Gent Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 An alien can see electromagnetic fields, including those in human brains. After much training, perhaps including subconscious teaching methods, he has learned to analyze the brain-waves of sentient beings. What level of telepathy could he achieve from this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Re: Brain-Scanning Alien +30 with adders for alien minds figure 12d6 average 42 pts which vs a 10 ego is +32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Re: Brain-Scanning Alien As usual, as many as you can justify. Probably with certain limitations to set it apart from "regular" telepathy - eg. Dependant On _____ (Whichever sense the alien uses for this); Requires A Skill roll (recognizing / figuring the Neurology of the being that is scanned), Limited Range; Won't Work Through Strong Electromagnetic Fields; etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Re: Brain-Scanning Alien Telephaty would not fit a passive Sense, but rahter a sense with the ability to manipulate the brain waves of targets. In 6E Mind Scan is in all Regards a passive Sense with Limited Transmission (first level of Telepathy at a EGqo-Result), so this might fit better what you describe and you can just define it as (for example) "Affect as radio, not Mental Group (+/-0)" per 6E1 160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gent Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Re: Brain-Scanning Alien All members of the species have the sense(which is sight-based), but using it to read minds is a learned skill. It has other uses. While the sense is passive, actually looking at someone's brain-waves would behave like telepathy(which would have the Only To Receive limitation). It would also Require a SS:Neurology Roll, require Concentration, and take Extra Time. Would it need to have a limitation like Surface Thoughts Only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Re: Brain-Scanning Alien I would not go deeper than hidden thoughts. Surface thoughts only seem to fit even better. The official Value for Surface thought only would be -1/2 (6E1 299) Recieve Only is listed as -1/2 on the same page. One thing is the percieability for: The target Bystanding Mentalist. Because of it's passive nature it should be undetectable to both. It can be made unnoticeable to the target by recieving EGO+20 Result, +20 Point Adder "hardcoding" that Result, or a +1/2 "Invisible to Target" IPE-Advantage. Hiding it from bystanding mentalist could be either done wiht +1/4 IPE, Invisible to Mental Awareness or by trading the "Obviousness to Mental Awareness" with a different Obviousness of similar value (for example it could be inobious to sight, because his eyes glow lightly while doing it or something similar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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