Astral Sword

for each additional level
Skill: Astral Sword (DX/Hard); defaults to DX-6 or Force
Sword-2.
You can manifest a sword of psionic energy and use it to
defend yourself against astral opponents. It is visible on the
astral plane, to astral beings, and to those using Astral Sight
as a bladed weapon of glowing energy – you choose the
specifics of its appearance. To normal folks in the real world,
it is invisible.
The sword may reach from the real world into the outer
astral plane (without the normal -3 penalty to skill), but not
vice-versa. The damage done is unrelated to your ST: The
sword does 1d-3 cut damage, plus your Astral Sword level (e.g.,
Astral Sword 9 would do 1d+6), and has Reach C, 1. It can
parry astral attacks normally and is unbreakable.
The most potent benefit of the astral sword is its effective-
ness in disrupting another astral being’s ability to remain on
the outer plane. Anyone taking 1/3 his HP or more in damage
from an astral sword is immediately ejected from the outer
astral plane – projectors snap back to their body, while native
denizens are forced back to the inner plane. Either way, the