Ego whip was a psionic power of the telepathy discipline that assaulted a foe's ego.[6][4][5][2][3]
Effects[]
This power assailed the ego, confidence, self-esteem, and individuality of a single subject with feelings of their inferiority and worthlessness, or else of the manifester's superiority and megalomania.[6][4][5][2][3] It rapidly lashed their mind[2][3] like a glowing whip, its crack cutting open deep-seated feelings of inadequacy.[5] If they lacked the willpower to resist,[2][3] the victim felt incapable and insignificant.[6][4] Initially, this left them dazed for up to 4 minutes and unable to perform as well as they once could, and even unable to use all but the lowest spells.[4][5] After the Year of Wild Magic, 1372 DR, they were only dazed for several seconds,[2][3] but the damage to their confidence was lasting.[3]
Ego whip was originally one of the five attacks of psionic combat[6][4][5][7][8] and was a way of making forced contact.[7][4] Against a closed mind, it drained psionic energy or else opened their mind to contact.[5] Initially, intellect fortress offered the best protection against ego whip, thought shield the weakest,[9] but after 1372 DR, thought shield was the best defense while tower of iron will was weakest.[8]
Prerequisite Powers[]
It could require contact and mindlink to learn.[4]
Display[]
Manifesting the power produced the standard auditory display.[3]
Significance[]
"Ego Whipper" was the title of the third rank of the clergy of Deep Duerra, the duergar goddess of psionics.[10]
Users[]
Ego whip could be learned by psionicists[4][5] and psions,[2][3] as well as by wilders.[3]
It could be known by blue goblins,[11] callers in darkness,[12] cerebriliths,[13] crysmals,[14] embracs,[15] adult intellect devourers,[16][17] and ikiryo.[18]
In psionics terms, it could also be known by duergar, aboleth, ki-rin,[19][20][note 1] mind flayers,[21] titans, and by githyanki and githzerai,[22][23] and by astral devas, solars, and planetars among aasimon; by cornugons, gelugons, and pit fiends among baatezu; by babaus, balors, glabrezus, nalfeshnees among tanar'ri; and only by arcanaloths among yugoloths.[23]
Notable Users[]
- Araumycos, the enormous fungal growth in the Underdark, was capable of all psionic attacks, including ego whip.[24]
- Ryvvik Dlardrageth, daemonfey psionicist and third-in-command of House Dlardrageth.[25]
- Raulothim, the Silent Shadow, an emerald dragon.[26]
- Bleucorundum, the Sapphire Sentinel, a sapphire dragon.[27]
- Lugribossk, proxy for the illithid god Ilsensine.[28]
- Teliene Coloara, an illithid slayer.[29]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ Ari Marmell, Robert J. Schwalb (August 2010). Psionic Power. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7869-5560-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 43. ISBN 0786918357.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 70, 98. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 25, 83, 126. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Douglas Niles (1995). Player's Option: Skills & Powers. (TSR, Inc), p. 146. ISBN 0-7869-0149-7.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 110. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 25, 26, 81. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 10, 15, 40, 42. ISBN 0786918357.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (1995). Player's Option: Skills & Powers. (TSR, Inc), p. 148. ISBN 0-7869-0149-7.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 55. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 143. ISBN 0786918357.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 202. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 193. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 146. ISBN 0786918357.
- ↑ Richard Baker, James Jacobs, and Steve Winter (April 2005). Lords of Madness: The Book of Aberrations. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 156. ISBN 0-7869-3657-6.
- ↑ Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 117. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 150. ISBN 0786918357.
- ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 123. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 123. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 185. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 204. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 149. ISBN 0786918357.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 124. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jeff Quick (October 2003). Underdark. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 127. ISBN 0-7869-3053-5.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (March 1998). Hellgate Keep. (TSR, Inc), p. 12. ISBN 978-0786907861.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood; Sean K. Reynolds (2003-11-19). Raulothim, "The Silent Shadow". Wyrms of the North. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (July/August 1998). “Sleep of Ages”. In Christopher Perkins ed. Dungeon #69 (Wizards of the Coast) (69)., p. 69.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 1998). The Illithiad. Edited by Keith Francis Strohm. (TSR, Inc.), p. 89. ISBN 0-7869-1206-5.
- ↑ Ramon Arjona (2002-06-19). Teliene Coloara, the Illithid Slayer. Realms Personalities. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2019-07-15.