Empathy (EM) picks

A: Character has the power to Calm (as closed channeling, 3x /day) up to one sentient target (range 100') per every three levels of the character (round down) provided the character can communicate with the target(s) for three consecutive rounds  (RR vs. character's level, target gets RE bonus).

A: If awake, automatically senses existence and distance (not direction) to any & all unshielded sentient beings of 20th level & up, to range 10'/lvl of empath.

A: Affinity with local Essence flows gives second sight (if awake).  Enemies receive no flanking bonuses, and rear attacks are only +30 instead of +50.

A: Character may designate any three non-base spell lists from the essence realm and study them as he would an open list of his own realm*.

B: Mind Typing, provided that the empath has three consecutive rounds to concentrate upon the target (10' range).  Mind Typing is instantaneous if empath can touch the target.  This ability will be fooled or foiled by Misfeel or other mind-shielding and spoofing powers.

B: Character will sense the death (violent or otherwise) of any and all sentient beings within 100'/lvl, any event killing over ten per minute within 1 mi/lvl, or any cataclysm killing over 100 per minute within 10 mi/lvl, and so on.  Character will know the approximate magnitude of loss but not distance, direction, nor any circumstances of the loss.

B: Character can sense power (spell points) flowing about unshielded sentient creatures and items up to a range of 50' (requires concentration, rate of one target per round).  Number of spell points remaining can be estimated with give or take 10% accuracy.  Relative power of intelligent items may be judged.  Misfeel and similar counter-spells may confound estimates.

B: Character may designate one non-base spell list from the essence realm per point of EM over 100 and study them as he would an open list of his own realm*.  Vacates analogous A-pick.

C: Continual Awareness 3'/lvl.  If asleep, character has option to wake if aggressive action within range occurs and character makes perception roll over 150.



(*) The phrase "study them as he would an open list of his own realm" (in the A and B picks of Presence, Empathy, and Channeling) means that pick types, development cost and upper ceiling for learning the list become as though the list were an open list of the character's own realm.  The bonus stat for the roll of acquiring the list however remains as before (does not change to the character's native realm stat).