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Ego whip

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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[]

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Notes[]

  1. ↑ The creatures filed under "in psionics terms" are those who were first stated out with magical powers and rules, which in some cases were described as 'psionics' in fluff text, and then later got stated or revised with actual psionics powers and rules once The Complete Psionics Handbook came out.

References[]

  1. ↑ Ari Marmell, Robert J. Schwalb (August 2010). Psionic Power. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7869-5560-2.
  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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 25, 26, 81. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 10, 15, 40, 42. ISBN 0786918357.
  9. ↑ Douglas Niles (1995). Player's Option: Skills & Powers. (TSR, Inc), p. 148. ISBN 0-7869-0149-7.
  10. ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 55. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
  11. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 143. ISBN 0786918357.
  12. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 202. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
  13. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 193. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
  14. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 146. ISBN 0786918357.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 117. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  17. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 150. ISBN 0786918357.
  18. ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 123. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
  19. ↑ Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 123. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  20. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 185. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
  21. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 204. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
  22. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 149. ISBN 0786918357.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 124. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  24. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jeff Quick (October 2003). Underdark. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 127. ISBN 0-7869-3053-5.
  25. ↑ Steven E. Schend (March 1998). Hellgate Keep. (TSR, Inc), p. 12. ISBN 978-0786907861.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ Eric L. Boyd (July/August 1998). “Sleep of Ages”. In Christopher Perkins ed. Dungeon #69 (Wizards of the Coast) (69)., p. 69.
  28. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 1998). The Illithiad. Edited by Keith Francis Strohm. (TSR, Inc.), p. 89. ISBN 0-7869-1206-5.
  29. ↑ 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.
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