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Thought shield was a psionic defense mode[5] and devotion of the telepathy discipline that allowed a manifester to create a glowing shield that repelled psionic attacks.[1][3][4]

Effects[]

A thought shield excelled at protecting the mind against a psychic crush attack, but was susceptible to an ego whip.[3][4]

Display[]

When used this power manifested an auditory display.[1]

Users[]

This power was knowable by psionicists,[1][3][4] psychic warriors, wilders,[1] and lurks.[2]

Thought shield was innately exhibited as a power by amethyst dragons,[6][7] blue slaad,[8] brain coral,[9] braxat,[10] crystal dragons,[6][11] emerald dragons,[6][12] dhours,[13] grippli,[14] hollyphants,[15] ikiryo,[16] adult intellect devourers,[17] observers,[18] obsidian dragons,[19] ruby dragons,[6] sapphire dragons,[6][20] shedu,[21] thought eaters,[22] thri-kreen,[23] and topaz dragons.[6][24]

In psionics terms, it could be known by aboleths, duergar,[25][note 1] couatl,[26][27] githyanki and githzerai,[28][29] and mind flayers,[25][30] as well as by astral devas, planetars, and solars among aasimon; by amnizu, cornugons, gelugons, and pit fiends among baatezu; by balors, mariliths, nalfeshnee, succubi,[29] and yochlol among tanar'ri;[31][32] among tanar'ri; and only by arcanaloths among yugoloths.[29]

On the desert world of Athas, this power was commonly exhibited by kirres,[33] muls,[34] and pyreen.[35]

The duergar goddess Deep Duerra was sometimes known to manifest her influence as a crown-like nimbus of silver light around a creature's head. For the next ten minutes, the target's reservoir of psionic power would quadruple and they would have some kind of psionic defense surrounding them. Thought shield was among the many defense modes this could be.[36]

Known/Notable Users[]

Thought shield was a commonly exhibited power among the avatars of deities, though a select few stood out for having a far more limited selection of psionic defense modes. The deities who counted thought shield among their three psionic defenses were as follows: Gruumsh, the Furies, Osiris, Prometheus, Ratri, Skerrit, Yama.[44][note 3]

Appendix[]

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.
  2. ↑ Tyrangal, also known as Gaulauntyr, is described as a topaz dragon in her first appearance, the article "Wyrms of the North: The Thief Dragon" in Dragon #240 (p. 77–81). Subsequent appearances in the 3rd edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (p. 220) and the novel The Edge of Chaos describe her as a copper dragon. Gaulauntyr's entry in Dragons of Faerûn (p. 150) lists her as "topaz (copper)", presumably to avoid arbitrating the conflict. As Gaulauntyr was known to disguise herself using illusions, it is possible the early topaz dragon appearance can be attributed to that. For the purposes of this wiki, Tyrangal/Gaulauntyr is considered to be a copper dragon in accordance with our canon policy.
  3. ↑ These deities are listed in the cited source as being a Class V psionics user. On page 6 of Deities & Demigods and its repackaged printing Legends & Lore, Class V users are listed as having the Psionic Attack/Defense modes "A,B,C,E/F,G,H". According to the 1st edition Players Handbook, page 110, the defense letters correlate to mind blank, thought shield, and mental barrier respectively.

Appearances[]

Adventures

The Mines of Bloodstone • The Shattered Statue • Dungeon #43, "Into The Silver Realm"

