Telepathy is an advanced psychic discipline, which can only be developed by a trained psychic.
	Telepathy allows nearly instantaneous communication between the psychic and another entity, including the ability to share senses. In order to develop telepathy, a psychic must have developed the ESP discipline to at least rank five, and must be trained in the Mindsense and Mindsearch abilities. Mental communication is capable of bypassing linguistic barriers, but if the two communicating minds do not share a common language, the difficulty of communicating increases by 5.
	Mindshield is the first ability learned by a telepath. The psychic learns to close off her mind to unwanted intrusion. This ability is essential not only to protect the psychic, but also to focus her concentration on only the thoughts she is interested in sending or receiving. No trial is generally necessary, although some mental attacks may require a competitive defense trial with a base difficulty equal to the attacker's Charisma (Willpower).
	Emote Thoughtsense Thoughtspeech Thoughtshout Sharesense Mindlink
	Emote is usually the second ability learned by a telepath. Emoting is sending out one’s emotions to others in a raw fashion. Other psychics, especially those with ESP, will very clearly sense exactly what the psychic is sending, and even non-psychics will get a direct impression of the emotion being transmitted. It is possible for the psychic to feign an emotion and Emote it, but this requires a successful Improvisation Trial. Non-sentient life forms with high levels of awareness (most large animals, hive-forms, etc) may receive the emotion as well. This is likely to occur only with a Superior Success or better, however.
	Emote:
	Default Difficulty Routine (3) Marginal Success Vague emotional content is emoted to all within the Primary Zone. Complete Success Emotional content is emoted to all within the Secondary Zone. Superior Success Precise emotional content is communicated to all within the Secondary Zone. Vague emotional content is emoted to all within the Tertiary Zone. Extraordinary Success Precise emotional content is communicated to all within the Secondary Zone. Emotional content (less precise) is emoted to all within the Tertiary Zone. Mythic Success Precise emotional content is communicated to all within the Tertiary Zone.
	Thoughtsense is the ability to read the surface thoughts of another mind. Normally this ability is usable only if the psychic can see the subject, or if mental contact has been made through ESP.  The mind of a Psychic who is trained in Mindshield cannot be read without penetrating the shield (which normally requires a psychic attack).
	Thoughtsense:
	Default Difficulty Routine (7) Marginal Success Surface thoughts can be read. Subject may be able to detect the intrusion on a successful Competitive Trial between the psychic’s Telepathy Trial and the subject’s Intuition. Complete Success Surface thoughts can be read. Subject may be able to detect the intrusion on a successful Competitive Trial between the psychic’s Telepathy Trial and the subject’s Intuition. Superior Success Surface thoughts can be read. Subject will not normally be able to detect the intrusion. Extraordinary Success Surface thoughts can be read. Subject will not normally be able to detect the intrusion. Mythic Success Surface thoughts can be read. Subject will not normally be able to detect the intrusion.
	Thoughtspeech is the ability to send mental "speech." Such speech occurs nearly instantaneously, but still takes a discernable amount of time. Concepts and complex ideas can be communicated more clearly and in a shorter time, but the ability of the receiving mind to process those thoughts still limits the quickness of the communication, as does any delay in responding. Thought is fast, but not truly instantaneous. Normally this ability is usable only if the psychic can see the subject, or if mental contact has been made through ESP. The difficulty of communicating in this manner decreases by two if both minds are trained telepaths.
	Psychics can attempt to communicate via Thoughtspeech to more than one recipient simultaneously, but the difficulty of doing so increases by one for each recipient after the first.
	Thoughtspeech:
	Default Difficulty Routine (7) Marginal Success Basic intent of the message is communicated. Complex ideas or unfamiliar concepts may be misunderstood. Complete Success Message is communicated. Subtle nuances or unfamiliar concepts may not be understood. Superior Success Message is communicated, including subtle meanings. Unfamiliar concepts may be misinterpreted, however. Extraordinary Success Message is communicated. Even unfamiliar concepts are communicated as well as possible. Mythic Success The full message, including nuances and shades of meaning which may be beyond the original intent of the psychic, is communicated.
	Thoughtshout is the ability to broadcast a mental message to all sentient beings within range. This is substantially easier than attempting to Thoughtspeak to multiple recipients, but cannot be restricted in any way – everyone in range will receive the message. It is possible to formulate the message in such a way that it will be received as words in a language, which may prove useful if the psychic wishes to speak only to those who understand a common language. This is a bit more difficult, however (add three to the difficulty of using Thoughtshout in that manner).
	Thoughtshout:
	Default Difficulty Routine (7) Marginal Success Message is sent to all within the Primary Zone. Some confusion of concepts may exist. Complete Success Message is sent to all within the Secondary Zone. Minor misinterpretations are possible if the message is complex. Superior Success Precise message is communicated to all within the Secondary Zone. Basic message is sent to all within the Tertiary Zone. Some confusion of concepts may occur among recipients in the Tertiary Zone. Extraordinary Success Precise message is communicated to all within the Secondary Zone. Message is sent to all within the Tertiary Zone, but some misinterpretation is possible. Mythic Success Precise message is communicated to all within the Tertiary Zone.
	Sharesense is the ability to project one’s own sensory impressions into another’s mind. This is more difficult than Thoughspeech, but allows communication of some events and perceptions more quickly and clearly than mental "explanation" would allow. Note that memories can also be "shared" in this manner, although the clarity of recollection will limit the usefulness of that approach.
	Use of Sharesense requires the psychic to make a Fatigue Trial with a difficulty equal to the difficulty of the Sharesense Trial.
	Sharesense:
	Default Difficulty Moderate (10) Marginal Success One sense is shared; perceptions may lack some detail. Complete Success One sense is shared; perceptions are normal. Superior Success Up to two senses are shared. Extraordinary Success Up to three senses are shared. Mythic Success All senses are shared.
	Mindlink goes a step beyond Thoughtsense or Thoughtspeech, allowing simultaneous communication between two minds over an extended period of time. The disadvantage to this is that all surface thoughts and mental impressions are communicated both ways. Trust and candor are important qualities for two minds who wish to communicate in this manner. Establishing a Mindlink is more difficult than Thoughtspeech, but can be maintained as long as both minds are willing and neither sleeps or becomes unconscious (depending on the degree of success).
	Establishing a Mindlink requires the psychic to make a Fatigue Trial with a difficulty equal to the difficulty of the Mindlink Trial.
	Mindlink:
	Default Difficulty Moderate (10) Marginal Success Link is established, but requires complete concentration to use. Complete Success Link is established, but requires partial concentration to use. Superior Success Link is established, and requires no concentration to use. Extraordinary Success Link is established, and can be maintained while one (only) of the minds is asleep (but not unconscious). Mythic Success Link is established, and can be maintained while both minds are asleep (but not unconscious).