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Anaraxes · 10-02-2018, 06:25 AM

While we're on the topic: is a psi possessing a Mindlink with someone aware of the state of that Mindlink? That is, should the link get broken for exceeding the various limitations (distance, not in another dimension, etc) or simply death, does the psi "feel" that the Mindlink is no longer present?

This is still one step short of the common fictional ability to have a background sense about your Mindlinked partner, so that you know if they become injured, endangered, upset, etc. How would you build that ability? I'm thinking it'd be Mind Reading with Reflexive and Vague, but then there would be Limitations like Minklink Partners Only. Or perhaps the ability can occasionally work without the Mindlink, but is only really dependable with the Minklink partners -- so, maybe Unreliable in this case.

Ideally this wouldn't come out to be a really expensive ability -- Reflexive Vague Mind-Reading is still 27 CP, minimum 6 CP even if we make "Mindlink Partners Only" -80% or -100%. In practice "Detect Friend in Trouble" would be a grommet for a GM plot hook, not something that the players will often actively be using to bypass their problems. I'd be tempted just to fold it into Mindlink at its regular price, but it may be a bit too good to give away for free.

10-02-2018, 06:25 AM	#7
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Mindlink on its own While we're on the topic: is a psi possessing a Mindlink with someone aware of the state of that Mindlink? That is, should the link get broken for exceeding the various limitations (distance, not in another dimension, etc) or simply death, does the psi "feel" that the Mindlink is no longer present? This is still one step short of the common fictional ability to have a background sense about your Mindlinked partner, so that you know if they become injured, endangered, upset, etc. How would you build that ability? I'm thinking it'd be Mind Reading with Reflexive and Vague, but then there would be Limitations like Minklink Partners Only. Or perhaps the ability can occasionally work without the Mindlink, but is only really dependable with the Minklink partners -- so, maybe Unreliable in this case. Ideally this wouldn't come out to be a really expensive ability -- Reflexive Vague Mind-Reading is still 27 CP, minimum 6 CP even if we make "Mindlink Partners Only" -80% or -100%. In practice "Detect Friend in Trouble" would be a grommet for a GM plot hook, not something that the players will often actively be using to bypass their problems. I'd be tempted just to fold it into Mindlink at its regular price, but it may be a bit too good to give away for free.