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Personally, I like to use the Super-Spy (Psionic option) from Mercenaries for that role. It's a good blend of a MindMelter jr and military skills. Just write a different backstory and you're good to go.
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I like your idea. But IMO the whole "psychics rely on their psionics to the exclusion of other skills" is only for those that are either A) satisfied with having to rely on their psionics B) never had a good oportunity to learn other skills C) wern't forced to learn other skills either by an employer or by a "sensi" of the psionic arts.

So while reducing psionics and ISP to offset skills is fine IMO there is no reason why a full on MM level psychic couldn't be trained as a commando or ninja or whatever and retain all his psi power and ISP.

To use Star Wars as an anology, It would be silly to take a person who is strong in the force and only training them to use the force while excluding other skills.
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Gravitus Everlast wrote:But like I tell everyone, you give a psyonisist analytical chemistry and they can take over whole planets.

How do ya figure?
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Dracurian wrote:
asajosh wrote:
Gravitus Everlast wrote:But like I tell everyone, you give a psyonisist analytical chemistry and they can take over whole planets.

How do ya figure?


Have you met any analytical chemists?

They are a bit pecular, it takes a certain mind to do it, a mind that looks at things in ways that should not be used! A mind that makes psycology students wimper & hide in darkened rooms sucking their thumbs!
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Ahh, Dark Thinkers, I gotcha :ok:
I don't still don't see how that qaulifies one to be a planetary despot. :P :D
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I've always seen a Mind Melter as a "power behind the throne" kind of guy. More fun for them to manipulate rather then dictate :D
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Gravitus Everlast wrote:Point I was making is that as a mind melter with anyalytical chemistry... or a zapper or a chi wizard or what ever... WITH ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY they become aware of the potential energy and chemistry that is around them at all times. With analytical chemistry the psychic now becomes aware that wind works by the mosture in the air that keeps it cool, evaporates with heat and now colder air can surge in. With A.C. they discover that you can make dynamite out of soap, sugar and salt by puting it in a TK bubble, spinning it real fast inside and then TK accelerate it at your target. How about space expansion? I put you in an air tight TK bubble and then expand it without letting anymore air in... I've just "SPACED" someone on planet. That wouldn't be possible unless you knew that space is a vacuum. Or that if you electrify water its mollecules split and you now have its base elements, Oxygen, a highly acidic gas, and hydrogen, a highly explosive gas. Now add pyrokinesis or electokinesis and the party has just started. And all of this can be done with simple mental actions. Those mental actions take less than an acctual action and I have 11 actions a round and a round is only 15 seconds... See where I'm going with this? Have fun kiddies!


Ya I get it.
Good luck finding an Analytical Chemist in Rifts Earth, or people with even a basic understanding of chemistry. :D
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asajosh wrote:
Gravitus Everlast wrote:Point I was making is that as a mind melter with anyalytical chemistry... or a zapper or a chi wizard or what ever... WITH ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY they become aware of the potential energy and chemistry that is around them at all times. With analytical chemistry the psychic now becomes aware that wind works by the mosture in the air that keeps it cool, evaporates with heat and now colder air can surge in. With A.C. they discover that you can make dynamite out of soap, sugar and salt by puting it in a TK bubble, spinning it real fast inside and then TK accelerate it at your target. How about space expansion? I put you in an air tight TK bubble and then expand it without letting anymore air in... I've just "SPACED" someone on planet. That wouldn't be possible unless you knew that space is a vacuum. Or that if you electrify water its mollecules split and you now have its base elements, Oxygen, a highly acidic gas, and hydrogen, a highly explosive gas. Now add pyrokinesis or electokinesis and the party has just started. And all of this can be done with simple mental actions. Those mental actions take less than an acctual action and I have 11 actions a round and a round is only 15 seconds... See where I'm going with this? Have fun kiddies!


Ya I get it.
Good luck finding an Analytical Chemist in Rifts Earth, or people with even a basic understanding of chemistry. :D
Oh there are lots out there. Who do you think develops propellent for minimissles and whatnot?
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Thinyser wrote:
asajosh wrote:
Gravitus Everlast wrote:Point I was making is that as a mind melter with anyalytical chemistry... or a zapper or a chi wizard or what ever... WITH ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY they become aware of the potential energy and chemistry that is around them at all times. With analytical chemistry the psychic now becomes aware that wind works by the mosture in the air that keeps it cool, evaporates with heat and now colder air can surge in. With A.C. they discover that you can make dynamite out of soap, sugar and salt by puting it in a TK bubble, spinning it real fast inside and then TK accelerate it at your target. How about space expansion? I put you in an air tight TK bubble and then expand it without letting anymore air in... I've just "SPACED" someone on planet. That wouldn't be possible unless you knew that space is a vacuum. Or that if you electrify water its mollecules split and you now have its base elements, Oxygen, a highly acidic gas, and hydrogen, a highly explosive gas. Now add pyrokinesis or electokinesis and the party has just started. And all of this can be done with simple mental actions. Those mental actions take less than an acctual action and I have 11 actions a round and a round is only 15 seconds... See where I'm going with this? Have fun kiddies!


Ya I get it.
Good luck finding an Analytical Chemist in Rifts Earth, or people with even a basic understanding of chemistry. :D
Oh there are lots out there. Who do you think develops propellent for minimissles and whatnot?


Ahh their all just following a pre-Rifts recipe for propellant :)
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asajosh wrote:
Thinyser wrote:
asajosh wrote:
Gravitus Everlast wrote:Point I was making is that as a mind melter with anyalytical chemistry... or a zapper or a chi wizard or what ever... WITH ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY they become aware of the potential energy and chemistry that is around them at all times. With analytical chemistry the psychic now becomes aware that wind works by the mosture in the air that keeps it cool, evaporates with heat and now colder air can surge in. With A.C. they discover that you can make dynamite out of soap, sugar and salt by puting it in a TK bubble, spinning it real fast inside and then TK accelerate it at your target. How about space expansion? I put you in an air tight TK bubble and then expand it without letting anymore air in... I've just "SPACED" someone on planet. That wouldn't be possible unless you knew that space is a vacuum. Or that if you electrify water its mollecules split and you now have its base elements, Oxygen, a highly acidic gas, and hydrogen, a highly explosive gas. Now add pyrokinesis or electokinesis and the party has just started. And all of this can be done with simple mental actions. Those mental actions take less than an acctual action and I have 11 actions a round and a round is only 15 seconds... See where I'm going with this? Have fun kiddies!


Ya I get it.
Good luck finding an Analytical Chemist in Rifts Earth, or people with even a basic understanding of chemistry. :D
Oh there are lots out there. Who do you think develops propellent for minimissles and whatnot?


Ahh their all just following a pre-Rifts recipe for propellant :)
Ok you got me :oops:
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Rifts is really not much weirder than that." ~~Killer Cyborg

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