Emote Tech (Action Powers)

Templates for Action

Main article: Powers (Action)

Pheromone Control

Basic Action

Pheromone control allows you to manipulate nearby people by means of pehromones. Pheromones are scent-like substances used by people and animals to communicate on a sunconscious level. Manipulation on such a primal level can be dangerous, lending itself best to inducing needs that can be immediately gratified. If you try to induce subtle feelings or long-lasting relationships, the Pheromone Control may backfire. It is thus best used to get into someone's close presence, where normal Charm can proceed. This only works against creatures whose racial pheromone sets have been programmed into the unit, and anyone with a breather mask or somehow otherwise immune to poison or inhaled gases can ignore it.

What this does in game terms is that you create a social connection between you and another person. That person will focus his attention on you, for good or bad. Depending on the mood, this might involve sex, combat, or just conversation. He will ignore normal distractions and is generally willing to follow you a short way in order to interact there.

Technological Inspiration

Reflex Action

You inspire others to be detached, analytical, and focused on reults. Whenever someone in the vicinity fails an action based on these virtues, you can take a reflex action to give him an immediate reroll. This applies to most uses of the Engineering skill, and to other skills and rolls as determined my the GM.