Psionic Animals

[Garnfellow]

Are there any published examples of animals with psionic abilities?

 

[Sigtrygg]

Yes, a couple.

The CT A:2 Research Station Gamma has a few and then there is The Traveller Adventure.

Everyone with an interest in the Third Imperium has a duty to read CT Adventures 1-3 and The Traveller Adventure at least once

 

[paltrysum]

Are there any published examples of animals with psionic abilities?

Yes, there are. Refer to the pseudosaur and the mindwhacker in Referees Briefing: Garden Worlds, and the shakuurzarpi in Core Adventure 1: Invasive Species.

Also, don’t the chamax have some psionic abilities? I seem to remember that being a factor in the first adventure of Pirates of Drinax.

 

[ottarrus]

In Mongoose JTAS issue 4, there are three psionic animals. The Psi-bee is an insect analogue that exhibits a psionic hive mind. The next is the Ship's Cat, which has the ability to comfort emotionally distressed crewmembers and [apparently] teleport past locked doors. Lastly, there is also a Zhodani quadruped named a 'ziavbro' that is psionic with a Psi stat of 12 and Awareness and Telepathy Talent 0. They look like a three-eyed purple Samoyed dog.

In MgJTAS 6 there are also two animals that are emote-ivores. While they don't have psionic statistics, I suggest that gaining nourishment via empathy is a psionic ability of some form. They are 'Sac'se'qan' and the 'Khal'oman'. The sac'se'qan feeds off anger and aggressive behavior and the khol'oman feeds off dreams.

 

[Condottiere]

He sees you when you're sleepin',
He knows when you're awake,
he knows if you've been bad or good,