The Veil & Lead a weird-west psionic horror RPG

The Bastion Soul

Anchor

"I am the rock in the river. The Current breaks on me."
Psionic IRON Bastion Soul
Type
Psionic
Prime
IRON
Starting Erosion
1

You are a void in the psionic field — a null point that absorbs and negates magical energy. Where you stand, the Veil cannot reach. You are the shield against the supernatural.

Starting Choices

  • Prime Attribute: +1 IRON (fixed, no choice).
  • Skill Allocation: Distribute 6 Skill Points among Career Skills (maximum starting Rank 2).
  • Starting Focus: The iron-shield-bracers entry covers both options — Iron Shield (occupies off-hand slot) or Iron Bracers (no slot occupied). The gear file documents both variants under one ID; declare which you carry at character creation.
  • Starting Talents: You start with Kinetic Dampener (Rank 1 Cantrip) automatically. Choose one general Mundane Talent (Combat or Non-Combat list — player’s choice).
  • Starting Erosion: 1 (the cost of the gift).

Starting Loadout

Career Skills

ChannelResilienceForceBrawlAwareness

Starting Gear

Iron Shield or Iron BracersBoiler Plate

Starting Talents

Granted

Automatically known from the start.

Drive Examples

  • The day the Psy-Slinger's bullet stopped against my chest.
  • The silence the Current leaves around me.
  • Knowing I'm the only thing standing between the Veil and someone else.