at it's highest level, you're looking at a psychic who, for 45 minutes, is +4 Initiative, +15 to strike Parry and Dodge, +33 to Damage, and immune to KO's, Death Blows and Critical Strikes in addition to all of his/her other combat bonuses and abilities? All for a mere 22 ISP? As much as I hate tagging "munchkin" to anyone or anything, this is looking to have crossed the line waaaaaayyyyyyyy too far...

Based on that ascertaining, I do agree with you the bonuses are too high. I'll change the Strike, Parry and Dodge to every two levels and the Damage bonus to +1 per level. It's not like every psychic starts out at 15th level after all.

Yeah, I like this one better than the one I wrote for Rifter...

Check out the psionics netbook posted here. They're not all perfect(power scale, exceeding the scope of psionics in a Palladium setting, etc), but there are a lot of really good ones that should have been in a Rifter submission, as well as a variety of new psychic classes.

Never posted any of my Psi Powers before, so here goes:

Physical
Tactile Telekinesis
Range: Self
Duration: One minute per level of experience
ISP: Varies (see below)
Saving Throw: N/A
Prerequisites: Telekinesis or Super Telekinesis
Instead of utilizing their telekinesis outwards, the psychic focuses their telekinetic powers inward to enhance their own physical capabilities. Speed, strength, agility, durability, these can all be enhanced.
Strength: The telekinetic can increase his PS attribute by +2 points for every point of ISP invested, with a maximum PS bonus equal to that of their ME attribute (an ME of 12 means at the most the PS attribute can be boosted by +12, for 6 ISP). For an additional 10 ISP the PS attribute can be raised to the category of Extraordinary/Augmented/Bionic, but the maximum possible PS bonus is halved when this is done.
Speed: The telekinetic can augment their Spd attribute by +3 points for every 1 ISP expended, with a maximum bonus equal to triple their ME attribute (an ME of 12 means at the most the Speed attribute can be boosted by +36, for 12 ISP). For an additional 10 ISP the initiative of the telekinetic can be boosted by +3.
Agility: The telekinetic can improve their PP attribute by +1 point for every 2 points of ISP spent, with a maximum PP bonus equal to half their ME attribute (an ME of 12 means at the most the PP attribute can be boosted by +6, for 12 ISP). For an additional 10 ISP the telekinetic gains an automatic dodge (but has no bonuses, other than the standard PP bonus).
Durability: The telekinetic can temporarily increase their personal SDC by 2 points for every 1 ISP point expended (this ability does not affect MDC in any way). The maximum amount of ISP that can be expended in the manner is equal to the telekinetic’s ME attribute. This power does nothing to protect against HP direct attacks, gases, vacuum, or any other non-physical form of damage, nor does it protect as effectively against energy attacks, taking double damage from all energy attacks (applies to the extra SDC provided through this ability only).

Super Psi
Tactile Telekinesis, Super
Range: Self
Duration: One minute per level of experience
ISP: Varies (see below)
Saving Throw: N/A
Prerequisites: Super Telekinesis
Instead of utilizing their telekinesis outwards, the psychic focuses their telekinetic powers inward to enhance their own physical capabilities. Speed, strength, agility, durability, these can all be enhanced.
Strength: The telekinetic can increase his PS attribute by +2 points for every point of ISP invested, with a maximum PS bonus equal to double their ME attribute (an ME of 12 means at the most the PS attribute can be boosted by +24, for 12 ISP). The PS category can be raised for an additional ISP cost; 10 ISP for Extraordinary/Augmented/Bionic PS, 20 ISP for Superhuman/Robotic PS, and 45 ISP for Supernatural PS.
Speed: The telekinetic can enhance their Speed to superhuman levels. For an initial cost of 20 ISP the telekinetic can run at 100 mph (+5 mph per level of experience), with an additional +10 mph for each ISP point invested beyond the initial 20. The maximum MPH that can be achieved is equal to the MEx15 of the telekinetic. For an additional 10 ISP the initiative of the telekinetic can be boosted by +3.
Agility: The telekinetic can improve their PP attribute by +1 point for every 2 points of ISP spent, with a maximum PP bonus equal to their ME attribute (an ME of 12 means at the most the PP attribute can be boosted by +12, for 24 ISP). For an additional 15 ISP the telekinetic gains a +3 automatic dodge (in addition to the standard PP attribute bonuses).
Durability: The telekinetic can temporarily increase their personal SDC to MDC levels, point for point, for 25 ISP, this applies only to the natural SDC of the telekinetic, and does not include any temporary SDC enhancements, and cannot be used on artificial SDC like armour (this ability does not affect pre-existing MDC in any way). This power does nothing to protect against Hit Point direct attacks, gases, vacuum, or any other non-physical form of damage.

