I'm curious because I remember seeing something on this but I can't find it now. I'm wondering because I've got a group of these elite assassin/scout/spies, who use a little magic and psionic power to make themselves really dangerous. But, say one throws Telepathy to scan a party member, would they know? If they fail the save I'd assume not, but we've got a minor psionic and a Mind Mage so they might catch on if somethings up. The main psionic powers in question are See Aura and Telepathy. Though any information would be greatly appreciated.
If you get a save I play it that if its an attack they feel an odd slightly disorienting pressure if its seeking/scrying/detecting a tingle or hair stands on end
If you don't get a save only if they have psionics and then as above
also if they have psionics I give them a small (about %5 per level) of picking the originating direction and general range (short medium and long)
Telepathy in particular only offers a save if the victim has reason to suspect they are having their mind read. So in the case of that power, I would say that the target does not normally notice it.
I've had characters roll Prowl to try and cast spells "stealthily," without being noticed. But yeah, if if the target gets a save then if they succeed in the save they probably notice something, but may not know what. If the target fails the save I wouldn't have them notice anything at all about it.
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To block you aura from being seen or sensed the subject needs to have a mind block in place. However, this in turn would tell the psion or mage something about the char. That it has Mind block and is using it for some reason.
No, a subject would not sense their Aura from being seen or sensed. Both the spell and psionic power are passive in nature.
Edit ------- I've been influenced by the novels I've read and I have a few house rules. --all psions are telepathically sensitive to some point, and can receive telepathic projections. --if you say your char is thinking something then you are saying that they are thinking it loudly. As such the telepathically sensitive can "hear" those "loud" thoughts. --Telepaths (they have the telepathy power) can project and read thoughts at a distance. --in a society of telepaths/psychics, it is not rude to talk about someone in front of that person. Because that person will know what you feel/think anyway.
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Each question should be give the canon answer 1st, then you can proclaim your house rules.
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Dude, you've GOT to allow more than 2 hours in the middle of the night to answer questions.
However, I steal a bit from 3.x D&D on this... if you succeed at a saving throw, you know that you succeeded on a saving throw, and might have an inkling of what you saved against. If you fail a saving throw, you do not know that you failed a saving throw (though it might be somewhat obvious if the save was against a fireball or something).
Now, See Aura doesn't have a saving throw... it's just looking at someone through different "lenses", as it were. Telepathy only has a saving throw if you're trying to defend against it, so it's less of an issue.
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Mark Hall wrote:Dude, you've GOT to allow more than 2 hours in the middle of the night to answer questions.
However, I steal a bit from 3.x D&D on this... if you succeed at a saving throw, you know that you succeeded on a saving throw, and might have an inkling of what you saved against. If you fail a saving throw, you do not know that you failed a saving throw (though it might be somewhat obvious if the save was against a fireball or something).
Now, See Aura doesn't have a saving throw... it's just looking at someone through different "lenses", as it were. Telepathy only has a saving throw if you're trying to defend against it, so it's less of an issue.
Really sorry about that. I was tired and had a crappy day at work. That would make sense, they know something happened but not what.
Right. So, if the Mind mage you mentioned uses Biomanipulation: Pain on a target who saves, they'll feel a twinge of pain, but not enough to hinder them. If you save against Induce Sleep, you feel a wave of drowsiness, but one that's quickly shaken off.
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