| Psion: | Empath |
| Discipline Type: | General Knowledge Discipline |
| Special Classification: | None |
| Discipline Rank Limit: | 22 |
| Name: | Empathy |
| Multiple: | 250 |
| Range: | 5 feet per round |
| Duration: | Immediate |
| Base Chance: | 40 |
| Concentration: | N/A |
| Saving Throw: | None |
This discipline allows the empath to feel the emotions and physical sensations the target of the spell is currently experiencing. It also allows them to absorb wounds at a rate of 2 points for every one the empath agrees to subtract from his own hit point total. Thus the empath could remove 6 points damage from a character by inflicting 3 points on himself.
The empath can absorb at maximum 2 points per rank. For example, a rank 5 empath could heal a maximum of 10 points by taking 5 points of damage on himself.
With Critical Success, the empath can either reduce the amount taken by 50% or increase the amount healed by 50%. For Grievous Success, he can do both.
There are some limitations with this type of healing. It cannot be used to restore blood loss. It will also not heal a grievous injury though, if the spell is used on someone who has suffered a grievous injury, the mage will suffer the same results. For example, the empath uses this discipline on someone who suffered a grievous injury result of "Strike Breaks foes Knee. Foe falls prone and is unable to stand. Although he may parry at -20." The discipline heals no damage (even if the target had other damage besides the grievous injury) and the empath suffers the same grievous injury (broken knee). |
| Effect Category: | Mental |
| Effect: | Empathy |
| Base Cost: | 140 |
| Modifiers: |
| Area of Effect: | 1 target | 0 |
| Cast Chance: | 40 | 0.8 |
| Casting Time: | Normal spell | 0 |
| Components: | See Components Above | 0 |
| Duration: | Instant | 0 |
| Immunity: | No Immunity | 0 |
| List: | List Appropriate | 0 |
| Range: | 5 feet per rank | 0 |
| Reliability: | Mostly reliable | 0 |
| Resistance: | No save | 0 |
| Visibility: | No visibility modifier | 0 |
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Active Cost
(cost after advantages): | 252 |
Recommended Cost
(cost after disadvantages): | 252 |