[HOE] SYKER D20

["Kerry D. Jordan" <kdjordan@netdoor.com>]

I've only received one comment about any of these D20 conversions... does
no-one else have anything to say?  Am I the only one who is interested in
HOE D20?  I don't want to fill up mailboxes with useless junk (I get
enough o' THAT in snail-mail)...

Kerry

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* To give credit where credit is due, note that the        *
* descriptions (i.e., not D20 game statistics) have been   *
* quoted from Brainburners by Steve Long.                  *
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Telekinetic Storm (Syk)
Type: Transmutation
Level: 4
Components: S
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Effect: Maelstrom of debris 20 ft. in diameter
Duration: Concentration (up to 1 round/2 levels)
Saving Throw: See text
Spell Resistance: No
  The Wasted West is filled with junk, rubble, trash, and
the wrecked remains of a civilization stupid enough to bomb
itself back to the Stone Age.  In the hands of the right
people, such as junkers, these scraps can become weapons.
Sykers have a more direct way of using the crumbling
fragments of the old world.
  This spell creates a maelstrom of swirling debris that
lasts for as long as the syker concentrates, up to a
maximum duration of 1 round/2 levels.  Everything within the
storm suffers 3d6 points of damage per round (half slashing
and half bludgeoning).  Reflex save for half.
  Creatures within the storm when it is invoked may negate
the damage with a successful Reflex saving throw, provided
they can and do physically leave the storm's boundaries by
the shortest route possible.
  A telekinetic storm serves as one-half cover (+4 AC) for
anyone beyond it.
  Obviously, telekinetic storm doesn't work in an area
without substantial rubble or other dangerous debris.  If
the debris is particularly sharp, hard, or otherwise deadly,
the Marshall should add damage or other effects as well.
Throwing a box of nails into a telekinetic storm might
increase the damage by 1d4 points.  If there are any radrats
in the storm, they probably bite anyone they slam into as
well.  The Marshall should use common sense and reward
creative uses of this chaotic power.