Magnetize
Name
Magnetize
Type
Devotion
Field
Psychokinetic
MAC
8
PSP (Initial)
2+
PSP (Ongoing)
1+
Range
90 ft.
Area of Effect
one object
Prerequisites
Power Score
All Strength checks made by opponents to keep control of metal items fail.
Critical (20)
All metal objects on the psionicist’s person are scattered 2-20 (2d10) feet in random directions.
Description
A psionicist using magnetize can change the magnetic orientation of a metal object, strongly magnetizing it. The initial cost is 2 PSPs per pound of metal so affected, so a four-pound long sword requires 8 PSPs to magnetize. The item remains magnetized for a number of rounds equal to the psionicist’s level before reverting to normal.
The effects of this power are simple: the psionicist can make the item attracted to other metal objects or repelled by other metal objects. Any metal objects within 20 feet of the magnetized object are within its magnetic influence. Metallic creatures gain a saving throw versus spells to avoid being magnetized.
In deciding how magnetism affects an object, remember that a heavier object remains stationary, while a lighter object moves toward or away from it. If a character’s short sword is magnetized and his friend standing beside him is wearing plate mail, the short sword will go flying over to stick to the armored fellow—not the other way around. A creature holding or wearing an object under magnetic influence may attempt a Strength check to retain control of the item.
A character wearing metal armor can be immobilized if he fails his Strength check. Other effects are left to the DM’s imagination, but small objects such as daggers can reach impressive speeds when attracted or repelled by magnetism.
