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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Should I declare this template final, or does anyone have suggestions for changes or additions?
Betazoid Template (possibly final?) Attributes IQ +1 [20] Secondary Characteristics Per +1 [5] Social Background Languages: 22nd Century Betazoid (Native) [0]. TL: 10^ Cultural Familiarity: 22nd Century Betazoid [0]. Subtotal: 25 Advantages Protected Power (Telepathy) [5] Telepathy Talent 4 [20] Emotion Sense 4 (Cosmic: No roll on unprotected minds, +50%; Always On, -50%) [20] Telereceive, Shallow (Cosmic: No roll on unprotected minds, +50%; Always On, -50%) 4 [27] Telesend 3 [21] Perks Skill Adaptation (Emotion Sense based on Per). [1] Skill Adaptation (Telereceive based on Per). [1] Subtotal: 95 Disadvantages Chummy [-5] Quirks Doesn't understand mental privacy. [-1] Subtotal: -6 Features Skills Emotion Sense [Per/H] [1] Per+2* Telereceive [Per/H] [4] Per+4* Telesend [IQ/H] [1] IQ+2* *Includes +4 from Telepathy Talent. Techniques Multiplicity (H) Telereceive-5 [6] Telereceive-0 New Approach (H) Telereceive-5 [0] Telereceive-5 Universal (H) Telereceive-5 [2] Telereceive-4 Universal (H) Telesend-5 [2] Telesend-4 Subtotal: 16 Total: 130 Notes I gave them 'Chummy' to represent the fact that they're used to perceiving the thoughts of others around them, and thus become uncomfortable when they're relatively alone. Note that 'unprotected minds' is a somewhat different category than 'unshielded minds,' as the mind of someone using Mind Block or similar is not shielded, but is protected; likewise, someone with a Mind Shield who deliberately lets the Betazoid read their thoughts is unprotected against their Telepathy. In other words, if a Betazoid is faced with someone who is not using any method that actively or passively resists mind reading, they automatically read the subject's emotions and surface thoughts, but if resisted at all, they need to roll for it. Note also that Emotion Sense normally works the same on anything that can feel emotions, regardless of sapience, so the Animalism technique is not needed.
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