Physical
Telekinetic Throw
Range: 100 feet +10 feet per level of experience
Duration: One minute per level of experience
ISP: 5
Prerequisites: Telekinesis or Super Telekinesis
This is a specialized and focused use of a psychic’s telekinetic ability, it allows the psychic to throw any handheld object (baseball, sword, frying pan, shield, etc.) and have it return to them (even if they have moved from the original throwing position). At level one the psychic can only throw the object at a single target, and have the object return right away. At level 4 the psychic can choose to throw the object and have it strike two targets before returning (roll a single strike roll with full throwing bonuses, each target will have a chance to parry or dodge the attack if they are able and choose to, a dodged or parried throw will still continue on its path to the second target, and back to the psychic). An additional target can be added at level 8, and another at level 12. Throwing and striking the first target counts as a single melee action, the return flight takes another action, however the psychic can be doing something else for this action (including covering small distances), as long as they have a hand free to catch the object (which will return to the psychic where they currently are, not where they were, if they moved over the course of the object's flight). Each additional target takes another melee action for the object to travel and strike, however the psychic may perform other actions at this time.
If the psychic has a Psi Sword this power can be used to throw the Psi Sword and have it return to the psychic, dealing its normal damage on a successful strike.
This power cannot be used on projectiles, like arrows or bullets, nor can it be used on large objects, like a TV or a truck, regardless of the psychic’s ability to physically lift and throw such objects.

Mind Bleeder Powers
Bleed Time
Range: Four feet per level of experience.
Duration: Instant/Special
ISP: 10
Saving Throw: -2 to save.
As his fellow guards come running up, weapons at the ready, Derek looks up from wondering why his pistol is in his hand, puzzled.
"What are you guys doing here, what’s the emergency?"
"You called for Back-up/"
"I did?"
"You were shooting at someone trying to break in."
"I was?"
"What happened here Derek?"
"I... I don’t know"
Despite its name, this power has no effect on time at all. It is actually a powerful and focused form of mental manipulation. When used on a target their ability to form memories from the events that are happening is interrupted, causing the target to lose whole chunks of time in their memories that remain gaps. These gaps can never be repaired or recovered. Therapy, medication, other psionic powers, nothing can fix this gap, because the memories never formed. Sure the above can be used to recover lost memories, but in this case it was not lost, it was never there.
This will not stop targets from acting or reacting as they normally would, just after the event they will have no memory of what occurred. The memory blank period begins instantly, as soon as the power is used and it 'lasts' for 5 minutes per level of experience. This time can be altered by the character using the power to last any period of time from 1 melee round up to the maximum time available, but this must be done at the time the ability is inflicted on another, and cannot be undone or cancelled.
The only perfect defense against time bleed is a Mind Block, otherwise the intended target rolls to save vs. psionic attack as usual.

Bio-Manipulation:Pleasure
Range,Duration,isp cost,saving throw is the other bio-manipulation.

I was thinking if you can do Pain,Why Not Pleasure too.

When suggesting a psi power You need to flesh it out, other wise you just leave the readers wanting after wetting their appetite.

Bio_Manipulation 2
This mirror power to the book Bio-Manipulation power. I has the same costs, ranges, and durations unless otherwise noted. The target's saving throw is done at a -2 because these manipulations are not overtly an attack, unless otherwise noted.

Bio-Manipulation 2: Pleasure
By manipulation the nerves of the body, the psychic can cause the target to experience pleaser from every touch and movement they experience. Those experiencing this are -4 to initiative from being distracted. They have 10% (-ME bonus) cumulative, year to date, to become addicted to the effects of this power.

Bio-M 2: O.....
This aspect of the bio-manipulation power induces o....... reaction in the target for 1d6 melees. During this time the target has no initiative, and can not attack. The target is also -6 to parry and dodge.

Bio-M 2: Tissue manipulation: (same are Bio-M power)

Bio-M 2: Acuteness: This aspect makes the nerves of the target more sensitive to the stimulus they pick up.
In a high stimulus environment this will cause -2 to all combat rolls and -5% to skill rolls. However, this will give a +10% to dexterity dependent skills for the duration. Standard saving throw.

Bio-M2: Hyper Acuteness: This causes the over stimulation of the nerves in the target, causing semi-incapacitation of the target. -6 to combat rolls, -40% skills, -50% speed. Standard saving throw.

It doesn't seem like this would be very useful. ISP is generally pretty low to begin with.

Every two or every three levels for the strike, parry and dodge bonus.Why on Earth would they get a bonus at every level? The damage bonus should be knocked down to +! per level, yes. I think there should be more of an initiative bonus, maybe an additional +1 at levels 4, 8 and 12?

I just edited it. I knew I forgot to do something today. I also lowered the I.S.P. cost since it's weak to begin with, but with more experience, a psychic with Battle Mind is a pretty dangerous opponent.

Not sure where I got the inspiration for this one from. I write a lot of super powers for Heroes Unlimited, so it is possible I had done a power similar or was inspired by something.

It's the Psychic Mirage: Superior super/master psionic power from the Nightbane: Between the Shadows book.

Is it? Unfortunately, when I posted some of these there were some in my book which got transferred over from Nightbane. I was not intentionally trying to copy or claim creatorship of material which was not my own. Apologies if there were some posted here which should not have been.

No worries. I wasn't implying anything, just providing a source for the power.

Aura Locker (super)
Range: self
Duration: 1 day per level
ISP: 10 perm when acquired, 3 ISP per activation.

