Analysis paralysis. Most people that play euro-style board games are familiar with the concept. Analysis paralysis happens when someone starts over-analyzing or over-thinking a situation to the point that forward motion or decision making become 'paralyzed'.
Analysis paralysis is when the fear of either making an error, or forgoing a superior solution, outweighs the realistic expectation or potential value of success in a decision made in a timely manner. This imbalance results in suppressed decision-making in an unconscious effort to preserve existing options. An overload of options can overwhelm the situation and cause this "paralysis", rendering one unable to come to a conclusion. It can become a larger problem when in critical situations where a decision needs to be reached but a person is not able to provide a response fast enough, potentially causing a bigger issue than they would have had they made a decision. - Wikipedia
Crap! I'm running out of time fast. Focus!
Communications.
Telepathy, that would only work if we both had it but it is a higher-level spell or a mid-level PSI technique, pass.
Mind link, a permanent case of TMI, pass.
Mental Link, basically mental text messages with built-in emotional context, we have a winner.
OK, now to get around the need to be in touch range to reconnect every morning. Magic items for the win, a set of wedding bands with built-in ‘Mark’ spell so that when you are wearing one the person wearing the other one counts as being in touch range for all spells and powers. Add it as a foci to help one of us cast the ‘Mind Link’ spell, correction use the ‘Mind Link’ psionic Technique, it is cheaper and easier to do than the spell. Hum, I have almost 75% of the ability to use magic unlocked but only 17% of the ability to use psionics. Sarah has a bit more than 80% of her ability to use psionics unlocked and 75% of her ability to see magic. OK, her ring will help her use the ‘Mind Link’ psionic Technique on me so we will always be in contact when we’re both awake.
Sarah
1,073 Perk - Perfect Memory
2,095 Bloodline - PSI-Witch
Dave
3,638 Power - Access Akashic Records
Sarah will have access to both psionics and magic. Aura and Chakra can wait until she has extra points or we start to see combat. Qi might be a non-starter. With almost no natural regen and super low levels of environmental Qi that might not be worth it at all on Earth. I will have to compare it vs the others when I have more time. Aaaa! Focus, not the time to squirrel!
I am going to need access to either magic or psionics. It looks like it's going to be magic for me unless there’s a fantastic PSI bloodline waiting for me. Holy Crap!!! There is a fantastic PSI bloodline waiting for me, Amethyst Dragonkin. Way too expensive for now, but it doesn't conflict with Arcane at all and that’s my most discounted bloodline as well as the one that when bought will correct my depression and autism. “WHAT!?!?!”
Arcane - Magic Ability (74% Unlocked), Minor Magic Affinity 10% (19% Unlocked), Minor Mana Development Affinity 10% (15% Unlocked) - 1,507 SP (Discount 1,501)
Draconic (Gem Dragonkin, Amethyst) - Psionically Active (17% Unlocked), Aura Ability (43% Unlocked), Lesser Psionic Affinity +5% (11% Unlocked). Lesser Aura Affinity +5% (33% Unlocked), Draconic Metabolism (45% Unlocked) - 6,117 SP (Discount 3,781)
Sarah - “Dave, what's wrong?”
“I just learned that my partial Arcane bloodline was the cause of my depression and autism. The depression is caused by a strong pull towards Magic that I was never able to fulfill. My autism is a corrupted part of the Bloodline. I’m not sure if I want to laugh or cry right now.”
“Babe, I love you and I’m here for you but we are running out of time. Character gen now, existential crisis later.”
“Probably the first time that sentence was ever spoken. OK, back to work”
It looks like the buy list for me is;
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Perk - Access Akashic Records
Bloodline - Arcane (Magic)
Spell - Teleport to Beacon
Item - Ring (
S.E.P Field on the ring.
Resize function.
Mark Psionic Technique - The person wearing the matching ring is always in Touch Range.
Minor (+5) Foci - Magic / Element / Void
Major (+20) Foci - Magic / School / Summoning
Major (+20) Foci - Magic / Spell / Teleport to Beacon (D_S_Straub Beacon group 1 - 4 known)
Teleport Beacon Psionic Technique - D_S_Straub Beacon #1
)
Item - 3’ X 3’ Linoleum floor tile (
S.E.P Field on the tile and the 3’ X 3’ X 7’ area above it.
D_S_Straub Beacon #3
)
Item - Data Slate - A thick tablet w/ detachable cover / Keyboard. CPU & Memory = the best single computer available in 2022. Storage = 18 TG + a copy of the Internet as of Aug 17th 2022 (
S.E.P. on the Data Slate so that they see it as a legal tablet on a clipboard or a laptop computer, whatever they are expecting to see.
)
That is all I can afford, I can work on learning Martial Arts and combat magic after we go back. The only dangerous situation I will be going into for a long time is going to be high school.
The list for Sarah is going to be a bit longer;
Perk - Perfect Memory
Bloodline - PSI-Witch (Psionics & Magic)
Psionic Technique
Dominate Person
Modify Memory
Suggestion
Teleport to Beacon
Ring (
S.E.P Field on the ring.
Resize function.
Mark Psionic Technique - The person wearing the matching ring is always in Touch Range.
Minor (+5) Foci - Psionic / School / Psychoportation
Major (+20) Foci - Psionic / Technique / Teleport to Beacon (D_S_Straub Beacon group 1 - 4 known)
Teleport Beacon Psionic Technique - D_S_Straub Beacon #2
)
Pendant - Green Stone (
Minor (+5) Foci - Psionic / School / Telepathy
Major (+20) Foci - Psionic / Technique / Suggestion
Major (+20) Foci - Psionic / Technique / Dominate Person
Major (+20) Foci - Psionic / Technique / Modify Memory
)
3’ X 3’ Linoleum floor tile (
S.E.P Field on the tile and the 3’ X 3’ X 7’ area above it..
D_S_Straub Beacon #4
)
Data Slate - A thick tablet w/ detachable cover / Keyboard. CPU & Memory = the best single computer available in 2022. Storage = 18 TG + a copy of the Internet as of Aug 17th 2022 (
S.E.P. on the Data Slate so that they see it as a legal tablet and clipboard or a laptop computer, whatever they are expecting to see.
)