Character Abilities

[Rakashi "Raven" Yamoki]

Specific abilities available and what they do:
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Biotic Powers

Biotics refers to powers that are accessed and augmented by using bio-amps, or users thereof. The effects are produced through biological manipulation of dark energy. The abilities of Biotics is given to the class of Adept, Vanguards, and Sentinels. (Alien classes: Asari Scientist/Commando and Krogan Battlemaster.) Abilities include:

*Warp- Available to Adepts and Sentinels. The power spawns a mass effect field that damages enemy targets and stops health regeneration.
*Throw- available to Adepts, Sentinels, Vanguards, and the Asari Scientist/commando, and learned after time from the Krogan Battlemaster. Throw is mostly used in combat to keep opponents at a distance, by either launching them away or knocking them over, rendering them helpless when they land.
*Pull- Adepts and Vanguards can use Pull to generate a mass-lowering field, which levitates enemies into the air.
*Lift- Lift is an unlockable biotic talent available to Adepts, Sentinels, Vanguards, and the Asari Scientist. Using Lift will cause enemies to float helplessly in the air, making them more vulnerable to attack. Momentum is also conserved; for example, using Lift on a charging enemy will cause them to go flying over your head, possibly into a wall or off a cliff.
*Stasis- An learned biotic talent available to Adepts, Sentinels, Krogan Battlemasters, and Asari Scientists. Stasis causes an enemy to be temporarily locked in a mass effect field, freezing the target in place and making them unable to attack.
*Barrier- Talent available to Adepts, Sentinels, the Asari Scientist, and the Krogan Battlemaster; Barrier is unlockable for Vanguards. Barrier surrounds the user with a high-gravity mass effect field essentially strengthening the player's shields for a certain period of time
*Charge- Power exclusive to Vanguards. The Vanguard uses biotics to augment speed and strength, and charges across the battlefield towards a target.
*Singularity- Power available exclusively to the Adept. The power launches a dark energy sphere to create an intense mass effect field; enemies are drawn into the Singularity and held briefly helpless. This power can be detonated by Warp if it lands during the duration.
Shockwave- Power available to Scions, Adepts, and Vanguards. When used, the power sends out a series of explosive biotic impacts in front of the user ignoring any obstacles. It can be unleashed along the ground to launch all enemies in its path into the air, or used against airborne targets.

Implants

Biotics are classed according to their strength and implantation:

* L1. These biotics can manipulate small objects but aren't strong enough to be offensively viable, because the L1s were implanted after puberty.
* L2. The L2 implants were first implemented in 2167. The results vary wildly - some L2s are hardly stronger than an L1, others are strong but unstable, while a few are powerful and stable, but suffer discomfort from their implants. L2s are all around the same age.
* L3. In 2170, the L3 implant was developed. L3 biotics are consistently stable with moderate ability; while their upper limit is less than an L2, L3s are safe from dangerous side effects. Because of the implementation date, most L3s are 25 or younger. Some are older, having been implanted later in life.
* L3-R. Short for 'L3-retrofit', this is an L1 or L2 who has undergone extremely dangerous brain surgery to replace their implant with a newer model.
* L3-X. Implants installed in an unsuitable candidate.
* L4. A new implant used on the children in the Ascension Project; these implants use biotic amplifiers with inbuilt VI interfaces to allow for monitoring and improved performance. L4 implants give about a 10-15% increase in biotic ability in 90% of subjects, compared to L3s, with no currently known side effects.
* L5x. In Mass Effect 2, Adepts are outfitted with L5x implants.
* L5n. In Mass Effect 2, Vanguards are outfitted with L5n implants.

Specialization
Biotic Mastery
Defender Mastery
Assault Mastery

[Rakashi "Raven" Yamoki]

Tech Powers

Tech refers to classes and talents based around reverse engineering or hacking various technologies, including hardsuit systems, weapons, and synthetic enemies like the geth. Tech talents are deployed with omni-tools.

* Damping- unlockable tech talent available to Engineers, Infiltrators, the Turian Agent, and the Quarian Machinist. Damping increases the explosion radius on your tech proximity mines, and shuts down enemy tech and biotic abilities.
* Decryption- Tech talent available to Engineers, Infiltrators, Sentinels, the Turian Agent, and the Quarian Machinist. The talent allows the unlocking of sealed doors and containers, as well as the use of the Sabotage ability
* Electronics- tech talent available to Engineers, Infiltrators, and the Quarian Machinist from the start and is a learned talent for Sentinels, the Turian Agent, and the Asari Scientist. Electronics can allow you to repair or bypass objects. Electronics increases the strength of your shields and the amount of hull restored when you repair the Mako.
* Hacking- unlockable tech talent available to Engineers and the Quarian Machinist squadmate class. This talent grants the AI Hacking ability, which makes artificial enemies go berserk and attack each other. It also causes tech proximity mines to recharge more quickly.
* Combat Drone- The power spawns a tech drone that draws enemy fire and can electronically stun targets while damaging their shields. Only one drone per character can be active at a time. Exclusive to Engineers.
* Cryo Blast- Available to Sentinels and Engineers. The user's omni-tool fires a mass of super-cooled subatomic particles capable of snap-freezing targets within a certain radius.
* Energy Drain- Quarian Only. Saps enemies' kinetic barrier power to boost your shields
* Geth Shield Boost- Geth Only. Shield technology able to deflect attack damage.
* Neural Shock- Salarian Only. Paralyzes organic enemies for a brief amount of time.
* Incinerate- High-explosive plasma round fired from the user's omni-tool that inflicts damage over time to all nearby enemies.
* Overload- Shuts down an enemy's shields, rendering them vulnerable to attack.
* Tactical Cloak- Available to Infiltrators. Instantly renders user invisible to all enemies. Additionally, Tactical Cloak grants a damage bonus to all weapons and powers.
* Tech Armor- Exclusive to Sentinels. The power generates an energy armour suit that boosts the user's shields.

Classes of Tech

The three playable tech classes are Engineers, Infiltrators, and Sentinels. Engineers focus purely on tech abilities but are less proficient with weapons, while Infiltrators and Sentinels split their focus between tech and combat or biotics respectively.

Specialization
Tech Mastery
Operative Mastery

[Rakashi "Raven" Yamoki]

Soldier Powers

Active Powers
Adrenaline Rush
This power slows down your surroundings by 50% and lasts for five seconds. Damage percentage increases for the duration to compensate for slowed rate of fire. It is best used when popping out of cover, in order to line up shots and chip away at enemy health while taking less damage from weapons fire for the duration.

Concussive Shot
Fires a high-impact shot that can stun enemies and damage biotic barriers. It is ineffective against shields and armor and can not knock enemies with shields or armor down. This power can be used together with Pull to toss enemies over railings or into walls for more damage. Concussive shot is most useful for knocking down charging enemies, such as krogans and husks.

All Ammo Access
*Cryo Ammo- Has a chance of snap-freezing targets, leaving them more susceptible to damage with a chance of an instant kill.
*Disruptor Ammo- Increases damage against synthetics and shields.
*Incendiary Ammo- Increases damage against organics and armor.

Specialization
Combat Mastery