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Psionics fall into six Disciples: Clairsentient, Psychokinesis, Psychometabolism, Psychoportation, Telepathy, and Metapsionics. The table below will give a description of each discipline.

Name- Name of the power
Power Score- What you need in order to succeed.
Initial Cost- How many psionic strength points (PSPs) the power costs when you first use it.
Maintenance Cost- How much a power costs to keep it working.
Range- Self explanatory
Preparation Time- How long you must spend before the power takes affect.
Area of Affect- Self Explanatory
Prerequisites- What the character must meet before learning the ability
Description- Self Explanatory
Power Score- What happens if the character hits right on the power score.
20- The ill affects of what happens when a 20 is rolled.

Below is an example of what a Psionic Power looks like. This was taken from the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Second Edition Psionics Handbook, page 34:

Know Direction
Power Score: Int
Initial Cost: 1
Maintenance Cost: N/A
Range: 0
Preparation Time: 0
Area of Effect: Personal
Prerequisites: None
The psionicist becomes his own compass. By paying 1 PSP and making a successful power check, he knows which way is north.
Power Score- The power is automatically maintained for one day.
20- The psionicist is disoriented; he cannot use this power again for 1d6 hours.

Below is a list of all the Psionic powers usable in Aurora that are not found in the Psionics Handbook. 

PsiSword (MetaPsionic Devotion)

Power Score : Int-2
Initial Cost : 10
Maintenance Cost : 0
Range : 0
Preparation Time : 0
Area of Effect : Personal
Prerequisites : nil

PsiSword allows the psionicist to create a shimmering blade of pure Psionic Energy out of thin air. The Psionicist wields it as though he were a Kensai of the same level with the Kensai "to hit" and damage bonus. For example, an Psionicist of 11th level has +5 "to hit" and damage and can hit creatures that can only be hit with +5 magical weapons or better. Damage is 1d10. In addition, on a roll of Natural 20 (to hit), the Psionicist can slice thru a Wall of Force.

Power Score - Double Dice Damage (2d10/2d12).
20 - No other effect ... the Blade appears and fizzles.

PsiSpear (MetaPsionic Devotion)

Power Score : Int-2
Initial Cost : 20
Maintenance Cost : n/a
Range : as per Hand Crossbow
Preparation Time : 0
Area of Effect : individual
Prerequisites : PsiSword

PsiSpear is the Ranged version of the PsiSword. The Psionicist creates a shimmering spear of mental energy and hurls it at an opponent. Damage is 1d20.

Power Score - Double Damage.
20 - No other effect ... the spear appears and fizzles.

PsiBlast (MetaPsionic Devotion)

Power Score : Int
Initial Cost : 15
Maintenance Cost : n/a
Range : as per Crossbow
Preparation Time : 0
Area of Effect : Individual
Prerequisites : nil

PsiBlast is a blast of Psionic energy that an Psionicist throws from his hand, forehead, or from his body. Damage is 1d10x 2 levels. For example, Zamiel, a 4th Level Psionicist throws a PsiBlast at an Orc, rolling max (10). That Orc takes 20 points of damage.

Power Score - Damage x2
20 - No other effect.

Psychic Scream (MetaPsionic Science)

Power Score : Int - 8
Initial Cost : 240
Maintenance Cost : n/a
Range : 20' diameter/lvl
Preparation Time : 0
Area of Effect : All within Range
Prerequisites : 8th level

Psychic Scream is the Power to unleash a tremendous blast of energy. Everything (except Psionicist) within range takes full damage, save vs. Breath Weapon halves damage. Damage is 1d20xLevel. For Example, Sagittarius Tetragrammation, an 8th level Psionicist does a Psychic Scream. Everything within 160' (20'x8) takes 1D20xLevel. Say He rolls a 10 ... Everything takes 80 points of damage ... HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!

Power Score - Damage x4.
20 - Psionicist loses 1d20x4 PSP's and 60%HP.

Super Telekinesis (PsychoKinetic Science)

Power Score : Wis - 6
Initial Cost : 10 +
Maintenance Cost : 1+ /round
Range : 60 yds
Preparation Time : 0
Area of Effect : Single Item
Prerequisite : Telekinesis, 10th Level

Super Telekinesis is the Advanced version of the Wimp TK in the PsiHB. 10 PSP per ton of material moved with the mind.

Power Score - Same as TK
20 - Same as TK

Absorb/Dissipate Energy (PsychoMetabolic Science)

Power Score : Constitution -2
Initial Cost : 15
Maintenance Cost : n/a
Range : Zero
Preparation Time : Zero
Area of Effect : Personal
Prerequisite : nil

This is variant of Energy Containment. It lets the Psionicist absorb energy, as per Energy Containment (PsiHB, p.52) except, it allows the Psionicist a chance to dissipate it back at the originator.

Power Score - As per PsiHB/Damage that gets "dissipated" back at target is x2.
20 - As per PsiHB.

