04. Abilities

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This is a list of the obtainable abilities. Not much to say about that. At certain levels, you grab another ability and so on and so forth until you've gotten the max amount of abilities. You start off with only one class ability, but you get to pick only one personal skill. However, Soldiers cannot take any skills aside from their Personal Skill, Combat Mastery, and Spectre Training if inducted. Adepts and Vanguard cannot take any Technological Abilities. Infiltrators and Engineers cannot take any Biotic abilities. If a skill says CLASS ONLY, then only that class can take it, no exceptions. PROMOTED CLASS ONLY means they cannot be taken in the first 20 levels. But they are not required to do so. They can take one of the neutral abilities if they so wish.

But when do you get abilities? Essentially, it works like this.

Upon Acceptance: One skill from the Personal section and one biotic or tech skill depending on your class (barring Soldiers).
Level 10 Base Class: One biotic or tech skill depending on class (barring soldiers)
Level 20 Base Class: One biotic or tech skill depending on class (barring soldiers)
Upon Promotion: One biotic or tech skill depending on class
Level 10 Promoted Class: One biotic or tech skill depending on class
Level 20 Promoted Class: One biotic or tech skill depending on class
Upon Induction into the Spectre Class: One biotic or tech skill depending on class
Level 10 Spectre: One biotic or tech skill depending on class

But let's show the abilities themselves.

NOTE: THESE ABILITIES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGES LIKE BUFFS AND NERFS AS NECESSARY. JUST A FAIR WARNING.

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Barrier
- A basic, toggleable biotic ability for any Biotic. By erecting a barrier, the user can negate any damage taken while it's active.
SP: 0
Effect: Causes all damage taken to be drained from the user's SP pool. Toggles on and off.

Push
- By unleashing a strong burst of biotic power towards a single target, the Biotic can shove an enemy away for damage, hurting them even more if the target is shoved into something.
SP: 10
Damage: Biotic Stat + Bio-Amp + (If target hits a wall or something) 10
Effect: Knockback.

Pull
- By manipulating the gravity of the area, the Biotic can pull an opponent or an object over to them. Great for keeping an enemy from escaping, disarming them, or getting your weapon back after you yourself have been disarmed.
SP: 10
Effect: Pull.

Biotic Beam
- A long favored talent for many Biotics. By focusing biotic energy into their hands, they can fire it at an obstacle in their way. To many Biotics, the height of a biotic duel is a clash between two beams, and it's surprisingly common for a Biotic to fire it in a certain, two handed manner.
SP: 10
Damage: Biotic Stat + Bio-Amp + (If target hits a wall or something) 5

Energize
- Biotics have the ability to push themselves to superhuman heights if need be. By taking a great amount of their latent power, they can push their physical and biotic limits by 20%.
SP: 30
Effect: Increase STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES by 20% rounded down to whole numbers (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, etc) for the remainder of the thread.

Warp
- A famous and dangerous biotic ability. The Biotic throws a biotic missile at an opponent, and should it hit, it will easily eat through their defenses, making them that much easier to bring down.
SP: 10 per turn while active.
Effect: Decreases enemy DEF and RES by 20% while active, rounded down to whole numbers.

Recharge
- ADEPT ONLY
- A staple of the Adept's arsenal. The Barrier skill allows for an Adept to quickly recharge their power, no strings attached.
SP: 0
Effect: Refill SP pool by 10 when used.

Heal
- ADEPT ONLY
- A skill unique only to the Adept. By taking some of their biotic power, they are able to mend their wounds as needed.
SP: 20
Effect: Heal HP by 10.

Singularity
- ADEPT ONLY
- A powerful skill that uses gravity to pull multiple enemies together. The close encounter as a result allows biotic talents that would normally affect only one to affect multiple opponents at once.
SP: 10
Effect: Allows single target biotics to affect multiple opponents.

Biotic Mastery
- PROMOTED ADEPT ONLY
- A result of the Adept's lifestyle. Adepts are pure biotics, and excel in biotic combat and support.
SP: Passive
Effect: +5 to HP and SP, +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES.

Stasis
- PROMOTED ADEPT ONLY
- A deadly skill that the Adept can use to leave an enemy wide open. By using their biotic power, they can freeze an enemy momentarily and leave them unable to dodge for the next round... under the right circumstances.
SP: 40
Effect: Freeze an opponent for their next turn only if your BIO stat exceeds theirs.

Sunder
- PROMOTED ADEPT ONLY
- An extremely powerful skill that shows the Adept's mastery of biotic warfare. By biotically interfering with an opposing biotic's Bio-Amp, the Adept can put it temporarily on the fritz, shutting down the enemy biotic's capabilities.
SP: 60
Effect: Bar the targeted Biotic from their biotic abilities for the entire thread.

