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X-Men: Cosmic Crusades 👽

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Peregrine Mayfield

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Location: New Orleans, Gardens
Skills: Combative Summoning, Spiritual Energy Blast
Fit Of The Day

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This Jesus freak was pissing Perry off. Despite her best efforts, Exodus had taken a hit and was still gunning for them. And he really liked using vehicles. "I do not accept Christ in my....wait..goddess?" Perry believed the world was women, but this was a first.

She had a moment's clarity as she felt the hurt in her arm heal. Ed had seemingly healed her. Before she knew what to do and who to thank she saw a car coming at her. Pietro had managed to pull her away in time, though the others were not so lucky. "Thanks man."

Perry had enough of this dude. Nodding at her spirits, Detective Ed pushed forward, grabbing on to Exodus' legs and freezing him in place. Adonatille summoned a curse on him, changing his luck. With two great feats done, Perry attempted to summon that nergy back and hit him, but her shot went wide, missing him. "Big talk from a man lobbing cars at us! Didn't Jesus preach love and kindness? Or does your goddess enjoy the pain of others hypocrite!"

Avengers Academy: X of Swords ⚔️

Sabine Bassard

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Location: Dr. Whitehall's Therapy Office, School
Skills: N/A
Fit Of The Day: Preppy Outfit

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Trigger Warning

This posts includes talk of self-harm.

Dr. Maeve Whitehall looked at the new folder on her desk. Sabine Bassard. Powers included memory alteration, psychometry, and memory enhancement. It was also noted that Sabine was the one to ultimately change Arcade. Other than that, standard faire.

Maeve closed the file and pondered how to approach the girl. She would be one of few clients assigned that had her guard up.

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Sabine entered the office at the designated time, albeit a few minutes late. She hated this. Therapy was bad enough, but mandated was worse than that.

The office was filled with white walls accented with gold spirals and flecks. In the middle was a seating area with white, leather chairs and a light gold sofa. On the table had some magazines and some books, therapy related as well as fashion material. The rug underneath was gold as well. Pictures hung on the wall of, what she assumed was, the therapist and her family. The desk was organized and had some knickknacks on it.

Maeve sat in one of the armchairs and looked up as Sabine entered. "Hello Sabine. My name is Dr. Maeve Whitehall, but please call me Maeve or Dr. Whitehall, whichever you prefer. Please, take a seat where you want. And let me know if the room is to your liking. I can change it as needed."

Sabine walked forward and took a seat on the sofa. She stared hard at Maeve. "Dr. Whitehall, if you don't mind. We aren't on a first-name basis." Sabine chided herself being so rude at the start, but the entire room made her itchy. "And the office looks...fine. A bit on the nose though."

Maeve tilted her head slgithyl. "What do you mean by that?"

"Well it's clear you decorated it how I might like it. It looks fine, honestly."

Maeve nodded. "I'll admit I did tailor it, but only to make you feel more comfortable. I can change it as needed though." Maeve signaled this by altering the colors on the wall, now a mix of pink, blue, and silver. The color of the chairs and rug changed too. "That's my mutant power though. That and emotional empathy. So, Ms. Bassard, have you been in therapy before?"

Sabine watched as the good doctor changed the room like nothing. Sabine had to admit it was pretty cool, though she would never admit it. "Impressive." Sabine hesitated, briefly, at the next question. "Why, is that not in my folder?"

"It isn't, but even then I try not to know too much about the people I work with when I first see them. I want to hear from you."

"Well then, yes, I have been in therapy before."

Maeve nodded, "Good, then you are aware of confidentiality. I'll remind you that what we talk about in this room stays in this room unless you give me permission to. Also there are some other rules that, if they pertain, may mean I need to break confidentiality. Those include if you want to hurt yourself or someone else, if there is child or vulnerable adult abuse, or if the police get involved and even then I would fight them on it. Does that make sense?"

Sabine listened. She heard the spiel before and knew that information like what happened in therapy wasn't fully private. Her last therapist proved that. "Yeah, makes sense."

"Good, then let's get into it. How are you feeling about all of this? Being in therapy after recent events?"

