Force Bubble

Force Bubble

	Mental
	4
	ForceBubble
	yes
Infobox data from game version 2.0.206.63

Force Bubble

You generate a force field around your person.

Creates a 3x3 force field centered around yourself
Duration: (level based) rounds
Cooldown: 100 rounds
You may fire missile weapons through the force field.

Force Bubble is a mental mutation that allows the user to create a personal forcefield around themselves.

This mutation grants the "Force Bubble" activated ability, which when used, will create a forcefield in every tile adjacent to the user, forming a contiguous "bubble". These forcefields will move with the user as they move, with the user always remaining at the center.

The forcefields created by Force Bubble are solid obstacles with 100 HP, 100 AV, and -10 DV. While this means they are not indestructible, they are incredibly difficult to penetrate with conventional weaponry. Other creatures are unable to pass through the forcefields, unless they are phased or have an implanted force modulator. Additionally, no one but the user is able to fire missile weapons and ranged mutations through the forcefields. (Even companions encased in the bubble cannot.)

If the user moves one of their forcefields into the same tile as a creature, that creature will be pushed in the direction of the user's motion. Creatures who are standing immediately adjacent to the user when Force Bubble is used will also be pushed away. This effect does not apply to non-creature objects, items on the ground or most walls.

The forcefields will persist for a mutation level based number of rounds before disappearing. If the forcefields are affected by normality or are crossed by a creature wearing an ontological anchor, they will instantly collapse and disappear, releasing an electrical discharge into a random adjacent tile that deals 1d61-6 (Avg: 3.5) damage.

Formulas

The following formula is used to determine duration based on mutation level.

Duration	9 + Level × 3

Advancement Table

Mutation Level	Duration
1	12 rounds
2	15 rounds
3	18 rounds
4	21 rounds
5	24 rounds
6	27 rounds
7	30 rounds
8	33 rounds
9	36 rounds
10	39 rounds

Mutation Level	Duration
11	42 rounds
12	45 rounds
13	48 rounds
14	51 rounds
15	54 rounds
16	57 rounds
17	60 rounds
18	63 rounds
19	66 rounds
20	69 rounds

Mutation Level	Duration
21	72 rounds
22	75 rounds
23	78 rounds
24	81 rounds
25	84 rounds
26	87 rounds
27	90 rounds
28	93 rounds
29	96 rounds
30	99 rounds

Ability Cooldown

Force Bubble's cooldown (CD) in rounds depends on the user's willpower (WI) attribute:

WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD
9	135	15	105	21	75	27	45
10	130	16	100	22	70	28	40
11	125	17	95	23	65	29	35
12	120	18	90	24	60	30	30
13	115	19	85	25	55	31	25
14	110	20	80	26	50	32	20

Advantages & Disadvantages

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

Advantages

• Can be used to protect oneself from enemy attacks
• Forcefields are mobile, unlike the ones created by Force Wall
• Can be used to push enemies out of the way or push them into hazards
• Can activate recoilers while bubbled, even with enemies nearby
• The player can shoot through the forcefield while enemies can't, allowing the player to fire on enemies without fear of retaliation

Disadvantages

• High cost at character creation
• Not as flexible or dynamic as Force Wall, with a shorter duration
• Long cooldown that doesn't improve with mutation level
• Short duration
• Forcefields are weak to normality

Creatures with Force Bubble

• Yurl(Level 2)
• Sixshrew(Level 2)
• Lulihart, hindren pariah(Level 5)
• Eschelstadt II, High Priest of the Stilt(Level 10)
• Phinae Hoshaiah, High Priest of the Rock(Level 10)