Not sure if you all saw, but...

Psionic abilities are, nominally, energy-based. No matter how it is conjured, there is an outreach of energy to connect it to the target (a fireball is fire, magical or otherwise); I mean, honestly, Leo, have you never read a comic book?

Look at Raven. Her senses can be skewed by high enough energy fluctuations, as Martian Manhunter's can, as almost any psychic ability can (example: Magneto's helmet. Are you going to believe it's just really, what.... sturdy? No.). Electromagnetic interference = defense, which is one of my main gripes to Energy Aura, as much as I love it.

Having been fortunate enough to have been part of the process I would like to include a couple of comments.

I really enjoyed hearing the other ideas people had surrounding the concept of Radiation Armor. It was nice to see others in the crowd enthused about the set concept.

I liked the skeleton that was created for Radiation Armor, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of the initial ideas for powers get dramatically changed to make the set work better both functionally and thematically. I'm looking forward to seeing where the dev's take the skeleton.

I also liked the other power-set ideas that were thrown out. Air Control sounded like a great idea, and I wouldn't be disappointed if/when they come out with a throwing weapon set. There were a couple of other set ideas that were mentioned that were great as well, but my tired memory isn't helping. Some things may not be my "cup of tea", but it's been nice to see more diversity of power sets added to the game.

So *I'm* empirically determining that psi is energy-based? I'm dictating that psionics must have a component that is detectible or interruptible by radioactive means?

I think you have it backwards. I'm not the one dictating how psionics work (my explanation leaves psionics intentionally vague because the nature of psionics is *make-believe*) based solely on the statement that "because comics said so". I am challenging radiation's ability to thwart psionics beyond the explanation of "because it's radiation".

it's really not worth it to argue. If the devs include psi resistance in it, they do. Whether it works within your concept of what rad armor should and shouldn't be isn't really their concern.

/High-Five!

1. Now you're making a case that Rad Armor is redundant when you've got Elec Armor.

2. Still sounds cheap to me.

Jebus man! Give it up. It's a "Superhero Game". Stop trying to introduce logic and reality into my make believe, unrealistic game! It has no value here. If I want to be a 3 foot tall catgurl/bat hybrid swinging a gigantic sword that weighs 4 times as much as I do and is 1.5 times taller than me, let me do it! If I want to say that Radiation Armor can resist Psychic powers, let me do it! It's a game! Not reality.

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

Considering ESP is not real, and neither is covering yourself in noxious radiation armor, this thread delivers.

I find it hard to believe someone would be so opposed to the reasoning behind an armor set being able to resist Psionic energy. There's no real world example of Psionic energy or how the physics of Psionic energy would work. So anyone can make up any reason for why it does and it's just as valid as your reasons for why it doesn't.

Im all for a bit of comic phsyics in the game but I just dont see anyway that radiation could protect you against anything! Theamatically, its a terrible idea.

'Ive been irradiated, now I can resist damage' ....How?

I wsa very dissapointed when they chose this. We do need more armour, but I was hoping for one that actualy made sense.