Hivemind Pulse
"Every nervous system in range becomes an extension of mine."
- Cost
- 2 Erosion
- TN
- 15
- Tempo
- T7
- Steps
- Yes
- Resist
- —
Effect
You extend your biological awareness to encompass every living creature within Near range. For 10 Ticks:
- You feel the precise location, health state, and emotional state of every creature
- You can communicate biologically (not telepathically — through shared nerve impulses) with willing creatures, granting +2 dice (Pool Bonus) to coordinated actions
- You can identify Skin-Changers, Veil-Born in disguise, and non-living entities by their absence from the biological web (they feel “hollow” in the pulse)
- You can deliver Rank 1 Flesh Shaper Talents to any creature in the web without touching them (the nerve web carries the effect)
Steps
+5 Ticks duration per Step.
Special
You are the hub. If you are knocked unconscious, the web collapses. Bastion Souls within the area create “dead zones” in the web — you sense them as cold spots where the pulse doesn’t reach. This is sensory only; no Bastion Soul Talent is required to create the dead zone, just their presence.