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Harold Groot
Sep 30, 2011, 3:35:23 PM9/30/11
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Which spells block telepathic communication?
PROTECTION FROM EVIL (/Good/Chaos/Law) and MAGIC CIRCLE versions of
those spells will prevent monsters like Vampires from exercising
"mental control". It doesn't negate the charm aspect, so it looks
like it blocks the means of issueing mental commands, i.e. telepathy.
That section doesn't mention that it only blocks telepathy from evil
monsters, so I think it blocks all telepathy.
Are there any other spells that block telepathy?
PROTECTION FROM EVIL (/Good/Chaos/Law) and MAGIC CIRCLE versions of
those spells will prevent monsters like Vampires from exercising
"mental control". It doesn't negate the charm aspect, so it looks
like it blocks the means of issueing mental commands, i.e. telepathy.
That section doesn't mention that it only blocks telepathy from evil
monsters, so I think it blocks all telepathy.
Are there any other spells that block telepathy?
Tetsubo
Sep 30, 2011, 3:50:57 PM9/30/11
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James D Andrews
Sep 30, 2011, 4:03:18 PM9/30/11
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Harold Groot embroidered on the monitor :
Weren't there a few psionics thing about that? Mind Bar and Thought
Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
like that.
But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
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troublesome."
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Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
like that.
But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
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troublesome."
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Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
Sep 30, 2011, 4:24:52 PM9/30/11
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On 9/30/11 4:03 PM, James D Andrews wrote:
> Harold Groot embroidered on the monitor :
>> Which spells block telepathic communication?
>>
>> PROTECTION FROM EVIL (/Good/Chaos/Law) and MAGIC CIRCLE versions of
>> those spells will prevent monsters like Vampires from exercising
>> "mental control". It doesn't negate the charm aspect, so it looks
>> like it blocks the means of issueing mental commands, i.e. telepathy.
>> That section doesn't mention that it only blocks telepathy from evil
>> monsters, so I think it blocks all telepathy.
>>
>> Are there any other spells that block telepathy?
>
> Weren't there a few psionics thing about that? Mind Bar and Thought
> Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
> like that.
Non-Detection is one I always considered a mental defense. It prevents
> Harold Groot embroidered on the monitor :
>> Which spells block telepathic communication?
>>
>> PROTECTION FROM EVIL (/Good/Chaos/Law) and MAGIC CIRCLE versions of
>> those spells will prevent monsters like Vampires from exercising
>> "mental control". It doesn't negate the charm aspect, so it looks
>> like it blocks the means of issueing mental commands, i.e. telepathy.
>> That section doesn't mention that it only blocks telepathy from evil
>> monsters, so I think it blocks all telepathy.
>>
>> Are there any other spells that block telepathy?
>
> Weren't there a few psionics thing about that? Mind Bar and Thought
> Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
> like that.
scrying and other long-range effects.
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Joanna Rowland Stuart
Sep 30, 2011, 6:42:00 PM9/30/11
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In article <j657a5$8v6$1...@dont-email.me>, jamesd...@att.net (James D
Andrews) wrote:
> Mind Bar
Also http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/mindBlank.htm
Cheers
JOanna
Andrews) wrote:
> Mind Bar
Also http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/mindBlank.htm
Cheers
JOanna
Loren Pechtel
Sep 30, 2011, 10:07:57 PM9/30/11
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Ubiquitous
Nov 16, 2011, 5:01:13 AM11/16/11
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As mentioned, Mind Bar (psionic), Mind Blank, Non-Detection, lead foil.
I think there's a ring out there that does that.
>PROTECTION FROM EVIL (/Good/Chaos/Law) and MAGIC CIRCLE versions of
>those spells will prevent monsters like Vampires from exercising
>"mental control". It doesn't negate the charm aspect, so it looks
>like it blocks the means of issueing mental commands, i.e. telepathy.
>That section doesn't mention that it only blocks telepathy from evil
>monsters, so I think it blocks all telepathy.
Prot/(Evil/Good/Law/Chaos) only suppresses mental control.
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I think there's a ring out there that does that.
>PROTECTION FROM EVIL (/Good/Chaos/Law) and MAGIC CIRCLE versions of
>those spells will prevent monsters like Vampires from exercising
>"mental control". It doesn't negate the charm aspect, so it looks
>like it blocks the means of issueing mental commands, i.e. telepathy.
>That section doesn't mention that it only blocks telepathy from evil
>monsters, so I think it blocks all telepathy.
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where you go to get a hug after a fellow OccuTard takes a dump on your
sleeping spot."
Ubiquitous
Nov 16, 2011, 5:41:10 AM11/16/11
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In article <j657a5$8v6$1...@dont-email.me>, jamesd...@att.net wrote:
>Weren't there a few psionics thing about that? Mind Bar and Thought
>Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
>like that.
>
>But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
Neither did I.