Sabine shook her head slightly, "Well being forced to be here sucks, if I am being honest. Nothing against you, I'm sure you're great, but I don't really enjoy being forced to talk about myself if I do not want to."

Maeve held her hands up. "Well, I am sorry to hear that, but while I know Coulson recommended this, you do not have to stay if you do not want to. It won't be held against you. But if you do stick around I would like to talk more with you, see if we can come to an understanding of sorts. You don't even have to continue sessions after this if you do not want to. But since you are here, why not use this time?"

Sabine gave it some thought. She didn't fully trust this doctor. But she was here, so she may as well stick around. "Fine. You asked about how I felt? Lousy. The thing with Arcade was horrible. Hearing I technically died and have it played out so nonchalantly messes you up. So yeah, it sucked."

Maeve nodded and wrote something down. "Yes, I know what happened for the most part. I am sorry you and your friends went through that. What did you mean about how it was played out nonchalantly?"

"Well we were brought back to life, but Nemo made it seem so...cold. Like he didn't really care about us but more that the time field or whatever was out of whack now and other realities. Honestly, I tuned him out after that."

"Yes, Nemo doesn't have the most tact, though I do believe he cares. He just shows it a different way. I also heard that it was thanks to you that Arcade changed his ways and is getting help. How are you handling that?"

Sabine shrugged. "I'm glad he's getting help, I guess. It's weird how he went from being homicidal to remorseful, I don't know how I feel about having that power."

"I imagine that can be stressful, being responsible for that much change in a person. How are you handling the pressure of that on top of the other things going on like the contest?"

Sabine took a breath, but it hitched a bit. She instinctively grabbed her wrist. "It's fine. Comes with the territory of being a teenager and a superhero."

Maeve glanced down briefly before returning her eye contact. "Your anxiety spiked up heavily there when you grabbed your wrist. Are you feeling okay Sab-...Ms. Bassard?"

Sabine felt heat rise to her cheeks. How dare she read her without permission! Sabine let go of her wrist, "It's fine! I'm fine, it doesn't mean anything." Especially given the whole confidentiality speech, Sabine didn't want to bring it up.

"It's all right if you aren't feeling fine though. You all are, understandably, under a lot of pressure on top of dealing with the trauma of being attacked and killed. Lots of people wouldn't be so good about it. Pardon me for being so basic about it, but it is okay to not be okay. Even for brief moments."

Sabine rolled her eyes. "Right, should stitch that on a pillow." Sabine took a few deep breaths before she continued. "I'm doing okay compared to the others. Seems like everyone is either falling apart or holding it together for everyone else's sake, but I know if I do then others would follow, so I can't lose it."

"That's a lot of pressure to be adding to yourself. It sounds like you have people who care about you though, why not let them know how you are doing?"

Sabine lightly chuckled again. "April is like five seconds away of unspiriling. Leah has the emotional maturity of a cactus. Danni doesn't do hard feelings and I prefer keeping the nearby buildings standing and not on fire. Dorian lies to himself a lot about things. All of which is to say, no, I don't talk to them about anything. They have enough stuff to deal with than my B.S."

Maeve smiled, hearing some familiar names. "Still, keeping it all in and bottled inside doesn't do you good either. What about your parents?"

Sabine laughed out lout at that. "Right, my father prefers throwing money at me to keep me quiet, my step-mother hates my guts, and my step-siblings are annoying. My birth mother is dead and she was...she was the only one who listened to me."

"I am so sorry to hear that. How long ago was this, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Since I was very young. I don't remember a whole lot, but I can hear her voice sometimes. My father doesn't keep pictures of her around anymore. She...she was.." Sabine gripped her wrist again, feeling the pulse within.

"When was the last time you self-harmed Sabine?" Maeve reverted back to first names. It felt like time.

Sabine looked up, anger rising first, before she let go of her wrist again. The spike in anxiety, the feelings of sadness. "Not since I was very young. My last therapist informed my father of it and he sent me off to some resort or asylum, I still don't know what it was to this day. I don't want to go back there so I never did it again."

