Suppression

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Basic Facts

Skill Definition: Suppression is the magical ability to control one's powers so that they do not flare up according to subconscious urges or destroy technology at the slightest touch.

Common Uses: Suppression is taught to all budding Celestians to allow them to live side-by-side with technology (and people who aggravate them!) without things blowing up.

Rule Information

Rule Notes: Magic is an instinctive art, often responding to a Celestian's desires as much as their intentions. In order to control its tendencies to lash out, Celestians are conditioned in the meditative techniques of Suppression, which prevent their magic from acting on their subconscious thoughts and wishes. They cannot choose to turn it off due to training, but at times of great emotion their Suppression may falter, resulting in unwanted magical effects. High Suppression indicates strong self-control and emotional restraint, which should be roleplayed.

Rule-wise, Suppression must be rolled any time a Celestian touches any electrical technology. If the roll's below Mediocre, the Celestian suffers a -4 and the technology becomes unusable until it can be repaired. If the Celestian rolls higher than Mediocre, their Lunar Index is compared to the tech's Quality. The difference between the two numbers will be inflicted upon the loser of the comparison as a negative modifier. If the difference is greater than 4, it'll linger; the Celestian may be nauseated for a long time or the technology may be damaged permanently. (If the difference is 0, both suffer a -2.)

If the Celestian does not immediately attempt to withdraw contact from the tech on their turn, they'll suffer the same consequences as if they failed the initial roll- a -4 to the Celestian and the tech shutting down.

Celestians should play these negative modifiers as dizziness, nausea, weakness and difficulty concentrating. Unconsciousness is not usually a symptom, unless the difference between Index and Quality is greater than 4.
Common Modifiers: Suppression is affected by the following mods, based off Lunar Index:

Terrible: +2 Poor: +1 Mediocre: 0 Fair: 0 Good: -1 Great: -2 Superb: -3 Legendary: -3
Counterskills: None relevant.