Absorb
"The blow hits me. I take it. The energy goes nowhere."
- Cost
- 2 Strain
- TN
- 11
- Tempo
- T0
- Steps
- Yes
- Resist
- —
Effect
Trigger: You are hit by a psionic attack that deals damage or Strain.
Reduce the incoming psionic damage or Strain by your ECHO + IRON (sum of both Attributes). If this reduces the effect to 0 or less, the attack is negated entirely.
Steps
+2 additional absorption per Step.
Special
Unlike Kinetic Dampener (which blocks physical damage), Absorb blocks psionic damage specifically — Phantom Pain, Boil Blood, Psychic Venom, and similar effects. The two Talents complement each other: Dampener for bullets, Absorb for the Current. Subject to the Bastion Soul Reaction Convention.