Detect and Transmit and Perception

[nelay]

Can you use Trasmit on a Detect to give a false power level or to mask a target of the detect within a transmit. Basically, can you transmit such a strong "signal" that a casual look would miss the real target of the detect.

For example, I have a Fantasy Hero mage (who would normally detect as a 4 on a scale of 1 to 10) with Detect Magic with the transmit option. I come across an mage I don't want to fight/can't win against. I transmit via my Detect Magic a very, very stong magical signature (a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10) hoping the enemy will try to discern my power level before engaging.
Is that an appropriate use of transmit and if so, what effect would it have on the enemy mage's PER roll against me.

[Steve Long]

Interesting question!

A character with a Sense that has Transmit can transmit at whatever “volume” he wants solely for the purpose of making it easier to perceive what he’s sending, much in the same way that a person can choose to shout instead of speak normally. In this case, the GM would determine how much of a PER Roll bonus would apply.

A character cannot use Transmit by itself to transmit “false signals,” misleading information, or the like — any more than an untrained person can use his voice to precisely make the sound of a car engine. To transmit false or misleading information a character needs either (a) a properly-constructed Images power that affects the appropriate Sense Groups, or (b) a relevant Skill based on the Sense Groups involved (such as Mimicry, Ventriloquism, Systems Operation, or perhaps Power).

At the GM’s option, any character can try to Transmit false or misleading information at any time. However, any attempt to see through the subterfuge gets a +3 or greater PER Roll bonus. If the character uses a relevant Skill (as described above) and fails the roll, the same rule applies — but if he makes the roll, the PER Roll gets no bonus and must win in a Skill Versus Skill Contest against the Skill Roll.