>Weren't there a few psionics thing about that? Mind Bar and Thought
>Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
>like that.
>
>But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
Tetsubo
Nov 16, 2011, 4:55:58 PM11/16/11
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best version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number
take on them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I
hated psionics under 1E/2E.
James D Andrews
Nov 16, 2011, 8:13:19 PM11/16/11
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Tetsubo was thinking very hard and all he could come up with was:
psionics reminded me too much of a movie that came out around between
1st & 2nd Editions called Scanners.
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> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> In article<j657a5$8v6$1...@dont-email.me>, jamesd...@att.net wrote:
>>
>>> Weren't there a few psionics thing about that? Mind Bar and Thought
>>> Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
>>> like that.
>>>
>>> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>
>> Neither did I.
>>
>
> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The best
> version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number take on
> them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I hated psionics
> under 1E/2E.
I was always too much of a classicist when it came to fantasy and
>> In article<j657a5$8v6$1...@dont-email.me>, jamesd...@att.net wrote:
>>
>>> Weren't there a few psionics thing about that? Mind Bar and Thought
>>> Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
>>> like that.
>>>
>>> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>
>> Neither did I.
>>
>
> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The best
> version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number take on
> them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I hated psionics
> under 1E/2E.
psionics reminded me too much of a movie that came out around between
1st & 2nd Editions called Scanners.
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Ubiquitous
Nov 16, 2011, 8:39:55 PM11/16/11
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In article <ja1n37$l6o$1...@dont-email.me>, jamesd...@att.net wrote:
>Tetsubo was thinking very hard and all he could come up with was:
>> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>>> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>>
>>> Neither did I.
>>
>> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The best
>> version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number take on
>> them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I hated psionics
>> under 1E/2E.
>
>I was always too much of a classicist when it came to fantasy and
>psionics reminded me too much of a movie that came out around between
>1st & 2nd Editions called Scanners.
Ohh, they blew up good, REAL good!
>Tetsubo was thinking very hard and all he could come up with was:
>> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>>> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>>
>>> Neither did I.
>>
>> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The best
>> version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number take on
>> them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I hated psionics
>> under 1E/2E.
>
>I was always too much of a classicist when it came to fantasy and
>psionics reminded me too much of a movie that came out around between
>1st & 2nd Editions called Scanners.
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"They have “empathy tables” at the NYC OccuTard encampment. That’s
James D Andrews
Nov 17, 2011, 6:43:27 AM11/17/11
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Ubiquitous snuck on to your hard drive to scribble:
Michael Ironside's "crowning" achievement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTXCqxtwo8
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swept off to.
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> In article <ja1n37$l6o$1...@dont-email.me>, jamesd...@att.net wrote:
>> Tetsubo was thinking very hard and all he could come up with was:
>>> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
>>>>> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>>>
>>>> Neither did I.
>>>
>>> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The
>>> best version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number
>>> take on them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I hated
>>> psionics under 1E/2E.
>>
>> I was always too much of a classicist when it came to fantasy and
>> psionics reminded me too much of a movie that came out around between
>> 1st & 2nd Editions called Scanners.
>
> Ohh, they blew up good, REAL good!
why am I not surprised you remember that?
>> Tetsubo was thinking very hard and all he could come up with was:
>>> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
>>>>> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>>>
>>>> Neither did I.
>>>
>>> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The
>>> best version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number
>>> take on them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I hated
>>> psionics under 1E/2E.
>>
>> I was always too much of a classicist when it came to fantasy and
>> psionics reminded me too much of a movie that came out around between
>> 1st & 2nd Editions called Scanners.
>
> Ohh, they blew up good, REAL good!
Michael Ironside's "crowning" achievement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTXCqxtwo8
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and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be
swept off to.
-Samwise Gamgee quoting Bilbo Baggins, edited
Ubiquitous
Nov 17, 2011, 6:44:44 AM11/17/11
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In article <ja2s0n$8cg$1...@dont-email.me>, jamesd...@att.net wrote:
>Ubiquitous snuck on to your hard drive to scribble:
>> In article <ja1n37$l6o$1...@dont-email.me>, jamesd...@att.net wrote:
>>> Tetsubo was thinking very hard and all he could come up with was:
>>>> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>>>>> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Neither did I.
>>>>
>>>> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The
>>>> best version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number
>>>> take on them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I hated
>>>> psionics under 1E/2E.
>>>
>>> I was always too much of a classicist when it came to fantasy and
>>> psionics reminded me too much of a movie that came out around between
>>> 1st & 2nd Editions called Scanners.
>>
>> Ohh, they blew up good, REAL good!
>
>why am I not surprised you remember that?
>
>Michael Ironside's "crowning" achievement
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTXCqxtwo8
heh.
