Alien Race that communicates via pheromones - how to stat it?

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Originally Posted by ericthered

Yep, telecommunication sounds right. I wish we'd get some sort of pyramid article giving actual guidelines for telecommunication that's not one of the basic types given. It doesn't come up much, but when it does, you really want it.

I don't know if 5 or 10 is the right amount for this telecommunication. Its not secure, and its quite close range. It does stick around, which is worth something. I lean towards 5 rather than 10. Still if you ever need to modify it, it gets sticky: cross-world pheromone communication is quite cheap with this build.

Yeah its a tough call. 5 seems fair but on the other hand you could leave messages on trees without needing writing materials.
Kind of like ant trails. They can degrade of course but a lot of what would mess with smell would ruin paper.
I would like to see an article like you describe, I have created a few new Telecommunication advantages for my fantasy settings. Dreamspeaking being the most broadly useful one.