{"id":"vampire/power/discipline_power/telepathic-communication","type":"power","system":"discipline_power","line":"vampire","name":"Telepathic Communication","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":147,"folio":139}],"entries":["{@discipline_power Telepathy|V20} (p. 137) allows a character to pick up only the surface thoughts of other individuals, and to speak to one at a time. With Telepathic Communication, a character can form a more powerful link between his mind and that of other subjects, allowing them to converse in words, concepts, and sensory images at the speed of thought (and without the need for Willpower expenditure, unlike with Telepathy). Vampires with this level of {@npc Auspex|V20} can act as “switchboard operators,” creating a telepathic web that allows all participants to share thoughts with some or all other members of the network as they choose.","System: The player rolls {@attribute Charisma|V20} + {@ability Empathy|V20} (difficulty equals the target’s current Willpower points) to establish contact, although a willing subject may allow the vampire access and thus obviate the need for a roll. The maximum range at which a subject may be contacted and the maximum number of individuals who may be linked simultaneously with this power depends on the {@npc Auspex|V20} rating of the vampire who initiates contact (see sidebar)."],"parent":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":6,"_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"section_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-15","job":"v20-disciplines"},"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline_power/telepathic-communication","html":"/records/vampire/power/discipline_power/telepathic-communication","parent":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline/auspex","children":"/api/v1/records/vampire/power/discipline_power/telepathic-communication/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":147,"folio":147,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Telepathic Communication","props":[["Discipline","Auspex"],["Roll","Charisma + Empathy"]],"parent_id":"vampire/power/discipline/auspex","level":6,"category":null,"summary":"Telepathy (p. 137) allows a character to pick up only the surface thoughts of other individuals, and to speak to one at a time. With Telepathic Communication, a character can form a more powerful link between his mind","tags":[],"children":[]}}