by Brad Prall

MAC 3
PSP Cost 20
Range Touch
Area of Effect Individual
Prerequisite Aging, Life Draining

Power Score Con-8
Initial Cost 20
Maintenance Cost n/a
Range Touch
Preparation Time 0
Area of Effect Individual
Prerequisite Aging, Life Draining
Where to Learn Night Runners

This power was developed by a particularly sadistic psionicist after certain modifications to the aging power did not yield the efficiency or pain necessary to satisfy him. This power takes the life force from one individual and gives it to another, but instead of transferring hit points like life draining, it transfers years of life. The number of years taken is a base 1d4 years. Additionally, the victim must make a saving throw versus polymorph, which if failed causes enough pain to cause the character to collapse to the ground for one round and lose a number of years depending on the level of the success the psionicist accomplishes. For the psionic system from the Complete Psionics Handbook, efficiency is the result of a successful roll minus 1 and then multiplied by 10, resulting in a % efficiency (with a maximum of 100% efficiency for a successful roll of 11 or greater). For the Way of the Psionicist rules, the efficiency is the result of a successful roll minus the target number and then multiplied by 10 resulting in a % efficiency (with a maximum of 100%).

The total number of years or parts thereof transferred are added to the psionicist’s maximum life length. How these additional years affect the psionicist’s aging depend on his current age class and the class of the victim. More beneficial effects are gained from using the power on younger individuals. The years gained from the victim are added to the psionicist age classes for all age classes higher than that of the victim. So if the psionicist ages a young man 4 years and gets a 50% efficiency for the transfer, then the psionicist’s Middle Age, Odd Age, Venerable Age, and Maximum Age categories all increase by 2 years. But if the victim was a Venerable Aged man then only the psionicist’s Maximum Age would increase. If the psionicist uses this power on individuals younger than himself his apparent age will decrease to any point after adulthood, so an extremely vain psionicist could use this power to not only live longer but be young looking for a considerable length of time. Similarly if the psionicist uses this power and it advances his current age class starting point to an age older than his current age he is now considered to belong to the younger age class. This power is reserved for evil psionicists since it steals what should never be stolen.

Power Score - The victim ages 1d10 years and the psionicist gains the appropriate number of years.

20 - The psionicist ages 2d10 years.