3e SRD:Quintessence
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| Metacreativity (Int) | |
| Level: | Psion 4 |
|---|---|
| Display: | Ma (see Text) |
| Range: | Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) |
| Effect: | 1 ounce dollop of quintessence (see text) |
| Duration: | Instantaneous |
| Saving Throw: | None |
| Power Points: | 7 |
The manifester collapses a bit of time from the continuum, forming a 1-inch-diameter dollop of thick, gooey material called quintessence. A character can smooth a dollop of quintessence around any small object, such as a key, a ring, a seal, or an insignia.
Objects sealed within quintessence are protected from the effects of time; in practical terms, they enter a state of stasis. Living flesh with only partial contact with quintessence is also partially pulled out of the timestream. This disruption deals 1 point of damage per round beginning 10 rounds after partial contact begins.
Quintessence can be manually scraped away from a protected object, freeing it to rejoin the time stream. Removing the protective film is 75% likely to force the quintessence to evaporate back into the continuum. Otherwise, it coalesces again into a 1-inch-diameter bead, available for later usage.
Large quantities of quintessence could theoretically be gathered to preserve large items or structures (or even a complete living creature, which would prevent the damage taken from partial contact). However, psionic characters and creatures are generally loath to do so because accumulations of quintessence weighing 1 pound or more generate a half-strength catapsi effect (DC 16, radius 5 feet, all are affected, including caster).
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