Some Telepathic questions

[Faënril]

Hello

If I have understood how Telepathy works, each time the target decides to resist, it takes 1 nonlethal damage (except for Deep Scan)

But to resist and have the right to make a Will Save, you must be aware of being targeted and if you are not a Latent Telepath, a few abilites cannot be detected like Surface Scan for instance. So how the thing is resolved ? does the target has a Will Save secretly made by the Game Master and the nonlethal points is secreltly added ?

 

[B_Steele]

That would work...normally I just make sure that my players don't act upon things they do not "know" about and let them make the Will save.

It is up to you.

 

[Faënril]

How do you do this ?

you ask the probed a will save and what do you say if he ask you why ?

 

[B_Steele]

As Games Master you could require a die roll for completely inane reasons if you really felt like it. Maybe the lights are too bright in that corridor for a Brakiri's eyes, or perhaps that Llort over in the corner is really looking at the character funny, or maybe the smell of a pak'ma'ra has just reached them...

There are dozens of reasons why they could be taking that Will save. Just don't elude to them that it is Telepathy-related if you think they will react to it poorly.

Or better yet, just find out what their Will save bonus is and simply ask them to roll a "d20". Don't tell them why, just ask them to roll for you. If they ask or persist, just tell them , "Oh, you'll find out." And make sure to look evil when you do...it helps.

-Bry[/quote]

 

[Faënril]

Yo are definitely evil, I love it :wink:

 

[Kizarvexis]

Just randomly ask for die rolls periodically. Don't tell them what it is for, just ask for one every once in a while. You can even do the whole party at once, so no one knows what's up with who.

Kizarvexis