>Ubiquitous snuck on to your hard drive to scribble:
>> In article <ja1n37$l6o$1...@dont-email.me>, jamesd...@att.net wrote:
>>> Tetsubo was thinking very hard and all he could come up with was:
>>>> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>>>>> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Neither did I.
>>>>
>>>> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The
>>>> best version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number
>>>> take on them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I hated
>>>> psionics under 1E/2E.
>>>
>>> I was always too much of a classicist when it came to fantasy and
>>> psionics reminded me too much of a movie that came out around between
>>> 1st & 2nd Editions called Scanners.
>>
>> Ohh, they blew up good, REAL good!
>
>why am I not surprised you remember that?
>
>Michael Ironside's "crowning" achievement
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTXCqxtwo8
Justisaur
Nov 17, 2011, 10:59:18 AM11/17/11
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On Nov 16, 1:55 pm, Tetsubo <tets...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
> > In article<j657a5$8v...@dont-email.me>, jamesdandr...@att.net wrote:
>
> >> Weren't there a few psionics thing about that? Mind Bar and Thought
> >> Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
> >> like that.
>
> >> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>
> > Neither did I.
>
> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The
> best version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number
> take on them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I
> hated psionics under 1E/2E.
I rather liked it in 2e. It was really weird in 1e, but I still used
>
> >> Weren't there a few psionics thing about that? Mind Bar and Thought
> >> Shield and such. I believe there were 5 psychic defenses or something
> >> like that.
>
> >> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>
> > Neither did I.
>
> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The
> best version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number
> take on them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I
> hated psionics under 1E/2E.
and allowed it.
1e Psionics was more about making D&D Lovecraftian - nothing to do
with today's take on psychics etc.
- Justisaur
Ubiquitous
Nov 17, 2011, 2:31:07 PM11/17/11
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just...@gmail.com wrote:
>On Nov 16, 1:55 pm, Tetsubo <tets...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> >> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>
>> > Neither did I.
>>
>> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The
>> best version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number
>> take on them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I
>> hated psionics under 1E/2E.
>
>I rather liked it in 2e. It was really weird in 1e, but I still used
>and allowed it.
I didn't mind it too much in 1st but it was too random so I eventually
>On Nov 16, 1:55 pm, Tetsubo <tets...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> On 11/16/2011 5:41 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> >> But then again, I didn't really like the whole psionics thing.
>>
>> > Neither did I.
>>
>> Take a look at the Pathfinder compatible book, Psionics Unleashed. The
>> best version of D20 psionics that I ever read. The Stars Without Number
>> take on them is also interesting. But teleportion is a tad bland. I
>> hated psionics under 1E/2E.
>
>I rather liked it in 2e. It was really weird in 1e, but I still used
>and allowed it.
adopted the rules in Dragon for Derniya. I was glad it wasn't included
initially in 2nd but we tried it when the sourcebook came out, only to
drop it for being way too muchkin.
>1e Psionics was more about making D&D Lovecraftian - nothing to do
>with today's take on psychics etc.
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Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
Jul 5, 2020, 8:57:47 PM7/5/20
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Mindblank is the best, but only for high-level casters.
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Ubiquitous
Jul 10, 2020, 4:14:54 PM7/10/20
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In article <rdtsu9$uc0$1...@dont-email.me>, sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com wrote:
>On 7/5/20 2:55 PM, will...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Friday, September 30, 2011 at 3:35:23 PM UTC-4, Harold Groot wrote:
>>> Which spells block telepathic communication?
>>>
>>> PROTECTION FROM EVIL (/Good/Chaos/Law) and MAGIC CIRCLE versions of
>>> those spells will prevent monsters like Vampires from exercising
>>> "mental control". It doesn't negate the charm aspect, so it looks
>>> like it blocks the means of issueing mental commands, i.e. telepathy.
>>> That section doesn't mention that it only blocks telepathy from evil
>>> monsters, so I think it blocks all telepathy.
>>>
>>> Are there any other spells that block telepathy?
>>
>
> Non-Detection would be my go-to at lower levels, at least in theory.
> Mindblank is the best, but only for high-level casters.
A metal (tinfoil?) helmet is ever simpler.
>On 7/5/20 2:55 PM, will...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Friday, September 30, 2011 at 3:35:23 PM UTC-4, Harold Groot wrote:
>>> Which spells block telepathic communication?
>>>
>>> PROTECTION FROM EVIL (/Good/Chaos/Law) and MAGIC CIRCLE versions of
>>> those spells will prevent monsters like Vampires from exercising
>>> "mental control". It doesn't negate the charm aspect, so it looks
>>> like it blocks the means of issueing mental commands, i.e. telepathy.
>>> That section doesn't mention that it only blocks telepathy from evil
>>> monsters, so I think it blocks all telepathy.
>>>
>>> Are there any other spells that block telepathy?
>>
>
> Non-Detection would be my go-to at lower levels, at least in theory.
> Mindblank is the best, but only for high-level casters.
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