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A mental shield (not to be confused with the | {{No Official Name}} | ||
A mental shield (not to be confused with the stat [[Mental Armor]] or the mutation {{F|Mental Mirror}}) is a property that makes creatures immune to mental damage and most mental effects, and blocks [[Telepathy]]. It is possessed by creatures without psionically accessible minds, whether because they are mindless, have artificial minds, or are otherwise immune to psychic abilities. | |||
== Details == | == Details == | ||
Creatures with mental shields cannot take mental damage, such as that caused by [[psionic]] weapons or [[Sunder Mind]] | Creatures with mental shields cannot take mental damage, such as that caused by [[psionic]] weapons or [[Sunder Mind]]. They cannot be affected by [[Telepathy]]. The following effects cannot be applied to creatures with a mental shield:{{Code Reference|class=MentalShield}} | ||
* [[ | * [[Beguiling|Beguiled]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Confused]] | ||
* [[Domination]] | * [[Domination|Dominated]] | ||
* [[Shaken]] | * [[Shaken]] | ||
* [[Shamed]] | * [[Shamed]] ([[Berate]]) | ||
* [[Psionically cleaved]] | * [[Psionically cleaved]] | ||
* [[Stunned by gas]] | * [[Stunned by gas]] | ||
* [[Terrified]] | * [[Terrified]] ([[Intimidate]] and [[Menacing Stare]]) | ||
By default, [[robots]], [[oozes]], [[fungi]], plants, and nests have mental shields. However, the mental shield is removed from sapient plants and fungi. | By default, [[robots]], [[oozes]], [[fungi]], plants, and nests have mental shields. However, the mental shield is removed from sapient plants and fungi. | ||
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== Esper Hunters == | == Esper Hunters == | ||
If the player has a high enough [[glimmer]] and summons a psychic assassin, there is a chance for the hunter to be a creature that normally has a mental shield. In this case, the hunter's mental shield is removed, and thus the hunter is fully affected by mental attacks and effects.{{Code Reference|class=PsychicHunter}} Creatures with mental shields are unable to become psychic thralls. | If the player has a high enough [[glimmer]] and summons a psychic assassin, there is a chance for the hunter to be a creature that normally has a mental shield. In this case, the hunter's mental shield is removed, and thus the hunter is fully affected by mental attacks and effects.{{Code Reference|class=PsychicHunter}} Creatures with mental shields are unable to become psychic thralls. | ||
== Relation to Mental Armor (MA) == | |||
The MA value of creatures with a mental shield is not often used, because they are invulnerable to mental attack. However, certain scenarios exist where the creature's MA value can still be used, such as the [[Rebuke Robot]] skill, [[Proselytize]], or the {{favilink|ganglionic teleprojector}}, which each have their success based in part on the target's MA value. | |||
== List of creatures with a mental shield == | == List of creatures with a mental shield == | ||