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   | Casting ||  Verbal, Somatic
   | Casting ||  Verbal, Somatic
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   | Cast Action ||  Standard
   | Action ||  Standard
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   | Mana Cost ||  2
   | Cost ||  2 Mana
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   | Effect ||  The caster may focus on a single target and attempt to read their surface thoughts. This requires an opposed roll vs. Magic Resistance. If the target succeeds to resist, the caster cannot read their thoughts - they may feel something "off," or a brief sensation that someone was watching them. If they witness the spell being cast and they succeed on their save, they may attempt to roll Knowledge: Magic roll to recognize that a spell has been cast upon them.
   | Effect ||  While this spell is active, the mage may direct this spell at a single target and attempt to read their surface thoughts, revealing what is going through the target's mind at a given moment. Directing the spell toward a target requires an opposed Casting roll vs. the target's Magic Resistance. If the target fails their save, the caster is able to read their surface thoughts at will, and may choose to redirect the spell to a new target as a standard action. Each time the spell is redirected, a new opposed roll is required.
If they fail their save, the caster is able to read their surface thoughts at will for the duration of their concentration.  
 
However, if the target successfully resists the spell, the caster does not glean anything from them, and the spell ends. Particularly intelligent or perceptive targets may realize that something feels "off," or have a brief sensation that someone was watching them at the Storyteller's discretion. If a target witnesses the spell being cast and succeeds on their save, they may attempt a Knowledge: Magic check to recognize that a spell has been cast upon them and respond accordingly.  
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 3 July 2021

Required Mind Sphere 3
Range Sight, Sense Minds
Area 1 target
Duration Concentration
Casting Verbal, Somatic
Action Standard
Cost 2 Mana
Effect While this spell is active, the mage may direct this spell at a single target and attempt to read their surface thoughts, revealing what is going through the target's mind at a given moment. Directing the spell toward a target requires an opposed Casting roll vs. the target's Magic Resistance. If the target fails their save, the caster is able to read their surface thoughts at will, and may choose to redirect the spell to a new target as a standard action. Each time the spell is redirected, a new opposed roll is required.

However, if the target successfully resists the spell, the caster does not glean anything from them, and the spell ends. Particularly intelligent or perceptive targets may realize that something feels "off," or have a brief sensation that someone was watching them at the Storyteller's discretion. If a target witnesses the spell being cast and succeeds on their save, they may attempt a Knowledge: Magic check to recognize that a spell has been cast upon them and respond accordingly.