Charge
- VANGUARD ONLY
- The basic of the basics of the Vanguard's arsenal. Charge immediately allows the Vanguard to not only bring the hurt to their opponent, but recharge their power in the process. The only catch? It puts them right in front of their adversary. Though some Vanguards might prefer it that way.
SP: 0
Damage: Biotic Stat + Bio-Amp
Effect: Refill SP pool by 10 when used.

Grip
- VANGUARD ONLY
- A basic offensive talent, but still frightening none the less. Acting as a more invasive form of telekinesis, the Vanguard can biotically grip another person and exert pressure. A favored used of this is to telekinetically choke people.
SP: 10
Damage: Biotic Stat + Bio-Amp

Crush
- VANGUARD ONLY
- A more potent version of the biotic blow. By pouring biotic power into a limb, the Vanguard unleashes a blow so powerful, it can cause a great amount of damage.
SP: 20
Damage: Biotic Stat + Bio-Amp + 10

Assault Mastery
- PROMOTED VANGUARD ONLY
- A result of the Vanguard's lifestyle. Vanguards excel in close quarters and in sheer offense, giving them a boost to their capabilities.
SP: Passive
Effect: +5 to HP and SP, +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES.

Nova
- PROMOTED VANGUARD ONLY
- An advanced Vanguard power. By pouring their power into one attack, they can surrounded themselves with a potentially fatal shockwave.
SP: Depends on Player input.
Damage: Biotic Stat + Bio-Amp + SP placed into the attack/2

Storm
- PROMOTED VANGUARD ONLY
- A class skill of the Vanguard line. Not something for the basics. The storm requires a great amount of control lest it cause great damage. The Vanguard can fire lethal amounts of electricity from their fingertips, causing pain and great damage to anyone caught in the blast.
SP: 10 per turn
Damage: Biotic Stat + Bio-Amp + 5

Maelstrom
- SPECTRE ONLY
- An enormously powerful biotic attack that requires absolute biotic mastery. The user conures an extremely volatile storm that is so potent, it creates temporary rips and tears in space. The surface is scorched and swallowed, and Biotics find their strength being sapped, as well as shields. All the matter and energy absorbed is transferred to the user, effectively giving them a massive battery, so long as the user is able to remain in control that is. So long as control is maintained, the Biotic can even walk through the wormholes, ending up in a completely different part of the galaxy so long as they have a clear mental picture of their destination. This talent is so feared that Asari refer to those who master this talent as "Ardat-Albali-Athame."
SP: 70
Damage: 10 SP per turn.
Effect: Drains SP from all enemies present.

Battle Meditation
- SPECTRE ONLY
- A technique by only the most talented Biotics. Battle Meditation requires absolute concentration, and completely takes the user out of the fight. If the Biotic has to defend themselves, the concentration is broken. However, as the Biotic enters into a deeper and deeper trance, their allies will find themselves slowly growing even more stronger as the trance continues. This talent is so rare and revered that Asari refer to users of this as "Siame-Athame."
SP: 0
Effect: +1 to all allies' STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES that increases each turn up to a maximum of +5 so long as concentration is maintained.

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Incendiary Ammo
- The application of Fire Ammo, causes a lasting burning effect. Can only have one ammo type active at a time. Remains active until switched with another ammo type.
SP: 10
Damage: 5 for 3 turns.

Cryo Ammo
- The application of Cryo Ammo, slows afflicted enemies. Can only have one ammo type active at a time. Remains active until switched with another ammo type.
SP: 10
Effect: Reduces enemy SPD by 3 upon a successful strike for 3 turns.

Armor-Piercing Ammo
- The application of AP rounds, punches through armor. Can only have one ammo type active at a time. Remains active until switched with another ammo type.
SP: 10
Effect: Reduces enemy DEF by 3 upon a successful strike for 3 turns.

Disruptor Ammo
- The application of Disruptor Ammo, ideal against Synthetics, damages shields. Can only have one ammo type active at a time. Remains active until switched with another ammo type.
SP: 10
Effect: Damages SP instead of HP when active against Organics. +3 SKL against Synthetics when active. Damages both HP and SP when used against Synthetics.

Shredder Ammo
- The application of Shredder Ammo, ideal against organics. Can only have one ammo type active at a time. Remains active until switched with another ammo type.
SP: 10
Effect: +3 to SKL against Organics.

Warp Ammo
- The application of Warp Ammo, ideal against Biotics. Can only have one ammo type active at a time. Remains active until switched with another ammo type.
SP: 10
Effect: +5 to SKL against Biotics.

Medi-Gel
- ENGINEER ONLY
- By combining the right ingredients with their Omni-tool, the Engineer can whip up some Medi-Gel to help heal any wounds taken.
SP: 20
Effect: Heal HP by 10.

