Electromagnetic Impulse

is a physical defect that works very similarly to the Electromagnetic Pulse mutation, but causes the player to release such pulses involuntary while in combat.

If there are hostiles near the player, there is a 0.2% chance every turn for the player to release an electromagnetic pulse. This will disable objects that are EMP sensitive, such as robots and artifacts, in a 7x7 radius for 11-20 rounds. This includes such objects being carried by the player, or the player themselves if they are EMP sensitive. When this occurs, the message log will return the following message:

Advantages

 * Grants 2 extra points to spend during character creation
 * Generally low-impact if the player has no artifacts
 * Can be beneficial if the player is fighting robots
 * Only occurs during combat

Disadvantages

 * Makes relying on artifacts during combat risky
 * Can cause issues for friendly robots who are caught in the effect
 * Horrible synergy with Electrical Generation