Biopsionics

This page contains information specific to Stars Without Number. 
Biopsionic powers repair, augment, debilitate, or damage living creatures. Unless otherwise specified the biopsionicist must be able to touch a target, though clothing and armor do not interfere with the use of these abilities. Touching a willing or unsuspecting target is automatic, whereas touching a resisting target requires a normal Punch hit roll with a bonus equal to the practitioner’s Biopsionics skill. Such touch effects do not inflict the normal damage of a Punch attack.
Unsurprisingly, biopsionic powers are among the most accepted psychic abilities. Even a modestly-experienced biopsion can perform miracles of healing for a community lucky enough to have their services.

System Strain

Many curative biopsionic powers add to the target’s System Strain. System Strain is a measure of the amount of system stress, intrusive modification, and general biological distress an organism might be suffering. Psionic healing, cybernetic implants, and powerful drugs all add to a target’s System Strain.
If using a power or drug on a target would make their System Strain exceed their Constitution score, the effect fails to function; their body simply cannot adapt to the changes and cannot benefit from them.
System Strain decreases automatically by one point after each night of rest, provided the organism is wellfed and not compromised by sickness or privation.

Techniques

Level	Technique	Summary
Core	Psychic Succor	Stabilize wounded target as Main Action. Heal HP at higher levels.
1	Mastered Succor	No longer need to commit Effort to use Psychic Succor
1	Organic Purification Protocols	Psychic Succor now cures poisons and diseases. Additional Effort cost. Exceptional diseases and toxins still require skill check.
1	Remote Repair	Biopsionic techniques requiring touch now work at up to 100m.
2	Invincible Stand	Target remains active even at 0 HP
2	Major Organ Restoration	Regrow missing limbs and organs. Heal congenital defects. Stabilize targets dropped by Heavy Weapons, decapitation, or dissmemberment.
2	Tissue Integrity Field	Allies within 10m of target may now also benefit from Psychic Succor.
3	Accelerated Succor	Psychic Succor becomes an On Turn action instead of Main action. Instant, if additional Effort committed.
3	Metamorph	Shapeshifting. Can imitate subjects down to DNA level if sample available.
3	Teratic Overload	Literally give someone Super Cancer.
4	Holistic Optimization Patterning	Boost physical characteristics and abilities.
4	Quintessential Reconstruction	Regenerate from your own body fragments like Deadpool.