Total Recall
"I play back their life, and I choose which parts they watch."
- Cost
- 2 Erosion
- TN
- 15
- Tempo
- T7
- Steps
- Yes
- Resist
- Yes
Effect
Force the target within Near range to relive a specific memory in vivid, overwhelming detail. You choose the memory (it must be one you’ve discovered through Surface Read, Mind Link, Dreamwalk, or Confessional).
The reliving is immersive — the target is functionally unaware of their surroundings for 10 Ticks.
You may alter details of the relived memory: introducing elements that weren’t there, changing outcomes, distorting the experience.
Resist
ECHO + Focus vs. your Channeling Sum ends the effect early.
Steps
+5 Ticks duration per Step.
Special
If the relived memory is traumatic (The Scar, for instance), the target takes 1d6 Strain upon emerging.
If the altered version contradicts a Core Memory, the target suffers −2 dice to all actions for 1 hour as they struggle to reconcile the discrepancy.