This power is used in conjunction with the Alter Aura physical psi power. This power extends the expressed aura created by the alter aura power.


Comments?

I like it. Very much

However, seeing as it is both a Super and requiring permanent ISP expenditure I would suggest a baseline duration greater than a day, then add an additional day per level of experience.
My thoughts are 3-5 days, but no more than a week.
Or perhaps a flat two days per level.

I too think this is a great idea. There are a few canon references that speak of evil beings...being able to hide their auras for extended durations. This would explain how.

(Alteration 1)

"Enhanced Aura" (physical)
*prerequisit: Alter Aura, See Aura
-Cost: (conditional) 10+ (or perm)
-Duration: (varies)
-Saving throw: standard -1
-Range: (touch) perm, or 10' temp

This power allows you to "borrow" the aura of another being (hince the saving throw) or extend the duration of your "created" aura.

For the first option you must physically touch the victim and expend (10) I.S.P. If they fail the saving throw you successfully "copy" their aura exactly (similar to "bleed aura" power of the mind bleeder). Duration is 1 day per level, and can be extended to 1 week per level by expending 20 I.S.P. You can choose to perm-store that aura for later use by perm. expending 4 I.S.P. and then 10 to reactivate it (this does not distort the aura like the mind bleeder power because it is copied...not stolen).

For the second option...the duration mentioned above is added to the duration of alter aura (stacking the I.S.P. cost as well).

*This will need to be reformed later*

The above it two powers trying to be one.
There is the "barrow aura" power and a extend power mod.

The "Barrow Aura" in it itself is good enough to stand alone one it's own.

The problem with the power extender part is that the perm cost as written is paid each and every time. not a once upfront when gaining the power.

I..uuuh...see...

I wrote in a npc I called a psyblues, a psychic bard. They had a high base skill on all musical ablities. Plus bonded to one instrament. A cross between a mind melter and a psyslinger. Worked great for the bar sceen and able to stop the bar fights really well with empathic transmition over a group. My group liked the charater so much that she reappeared in nearly every campain.

Interesting, but outside the topic of this thread. This thread is intended for posting psionic abilities you have written for your game.

I know I'm way late to the party but I LOVE THIS!!!

Given the nature of this power,I'm surprised that it gets no bonuses to strength. By the way,shouldn't this thing have ability scores listed?

(Physical)
Reinforced
range:touch
Cost:15 isp
duration:15 minutes
increased durability of any thing that is touching his hands,add 25% more damage.

The thing is actually more akin to a 'psychic monster'(like Forbidden Planet's 'creatures of the id') that attacks with energy, rather than muscle, so strength and skill doesn't apply. It's pure instinctive primordial fury unleashed on an enemy.

Way too vague. Does that mean that by touching a battleship, I can increase its armor by 25% for a mere 15 ISP?
I'd set a set value of SDC/MDC per amount of ISP spent, not an open-ended percentage.

I agree, the text is 'Incomplete' would be a kind way to say it.

Then there is the disjointed meaning between what is said in the 1st part of the text & the name, and the 2nd part of the text.

Then there is the little thing like assigning it to a psi type.: Super, Healing, Sensory, Physical.
But from the looks of it is would fall into the super psi type of powers.

However, i could see this better as a chi power like a quicky chi sword technique where it can be used on any non-living thing to use as a weapon. Where it give a relitivly fragile weapon more sdc while the tech is active. Used in conjunction with the 'Improvised weapon" WPs.

Ok 15 s.d.c are add to all hand held items,add 1d4 to the item,s normal damage.

I'm still not sure I get it, does this mean an empty plastic bottle of pepsi does 1D4 damage? Pistols are hand held, so are rifles, so are 60mm mortars... so is a TP Air Cannon, or an issue of Maxim, a dumstick of deep-fried turkey...

Wet noodles, toilet paper, unsharpened toolbrushes, CHEESE....

my mind is boggled at this. I just.. I can't formulate a response to this. So boggled that I can't even come up with a smart-aleck thing to troll you with. Well done gaby! You've stymied my inner troll.

If you use this power once on the TP air cannon, and again on the roll of TP, does that roll of TP now do 2D4 damage when fired?

Cast it several times on the big sixteen-pack packages from the supermarket and deploy as a cluster-munition. 'Cottonell' now becomes a weapon of mass-destruction.

If you cast it on a roll of TP does it affect every single sheet separately?

That cluster weapons just wiped out a large chunk of city....

The description says, "range: touch" and "anything that is touching his hands. Leading me to believe that once you turn loose of it, the psi effect is no longer active. Yes it does say "duration: 15 minutes" I believe that is how long it will last, contingent upon you keeping ahold of it.

Example:
I pick up a willow branch, do whatever gaby's thing was called. my branch now does 1d4 damage and has +15 sdc. (yes I think this is how it works)

I pick up a roll of Charmin extra soft and do whatever gaby's thing was called. If I bash you in the head while holding it, 1d4 dmg and plus 15sdc.

If I throw it at you, the effect is gone and i've wasted isp by turning it loose.

At least that's how i read the power.