Invocation / Psyniscience questions

By Mrakvampire, in Dark Heresy Rules Questions

1. When sustaining a power that was manifested with help of Invocation - does the bonus from Invocation counts on power rolls that are made each minute?

2. Can I retry Invocation skill each round till I get favorable result (i.e. in non-combat situations) with no penalty?

3. Can I check Psynisciense each round till I get favorable result if I want to detect Psykers in area?

Mrakvampire said:

1. When sustaining a power that was manifested with help of Invocation - does the bonus from Invocation counts on power rolls that are made each minute?

No, the Invocation bonus of the initial manifestation would not hold through for the purpose of sustaining a power. Ones GM may allow for you to test Invocation again when it is time to make your sustaining roll, but nothing in the rules state this either way. Remember, Invocation tests are a full-round action, so you would have to check the round prior to making the sustaining roll.

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2. Can I retry Invocation skill each round till I get favorable result (i.e. in non-combat situations) with no penalty?

Technically, yes. The only detriment to a failed Invocation test is (possibly) looking foolish to those unfamiliar with what you're doing, and losing an entire round to the attempt. All it costs is time.

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3. Can I check Psynisciense each round till I get favorable result if I want to detect Psykers in area?

Technically, yes. However, you would NOT be able to do anything else during any round you tested, as using the skill is a full-round action. Except, maybe, issue a warning to your colleagues should something be amiss.

Hope this helps you some.

-=Brother Praetus=-

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1. When sustaining a power that was manifested with help of Invocation - does the bonus from Invocation counts on power rolls that are made each minute?

No. However, since sustaining a power never runs the risk of manifestations, you can usually go all-out on the power dice which should be enough on its own.

2. Can I retry Invocation skill each round till I get favorable result (i.e. in non-combat situations) with no penalty?

Yes.

3. Can I check Psynisciense each round till I get favorable result if I want to detect Psykers in area?

As it's a perception roll, I'd consider letting the GM roll it and just tell him how often I want it rolled. After all, there's no difference for the character between a failed roll and a roll where there's just nothing to detect as both come up blank (but hopefully not Blank *g*).