Dumb Telekinesis Questions

[Hugh Neilson]

Assume a Heroic character has telekinesis (say a wizard with a spell).

 

(a) Can he use this TK to wield weapons? [That's the easy one since he can do anything he could do with STR...] Would this require Fine Manipulation [to use only the Strike maneuver, as Grab would not apply and those are the TK maneuvers]?

 

( If he can, does he need Weapon Familiarity with the weapon to avoid OCV penalties?

 

© Can he use skill levels with the weapon through his telekinesis?

 

Why yes, my FH mage DOES have a telekinesis spell (and an 8 STR). Why do you ask?

[Steve Long]

1-2. Yes, but he suffers Unfamiliar Weapon penalties if he has not purchased a WF with the weapon. The GM may also, in his discretion, impose an additional penalty (-1 OCV, typically) to represent the differences in fighting with a weapon in-hand and a weapon in-TK.

 

3. No, but he could buy CSLs specifically for wielding weapons via TK, if he wanted to.