Hello All,

I am going to be running a game soon, and at this point in time re-reading the DH rules, and I am trying ti figure something out. After reading a few 40k books, I see that some characters are able to pick up simple psychic powers, like one who has telekinesis, and that is all they are. It seems that the actully character is an Assassin with that one ability. This is from the Dan Abnett book, Ravenor. Is this possible in the game? To have a Cleric with one single type of psychic power, and thats it? And if so what page are these rules, because I must have missed it.

Thanks in advance for any help in this matter.

You are limited in psychics unless your career has the abilities in it really. The Inquisitors Handbook has some weird background options/packages/talents that let you pick up some limited psychic powers from memory - including at least one option that makes you effectively a rogue, unsanctioned psyker (nascent psyker is ringing bells). THats probably the best option.

Other than that its convincing the DM to permit you to get a PsiRating and relevant psychic powers as an elite advance set.

As I understnad it there is a way of doing it in Ascension (if you look at other threads) but don't have the book so cannot comment

Look on the Divination chart for the roll that gives you one minor power.

But, i think it's Kys your thinking of, she's a Telekinetic psyker who just happens to be good at killing people, using her talents for killing and only seeming to have one major power.

Radicals Handbook has a background called Wyrd which gives you a single (minor) psychic power. Inquisitors Handbook includes the Nascent Psyker elite advance package, which I can attest from first hand experience is an entertaining addition to a campaign. Beyond that, the entire concept of elite advances allows anyone to get anything provided their GM agrees and they are willing to pay the exp cost for it.

Nescent Psyker (IH) probably the most user firendly solution, the char can acquire single power to use 'at will'.

Wyrdling (mutation, CB) the description is not very precise. But it gives psy rating and some powers.

Hive Mutant (RH) gives two minor mutation of choice (wyrdling + feels no pain as example).

Wyrd (also RH) not very fun since you roll you power.

Warp Dabbler (RH) you need rank 4 and forbiden lore (warp), but you get sorcery and lots of powers/spells. However sorcery is not user firendly, since every time sorcerer risk getting coruption points.

I suppose that nescent psyker is the best for begining.

Mind that non santioned psykers are not very welcom among inquisition (unless as a fuel for golden throne).

Nevertheless its cool idea, so good luck and have fun.

One of the generic Ascension packages grants you a Psy Level of 1, one discipline power and two minor powers. That might be just what you're looking for. Be careful which discipline power you choose, though, because with Psy 1, you only roll one dice, and even if you Invoke (to add your Willpower twice) the threshold of many powers will make them impossible for you to ever achieve (unless you pick up Unnatural Willpower further down the line).

And don't make your poor Cleric a witch. He'll hate himself.

Inquisitor Ravenor's pet Telekine is Patience Kys. She is a Psyker who just happens to be very skilled at killing things. Her favoured weapons, kineblades, are statted out in Ascention.

In DH terms she would be an Imperial Psyker on the militant career path who focuses almost entirely on Telekinesis. Her background would most likely be described best as "Twisted Schola" in the Radical's Handbook... To say more would spoil things if you are reading the novels.

ZillaPrime said:

Aye thats her. About 200 pages into Ravenor, and god it is a nice twist from Eisenhorn who goes into everything himself. But yes thank you for answereing my questions about that. I guess that is a good way of looking at her, had me wondering how she got that ability and how to descirbe it from the book.