The Certified Psychic

You are an autonomous legal entity, granted the rare authority to use psionic powers openly. You act as an arbiter in high-stakes negotiations and possess the legal right to probe minds in situ if you determine there is reasonable cause.

Favored Broad Skill:

• None.

Favored Specialty Skills:

• [Telepathy-Mind Reading] (/psionics/telepathy/#mind-reading)
• [Law-Court Procedures] (/skills/law/#court-procedures)
• [Interaction-Interview] (/skills/interaction/#interview)
• [Resolve-Mental Resolve] (/skills/resolve/#mental-resolve)

Favored Perks:

• [Reputation] (/perks_flaws/#reputation)

Automatic Flaw:

• [Code of Honor] (/perks_flaws/#code-of-honor) (Absolute neutrality and adherence to the strict ethical guidelines of your autonomous certification).

Starting Equipment:

An official arbiter’s badge/warrant, a portable recording device, formal professional wear, and mild sedatives/stimulants for psychic strain.

Special Ability:

Autonomous Arbiter: Your psionic verification is legally binding. You receive a -1 step bonus to [Interaction] (/skills/interaction/) or [Law] (/skills/law/) checks when acting as a neutral third party in negotiations or when asserting your legal right to verify the truth of a statement in the field.

Tendencies (Pick 2):

• The Absolute Truth: Force a harsh or dangerous truth out into the open to maintain your absolute neutrality, even when a polite lie or deception would have made things easier for the party.
• The Unwanted Judge: Complicate a situation by acting on a crime or dark secret you gleaned from someone’s mind, using your autonomous authority to intervene when it wasn’t your fight.