Hero Abilities Package - Psiren

Psiren Racial Package (Cost 290-84=206)

Ability
- Armor - 5 resistant ED and PD - Cost 15
- Armor (Impervious to Cold) - 20 resistant ED, hardened (+1/2), only vs. cold/ice (-1) - Cost 45/22
- Characteristics - +17 STR, +3 DEX, +11 CON, +1 INT, +1 EGO, +4 PRE, +10 COM, +2 SPD - Cost 77
- Elemental Control - Psionic Abilities - 15 point reserve - Cost 15
- A. Killing Attack: Ranged (Mind Bolt and Psi-Sword) - 2D6 damage - Cost 30/15
- B. Mind Control (Empathic Transmission and Hypnotic Suggestion) - 6D6 effect, telepathic contact (+1/2) - Cost 45/30
- C. Telepathy (Empathy and Telepathy) - 6D6 effect, concentrate - half DCV constant (-1/2) - Cost 30/10
- Endurance Reserve (I.S.P.) - 70 END, 1 REC - Cost 8
- Enhanced Senses - night vision - Cost 5
- Killing Attack: Hand-To-Hand (Claws) - 1D6 damage, reduced endurance - 0 END (+1/2), no knockback (-1/4), restrainable (-1/2) - Cost 22/13
- Life Support - does not need to breath or eat, impervious to intense cold, pressure support - Cost 16
- Mental Defense (Master Psychic) - 10 defense - Cost 10
- Mental Defense (Mind Block) - 12 defense, cannot use Telepathy and Mind Control when active (-1/4), costs END to activate (-1/4) - Cost 12/8
- Swimming - +8 inches - Cost 8
- Combat Skill Levels - +4 OCV - Cost 32
- Language: one of choice (native) - Cost 0
- Lightning Reflexes - +4 - Cost 6
Disadvantage
- Distinctive Features - lower body of a fish or seal, not concealable, noticed - Cost -15
- Distinctive Features - master psychic - Cost -5
- Hunted - by racial enemies, as powerful, 8 or less - Cost -10
- Physical Limitation - heavy and no legs, frequently, greatly - Cost -15
- Psych Limitation - manipulative and vain, common, strong - Cost -15
- Reputation - evil seductive psychic monster, 11 or less - Cost -10
- Running - -2 inches - Cost -4
- Vulnerable - to weapons made of millenium tree wood, uncommon attacks, x2 BODY - Cost -10

Conversion Notes: This racial package is based on the psiren race from Rifts role playing game. This package represents a human who is turned into a psiren by the Lord of the Deep, but it can also be placed on top of other humanoid racial packages. All psionic abilities draw END from the I.S.P. Endurance Reserve. The cost of SPD takes into acount the bonus from the DEX. This write-up uses Champions 5th edition rules.

Psirens are a magical race of aquatic human hybrids created by the Lord of the Deep as minions. The horrible process which is used to create psirens usually drives the human insane and evil, but occasionally they retain some of their old humanity. Psirens resemble the mermaids of mythology, with a human upper body fused to the lower body of a fish or seal. Their human features are always beautiful.

Because of their lower body shape, psirens are slow to move on land, but very agile and quick swimmers. They can see in near perfect darkness, and because of their supernatural origin, do not need to eat, breath and are immune to cold. They have nasty claws which are almost undetectible when not in use. They are also master psychics with various powers to sense and control thoughts and emotions as well as create psychic weapons.

The majority of psirens are female, but males do exist. Most skills and occupational abilities are lost when someone is transformed into a psiren. They start as a fresh character and must learn a new occupation.

Psirens usually choose four sensitive psionic abilities.

To learn more about the psirens, I suggest purchasing and reading the Rifts Underseas by Kevin Siembieda & C.J. Carella.

Race created by Palladium Books.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - March, 2008

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