Mental LOS/Mind Scan question

[Lord Mhoram]

On page 116 under mental powers

"Once a continuing effect Mental Power is established, a character doesn''t need to maintain LOS for it's effects to continue".

 

Does that mean that if the lock on was done through Mind Scan that those effects continue if the mind scan drops? The thinking here is Mind Scan = LOS. Reading Mind Scan seems to indicate otherwise.

 

Just trying to figure this out just exactly how the two ideas (LOS & Mind Scan) relate to each other with the other mental powers.

 

Thanks, and have a happy holiday.

[Steve Long]

Re: Mental LOS/Mind Scan question

 

From Ultimate Mentalist, page 52:

 

If a character has a Mind Scan lock-on on a target, various circumstances may stop his use of Mind Scan. These include target succeeding with a roll to break out of the Mind Scan, or either the target or the character entering an area where Mental Powers won’t work for some reason (such as a Darkness to Mental Sense Group field), or the character being attacked with a successful Suppress Mental Powers ability. In that case, mental contact between the character and the target is broken. In most cases this means any Mental Power or other ability used to atttack the target through the Mind Scan lock-on instantly stops affecting him. However, in the case of Mental Illusions and Mind Control, the target may remain affected by them until he makes his Breakout Roll — it’s just that without any mental contact the character can’t change the orders he’s already given, feed the power END to keep it from deteriorating, or the like. (Of course, if the character somehow has Line Of Sight to the target in addition to the Mind Scan lock-on, he maintains mental contact via LOS.)

 

I think that addresses your question; if you still have questions, please post a follow-up.