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Alter Aura vs. Mask ISP

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Here's a scenario for you. A Mind Melter is hanging out in a Chi-Town Burb when word comes that a Dog Pack with a Psi-Stalker is approaching his position. The Mind Melter can't hide and can't run, but he has time to activate ONE power before the Pack gets within range of their detection abilities. Since he is an unregistered psychic, he has no bar code so if he's discovered to be a psychic, he will be brought in for being an unregistered psychic. Which power is more effective in masking his psychic abilities? I'm leaning towards Alter Aura, but if a character registers with no ISP, he would be passed over. The question is, which is the better choice? All answers welcome. Please give a reason for your answer as well.
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Alter Aura wouldn't help. only Mask ISP&Psionics can save him.

See, Alter Aura ONLY helps if someone actually reads your aura. Psi Stalkers and Dog Boys have a psychic sense that can sense psionics without needing to read the aura so it's useless aginst that.

Mask ISP&Psionics changes the "psychic sent" as well as Aura so they're utterly undetectable.
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Nekira is correct, Mask ISP&Psionics is the only thing that will prevent the stalker from sensing your Psionic powers.
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I've often wondered if using a psi power to mask your psi powers somewhat defeats the purpose of said power
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Joey Jo Jo Jr wrote:I've often wondered if using a psi power to mask your psi powers somewhat defeats the purpose of said power


Mask ISP & Psionics is meant for just such situations.
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Mask ISP & Psionics is like a a thermal layer in the water and submarine hiding.
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SpiritInterface wrote:
Joey Jo Jo Jr wrote:I've often wondered if using a psi power to mask your psi powers somewhat defeats the purpose of said power


Mask ISP & Psionics is meant for just such situations.


Yes, I understand what the power is all about and I quite like it, but it is a bit of a Catch 22
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Nekira Sudacne wrote:Alter Aura wouldn't help. only Mask ISP&Psionics can save him.

See, Alter Aura ONLY helps if someone actually reads your aura. Psi Stalkers and Dog Boys have a psychic sense that can sense psionics without needing to read the aura so it's useless aginst that.

Mask ISP&Psionics changes the "psychic sent" as well as Aura so they're utterly undetectable.
OK you confuse me now. PPE and ISP but of a tangible aura that can be detected either through the use of spells or senses. So if you alter that aura why would they still be able to track it? Where does it say that the DBs and PSs aren't negated by alter aura? As I recall it would have been the only way to avoid when the RMB came out.
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Zer0 Kay wrote:
Nekira Sudacne wrote:Alter Aura wouldn't help. only Mask ISP&Psionics can save him.

See, Alter Aura ONLY helps if someone actually reads your aura. Psi Stalkers and Dog Boys have a psychic sense that can sense psionics without needing to read the aura so it's useless aginst that.

Mask ISP&Psionics changes the "psychic sent" as well as Aura so they're utterly undetectable.
OK you confuse me now. PPE and ISP but of a tangible aura that can be detected either through the use of spells or senses. So if you alter that aura why would they still be able to track it? Where does it say that the DBs and PSs aren't negated by alter aura? As I recall it would have been the only way to avoid when the RMB came out.

Yeah it was the way back in the day, as is apparent in England with the nexus knights and other aspects of Merlin, they used Alter Aura permanently to hide the fact they were actually essence fragments of an evil AI.
I do think that mask ISP replaces that power.
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Zer0 Kay wrote:
Nekira Sudacne wrote:Alter Aura wouldn't help. only Mask ISP&Psionics can save him.

See, Alter Aura ONLY helps if someone actually reads your aura. Psi Stalkers and Dog Boys have a psychic sense that can sense psionics without needing to read the aura so it's useless aginst that.

Mask ISP&Psionics changes the "psychic sent" as well as Aura so they're utterly undetectable.
OK you confuse me now. PPE and ISP but of a tangible aura that can be detected either through the use of spells or senses. So if you alter that aura why would they still be able to track it? Where does it say that the DBs and PSs aren't negated by alter aura? As I recall it would have been the only way to avoid when the RMB came out.

Yeah it was the way back in the day, as is apparent in England with the nexus knights and other aspects of Merlin, they used Alter Aura permanently to hide the fact they were actually essence fragments of an evil AI.
I do think that mask ISP replaces that power.
Is mask ISP a lower PPE cost or a longer durration? If it replaces it then the mages are screwed unless there is a mask PPE speall.
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yeah what doom said
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Mech-Viper wrote:yeah what doom said


Doom? He hasn't posted to this thread. :-?
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Kalinda wrote:
Mech-Viper wrote:yeah what doom said


Doom? He hasn't posted to this thread. :-?
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