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The world of Silver Cord takes place in modern times, as earth is now, but with a twist. Psychics have been around since the dawn of man. However, most of the psychics from the past had psychic talents that showed up as strange manifestations, giving rise to visions, and to madmen. From shaman to soothsayer and tarot card reader to seer, psychics were embedded into the cultural fabric of human life. Psychics came in all manner of strength. From the minor telepath to the major precognitive seer, the past has had its share of psychics. Persecutions for having psychic talents were documented as devilry or devil worship, witchery and dark arts. Typically, psychics of lesser strength paid the price for anything that might have gone wrong in a village or a township. Due to strong beliefs, many psychics had a self loathing that extended to other despising psychics. Stronger psychics were misunderstood and feared. Maladjusted psychic became anti-social creatures that did not adapt well with society. Under the harsh condition of the past, true psychics often went mad. Those that could find refuge in the churches turned to religion to stave off the psychic strength within them. Religions that promoted psychic activity ultimately limited most of their member’s psychic strength because they misunderstood the powers of the mind. Those that developed their own way had an easier time with the madness, but the resultant witch doctors, shaman, and seers felt themselves drift further apart from the society they served. The days of madness are gone? No, but through the efforts of secret societies, the average person is unaware of, unwilling to believe in, or prevented from seeing the unseen world. For most people it is because they are prevented from seeing the unseen world. Telepaths are routinely sent out to suppress the mind of the masses, erasing any memories that might prove too damaging to the unseen.
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GM: Jueqel

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Silvercord Modern Set 1

Psychic Adventures

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Apartment Adventure

June 07, 2007 12:00

This week we’ll step forward into a modern setting. You are residence of a gated apartment community called The Water Garden.

The Water Garden apartment complex has been your home for however long you like. Wireless Internet, cable & dish, the nicest laundry room with service attendant. There is a creek that runs through parts of the complex. A pool and play area. A workout room. BBQ park area. The works.

You have a secret that you have kept from everyone, except for possibly a close friend, family member, or at the bar where you let it slip. It’s an extraordinary ability, some kind psychic power. Your experience with coming out of the psi-closet has not been good. So far, anyone you’ve come out to has rejected you, run away from you, and/or disowned you.

The Amazing Randi has posted his latest offer (one million dollars) to anyone that can display proof of psychic abilities. (He used to offer only ten thousand dollar.) You know this because you got a message saying as much, and that The Amazing Randi will be in town, if you’d like to try. Will you answer the call for a million?

The pool was cleaned today, and no one should be swimming this evening. So, what’s with all the splashing?

You and I can build your character first thing on Thursday, but I’d like to do it before that if you know what you want.

Some residence are part of a small band of psychics loosely held together by a young leader Modamo Takae (Moe Dah Moe Tah Kah Ay), a precog/telepath. Someone in the complex has been gathering psychics to live in the complex. This someone takes orders from Modamo Takae.

One of the residence LELAND HALLORAN can temporarily impress copies of his mind onto others. Enough damage must be dealt to make the copy, but then it stays that way for a while. (XP -> permanent)

One of the residence SHERYL TRENT can force temporary psionic powers (the ones she knows) upon others as if they had the power naturally. The effect lasts for a while. (XP -> permanent)

One of the residence MARVIN BIVINS can force a blank’s potential to manifest psionic powers. (XP -> permanent)

Residence at this complex can discover a plot that an assassin might be trying to carry out. In the process of discovery, if they find the secret underground room, they will have passed the test and be asked to join. The Amazing Randi will be sitting in the room conversing. He will greet the PC and explain the ruse and then ask the PC for assistance every now and then. “I’d like to thank you for rescuing me. I am touched dearly. I can see you have a curious nature and would like to extend my sincerest congratulations to you. You are resourceful and have talent that Modamo Takae could use.” The other gentleman in the room stands and greets you, “My name is Modamo Takae (pronounced Moe Dah Moe Tah Kah Ay). You can call me Damo for for short. You have proven yourself very worthy. I have deepest thanks which goes to you. I have brought you here to ask of you a great favor. I ask that you help us in keeping those like us safe from harm. Oh, and it pays well. I will understand if you do not wish it, but at least consider that you would be helping our kind find a place where we can be open. Mr Randi is like us. He can stop our power from working, and he can hide our powers. There are others that can do that to, but Mr Randi is so good at finding our kind.”

If questioned Modamo will answer his life story with a bit of reluctance. “I was taken in by Sieshin. They made me do things I was not proud of, but I have gotten past that now. When I left them, it was on good terms. However, I staged my death and moved on. I do not know if they were convinced, but they have not bothered to make themselves known to me. Their methods are often cruel, and I disapprove of much. I want only harmony, as they use swift force to achieve peace. I use cunning to the same goal. I would like to keep peaceful people peaceful, and they can have the cruel ones.” Embarrassed, he closes with. “I spoke too much, and I fear I may have embarrassed myself. Will you have some tea?”

Mr Randi is like us, and he comes around from time to time. We send the invites via the terminal in the elevator, which also has a mail slot for technophobes.

We send out people just like yourselves to find things. We sort of seek out those like us and protect our kind from anyone that might mean us harm.

The secret room is concealed, and the only normal way in is through the hidden button accessed in the elevator.

Precogs will get some impression if they use their power in the elevator. Cyberpsi will detect an anomaly in the matrix of the connection to the elevator.

Modamo has a particular nagging that will eventually ask the PCs to check out. One resident, TREY SCHULER, works for a company downtown, COMLand Acquisitions . They have a lot of influence with the police and government officials. Modamo cannot see why this is so. The company is making a lot of money, buying lots of property, rezoning wherever they choose, and their power is increasing.

During stage one characters can discover that a number of psychics probably work for COMLand. Their office building is five stories. The 2nd floor center of the building has a lab where their employees can sleep and technicians take readings and monitor their sleep. They are discovered, but they can easily get away. The company will be put on high alert for their security. If the PCs make use of obvious psionics to escape, security will be put on higher alert.