Telepathic Organ[Time: 4 (4,3) Progress: 3 (3,2) Cost: 3 (3,3)]
The song must be shared carefully, not because it is a jealously guarded secret, but because it has its own burdens. One most share the burdens of the singers, and be able to give up your own burdens freely. Though this weaving is designed to primarily create a receiver of the song, a listener, it is still a delicate proceeding. Though every step to freedom must be taken, we should not shackle all around us without thought or remorse.
Telepathic Organ: 0/10 [2] | 175 Organics + 20 Metals +100 Energetics | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
Prototype[Efficacy: 3]
The organ itself is a success in moderation. It functions as a biological control structure that can be integrated into organisms we create going forward, but there are drawbacks. The more precise control the controller wants to exert, the more they have to blend their song with that of the system. Not only is this a difficult process in the case of simple organisms, it also makes the operator vulnerable to fear, pain, and any other senses of the organism itself. While an operator is unlikely to be seriously harmed using organs on a 1:1 basis, attempting to maintain detailed control of multiple subjects risks psychological trauma and neural damage.
While the organs themselves are small enough that they shouldn't require an inordinate amount of space, the control nexus is something else. As the song from the organs is faint, the nexus is required to interface with the organs unless a skilled psionic is in immediate proximity to the organ. The Nexus isn't the most advanced structure, and does little to mitigate the filtering issues that can injure commanders who psychically overextend themselves, but it is functional.
Telepathic Organ: Can be integrated into biological creations of at least Liir size | Allows a telepathic creature interface and control of the connected biological system. There are few filters or aids within the device, and direct, precise control requires a dangerous level of mental blending. This risk multiplies with the number of such controls one is trying to maintain.
Telepathic Nexus: | 200O 50M 100E 0S | Capacity -18 | Power -45 | A hub to search for and control nearby telepathic organs, designed to be mounted into an interstellar vessel. Provides a ship with limited Command and Control capability. It may also be used to control drones, but not both at the same time. It still exposes the controller to all the vulnerabilities of the telepathic organs themselves. The first Nexus provides 20 CNC points, the next on the same vessel provides 10, then the next 5, and no additional effect will be had after that.
Advanced Bio Modification[Time: 4 (4,2) Progress: 2 Cost: 2]
Excellence requires experimentation, and experimentation requires resources. Though the singers take their time with the project, it is from reverence to the subject- not tardiness. This is the secret of life and death, of the harmony between all things Misunderstand those secrets, and you'll do harm with every good intention.
That, at least, is the poetical explanation for the amount of resources the project wants to eat.
Advanced Bio-Modification: 0/7 [2] | 300 Organics + 100 Energetics | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
Prototype[Efficacy: 3]
The weave doesn't always give up her secrets easily, but our efforts will yield fruit. While we have no particular goals set in mind, this project will expand the skill and precision with which we can genetically alter organisms and grow our own. Such knowledge is not perfect, but it never is. There is a long road ahead, but we can now reasonably expect to be able to grow our own organisms without risking catastrophic failure. Elaborate modifications will still be difficult, but within our grasp.
Revision Phase of Year -6ResourcesDice: 0
T: 0 + 2500
O: 0 + 7500
M: 0 + 7500
E: 0 + 5000
S: 0 + 500
Advanced Bio-Modification: 0/7 [2] | 300 Organics + 100 Energetics | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
Telepathic Organ: 0/10 [2] | 175 Organics + 20 Metals +100 Energetics | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
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