Sabotage
- ENGINEER ONLY
- By use of their Omni-Tool, the Engineer is able to temporarily shut down an enemy's weapon, rendering it useless.
SP: 20
Effect: An enemy's chosen weapon cannot be used for 3 turns.

Sentry Turret
- ENGINEER ONLY
- The basic construction of the Engineer. Quickly construct a Sentry Turret with your Omni-tool specified to your current needs to help you out when you're in trouble.
SP: 25
Effect: Summon a controllable drone with 75 Allocatable Points

Tech Armor
- PROMOTED ENGINEER ONLY
- An advanced skill of a talented Engineer. By sacrificing some of their kinetic barrier's strength, the Engineer is able to conjure a suit of armor that helps protect them from damage from their Omni-tool.
SP: 30
Effect: +5 to DEF and RES for the duration of the thread.

Combat Drone
- PROMOTED ENGINEER ONLY
- An advanced skill of the Engineer. Quickly construct a mobile Combat Drone with your Omni-tool specified to your current needs to help you out when you're in trouble.
SP: 50
Effect: Summon a controllable drone with 150 Allocatable Points

Tech Mastery
- PROMOTED ENGINEER ONLY
- A result of long hours of studying and experimenting. Engineers are the most tech savvy people in the field.
SP: Passive
Effect: +5 to HP and SP, +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES.

Tactical Cloak
- INFILTRATOR ONLY
- A talent no Infiltrator would be caught dead without. The Tactical Cloak refracts light, rendering the Infiltrator mostly invisible thanks to their Omni-tool. So long as they don't attack, they should be able to sneak through with impunity.
SP: 10 per turn.
Effect: Invisibility while maintained. Broken automatically when an attack is made.

Tactical Scan
- INFILTRATOR ONLY
- A helpful skill for the Infiltrator. Thanks to their Omni-Tool, the Infiltrator can make a brief scan of the area, revealing the location of any persons in the area. Vital for keeping tabs of the battlefield, vital for counterintelligence. Even sees through a cloaked Infiltrator.
SP: 10.
Effect: Quickly scans the area and reveals the location of any persons, organic or synthetic.

Energy Drain
- INFILTRATOR ONLY
- Useful for keeping a Tactical Cloak ready, the Energy Drain uses the Infiltrator's Omni-tool to absorb their shield's power in order to refuel their own. It doesn't have to actually harm the target, just contact will do.
SP: 10.
Damage: STR + Omni-Tool STR bonus to SP.
Effect: Drain a chunk of an enemy's SP to refuel your own equivalent.

Decoy
- PROMOTED INFILTRATOR ONLY
- The ability to produce a holographic decoy is a useful tool in counterintelligence. The Infiltrator's Omni-Tool can place a decoy anywhere on the battlefield that will mimic the Infiltrator's movements. The hologram has no obvious imperfections, but upon closer inspection, will reveal some flaws.
SP: 20
Effect: Creates a holographic decoy to fool opponents.

Overload
- PROMOTED INFILTRATOR ONLY
- Ideal for taking down tanky enemies like Soldiers or heavily shielded enemies like Quarians, Overload does what it sounds like; it uses the Infiltrator's Omni-tool to overload an enemy's kinetic barriers, guaranteeing that the next hit will deal damage to their vital organs, not even a biotic barrier can prevent this.
SP: 40.
Effect: Disable the ability to use SP as a means of defense.

Operational Mastery
- PROMOTED INFILTRATOR ONLY
- A result of long hours of studying and experimenting. Engineers are the most tech savvy people in the field.
SP: Passive
Effect: +5 to HP and SP, +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES.

Unity
- SPECTRE ONLY
- A dangerous ability for anyone facing it. Unity allows for a Spectre to basically drag a battle out far longer than anyone would possibly like. When it looks like the cards are down and they're about to lose, they can activate Unity to bring back to bring back any fallen allies into the world of the conscious, allowing for a complete reversal if properly times.
SP: 60
Effect: Revive any fallen allies to 25% of their max HP.

Blackout
- SPECTRE ONLY
- The mark of master for any true Tech Specialist. Anyone with enough know-how can hack something, but it takes someone special to use Blackout. By transmitting a virus to any enemy Omni-tools present, the Spectre can force a complete shutdown, with an inability to start the Omni-tool up without requiring a complete format and reinstallation; something that can't exactly be done on a battlefield. Even the Salarians fear such prowess.
SP: 70
Effect: Shut down all enemy Omni-Tools for the duration of the thread.

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Combat Mastery
- PROMOTED SOLDIER ONLY
- Behold, the only available class skill for a Soldier. Soldiers have a great amount of skill and discipline. They are trained to live, breathe, eat, and shit in the midst of a firefight. More than anyone else, Soldiers are the most at home in a warzone.
SP: Passive
Effect: +5 to HP and SP, +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES.