Pyramid of Force (MetaPsionic Science)

Power Score : Constitution -3
Initial Cost : 14
Maintenance Cost : 5/round
Range : Zero
Preparation Time : Zero
Area of Effect : 3-yard cubed
Prerequisite : nil

A Pyramid of Force encases the Psionicist in a shimmering, transparent Pyramid. The Pyramid cannot move and is totally unaffected by all psionics/spells. But the disintegrate power will destroy it. Likewise, the Pyramid of Force is not affected by blows, missiles, cold, heat, electricity, etc. Spells and Breath
Weapons cannot pass thru it in either direction.

Power Score - Can withstand the disintegration power.
20 - The Psionicist created a bizarre wind pocket that knocks him to the ground.

Lines of Power (MetaPsionic Devotion)

Power Score : Intelligence -3
Initial Cost : 15
Maintenance Cost : n/a
Range : 50' per 2 levels
Preparation Time : Zero
Area of Effect : Individual
Prerequisite : nil

This power enables the Psionicist to spring forth 3 lines of power whenever he slaps the ground. Height of lines is 2 ft per level. Damage is 1d6xLevel. The Psionicist guides the lines with his mind. He then makes a "to hit" roll using his
missile attack modifier. Inanimate objects that come into contact with the lines is destroyed (Magic Items/Artifacts get a saving throw) and use up the lines.

Power Score - Damage is x5
20 - The lines go in any direction as dictated by DM (1d8)

Urban Renewal (MetaPsionic Science)

Power Score : Intelligence -6
Initial Cost : 80
Maintenance Cost : n/a
Range : 1 mile/2 lvls
Preparation Time : 2
Area of Effect : Special
Prerequisite : Psychic Scream

Urban Renewal enables the Psionicist to lay waste to a large area of land. A small town, a large city, etc. Power is ineffective against living objects. For example, Want to get into that castle, but those pesky archers wont let you? Just use Urban Renewal to collapse the wall their on! A High level Psionicist can destroy whole cities with this power in one fell swoop, but the people would be unscathed by the power, but might be killed inside buildings.

Power Score - Range is x5
20 - No other effect.

Sound Blast (Psychokinetic Devotion)

Power Score: Con -2
Initial Cost: 10
Maintenance Cost: None
Range: 0
Preparation Time: 0
Area of Affect: 10 yrds/2 levels in front of psionicist
Prerequisites: Control Sound, Create Sound

A powerful burst of sound expels from the psionicist. Anyone hit by the blast must roll a Save Vs. Paralyze or be paralyzed for 4d4 rounds. It can also do structural damage to anything no organic for 2d6 damage. It has the ability to knock down most brick walls and put large dents in metallic barriers.

Power Score-No save throw.
20- Psionicist becomes deaf for 4d2 hours and paralyzed for 4d4 rounds.

Power of Suggestion (Telepathic Devotion)

Power Score: Wis -3
Initial Cost: Contact
Maintenance Cost: unlimited
Range: Special
Preparation Time: 0
Area of Affect: Individual
Prerequisites: Contact, Mind Link, ESP, 8th level

First, the psionicist must contact. After this, the psionicist is able to mentally persuade the victim to change their minds. For instance, if a psionicist can persuade someone to back down from a fight or give their money to charity. Those are a few things. The victim is entitled to a Save Vs. Spell, or they are persuaded without a change of mind unless they are threatened with death. The more severe the suggestion, the less likely they are able to be persuaded. A severe persuasion would be suicide. That would give the victim a +10 to their roll. A suggestion like backing down from a fight gives no bonus.

Power Score- Throw automatically fails, but bonuses still apply.

20- Psionicist loses all ability to contact minds for 3d2 days.

Synaptic Error (Telepathic Devotion)

Power Score: CON -4
Initial Cost: 10
Maintenance Cost: 5/rd
Range: 1 ft per level
Preparation Time: N/A
Area of Effect: 1 Target
Prerequisites: contact, 10th Level

This telepathic attack is one of the most potent available to a psionicist. By concentrating and spending 10 PSPs the Psionicist can effectively kill a living opponent very quickly. By using this power the telepath actually causes a synaptic error in the victim's autonomic processes. This causes the
target's brain not to register heart beats, breathing or other involuntary processes and thus the victim will began to suffer from oxygen and blood deprivation.

This causes the victim to suffer 3d10 points of damage per round if they fail their saving throw vs. spell until dead, every round they get another saving throw to stop the effects of the attack.

The Psionicist can also make it where the devotion doesn't kill the victim but merely immobilizes them temporarily, making certain voluntary muscles not respond to electrical signals from their brain, virtually paralyzing them.

Power Score- The Psionicist can elect to kill or immobilize the target in one
round without spending any maintenance cost.

20- The Psionicist interferes with his own synaptic responses and takes 3d10
points of damage and passes out for 1d6 turns.