Psychic Powers
in These, Our Broken RoadsThe human brain is the organ in the body that consistently uses the most energy. In a combination of biology and physics still not understood by modern science, it creates more than just thought and memory, but an electromagnetic field also. Some theorists believe that the brain generates energy at certain wavelengths and amplitudes such that, by some unknown ability, can affect both biology and even the laws of physical reality itself. These few and mocked scientific theorists have called this science, psionics.
One theory of psionics breaks psychic (or psionic) powers into the following taxonomy (with Greek letter notation):
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- Psychognosis (ΨΓ) - knowing
- Bio-psychognosis (ΨΓβ)
- Ecto-psychognosis (ΨΓξ)
- Psychokinesis (ΨΚτ) - movement, doing
- Bio-psychokinesis (ΨΚβ)
- Tele-psychokinesis (ΨΚτϟ)
- Metapsionics (ΨΜ) - meta, being
- Bio-metapsionics (ΨΜβ)
- Meta-psychognosis (ΨΜγ)
- Xenopsionics (ΨΞ) - xeno, the other
- Xeno-biopsionics (ΨΞβ)
- Xeno-psychokinesis (ΨΞκ)
- Xeno-psychognosis (ΨΞγ)
- Negapsionics (Ω) - negation, nothingness
Psionic Level
Psionic Level is the designation scientists try to give a particular psionic power some measure of power, effectiveness, and/or quality relative to other psychic powers. There is a lot of dispute in this area, and some claim that this scale outside of a particular taxonomic category is meaningless.Psionic Level
- Category 1: Minuscule — an impressive trick, gives a slight edge — entertaining, but very few believe real
- Category 2: Minor — cognitive dissonance, gives an advantage — people question their senses/instruments
- Category 3: Major — formidable, gives serious power — people question either their sanity or the nature of reality
- Category 4: Superior — miraculous, major gamechanger — enough to start a religion and dumbfound scientists
- Category 5: Epic — epic — powerful enough to impact global events
World Codex
Skill Levels
Skill Level is a scale to describe the level of mastery a particular psychic has in a particular power. It is usually easier to master similar and complimentary powers. A psychic who excels in Healing, for example, may never develop beyond a novice level in pyrokinesis.Skill Levels
- touched - LOWEST
- novice
- skilled
- master
- expert
- paragon - HIGHEST
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These, Our Broken Roads