Secret Script
Secret Script is a D&D 3.5 psionic power (Psychometabolism) from SoS. Power points: 5. On class lists for Psion (Level 3), Wilder (Level 3).
- Power Points
- 5
- Discipline
- Psychometabolism
- Manifesting Time
- 1 minute or longer (see text)
- Range
- Touch
You write instructions or other information on parchment, paper, or any suitable writing material. The secret script appears to be some form of foreign or psionic writing. Only the person (or people) designated by you at the time of the manifesting are able to read the writing; it’s unintelligible to any other character, although a seer recognizes it as secret script.
Any unauthorized creature attempting to read the script triggers a potent illusory effect and must make a saving throw. A successful saving throw means the creature can look away with only a mild sense of disorientation. Failure means the creature is subject to a suggestion implanted in the script by you at the time the secret script power was manifested. The suggestion lasts only 30 minutes. Typical suggestions include “Close the book and leave”, “Forget the existence of the book”, and so forth. If successfully dispelled by dispel psionics, the secret script and its secret message disappear. The hidden message can be read by a combination of the true seeing power with the comprehend languages power.
The manifesting time depends on how long a message you wish to write, but it is always at least 1 minute.