Rifters

Standard Equipment Carried: Millennium Tree Staff: Most Sohei (90%) are given a magic staff made from the wood of a Millennium Tree. This weapon is called the Staff of Defense. It has 2D4xlOO M.D.C., regenerates all lost M.D.C. within 24 hours, possesses 2D4xlO P.P.E. that can be siphoned and used by its owner and inflicts [...]

Splitting Cat Hairs Cost: 50 PPE. Requirements: Chi Control, minimum 15 ME. Permanent statistic change: +2 ME, detect illusion 5% per level experience. This ancient technique makes up to 1 image per level experience of the character. The images split and rotate around the target. They are indistinguishable from the real form in all but [...]

Tissue Manipulation: Affects the tissue’s connecting nerve fibers which can cause a variety of effects. By irritating the nerve fibers, a victim will suddenly feel itchy, as if breaking out in a severe rash. Through endothermic manipulation the victim can also be made to suddenly feel cold or hot while everyone around him feels fine. [...]

3. Ranged Attack: Air Range: 90ft +10ft per level Damage: None Duration: Minimum of instantaneous (one attack) or a maximum of half a melee (multiple attacks) Attacks Per Melee: Counts as one hand to hand attack for an instant air burst, while a constant wind takes half of the character’s melee attacks. Bonuses: +3 to [...]

Air Gem: P.P.E/I.S.P./Chi: 9. Range: touch. Duration: see below. Area of Effect: see below. Description: This spell allows the caster to condense air into an object that looks like a gem. The gem has one apparent karat per P.P.E/I.S.P./Chi spent. The air may be released later in any of several fashions. Anyone may release the [...]

Fog See: P.P.E/I.S.P./Chi:: 3 or more. Range: none. Duration: 30 minutes. Area of Effect: Caster. Description: This spell allows the caster to see through fog, mist, or any other air derived vapors as if it were clear air. It does not allow the caster to see through non-air-element-based, opaque gases. The duration is +30 minutes [...]

(i.e., any attack that requires I.S.P. or P.P.E. energies) are harmlessly dissipated by the Map before they can touch or harm anyone within the safe confmes of its diameter. However, this protection does nothing to stop physical assaults from thrown objects, bullets, energy beams, or other types of attack. The Mystical Defense also prevents…[Read more]