As their names imply, all of these devices are designed to defeat or counteract ADN devices and their relatives (PSCs, etc.). They differ in that each of these devices is designed for a slightly different purpose, with its own uses, strengths and limitations.
ADN Inhibitor (or ADNI device):
The ADN Inhibitor is identical to an equivalent class of ADN device except that it nullifies all unauthorized ADN fields, rather than all unauthorized psionic activity, within its area of effect. Prominent psions, such as politicians or crime bosses, often use ADN Inhibitors to prevent woulld-be assassins or kidnappers from using ADN devices against them. The primary limitation of ADN Inhibitors is that they are only effective against ADN devices of equal or lesser power.
Note that an ADN device within the Inhibitor field will be completely neutralized, while an ADN device outside the field will only be neutralized if more than half of the area/volume of the ADN field lies within the ADN field (this is quite possible, since placement on ships would suggest an ADN device need not be exactly at the center of its field), or if the ADN device is an ADN projector (a variant of the ADN device which creates an ADN field at a remote location, such as another ship
As noted previously, the strength of an Inhibitor field (or an ADN field, at least as I am assuming/defining it here) is a function of power density, not of raw power. In other words, the strength S of an ADN or ADN Inhibitor field can be determined by S = P/V, where P is the power used to generate the field and V is the size (volume) of the field, or to find the power needed to generate a field of a particular strength and size, use P = SV, or P = ESV where E is the efficiency of the device. This means that a personal ADN device using a backpack generator may or may not still work in an ADNI field powered by a big starship's correspondingly big reeactor, depending on the numbers. The reverse is only true if the ADNI device is close enough to the ADN device to affect it in the first place.
Strength doesn't have to be linear, it could be exponential or logarithmic or whatever would be most appropriate for game balance, but the P/V side of the equation should remain as is. Seriously, I'm a little new to this place and could use some guidance on this.
ADN Negator (ADNN device):
The ADN Negator negates the effects of any ADN fields within its area of effect. It creates a bubble fron which any ADN fields are excluded. This means that a psion can, for instance, telekinetically pick up an object (if such were permitted in the RP to begin with) and move it around, but the moment the object leaves the Negator field the psion would instantly lose his or her telekinetic "grip" on the object. An ADN Negator only negates (within its area of effect) ADN fields from ADN devices outside the ADN field, while an ADN Inhibitor only inhibits ADN devices inside its field. However, the two systems can be used together, and are often combined in a single device. There are no known side-effects from these devices, other than an increased electricity bill.
ADN Disruptor:
The ADN Disruptor is an offensive device that is used to prevent a target's ADN device from creating an ADN field. It differs from ADN Inhibitors/Negators in that these devices are installed to counteract ADN fields within a certain area, such as a ship or a building, whereas the ADN Disruptor is designed to counteract an ADN field from a remote location, such as another ship or outside an ADN-projected building, and is mainly used for psionic attack of targets protected by an ADN device. A favorite strategy is to use the ADN Disruptor to allow a psion to whatever-o-kinetically destroy the target's ADN device. The ADN Disruptor has to be able to match the strength of the ADN field it is intended to disrupt, which is why it is often used to disrupt small regions of an ADN field rather than the entire field as a whole. Non-GM-powered ADN Disruptors of course cannot hope to disrupt GM-powered ADN devices.
ADN Penetrator:
The ADN Penetrator is a modified Psionic Amplification Array that allows a psion to peneterate an ADN field with their psionic abilities. As always, the relative strength of the Penetrator and the defending ADN field are critical to the success or failure of this device in performing this task.
The term "ADN" a used here also includes devices such as PSCs (newer-model ADNs by another name), Lorath Psi Scramblers (there's only so many ways to scramble psi), and the like.
As always, a "GM-powered" ADN device (that is, one which a GM makes undefeatable or uninhibitable) cannot, obviously be penetrated by the ADN inhibiting, negating, disrupting or penetrating hardware of "mere mortals", and vice versa (I know this would be true whether I included it here or not, but I want to make my purpose clear - I am trying to add depth to the ADN device concept as a serious technology.)
