Senses

These are the ways in which creatures are able to perceive the world around them. The details chosen for the senses effect perception.

Core Senses
sight hearing touch smell taste

each core sense begins impaired

Sensitivity Levels
impaired dull average bright heightened

Impaired senses are not functional, but can be affected by evolutions, spells, and other effects

It is recommended for balance that GMs enforce a minimum of 10 evolution points to the core senses, and that no augmentations may be purchased on any sense that is below bright sensitivity.

Cost

Each sensitivity can be increased by 1 level of sensitivity per 1 evolution point spent

If sensitivity is decreased below impaired, gain 2 evolution points

Impairment

When increasing or decreasing a core sense away from an average sensitivity level, that sense's related stat is increased or decreased inversely to wisdom as shown in the tables below.

sensitivity stat wis
impaired 2 -2
dull 1 -1
average 0 0
bright -1 1
heightened -2 2
sense increases decreases
sight int str
hearing dex con
touch str cha
smell cha dex
taste con int

Sight
sight see the standard color spectrum of light
gamma-x-ray see through solid objects
ultraviolet see luminesence of creatures/objects
infrared see heat spectrums (darkvision)
micro-radio-wave see long wave frequencies
telescopic see great distances
microscopic see incredibly fine detail
astral see spirits, entities of astral plane
arcane see macrogeometric auras
occular resilience less affected by bright light
Hearing
hearing distinguish frequencies in standard range
equilibrioception sense of balance, rotation, motion, gravity
infrasonic hear sounds below standard audible range
ultrasonic hear sounds above standard audible range
echolocation sense surroundings from sound reflections
auditory resilience less affected by loud noises
Touch
touch distinguish texture, pressure, temperature
tremorsense sense movement throug surface vibrations
pain-insensitivity low/no reaction to pain causing effects
temperature-sensitivity sense long faded heat signatures
enhanced-proprioception precise awareness of position of body
Smell
smell distinguish odours
poison detection know if poison is presnt in gas/vapor
pheromone tracking follow scent trails
olfactory resilience less affected by pungent gas or smells
Taste
taste distinguish flavours
poison detection know if poison is present in substance
gustatory resilience less affected to spoiled or bad tasting food
Sixth
claircognizance know things without logical basis
clairambience sense energy and history of environment
clairorientation unerring sense of direction
clairgustance taste things not physically present
clairalience smell things not physically present
clairtangency gain information about object/person
clairsentience feel emotions, energies of people, objects
clairaudience hear sounds not physically present
clairvoyance see object/person/location not present
telepathy sense thoughts of others
precognition sense future outcomes
postcognition review past events
proprioception sense of body position in space
interoception sense of internal body state
chronoception sense of passage of time
magnetoreception sense of magnetic fields
electroreception sense electric fields