Knowledge of mental defence

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Skill duration: random.

Type of skill: special skill.

Affecting stats: none.

It uses no endurance points.

By gathering mental images of monsters a psionicist's knowledge of the mind's defence can increase. Using this knowledge it's possible to increase the effectiveness of spells that target the mind.

List of things that enhance or grant access to this skill: The Psionicists

<analytics uacct="UA-3466433-3" ></analytics> aka KoMD is Psi's second mastery and reputation among psionicists that is collected by casting mindseize on monsters and being in the same room when they die.

Knowledge needed

psi sense tells how much more images you need to gather to increase the KoMD cap. The different stages are listed below.

1. You still need an unimaginable amount of more knowledge of how the mind works before you can improve your knowledge of mental defence.
2. You still need extremely much more knowledge of how the mind works before you can improve your knowledge of mental defence.
3. You still need much more knowledge of how the mind works before you can improve your knowledge of mental defence.
4. You still need more knowledge of how the mind works before you can improve your knowledge of mental defence.
5. You still need a little more knowledge of how the mind works before you can improve your knowledge of mental defence.
6. You only need very little more knowledge of how the mind works before you can improve your knowledge of mental defence.
7. You sense that you have acquired enough knowledge of how the mind works in order to improve your knowledge of mental defence.

Knowledge gained

When a NPC dies that the character has seized, he gains more knowledge how the mind works. Depending on NPC's level, different amount of knowledge is gained. The different levels are below from least to best.

You seize the mind of the monster as it dies.

1. You gained no new knowledge from such a pitiful monster.
2. You gain some knowledge of how the mind works.
3. You gain useful knowledge of how the mind works.
4. You gain considerable knowledge of how the mind works.
5. You gain detailed knowledge of how the mind works.
6. WOW! Your mind almost has trouble processing this much new knowledge!
7. YOU GAIN AN INCONCEIVABLE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE!
   Your mind ceases to do anything but process the knowledge for a short while.

Rank

psionicist who

Rank	Komd
Preeminent	150(?)
Supreme	100
Expert	78
Skilled	59
Respectable	47
Experienced	39
Competent	32
Promising	26
Adequate	22
Accepted	16
Inexperienced	8
Ignorant	5
Dismissable	4
Hopeless	2
Clueless	1
Worthless	<1

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