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Telepathic Guidelines (view source)
Revision as of 19:49, 15 February 2018
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There is no telepathic Universal Translator. That means if a [[Klingon]] is thinking to him or herself, a Betazoid is not going to be able to read that person's mind, unless they also speak Klingon. Same as with a Valtese trying to read the mind of a Betazoid, etc. Empathy also works the same way. If an empathic player suddenly came across an unknown alien race, they wouldn't be able to suddenly know what the aliens are thinking, as there is no point of reference. Anger may not feel like anger in every species of the galaxy. Be careful and use common sense when trying to use telepathy and empathy within the game.
Unless the recipient is also telepathic, or there is an "Imzadi" type bond or some other exception has been approved, you cannot 'project' thoughts into another being. That means you can't think to your colleague across the room, something akin to ''~This is a boring meeting. Will the Captain shut up and let us just get on with the mission?~'', unless it has been pre-established and approved that you and they can do so. This is in-line with established Trek canon.
Telepathic communication is written in game in ''italics'' and with a tilde (~) before and after the thought being shared. So if you 'ARE' communicating to someone that way (within the guidelines mentioned above) then you would write it like the statement above.
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