Mass Effect: Biotic Talent: Nova

Nova
Time Taken: one round
Range: personal
Area of Effect: 1 meter for every D in Biotic attribute (additionally 1 meter for every 1D in Nova)
Prerequisites: Biotic 3D and Barrier +3D
Nova drains your Barrier and/or Kinetic Barriers in order to do high damage to nearby enemies. Additionally it knocks back everyone around you. You have to be at brawling range to your target to successfully activate Nova. To use it you have to have activated Kinetic Barriers or using the Barrier talent. After activation all your kinetic barriers and Barrier are depleted, and the energy produced is used to create a shockwave. Everyone within range is tossed back 3 meters and has to get up. The damage dealt is equal to your Biotic and Nova dice. If your Kinetic Barriers are depleted or you have no biotic Barrier active you may not activate Nova. Consequently after activating Nova, the Barrier talent goes into cool-down and you Kinetic Barriers have to be charged. This talent may be sustained for -2D to all actions.