For psionic powers such as Daydream, Invisibility and other sublte powers, the psionicist can attempt a psionic attack with a -5 to -10 MTHAC0 modifier to establish contact without causing an obvious mental pain. A subtle contact shouldn't be easy, part of the spirit of the new rules is that no psionicist can manipulate a victim's mind without some tell-tale clues. Remember that one of the main complaints about the Psionics Handbook was that the powers were *too* stealthy!

Closing An Opened Mind

Nonpsi, but no power successfully used: save vs. paralyzation
Nonpsi, power used successfully against: save vs. paralzation -4
Psi, 0 PSPs: d4+1 rounds helpless
Psi, 0 PSPs, d4+1 rounds have passed: Wisdom/Willpower check, -3

Closing one's mind:

1) Prevents the activation of any new telepathic powers against the target, until the mind is re-opened.
2) Exercising any active powers already established. If the power is maintained until the mind is reopened, active control is automatically re-established.

Range Limitations
With the loss of the unlimited range Contact power, replaced by the psionic attacks, the range of many of the telepathic powers have been greatly reduced. As the psionic attacks are limited to line-of-sight targeting, what good are powers such as Mindlink, Send Thoughts, and Sight Link? Sending thoughts to comrades across the room isn't nearly as useful as sending thoughts across the globe!

To handle this limitation, it's suggested that the non-attack communication powers be granted an innate contact ability, allowing for a much greater range. This gives the powers the ability to "knock on the door and ask to be let in" - to carry an announcement and request a voluntary contact.

For these powers, use the old Contact rules found in the Psionics Handbook to determine cost modifiers for range, but use the power score and PSP cost for the power being used: