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Enlightenment N/A, Primal Energy 25, Background Cost 8 pts.

Inspired by a Void Engineer’s run in with a group of EDEs known as dataphytes (see Gods and Monsters p. 137), the CAT device is the pinnacle of anti-EDE technology with the ability to emit a powerful field of energy that hampers cognitive processes within its radius. Threats depending on their ability to concentrate are rendered unable to project energy or cause other dimensional disturbances. These thin black disks adhere to virtually any surface once thrown and begin emitting immediately. As an additional benefit, CATs drastically impair short-term memory, effectively consuming thoughts in their presence.

System: The CAT is a thin black disc that utilizes an Entropy 5/Dimensional Science 4 Procedure to interrupt and scatter the thoughts of all entities on both sides of the Gauntlet within the Invention’s immediate vicinity. Successes on the Invention’s activation roll act as a penalty to all dice rolls made by anyone within 100 feet of the Invention for a number of turns equal to the successes on the activation roll. While the user is not necessarily protected from the effects of the CAT, most Void Engineers are smart enough to engage personal counter procedures before setting one of these off. While most agents find this Invention to be a bit of overkill, the Void Engineers utilizing CATs often reply with a wink and a dismissive declaration that there is “no such thing.”