MindBender
Freeing Minds One Thought at a Time
Concept: Forensic psychiatrist turned telepath, hunting the network that implanted false memories in his patients.
Origin: Latent psionic awakening.
Race: Human • Rank: Seasoned
Attributes
Agility d4, Smarts d8, Spirit d10, Strength d4, Vigor d6Skills
Athletics d4, Common Knowledge d6, Notice d6, Persuasion d6, Stealth d4, Focus d8, Healing d8, Research d8, Academics d4, Fighting d4Pace: 6; Parry: 4; Toughness: 5; Power Points: 30
Hindrances
- Driven (Major): Keeps a wall map of the influence network - every missed lead means another patient's memories aren't their own.
- Obligation (Minor): Runs a pro-bono trauma practice; steps out of ops when a patient calls in crisis.
- Vow (Minor): Won't enter a mind without consent - unless someone innocent is seconds from harm.
Edges
Super Powers,Alertness,Strong Willed,Investigator
Powers
- Telepathy(9 PP)Range: One mile•Duration: PermanentCommunicate silently with chosen intelligent minds in range. Link friendly minds so each can address the group. Ride another mind’s senses: Distracted while riding. Unwilling minds oppose Focus with Smarts; a success lasts one hour, a raise also conceals the intrusion.Trapping: Empathic hum that sharpens into thought-links across city blocksModifiers: Range; Switchboard; Mind Rider
- Mind Reading(8 PP)Range: 6"/12 yd•Duration: Instant•Activation: Focus d8Focus vs target's Smarts (-2 with raise) to read surface thoughts. Range 6"/12 yds.Trapping: Clinical deep-dive peeling back psychic strata like case-file pagesModifiers: Strong; Memory Mastery
- Mind Control(8 PP)Range: 12"/24 yd•Duration: Sustained•Activation: Focus d8Focus success on a visible target: Smarts resists (-2 on a raise). Control one mind; commands must be received (silent orders need Telepathy). Harm to the subject/loved ones or violation of core ethics/duties: Smarts (-2 on the initial Focus raise); success refuses the order, a raise breaks free. Powers Down on loss of concentration. The subject does not remember being controlled.
More rules
Any resistance raise gives +2 future resistance this encounter.
Failed Focus: -2 on further attempts on that mind this encounter; Critical Failure bars them.
Trapping: Psychic scalpel severing implanted conditioning or overwriting compromised pathwaysModifiers: Smarts; Forgetful - Mind Shield(3 PP)Range: Self•Duration: Permanent+2 to resist mental attacks and mind controlTrapping: Cognitive firewalls built from decades of psychiatric self-analysisModifiers: Strong
- AwarenessLevel 2(2 PP)Range: Self•Duration: PermanentIgnore 2 points of attack penalties.Trapping: Psychic sonar registering hostile intent and emotional turbulence nearby
Gear
- Encrypted tablet with patient case files
- Pocket voice recorder for field notes
- Reading glasses (prescription)
- Worn leather satchel of case notebooks
- Burner phone for network contacts
Advances
- Attribute: Spirit d8 -> d10 (held together under a subject's psychic scream)
- Skill: Research d6 -> d8 & Healing d6 -> d8 (cross-referencing implant signatures, field triage)
- New Edge: Investigator (follows the thread where no one else looks)
- New Edge: Strong Willed (years of sitting across from predators)
Backstory
Fifteen years mapping criminal psychopathology, then a dozen patients arrived with identical fabricated memories - surgically placed, inhuman in precision. The investigation cracked open his latent telepathy. Now he carries their stolen pasts like scar tissue, hunting the architects one mind at a time.
Appearance
Silver-templed, late forties, rumpled charcoal blazer over a dark turtleneck. Grey eyes with an unsettling stillness. Stress lines deepen when he concentrates.