| Psion: | Clairvoyant |
| Discipline Type: | Special Knowledge Discipline |
| Special Classification: | None |
| Discipline Rank Limit: | 22 |
| Name: | Ask the Dead |
| Multiple: | 215 |
| Range: | 5 feet |
| Duration: | 1 minute per rank |
| Base Chance: | 10 |
| Concentration: | Full |
| Saving Throw: | None |
This spell allows the Clairvoyant to contact the spirit of a dead creature and ask questions. The Clairvoyant must be able to converse in a language familiar to the spirit. The Clairvoyant may ask 1 (+1/rank) question as long as they are all asked within the spell's duration. If the contacted spirit does not wish to provide an answer to a given question, it is allowed a resistance roll vs the Clairvoyant's rank. Only the caster is able to converse with the spirit and this requires his total concentration. Outside stimuli (load noises, shaking, attacks, etc.) will break the fragile link and end the spell. The following table indicates the maximum length of time the creature may have been dead for the spell to work.
| Rank | Maximum Time Dead |
| 1-6 | 1 week |
| 7-8 | 1 month |
| 9-12 | 1 year |
| 13-15 | 10 years |
| 16-18 | 50 years |
| 19-21 | 100 years |
| 22 | No limit |
This spell requires the target creature's body. If only a portion of the body can be found, the chance of a successful contact are diminished accordingly (50% chance of success if half the body is present, down to 5% if only a small bone can be found). |
| Effect Category: | Communication |
| Effect: | Speak with dead |
| Base Cost: | 250 |
| Modifiers: |
| Area of Effect: | 1 target | 0 |
| Cast Chance: | 10 | -0.5 |
| Casting Time: | Normal spell | 0 |
| Components: | See Components Above | 0 |
| Duration: | 1 minute per rank | 0.5 |
| Immunity: | No Immunity | 0 |
| List: | List Appropriate | 0 |
| Range: | Touch | -0.25 |
| Reliability: | Mostly reliable | 0 |
| Resistance: | No save | 0 |
| Visibility: | No visibility modifier | 0 |
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Active Cost
(cost after advantages): | 375 |
Recommended Cost
(cost after disadvantages): | 214 |