- For other ESP abilities, see ESP.
The Complete Psionics Handbook[]
Extrasensory perception, or ESP, allows a psionicist to read someone else's mind (as the power is treated here). The telepath can only perceive surface or active thoughts. He cannot use ESP to explore someone's memories or delve into their subconscious.
Most intelligent creatures tend to think in words, so language is a barrier to understanding. Unintelligent creatures think in pictures. Magical thought, such as a wizard uses in casting spells, is also unintelligible. However, a telepath can easily recognize such thoughts as part of the spell-casting process.
Power Score - The first round of maintenance is free.
20 - The psionicist develops a splitting headache and suffers a -1 penalty on all telepathic power scores for one hour.
Player's Option: Skills & Powers[]
This power only works on an open mind. Extrasensory perception (ESP) allows the user to read someone else's mind. The user can perceive surface or active thoughts. He can't use ESP to explore a target's memories or to delve into his subconscious. Most intelligent creatures tend to think in words, so language can be a barrier to understanding. Unintelligent creatures think in pictures. Magical thought, such as when a wizard casts a spell, is unintelligible to this power. However, the user can recognize such thoughts as part of the spellcasting process. The PSP cost is shown below.
| Target's Level | PSP Cost |
|---|---|
| 1–5 levels or HD | 6/3 |
| 6–10 levels or HD | 7/4 |
| 11–15 levels or HD | 8/4 |
| 16–20 levels or HD | 9/5 |
| 21+ levels or HD | 11/6 |
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