Persona Mask
"You wear a different mind like a coat."
- Cost
- 2 Strain
- TN
- 11
- Tempo
- T5
- Steps
- Yes
- Resist
- —
Effect
You adopt the surface-level psychic signature of another person whose mind you have read with Surface Read. For the rest of the scene:
- Insight checks to identify you register the other person’s emotional patterns
- Surface Read on you reveals the other person’s surface thoughts (not yours)
- Psionic detection abilities identify you as the other person
Steps
+1 hour duration per Step (beyond the scene).
Special
This defeats psionic security measures — Consortium Psi-Division checkpoints that scan for specific psychic signatures can be bypassed. Physical appearance is unchanged; combine with Veil of Silence, Liar’s Mirror, or mundane disguise for full infiltration.