Offensive Mastery
- PROMOTED SENTINEL ONLY
- The only talent exclusive to the Sentinel. Despite the name, Sentinels are more jacks than anything. Their ability to use both Technology and Biotics give them a variety that no other class can match. It never hurts to bring a Sentinel along, because they will never be useless.
SP: Passive
Effect: +5 to HP and SP, +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES.

Spectre Training
- SPECTRE ONLY
- When one is inducted into the Spectres, they are given the chance to undergo Spectre training if they so desire. It is optional due to the Council's insistence on Spectre autonomy. Spectre training is quite possibly the most brutal training regime out there. Even veteran units like the N program can't match up to it. However, the payoffs are immediately apparent, and the Spectre comes out of the training all the deadlier.
SP: Passive
Effect: +5 to HP and SP, +3 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES.

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Physical Prowess
- A sign of greater strength. This character by nature has much greater physical strength than their colleagues, and is able to put it to dangerous use.
SP: Passive
Effect: +3 STR.

Biotic Prowess
- A sign of greater biotic power. This character by nature has much greater biotic strength than their colleagues, and can easily go beyond most other Biotics.
SP: Passive
Effect: +3 BIO.

Technical Savvy
- The natural understanding of technology and how it works. This skill puts the technician on a much higher level. And for some who truly manages to go far beyond, maybe a little something extra.
SP: Passive
Effect: +3 TEK.

Marksmanship
- This character is just an ace shot, a complete deadeye. Known for their accurate shots, this character finds themselves at home with a gun, able to do more damage with it than anything else.
SP: Passive
Effect: +3 SKL.

Gotta Go Fast
- Whether through use of a certain training regime or just natural speed or something else, this character has no issue with their mobility. They find themselves having an easier time in dodging attacks that would otherwise hurt them, or perhaps covering ground at an great pace.
SP: Passive
Effect: +3 SPD.

Power Armor
- A much more durable armor set that helps reduce damage. Likely fairly expensive if not handmade.
SP: Passive
Effect: +3 DEF.

Power Shields
- Much more powerful shields that can help reduce biotic and technological damage, ideal against biotics or techies.
SP: Passive
Effect: +3 RES.

Human Hater
- A sign of great hatred for the Human race. Said hatred is so great it confers a bonus when fighting a human.
SP: Passive
Effect: +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES when fighting Humans.

Turian Hater
- A sign of great hatred for the Turian race. Said hatred is so great it confers a bonus when fighting a Turian.
SP: Passive
Effect: +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES when fighting Turians.

Asari Hater
- A sign of great hatred for the Asari race. Said hatred is so great it confers a bonus when fighting an Asari.
SP: Passive
Effect: +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES when fighting Asari.

Salarian Hater
- A sign of great hatred for the Salarian race. Said hatred is so great it confers a bonus when fighting a Salarian.
SP: Passive
Effect: +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES when fighting Salarians.

Krogan Hater
- A sign of great hatred for the Krogan race. Said hatred is so great it confers a bonus when fighting a Krogan.
SP: Passive
Effect: +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES when fighting Krogans.

Quarian Hater
- A sign of great hatred for the Quarian race. Said hatred is so great it confers a bonus when fighting a Quarian.
SP: Passive
Effect: +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES when fighting Quarians.

Paragon
- A hero if there ever was one. A Paragon stands for all that is good and right. They are compassionate, moral, diplomatic, charismatic, and overall helpful. When they're in their zone, they're tough to beat
SP: Passive
Effect: +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES when acting as a Paragon.

Renegade
- The Renegade is the opposite of the Paragon. They're not evil, far from it. However, they are ruthless and pragmatic. Morals don't really enter into the big picture, and they do whatever it takes to get the job done, even if it results in less than savory methods.
SP: Passive
Effect: +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES when acting as a Renegade.

Rally
- The sign of a great leader. Rally allows those with it to raise the morale of their comrades and increase their fighting capability. However, it doesn't stack. So spamming Rally is a no go.
SP: 40
Effect: +2 to STR, BIO, TEK, SKL, SPD, DEF, and RES to all allies for the duration of the thread.

Potential
- A sign of great potential. Those with this skill tend to come out stronger than most others at the same stage, but it comes at a rather drastic cost.
SP: Passive
Effect: Gain +1 extra point on every level but at the cost of permanently halved EXP.

Prodigy
- The star that burns twice as bright. Those with this skill will quickly find themselves outstripping their colleagues, reaching the end of their journey at an accelerated pace.
SP: Passive
Effect: Permanently gain EXP at 200%.

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