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Possession (Telepathy)

Properties

Base(s): Telepathy
Usage: initiate(round+main-act,1fp) -> eff= imp(sv,Insight|Resolve,8+M*) -> eff= stage 2 and 3
Mishap: insanity-1 (acquired on first ranks)
Description: Possess the mind of another creature.

This technique is a psychic assault on another creature with the aim of overcoming their will and gaining possession of their body.

It relies on you having ranks in Remote-Seeing, because, you must relinquish your own body to go possessing another’s. Even if you happen to be a disembodied spirit, you still require Remote-Seeing, although you may regard it a Corporeal-Seeing from your, rather astral (ethereal) perspective.

It also relies on you having ranks in the Focus-Drain technique, because you will need to be able to use the mental resources of your victim to both break down their will, and replenish your fast-depleting stores of your own focus points.

The possession happens in stages:

  • Stage 1 (Contact). Here you spend 1fp and impose your choice of sv(Insight) or sv(Resolve) on your target. If they fail, you have made contact and may progress to stage 2.

  • Stage 2 (Assault). Here you use your Focus-Drain to attack your victim. You may need to do this several times, once the victim has their focus reduced to 0, you may progress to stage 3.

  • Stage 3 (Possession). You begin this stage now being able to operate as your victim. You have their memories up to the beginning of the stage. As soon as your victim recovers a focus point, they can attempt the save again (against the original C), but they can use thier choice of sv(Insight) or sv(Resolve). If the victim wins this contest, then you are knocked back to stage 2, and must resume assaults to regain control.

Exorcism​

The reverse of this technique can be used to free a victim from their possessor. In this version, you do not need to relinquish your own body, although you cannot undertake other actions with your body. Stage 1 and Stage 2 are actions against the possessor, rather than the victim. If the possessor loses all of their focus points, then they are exorcised, and if they wanted to try to re-possess, they would need to recover the necessary focus points to initiate Stage 1 again.