Damaging Psionic Items (WatW)

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Items can be damaged in two ways: physically and psionically. Physical damage can be caused by any force that would normally damage an item of that sort, so a psionically empowered piece of cloth can be pierced, torn. burned, or whatever. If a psionic item is destroyed by physical means, it is ruined.
Psionic devices may attempt item saving throws as if they were enchanted items of the appropriate sort. Generally, an item gains a +1 on its saving throws for every 3 points of ego.
Psionic devices can also be damaged mentally. Since they are intelligent, they are subject to telepathic attacks. Items with access to Telepathy may use any defense modes they have to defend themselves. (This does not include items that only happen to have telepathy as a communication ability.) If an item does not possess a defense mode. it can be attacked psionically as if it were a nonpsionic character.
Obviously, most telepathic effects such as id insinuation, daydream, or invincible foes may not apply. Instead, when a psionic item is contacted and suffers a psionic attack it cannot defend against, it is shut down for a number of hours equal to the level of its attacker. If the attacker is physically touching the item, he effectively dominates it, breaking it to his will.