Trojan Curse — Epic Psionic Power
Trojan Curse is a third-party epic psionic compulsion from the Dicefreaks Grimoire of Cosmic Entities Volume One. It hides a long-lasting command structure inside one creature, allowing the manifester to issue orders across any distance and even across planes.
At a Glance
| Discipline | Telepathy (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting] |
|---|---|
| Psicraft DC | 115 |
| Display | None |
| Manifesting Time | 1 round |
| Range | 75 feet |
| Target | One living creature |
| Duration | 1 week |
| Saving Throw | Will negates |
| Power Resistance | Yes |
Development
| Development cost | 1,035,000 gp |
|---|---|
| Development time | 21 days |
| Development XP | 41,400 XP |
| Seeds | Compel (DC 19), Conceal (DC 17) |
- Make the compulsion unobtrusive: ad hoc +6 DC.
- Manifest as a full-round action: +18 DC.
- Conceal the effect from magical or psionic detection: +6 DC.
- Permit unreasonable commands: +10 DC.
- Increase duration by 740%: +15 DC.
- Remove displays: +4 DC.
- Increase saving throw DC by 10: +20 DC.
Effect
If the target fails its Will save, the manifester can issue commands from any distance for the next week, including across planar boundaries. The source sets the saving throw at 30 + the manifester’s relevant ability modifier.
The compulsion is intentionally difficult to detect. Divinations must overcome the source’s caster/manifester-level check requirement to notice it.
The power also provides enough mental linkage for the manifester to gain a broad sense of what the victim is experiencing when concentrating, though not literal sight and hearing.
The source attributes Trojan Curse to Leviathan.
Related Power
Long Arm of the Treacher requires a creature already affected by Trojan Curse and turns that victim into a remote sensor and manifestation point.
Edition Status
This is third-party 3.x epic psionic material. Modern D&D has no direct equivalent and does not use the same epic development framework.
Source and Provenance
Source: Grimoire of Cosmic Entities Volume One
Authors: Eli Atkinson, William Church and Serge W. Desir, Jr.
Publisher/community: Dicefreaks d20 Community
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