<strong>Mindshield</strong><br/>Long hours of meditation are required to learn and improve<br/>upon the Discipline of Mindshield. The Kai Lord builds<br/>upon his mental defences, learning to create a barrier against<br/>any use of Mindblast or direct psychic assaults on his mind.<br/>Mindshield will ensure a Kai Lord is safe against the mental<br/>attacks of others, leaving him free to concentrate on battle.<br/><br/><em>Tiers I – V</em><br/>Mindshield protects a Kai Lord against the effects of<br/>Mindblast and other psychic powers. A Tier of Mindshield<br/>will completely protect a Kai Lord against all Mindblast<br/>effects of the same Tier or lower, though he remains<br/>susceptible to such psychic attacks as Attack and Stun, even<br/>if generated by Mindblast. This means that though the Kai<br/>Lord would not be affected by Dagger of the Mind, he would<br/>still be susceptible to a Stun psychic attack. In addition, the<br/><span class="bbc_u">Kai Lord gains a bonus to his Will saving throws equal to his<br/>Mindshield Tier</span>.<br/>Once a Kai Lord has reached Tier II of Mindshield he may use<br/>the Erect a Shield action in Psychic Combat. Once a Kai Lord<br/>has reached Tier IV of Mindshield he automatically raises a<br/>shield in Psychic Combat (see p153 for more details).<br/>