"I'm proud of you for fighting the urge. If you would like, I know of some tools to help with those feelings that rise up."

Sabine didn't meet Maeve's gaze, keeping her head low. "Yeah....okay.."

"You have a support system here from what it sounds like. How's that going?"

"Feels like things are getting out of control. I feel myself getting angry at them for things they can't help. Like for example, we were told the teams we had previously been a part of were now getting reformed and we were given the right to decide who is on what team. I happened to like the team I was on, though that started off weird, but I think we meshed well and then one of my friends, Danni, decided to take it upon himself to team up with Apil and Dorian without asking anyone else. Like I get it's been their dream to be a team together but they spend almost every waking minute together, like give someone else a chance! And then to top it off me, Leah, and Percy were included almost like an afterthought. The other person on our team, Zelda, she wasn't even considered by him and I felt angry on her behalf, even if she didn't want to be n our team, we could have asked."

"I understand where your coming from and I agree you have a right to be upset. Do you think he meant any harm by it?"

Sabine shook her head, "No, of course not. He's one of the sweetest people in the world. I know he has good intentions but sometimes that's not enough. People get hurt with good intentions."

"I imagine you would know better than most about that. I would encourage you to talk to Danni about your feelings. You should feel able to talk to your friends and partners about what you are experiencing. It isn't healthy to hold it all in."

Sabine scoffed, though she didn't fully mean it. She knew, deep down, Maeve was right. "I'll think about it."

"Good, that's all I ask. Since we are running out of time here, I wanted to see if you wished to continue this or not. You are, of course, allowed to say no and my door will always be open to you, but I think we can work through some of the feelings your having. If not, take my card at least and reach out if you need anything." Maeve pulled out a card and handed it over to Sabine.

Sabine took it and looked at it before putting it away. She still didn't like therapy. Still felt at any moment he good doctor would reach out to her father and spill everything she said, making it worse. "Maybe."

"That's fair. Why don't I set up an appointment for next week and you can come if you want and if you don't that's also fine."

Sabine nodded and stood up, making her way out of the office. She felt prickly still, like her own memories had been altered. But surely Maeve didn't do that, right?

Avengers Academy: X of Swords ⚔️

Sabine Bassard

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Location: Dorm Room -> Dorm Hallway
Skills: N/A
Fit Of The Day: School Uniform (Sweater Variant)

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Far be it from Sabine to ruin a good time. The fact Danni's egg hatched and it was an adorable baby dragon should be a wonderful moment. Social media worthy. Something to share with those he was closest to. And to his credit, he did. A beautiful moment shared with Dorian and April.

Not her. Not Leah. Not Percy.

Sabine felt heat rush to her head. She was angry? Why? A close call led to something marvelous. But it was hard to reconcile that it started off with...tragedy. Danni nearly set the building on fire. She kenw him well enough to know he didn't do so intentionally. No, it had to be an accident. An emotional outburst like what happened in his past. But what would have warranted that? And what upset her more was the sheer flip of emotions from panic to delight. How quickly he could turn on a dime, how quickly he could forget other people if their names didn't begin with D or A.

And that's really what burned her. One moment of tragedy and he turned it into something in his favor. They had died. Came back, sure, but died. And as soon as there was an option to redistribute the teams they had been assigned he jumped on it and immediately grabbed Dorian and April. And the rest were afterthoughts. And Zelda was thrown away with no regard. She would need to talk to Danni later, once things calmed down.

And April. God, what was even going on with her? A strong concoction of emotions and a buried deep force inside her mind. She hid it well, sure. But there was more there.

Sabine shook her head and turned to make it to her floor, to assure everyone she was okay. She had followed Leah, though she was a few steps behind. Still, once she made it she stood next to Leah, brushing shoulders. Despite it all, Leah was a foundation for her. "Yeah, we're here."

The Dead Don't Die.

Location: New York City, Repair Shop
Skills: N/A

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Sure enough their fears were recognized when the woman, clearly dead, began moving around. Verity glanced at the toolbox and grabbed a hammer, not wanting to be without protection this time. Verity looked at Gus as the man yelled in fear. Now was not the time to panic.

