Psi-Swords vs Immunity to Energy

[darthauthor]

IF some has the spell "Immunity to Energy" on them does it make them immune to a Psi-Sword?

Put another way, do psionics count as an energy attack?

Super Psionic power of "Mind Bolt"?

[Nekira Sudacne]

Psionic Energy is still energy. Yes, it makes them immune.

[drewkitty ~..~]

Psi-Swords.....they are a physical attack. So...No, not immune.
Psi-sword can be used to parry physical attacks. Unlike the 'so called' laser sword (which is a energy weapon) produced by Wilks. (More like a laser rod built to look like a sword hilt with a trigger that responds to an object moving in front of it and within the listed range.)


Mind Bolt is a mental attack and is not effected by immune to energy.

[darthauthor]

Interesting . . .

The text in RUE says, "a shimmering blade of energy that resembles a glowing sword"

So I interpret from this that the melee weapon one creates is made of a kind of energy.
However, nothing I have read says anything about the nature of the damage it does; only that it does Mega Damage.
Does not say it is a psionic attack.
Does not say it is heat or fire. I asked someone if it could heat water like a lightsaber to which they replied, "No."
Not electrical damage.

I want to follow up with another question.
Does the Psi-Sword count as a magic/TW weapon to do damage to the likes of entities and vampires?

That I think is a big defining thing because if it does NOT then it is just another vibro blade of sorts.

[Nekira Sudacne]

Psi sword is not magic. It is psionic.

[darthauthor]

The question is, "Does it damage entities and vampires?"

[Nekira Sudacne]

The question is, "Does it damage entities and vampires?"

Their entries include a vulnerability to psionics so yes

People use "Only vulnerable to magic" as a shorthand. The actual writeup includes vulnerability to psionics. Most invulnerable things do.

[ShadowLogan]

The question is, "Does it damage entities and vampires?"

For Vampires it clearly stated in the book (on pg 34 original, I don't know about revised).

Put another way, do psionics count as an energy attack?]

Unfortunately, there is no single answer here as it will come down to the specific power in question.

For example, Telekinetic powers like Mind Bolt ("mental force") or TK Punch etc will count as physical attack and not energy. Electrokinesis abilities will count as Energy. Hydrokinesis will be physical. Pyrokinesis will count as fire, so energy.

Psi-Sword is a bit murkier, on the one hand it is an energy blade but at the same time it can be used to do physical things (like parry). Energy for damage purposes though, with the "blocking" being some type of subconscious TK ability (that or the ability also allows energy to exert its mass equivalent).

[drewkitty ~..~]

I want to follow up with another question.
Does the Psi-Sword count as a magic/TW weapon to do damage to the likes of entities and vampires?

It is a mystical blade so it does harm those that are immune to mundane damage. Such as Vampires and Were-people.

[Mlp7029]

Psi-Swords.....they are a physical attack. So...No, not immune.
Psi-sword can be used to parry physical attacks. Unlike the 'so called' laser sword (which is a energy weapon) produced by Wilks. (More like a laser rod built to look like a sword hilt with a trigger that responds to an object moving in front of it and within the listed range.)


Mind Bolt is a mental attack and is not effected by immune to energy.

I agree the psi-sword is made of telekinetic force IMHO

[eliakon]

It really depends on how powerful the GM wants that spell to be.
It is already one of the top defensive spells in the game.
If you want to make it stop a Psi-Sword then you can interpret it as doing that.
If you want it to not stop a Psi-Sword then you can interpret it as doing that
We already know it doesn't stop Kinetic Energy as it will not stop bullets.