Visibility of mental powers, followup

[Sabelkatten]

Constant Mental Powers are visible throughout use, just like any other Constant Power. If a character has to somehow use or activate an Instant Mental Power again to adjust it (e.g., to give a new order with Mind Control), then the Power will be visible to Mental Awareness in the Phase in which it's "used" again.

 

Does not answer these questions:

 

Telepathy is instant, but even after the attack roll is made information might pass between the attacker and the target.

 

So, is telepathy visible to mental awareness when used for communication?

 

And:

 

Mind link: A 0 END cost persistent power, so it might be completely invisible... If not as above. But then is it always visible. or only when it is actually used (like a radio link)? In the first case IPE becomes very attractive!

 

So, is mind link visible always, only when used for communication, or never?

[Steve Long]

It does answer those questions, by stating a general rule which you can apply if other rules don't already cover the situation. I'm not going to attempt to provide a "laundry list" of all possible situations and permutations when the general answer, in combination with existing rules, provides sufficient guidance.