Psionics and Marvel Crystal Transport

The key to the power and usefulness of the Knights of Orion lies in their tapping into psionic power. Each candidate must be tested for psionic ability, and those who show potential are allowed into the candidate program, and when they show useful ability are made into Squires. The most important power for the Knights is Teleport. Once a Squire can use the Teleport power he is eligible to become a full-fledged Knight, since that power is used to activate the Marvel Crystals that allow instant transportation between worlds.

For player characters, they all must choose the Psionic Arcane background on creation. They may be promoted to Knight whenever they gain the teleport power. This is chiefly done when the character gets his first “level-up” at Seasoned Rank, when the power is first available.

The following powers are available to the knights:

Power Trapping

Armor character is surrounded by a blue-white aura

Barrier a wall of crackling blue-white energy

Blast a mass of lightning bolts spring outwards from burst center

Bolt white energy bolt

Boost/Lower Trait soft glowing aura (boost) or crackling bolt (lower)

Burst cone of white lightning bolts

Deflection shimmering white energy shield

Environ. Protection light blue aura

Fear knight appears tall and menacing, crackling with energy

Fly white sparks fly from arms and feet

Healing self only

Invisibility White flash before disappearing

Puppet Knight’s eyes glow blue as long as power activated

Quickness blue sparks fly from body of the quickened

Smite weapon gives off white sparks

Speak Language Knight’s face gives off white sparks when first activated

Speed blue sparks fly from feet

Stun a mass of blue sparks from center of burst

Telekinesis white lighting from head to target

Teleport Blue flash then vanish (see below)

Teleport and the Marvel Crystal: when a Knight wishes to use the Marvel Crystal for interstellar travel, it requires 10 power points for an attempt. The attempt also requires 20 minutes of intense concentration. After a Psionics roll is made and the points spent, a hole in space opens up in front of the knight, the hole is about 10 feet by 10 feet and crackles with blue and white energy. The hole will remain open until 2 minutes have passed or 13 people (or a similar mass) have passed through it, whichever comes first. On a normal roll, the hole will open somewhere on the desired world, on a raise, it will open in the specific area (within 10miles) on that world. Most failed rolls result in the hole simply not opening, but there have been documented cases of knights being transported to unknown planets or other strange regions. If the target world has been visited by the knight before, he makes and unmodified roll. If it hasn’t, but there is extensive photographic and cartographic assistance, the roll is at a –2. If there is just a basic star chart or telescopic sighting then the roll is –4. If there is no star chart at all, or the information is old or wrong , then the roll is –8. The GM can add or subtract any modifiers he wishes at anytime due to psionic variations.

Power	Trapping
Armor	character is surrounded by a blue-white aura
Barrier	a wall of crackling blue-white energy
Blast	a mass of lightning bolts spring outwards from burst center
Bolt	white energy bolt
Boost/Lower Trait	soft glowing aura (boost) or crackling bolt (lower)
Burst	cone of white lightning bolts
Deflection	shimmering white energy shield
Environ. Protection	light blue aura
Fear	knight appears tall and menacing, crackling with energy
Fly	white sparks fly from arms and feet
Healing	self only
Invisibility	White flash before disappearing
Puppet	Knight’s eyes glow blue as long as power activated
Quickness	blue sparks fly from body of the quickened
Smite	weapon gives off white sparks
Speak Language	Knight’s face gives off white sparks when first activated
Speed	blue sparks fly from feet
Stun	a mass of blue sparks from center of burst
Telekinesis	white lighting from head to target
Teleport	Blue flash then vanish (see below)