Telekinesis 2/3 1
5 points/level
You can move objects without
touching them. In effect, you manifest
an invisible force that acts under your
conscious direction at a distant point.
Specify how you do this; possibilities
include magnetism, psionic psychokinesis,
an ultra-tech “tractor beam,” or
a supernatural “poltergeist effect.”
You can manipulate distant objects
just as if you were grasping them in a
pair of hands with ST equal to your
Telekinesis (TK) level. You can move
any object you have strength enough
to lift, at a Move equal to your TK
level, modified as usual for encumbrance
level (see Encumbrance and
Move, p. 17). Regardless of level, maximum
range is 10 yards. To modify
range, take Increased Range (p. 106)
or Reduced Range (p. 115).
Telekinesis requires constant concentration
to use. In combat, this
means you must take a Concentrate
maneuver on your turn. Your TK may
then perform one standard maneuver
as if were a disembodied pair of hands
at some point within your range: a
Ready maneuver to pick up an object;
a Move maneuver to lift and carry it;
an Attack maneuver to throw it, or to
grab or strike directly; and so on.

Example: On your turn in combat,
you take a Concentrate maneuver and
state that your TK is taking an Attack
maneuver to grab a gun from a foe.
The following turn, you can
Concentrate again and specify that
your TK is taking an Aim or Wait
maneuver to cover your enemy with
the gun, an Attack maneuver to shoot
him, or a Move maneuver to bring the
gun to your hand.

No rolls are necessary for ordinary
lifting and movement. For more complex
actions, the GM might require
you to make a DX or skill roll. In situations
where you would roll against
ST, roll against your TK level instead.
All of the above assumes that you
are using TK to perform a task at a
distance. TK can also discreetly assist
you with such skills as Gambling
(especially to cheat!), Lockpicking,
and Surgery. In general, anything that
would benefit from High Manual
Dexterity (p. 59) gets a +4 bonus if you
can successfully make an IQ roll to use
your TK properly. On a failure, the
GM may assess any penalty he feels is
appropriate.

Grappling and Striking: You can use
TK to attack a foe directly. Roll against
DX or an unarmed combat skill to hit.
Your foe defends as if attacked by an
invisible opponent (see Visibility,
p. 394). If you grapple, your foe cannot
grab hold of the TK force, but he
can try to break free as usual – and if
he also has TK, he can take a
Concentrate maneuver and use his TK
level instead of his ST. The turn after
you grapple a foe using TK, your TK
can use a Move maneuver to pick him
up off the ground, provided you have
enough TK to lift his weight. Someone
in this position can’t do anything that
relies on ground contact (run, retreat,
etc.), but can perform any other action
that is possible while grappled.

Levitation: If you have enough TK
to lift your own body weight, you can
levitate. Take the Concentrate maneuver
and have your TK take Move
maneuvers to propel your body. For
true psychokinetic flight, take Flight
(p. 56) with the Psychokinetic limitation
(below).

Throwing: By applying a TK
impulse for a fraction of a second, you
can throw objects faster (and farther)
than you can move them. Take a
Concentrate maneuver and have your
TK take an Attack maneuver. This
works just as if you were throwing the
object with ST equal to your TK level.
Roll against Throwing or Thrown
Weapon skill to hit, depending on the
object being hurled. For 1/2D and Max
purposes, measure range from the
object (not yourself!) to the target; for
the purpose of range penalties, use the
sum of the distance from you to the
object and from the object to the target.
Once you throw something, you
have “released” your telekinetic grip –
your TK must take a Ready maneuver
to pick it up again.

Special Limitations

Magnetic: Your TK is “super
magnetism,” and only affects ferrous
metals: iron (including steel), nickel,
and cobalt. -50%.
Psychokinetic: Your ability is part
of the Psychokinesis psi power (see
p. 256). This makes it mental (2)
rather than physical (3). -10%.
Visible: Your TK is not an invisible
force, but a disembodied hand, glowing
“tractor beam,” or similar. This
makes it much easier for others to
defend against your TK attacks (do
not use the Visibility rules). -20%.