Flynn's idea was stupid, but what choice did they have other than attacking her again? Verity nodded and waited as Flynn baited the woman outside. Verity ran to the door and waited. As Flynn ran back, Verity clutched the hammer tighter. As soon as Flynn was inside, Verity would slam the door shut and lock it.

She hoped the dead woman was to dumb to know how to unlock a door.

X-Men: Cosmic Crusades 👽

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Peregrine Mayfield

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Location: New Orleans, Gardens
Skills: Combative Summoning, Spiritual Energy Blast
Fit Of The Day

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Perry knew it had to be bad, though she still didn't quite get how bad it was when some random dude appeared, spouting off some nonsense. "Oh great, he's a Christian nutjob."

Before she could get off more zingers the man had thrown a bus at them. It wasn't metaphorical, he literally threw a bus at them. They didn't manage to get out of the way, sending them back and being thrown for quite the loop. Perry landed hard, feeling something crack in her wrist as she did. Pain shot up through her arm in that moment.

She stood up, albeit slowly. Perry looked at the man and felt the emtions wave off of him. Anger. Sheer anger. Vengeful anger enough to want all of them before him dead. That wasn't good.

"Screw you Moses!" she said as she sent a blast of spiritual energy forward from her. She didn't quite know where that came from, but one didn't look a gift horse in the mouth, especially as it hit him and sent him flying backward. As she did Barry ran forward and shot his taser at Chrysi, zapping her briefly but not enough to do much else. They had to stop them both if they wanted to get out of this.

Avengers Academy: X of Swords ⚔️

Sabine Bassard

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Location: Dorm Room -> Dorm Hallway
Skills: N/A
Fit Of The Day: School Uniform (Sweater Variant)

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Things progressed rather quickly. Sabine attempted to drag Danni away, hoping the others would follow suit. Thankfully, it seemed April focused-up and unleashed her power with the sprinklers, drenching them but putting out the fire. Smoke wafted over them and stuck to their clothing, but otherwise they were unharmed.

Leah cleaned up the remaining water with the use of her runes. It was, honestly, very impressive and very hot, but that had to wait. Sabine had checked Danni, wondering what happened. Given the state of him Sabine assumed he had been injured gravely, though Sabine saw no wounds. Before she could ask she heard a faint sount. What was that...cracking?

And then Danni moved to show what it was. The egg he had been given was hatching.

Which meant a dragon.

Which meant, potentially, more fire.

Danni's mood shifted and Sabine thought, and mentally chastised herself for, that it was rather silly to be in such a panic-stricken moment before to switch on a dime like that. Then Sabine's eyes shifted to April and how she had such a powerful mental block before. There was more going on here than anyone was admitting to.

"Ok well this is all well and good and I am glad we are safe but how about we talk about this outside still, especially with a new fire-breathing cutie here?" Sabine would unclench from Danni, but would still be nearby for support, but they really did need to get out of there.

The Symphony: Modern Magic

*pokes head in* oh hello

The Dead Don't Die.

Location: New York City, Repair Shop
Skills: N/A

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Verity let the call drop as the dispatcher warned her. Bit? Was the person bit? And what did that have to do with this whole situation? Maybe it was a disease that spread through contact?

As Flynn checked in with her Verity noticed the initial twitch as the customer, who definitely should not be moving, moved.

"Stay away from them!" Verity backed up, pulling Flynn back with her. "They said to avoid anyone who's been bitten. They are sending the paramedics now, but in the meantime our friend here should definitely not be moving around." Verity looked around, trying to catch anything to use as a makeshift weapon in the moment. Twice in one day she needed to defend herself.

