Conduit

Background

Conduit is the ability to serve as a channel or link between two or more points, objects, beings, or forces. The user acts as a mediator that allows energy, matter, information, or effects to pass between the connected entities, effectively bridging the gap between them. This can apply to a wide range of mediums, including electrical currents, magical energies, psychic connections, spatial links, and more.

A conduit doesn’t necessarily produce or control the forces it connects, but provides the path or structure for those forces to flow. The user can enable connections that wouldn’t normally occur, making this ability highly versatile for communication, transportation, or the redistribution of energy and effects.

Also Called

• Channeling
• Link Creation
• Mediumship
• Living Conduit
• Energy Conduit
• Relay

Possible Applications

• Serve as a link for energy, allowing it to flow between two points.
• Transmit information or sensory data across long distances.
• Transfer matter between locations or link spaces together.
• Act as a mediator for spiritual, psychic, or magical connections.
• Enable combined attacks by facilitating energy flow between allies.
• Maintain a sustained link for equipment or technologies that require a conduit.

Practical Uses

• Create connections between areas too far apart for direct interaction.
• Operate as a living bridge for teleportation or transportation.
• Maintain energy or resource flow between sources and targets.
• Enable team attacks by allowing energy to move from one person to another.
• Allow communication between separated groups via psychic or spiritual means.
• Serve as a safeguard for controlling or monitoring hazardous energies.

Variations

• Energy Conduit: Links and transfers various forms of energy (electrical, thermal, magical).
• Material Conduit: Enables the movement of matter between spaces, akin to a portal or bridge.
• Information Conduit: Transmits thoughts, memories, or sensory data between parties.
• Spiritual Conduit: Enables connections between spiritual entities, allowing possession or energy flow.
• Dimensional Conduit: Links spaces across dimensions or planes of existence.

Possible Limitations

• The user may be vulnerable to feedback or damage from whatever energy or matter passes through them.
• Maintaining a conduit may require significant focus, strength, or resources.
• The conduit can be disrupted, blocked, or overloaded.
• Certain energies or effects may corrupt or overwhelm the user.
• The user might require physical proximity or line of sight for connections.
• Strong wards, barriers, or opposing forces can block the link.
• The conduit may have a range limit.