Darkness vs. Mental Sense Group and Mind Scan

[Hyper-Man]

Hi Steve,

 

Would a Darkness Field only affecting the Mental Sense Group be detectable by a character using Mind Scan?  In other words, would the user of the Mind Scan Power automatically perceive the 'dead zone' if it were between/surrounding them and the 'target' of their scan?

 

Thanks!

 

HM

[Steve Long]

I don’t currently have access to all of my books and materials, which have been packed up as part of my home renovation project, so I reserve the right to edit or change this answer at a future time.

 

As noted on 6E2 14, Mental Sense Group Darkness effectively “blacks out” Mind Scan. To put that another way, the character using Mind Scan will be aware that something is “blocking” or “interfering with” his Mind Scan. He won’t know exactly what or why, but he will be aware that something is stopping his power from sensing as it normally would.