[hider=Held Roll]Verity is going to grab the nearest weapon to hold should the zombie come anywhere near her, though she will try to stay away.[/color]

Avengers Academy: X of Swords ⚔️

Sabine Bassard

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Amnesia

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Ability Scores

Melee -1	Agility 0	Resilience 1	Vigilance 3	Ego 4	Logic 3

Defense Scores

Melee 9	Agility 10	Resilience 11	Vigilance 13	Ego 14	Logic 13

Damage

Melee d6 x 2 - 1	Agility d6 x 2 + 0	Ego d6 x 2 + 4	Logic d6 x 2 + 3

Extra Info

Rank 2	Health (30 x Resilience) 30	Focus (30 x Vigilance) 90	Karma 2	Damage Reduction N/A

Biography

Full Name: Sabine Bassard
Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 16
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 128 pounds
Gender: Cisgender Female
Sexuality: Pansexual
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Blonde
Distinguishing Features: A Fleur de Lis tattoo on right wrist, three piercings on each ear
Origin: Inhuman
Team: Excelsior
Base: Avengers Academy
Alignment: Chaoric Neutral
Hobbies: Shopping, Social Media, Sketching, Yoga

History

Born in Lyon, France, the Bassards were a wealthy, influential family with fingers in many pies that ranged from politics to the arts. Sabine was born as the only child and sole heir to their name until tragedy struck and Sabine lost her mother, Giselle, in an accident. Distraught and broken, Sabine's father, Remmy, threw himself into his work, where he met Cosette. The two fell in love and got married rather quickly. Cosette had two children of her own from a previous marriage. Sabine hated them all.

Remmy made the decision to move to the United States when Sabine was 12 years old. The transition was relatively easy as Sabine had learned English in school. She also made a name for herself being an attractive blonde girl. Sabine's family were often too busy to interact with her and left the children to be looked after by staff. This allowed Sabine the freedom to do what she wanted, often getting into trouble and needing her family's wealth to bail her out. It was during this free time that she discovered her powers of manipulating memories and seeing memories of the past.

Sabine used this power sparingly at first until she was attacked by a boy at school. She saved herself by causing the boy to forget who he was, which caused a panic attack leading to the boy being hospitalized. Rumors spread that she caused the attack. Unsatisfied that her reputation took such a hit, she researched other schools and found the Avengers Academy. She decided that she wanted to learn to control her powers to prevent dangers in the future. She auditioned for the school and got accepted. She took the opportunity to rebrand herself, never allowing others to know more about her than she intended.

During her tenure at Avengers Academy Sabine has grown into her own, discovering a sense of self to be there for others and protect those who need it while still holding firm to who she is.

Personality

Sabine grew up full of herself and started off incredibly selfish, only looking out for herself. While she still desires to get what she wants she has grown to become more interested in how others are feeling and what they want. This does not mean she is a pushover and is not afraid to confront those who test her boundaries or insult her loved ones. Sabine is a force to be reckoned with when she gets angry.

Sabine can still be selfish and not know she is putting others off or insulting someone. She can act entitled and spoiled and prefers things going her way and making hell if it doesn't. She holds some lingering doubts from her childhood and her own abilities, choosing to hide them than share with those she cares for.

Traits

• Quick Learner - Sabine is a student and is able to learn how to adapt to situations quickly. If she fails an action check she gains an edge on rolls if she does the same action again.
• Famous - Sabine has built a social media presence that has given her some popularity and fame. With connections it is Edge to Ego to favorable groups and trouble to disagreeable groups.
• Surprising Power (Edit Memory) - Sabine has the ability to edit people's memories, a power far beyond her initial scope.

Tags

• Inhuman Genes
• Heroic
• Linguist (French)
• Mentor (Ser Nemo)
• Obligation (School)
• Public Identity
• Rich
• Signature Weapon (Sword): Sword is able to produce force fields
• Young

Powers

Power Control & Telepathy
Basic Powers:

• Uncanny 1: Sabine has protection against mental assaults.
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Effect: Any damage multiplier for attacks against Sabine's focus is reduced by 1. This is part of her character.

