Re: Psi Helms?

Sounds like a great system....her'es my question....most importantly...why
the upper limit of 10 SR.?????

if I'm a 20th LVL mage....and I'm on a Major helm...I've got an SR of
10....but when I'm a 30th LVL...if I remember correctly...I've got an SR of
15....right.????

unless I'm out of my mind....also....is that upper limit INCLUDING spells.??
i.e. if I raise the SR witha  spell am I still stuck at 10.??

I should be able to go over 10....also...if I CAN go over but I'm limited to
10....then can I use the extra SR to power an accelerator.??


From: "Abbadon the Dark Angel of Morning" <abbadonda@???????.com>

> Yep! This comes straight from my homegrown, psi-heavy gameworld, also on
the
> web. The setup was created while we were still using the ancient 1st Ed.
> AD&D psionic system {where attack & defense points were tallied
> individually, and the powers' effectiveness rose with levels since they
were
> gained, for you young'uns}, though with a little fiddling, it works fine
> with the Skills & Powers rewrite as well.
>
> Psi-helms are powered by psionic strength points in the same way a normal
> helm uses spell potential. When a psionically operant being seats himself
in
> it, all his psionic points are drained to provide power. The helm then
> generates ship rating points based on the character's highest level of
> mastery divided by two {the equivalent of a major helm}, multiplied by a
> percentage expressed by the character's psionic strength.
>
> To simplify: {Highest Mastery Level /2} x {Psionic Strength}% = SR
>
>
> The result is rounded down to the nearest whole number. Please note that
> this assumes a maximum of points are possessed, and should the PC have
used
> any psionic points before taking the helm, this is figured into the
> percentage of the formula, with the lowest mode {attack or defense} being
> used.
>
> Examining as an example, Magnus the cleric, a 13th level Tanu with 84/84
> psionic strength. A psionic from birth, he yields 13/2 = 6.5 points,
> multiplied by 84% = 5.46, which allows him to provide a total of 5 SR for
> his ship. For him, this is almost as efficient as if he were using a
> magic-based helm.
>
> However, characters with higher psi-strength yield better results.
> Vespasian, a 20th level Tanu assassin has a psi-strength of 170/170. In a
> psijammer helm, he would yield 20/2 = 10 times 170% = 17 SR points,
rounded
> to the stated maximum of SR 10! This is an improvement over his use of a
> spelljamming helm, which would not operate for him at all. However, if he
> takes the helm after psionic combat leaves him with 80/68, he provides
only
> 7 SR.
>
> Psijamming helms do have their drawbacks, the most obvious of which is
that
> it strips the helmsman of all his psionic points, leaving him totally
> defenseless should he cease physical contact with the helm. While seated,
> the psijammer is protected by a constant Thought Shield generated by the
> helm, but each time the mode defends against psionic attack directed at
the
> helmsman, points are subtracted from the SR percentage on an
> defense-for-point basis {minimum SR is always 1}. Also, the helmsman is
> subject to `spelljammer shock' and all other combat effects exactly as for
a
> spelljammer helmsman. They cannot utilize any disciplines or attack modes
> while psijamming, though any activated prior to taking the helm will
expire
> after normal duration.
>
>
> The upper limit for the size of a psijammer ship appears to be in the 300
> ton range.
>
> While not a common practice, a perusal of the Player's Handbook shows it
is
> possible for a number of psionically endowed creatures to link minds in
> order to provide a `boost' to psionic operations. This effect, called
> meta-concert, can be used to augment a psijammer helm's output. As in
combat
> situations, the psionic individuals link in series, from weakest to
> strongest, with each individual providing 20% of his strength points to
the
> next person in the chain. The character receiving the final lump-output in
> the chain {the `executive'} controls the functioning of the ship, and
> defends for the entire series, i.e. any psionic attacks directed against
him
> affect the whole metaconcert.
>
> The drawbacks of this operation are that all links in the concert are
> drained of their strength points and will be defenseless once the concert
is
> broken. On the upside, during meta-concert it is possible in this
operation
> to direct any of the psionic attack modes possessed by the executive
against
> enemy individuals all over the vessel, so long as they are in physical
> contact with the ship. Each such exercise drains one SR from the ship,
which
> will not be regained until a fresh helmsman takes over."