··· Frostbite:  At this level of Cryokinesis the Psion may momentarily interrupt the flow of heat within a living creature, creating a shock to all systems and often unconsciousness or even death.

 

System:  The Psychokinetic must roll Psi and spend a point to engage this power.  For each success, the Psion can inflict either one level of Lethal damage or 2 levels of Bashing, as the Psion is capable of maintaining the power for only a heartbeat or for up to the entire turn.  In the case of Bashing harm, the damage isn’t substantial, as the water in the cells does not have time to freeze and the subject is ‘merely’ chilled to the bone in an instant, even being allowed to Soak with Stamina normally (although both versions of the power completely ignore any sort of armor).  In the case of the more permanent Lethal harm, the Psion maintains the crushing cold for the entire turn, causing cells to rupture all throughout the targets body and causing vast and far-reaching harm to tissues and systems all over the victim.  Note that this power has a +1 Difficulty to affect any being in a self-regulating life support system, such as a BioVARG and has +3 dice to affect cold-blooded creatures as their bodies cannot as quickly recoup the effects of the initial exposure.  The range of this power is 5 yards per point of permanent Psi and at Cryokinesis 5 it can affect up to Psi targets simultaneously.