Card Games

Spellfire: Master the Magic

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 137. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bruce R. Cordell, Christopher Lindsay (April 2006). Complete Psionic. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 66. ISBN 0-7869-3911-7.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 86. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Douglas Niles (1995). Player's Option: Skills & Powers. (TSR, Inc), p. 148. ISBN 0-7869-0149-7.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 110. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Arthur W. Collins (May 1980). “That's not in the Monster Manual!”. In Jake Jaquet ed. Dragon #37 (TSR, Inc.), p. 7.
  7. ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 70. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  8. ↑ Don Turnbull (August 1981). Fiend Folio. (TSR Hobbies), p. 80. ISBN 0-9356-9621-0.
  9. ↑  (1998). Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four. (TSR, Inc), p. 21. ISBN 0-7869-1212-X.
  10. ↑ Ed Bonny, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter (September 2002). Monster Manual II 3rd edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 38. ISBN 07-8692-873-5.
  11. ↑ Ed Bonny, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter (September 2002). Monster Manual II 3rd edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 82. ISBN 07-8692-873-5.
  12. ↑ Ed Bonny, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter (September 2002). Monster Manual II 3rd edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 83. ISBN 07-8692-873-5.
  13. ↑ Richard Baker (October 1995). Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix II. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 24. ISBN 0-7869-0173-X.
  14. ↑ Gary Gygax (August 1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 71. ISBN 0-88038-031-4.
  15. ↑ Richard Baker (October 1995). Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix II. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 50. ISBN 0-7869-0173-X.
  16. ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 123. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
  17. ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 207. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  18. ↑ Richard Baker (October 1995). Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix II. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 70. ISBN 0-7869-0173-X.
  19. ↑ Scott Brocius, Mark A. Jindra (2003-01-24). Psionic Bestiary: Obsidian Dragon. The Mind's Eye. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved on 2018-02-09.
  20. ↑ Ed Bonny, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter (September 2002). Monster Manual II 3rd edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 85. ISBN 07-8692-873-5.
  21. ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 313. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  22. ↑ Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 120. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  23. ↑ Ed Bonny, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter (September 2002). Monster Manual II 3rd edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 196. ISBN 07-8692-873-5.
  24. ↑ Ed Bonny, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter (September 2002). Monster Manual II 3rd edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 83. ISBN 07-8692-873-5.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 123. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  26. ↑ Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 123. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  27. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (April 2004). Expanded Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 194. ISBN 0-7869-3301-1.
  28. ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (March 2001). Psionics Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 149. ISBN 0786918357.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Steve Winter (1991). The Complete Psionics Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 124. ISBN 1-56076-054-0.
  30. ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 251. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  31. ↑ Gary Gygax (August 1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 130. ISBN 0-88038-031-4.
  32. ↑ Richard Baker (October 1995). Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix II. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 113. ISBN 0-7869-0173-X.
  33. ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 213. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  34. ↑ Tom Prusa, Louis J. Prosperi, Walter M. Bass (1992). Monstrous Compendium Dark Sun Appendix. Edited by C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), p. 59. ISBN 1-56076-272-1.
  35. ↑ Tom Prusa, Louis J. Prosperi, Walter M. Bass (1992). Monstrous Compendium Dark Sun Appendix. Edited by C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 68–69. ISBN 1-56076-272-1.
  36. ↑ Eric L. Boyd (November 1998). Demihuman Deities. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 54. ISBN 0-7869-1239-1.
  37. ↑ Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 26. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
  38. ↑ Richard Rydberg, et al. (August 1989). Gateway to Ravens Bluff, the Living City. Edited by Jean Rabe, Skip Williams, Ed Sollers. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 48–49.
  39. ↑ Ed Greenwood; Sean K. Reynolds (2002-09-25). Gaulauntyr, "Glorytongue". Wyrms of the North. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
  40. ↑ Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (August 1987). “DM's Sourcebook of the Realms”. In Karen S. Martin ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 24. ISBN 0-88038-472-7.
  41. ↑ 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.
  42. ↑ Ed Greenwood and Steven E. Schend (July 1994). “Campaign Guide”. City of Splendors (TSR, Inc), pp. 109–110. ISBN 0-5607-6868-1.
  43. ↑ Ed Greenwood and Steven E. Schend (August 1991). “Seeing the Sights in Skullport”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #172 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 12, 14, 88.
  44. ↑ James Ward, Robert J. Kuntz (August 1980). Deities & Demigods. Edited by Lawrence Schick. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 6, 47, 64, 69, 72, 75, 91, 112. ISBN 0-935696-22-9.
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