Power Control:

• Bump Power: Sabine bumps up another person's power
  • Prerequisites: Rank 2
  • Action: Standard
  • Duration: Concentration
  • Effect: Sabine picks one power from another person within 5 spaces and boosts it. If the power has ranges or areas or durations, these are doubled. If the power affects a damage multiplier, add 1 to the effect. Any effects that normally happen with a Fantastic success automatically happen on any success, not just a Fantastic one. If the power has a cost, Sabine must pay it as well, with a minimum of 5 Focus.
• Dampen Power: Sabine tamps down another person's power
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Action: Standard
  • Duration: Concentration
  • Cost: Varies
  • Effect: Sabine picks one power from another character within 20 spaces and makes an Ego attack against them. On a success, they tamp the power down. If the power has ranges or effective areas or durations, they are halved. If the power affects a damage multiplier, subtract 1 from the effect. The power can no longer enjoy Fantastic successes. If the power has a Focus cost, Sabine must also pay that cost to dampen it.

Telepathy

• Edit Memory: Sabine alters someone's memory.
  
  
  • Prerequisites: Waived via Surprising Power trait
  • Action: Standard
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Cost: 15 Focus
  • Effect: Sabine alters the memory of a target. This can be as simple as erasing a chunk of the target's memory or more complicated as implanting entirely new memories. The Narrator sets the target number based on how complex the new memory is and how hard it would be to integrate such memories into the target's other memories.
    Sabine makes a Logic check against the target's Logid defense. On a success, the memories are altered. On a Fantastic success, the target has trouble on checks to refute such memories in the future.
    Any time the target is given a good reason to doubt the edited memory they can make a Logic check to refuse the new version of their memory and recover their original memory. If they succeed they remember both the original memory and the edited one. On a Fantastic success, they know for sure who did this to them.
  • Telepathic Blast: Sabine can mentally blast a foe's mind.
    • Prerequisites: Telepathic Link, Rank 2
    • Action: Standard
    • Duration: Instant
    • Cost: 5 Focus
    • Effect: Sabine makes a Logic attack against a target in line of sight. If the attack is a success, it inflcts regular Focus damage. On a Fantastic success, the target takes double damage instead and is stunned for one round.
  • Fool: Sabine makes people believe she is someone else.
    • Prerequisites: Telepathic Link, Rank 2
    • Action: Standard
    • Duration: Concentration
    • Cost: 5 Focus
    • Effect: Sabine uses a mirage to alter their appearance in the minds of people within 20 spaces per rank. Cameras (for instance) can still record them, but when people look in the character's direction, they see someone else. The target number for anyone trying to detect Sabine is her Logic defense. If Sabine is impersonating someone known to the other person, they have an edge.
  • Command: Sabine forces someone to follow an order.
    • Prerequisites: Telepathic Link, Rank 2
    • Action: Standard
    • Duration: 1 Round
    • Cost: 5 Focus
    • Effect: Sabine gives an order to a target with whom they've established a telepathic link. Sabine makes a Logic check against the target's Logic defense. On a success, the target complies with the order. On a Fantastic success, Sabine gains an edge the next time they use this power against the same target.
      The command must be something that can be completed in a single action. If it involved harming someone, Sabine has trouble on the check. If it would cause the target to harm themselves, Sabine has double trouble on the check.
  • ESP: Sabine can sense the presence of others.
    • Prerequisites: None
    • Action: Standard
    • Duration: Concentration
    • Effect: Sabine can reach out with their mind to sense the presence of others within 100 spaces per rank. This tells them the person's location and general status. It can also identify if they have superpowers or not. If the target or targets with to remain undetected, Sabine must make a Logic check and compare it against each target's Vigilence defense. If they succeed, they can sense the target. On a Fantastic success, they can also identify the source of any powers the target has.
  • Mind Reading: Sabine can read thoughts
    • Prerequisites: Telepathic Link
    • Action: Standard
    • Duration: 1 Round
    • Effect: Sabine can read the thoughts of a single person with whom they have established a telepathic link. This requires a Logic check against the targets Logic defense. On a success, Sabine can read the target's surface thoughts. On a Fantastic success, Sabine can ask a single simple question and get the answer from the target's mind.

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge - [Ended]

I do still want to play but I am also noticing a lack of posts which makes me not want to. I am fine with the "no time constraints" deal but I leave it up to the group.