Psychic Shield

The power to be immune or highly resistant to all psychic penetration. A psychic equivalent to Invulnerability. Not to be confused with Psychic Shadow.

Also Called

 * Empathic Immunity
 * Mental Shield
 * Mental Shielding
 * Mind Block
 * Mind Blocking
 * Occlumency
 * Perspicuity
 * Psychic Invulnerability
 * Telepathic Invulnerability
 * Telepathic Immunity

Capabilities
The user can erect, expand, or deactivate a psychic shield, which will protect against any or all mental intrusion. This includes defense against psychic or empathic powers, hypnosis, as well as illusions and deception. Mind readers only “hear” static, while mind controllers are incapable of manipulating those shielded.

Applications

 * See through mental illusions and deception.
 * Resistance to mental intrusion.
 * Protect others similarly.

Techniques

 * "Anamnesis": to resist or withstand memory manipulation
 * "Compulsion Immunity": to withstand abilities that compel the user to perform an action
 * "Psionic Shield": to protect oneself or others from psychic penetration
 * "Seduction Immunity": to withstand seductive love, lust and sex-based abilities

Associations

 * Imperceptibility
 * Mental Manipulation
 * Psychic Shadow
 * Reflective Immutability
 * Psychic version of Tracking Evasion

Limitations

 * Can often still be affected by psionic powers, unless psionic shield is very strong
 * High-level telepaths may be able to bypass the shield.
 * User may still be able to receive a telepath's projected thoughts.
 * May not always work only when telepaths' thoughts are projected.
 * Shield may have to be consciously activated.
 * Shield Penetration may be able to penetrate the shield.
 * May not work against offense abilities such as Telekinesis, Emotional Energy Manipulation and/or Psionic Projection.