Phasing

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Phasing

	Physical
	4
	Phasing
	Yes

Phasing

You may phase through solid objects for brief periods of time.

Cooldown: (level based) rounds
Duration: (level based) rounds

Phasing is a physical mutation that grants the ability to willingly shift between out-of-phase, or "phased", and in-phase. Being phased makes the player physically intangible to any creature or object that is not phased itself, or that is not omniphase.

The player is able to pass through solid structural objects while phased, such as walls. If the player is phased and standing inside a wall that is surrounded by 8 other walls, and then phases back in, they will violate the Pauli exclusion principle, killing them instantly. Otherwise, the player will be shunted into a nearby empty spot once they phase back in.

Phasing grants the "Phase" ability, which can be toggled on or off to phase the player in and out, respectively. It's cooldown is not incurred until the player phases back in, whether manually or through the duration running out.

If a creature is forced to phase back in for any reason, such as by coming into contact with normality gas, the creature will suffer 2d62-12 (Avg: 7) damage.

Formulas

The following formulas are used to determine duration and cooldown based on mutation level.

Duration	(6 + Level)
Cooldown	(103 - 3 × Level)

Cooldown will be further modified by Willpower, as is typically the case with most activated abilities.

Advancement Table

Mutation Level	Duration	Cooldown
1	7 rounds	100 rounds
2	8 rounds	97 rounds
3	9 rounds	94 rounds
4	10 rounds	91 rounds
5	11 rounds	88 rounds
6	12 rounds	85 rounds
7	13 rounds	82 rounds
8	14 rounds	79 rounds
9	15 rounds	76 rounds
10	16 rounds	73 rounds

Mutation Level	Duration	Cooldown
11	17 rounds	70 rounds
12	18 rounds	67 rounds
13	19 rounds	64 rounds
14	20 rounds	61 rounds
15	21 rounds	58 rounds
16	22 rounds	55 rounds
17	23 rounds	52 rounds
18	24 rounds	49 rounds
19	25 rounds	46 rounds
20	26 rounds	43 rounds

Mutation Level	Duration	Cooldown
21	27 rounds	40 rounds
22	28 rounds	37 rounds
23	29 rounds	34 rounds
24	30 rounds	31 rounds
25	31 rounds	28 rounds
26	32 rounds	25 rounds
27	33 rounds	22 rounds
28	34 rounds	18 rounds
29	35 rounds	15 rounds
30	36 rounds	12 rounds

Advantages & Disadvantages

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

Advantages

• Provides an extremely effective panic button
• Allows for easy production of phase webs if combined with the Spinnerets mutation
• Allows for easy exploration of areas with many security doors without requiring keycards or Psychometry

Disadvantages

• High cost at character creation
• If the player (or any creature) phases in inside a wall which is surrounded on all sides by other walls, they instantly die, making phasing risky in certain situations
• Requires significant mutation level investment to counteract the low duration and high cooldown