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==Special Abilities==

Special abilities are abilities such as spell casting or using psionics and is performed like any other task resolution except that they are always considered Advanced tasks. You must have specific permission from your Game Master to pick any magical or psionics related skill since not all settings treat such things equally.
 
When using a special ability, the Game Master decides the outcome as per normal task resolution rules. Attack powers deal damage as normal combat but may have additional effects at the Game Masters discretion. Duration and effect is determined by degree of success of the Task Resolution. Some Game Masters may rule that you can only use a power if you have a skill of the same name. For instance, you must have the Fireball skill to cast a fireball spell. Others may prefer more freeform and allow skills like ”Psionics” to mean anything from telekinesis to mind reading or any other psionics related power. Depending on what kind of special powers your character has and how common they are in the setting, they may require a Quality to activate or even be a Quality in themselves. Ask your Game Master what approach will be used.