ADN Inhibitor (or ADNI device):
The ADN Inhibitor is identical to an equivalent class of ADN device except that it nullifies all unauthorized ADN fields, rather than all unauthorized psionic activity, within its area of effect. Prominent psions, such as politicians or crime bosses, often use ADN Inhibitors to prevent woulld-be assassins or kidnappers from using ADN devices against them. The primary limitation of ADN Inhibitors is that they are only effective against ADN devices of equal or lesser power.
Note that an ADN device within the Inhibitor field will be completely neutralized, while an ADN device outside the field will only be neutralized if more than half of the area/volume of the ADN field lies within the ADN field (this is quite possible, since placement on ships would suggest an ADN device need not be exactly at the center of its field), or if the ADN device is an ADN projector (a variant of the ADN device which creates an ADN field at a remote location, such as another ship
As noted previously, the strength of an Inhibitor field (or an ADN field, at least as I am assuming/defining it here) is a function of power density, not of raw power. In other words, the strength S of an ADN or ADN Inhibitor field can be determined by S = P/V, where P is the power used to generate the field and V is the size (volume) of the field, or to find the power needed to generate a field of a particular strength and size, use P = SV, or P = ESV where E is the efficiency of the device. This means that a personal ADN device using a backpack generator may or may not still work in an ADNI field powered by a big starship's correspondingly big reeactor, depending on the numbers. The reverse is only true if the ADNI device is close enough to the ADN device to affect it in the first place.
Strength doesn't have to be linear, it could be exponential or logarithmic or whatever would be most appropriate for game balance, but the P/V side of the equation should remain as is. Seriously, I'm a little new to this place and could use some guidance on this.
ADN Negator (ADNN device):
The ADN Negator negates the effects of any ADN fields within its area of effect. It creates a bubble fron which any ADN fields are excluded. This means that a psion can, for instance, telekinetically pick up an object (if such were permitted in the RP to begin with) and move it around, but the moment the object leaves the Negator field the psion would instantly lose his or her telekinetic "grip" on the object. An ADN Negator only negates (within its area of effect) ADN fields from ADN devices outside the ADN field, while an ADN Inhibitor only inhibits ADN devices inside its field. However, the two systems can be used together, and are often combined in a single device. There are no known side-effects from these devices, other than an increased electricity bill.
ADN Disruptor:
The ADN Disruptor is an offensive device that is used to prevent a target's ADN device from creating an ADN field. It differs from ADN Inhibitors/Negators in that these devices are installed to counteract ADN fields within a certain area, such as a ship or a building, whereas the ADN Disruptor is designed to counteract an ADN field from a remote location, such as another ship or outside an ADN-projected building, and is mainly used for psionic attack of targets protected by an ADN device. A favorite strategy is to use the ADN Disruptor to allow a psion to whatever-o-kinetically destroy the target's ADN device. The ADN Disruptor has to be able to match the strength of the ADN field it is intended to disrupt, which is why it is often used to disrupt small regions of an ADN field rather than the entire field as a whole. Non-GM-powered ADN Disruptors of course cannot hope to disrupt GM-powered ADN devices.
ADN Penetrator:
The ADN Penetrator is a modified Psionic Amplification Array that allows a psion to peneterate an ADN field with their psionic abilities. As always, the relative strength of the Penetrator and the defending ADN field are critical to the success or failure of this device in performing this task.
The term "ADN" a used here also includes devices such as PSCs (newer-model ADNs by another name), Lorath Psi Scramblers (there's only so many ways to scramble psi), and the like.
As always, a "GM-powered" ADN device (that is, one which a GM makes undefeatable or uninhibitable) cannot, obviously be penetrated by the ADN inhibiting, negating, disrupting or penetrating hardware of "mere mortals", and vice versa (I know this would be true whether I included it here or not, but I want to make my purpose clear - I am trying to add depth to the ADN device concept as a serious technology.)