Coincidental or Vulgar?
Rote · Mage
Are shared perceptions coincidental or vulgar? That depends on how the mage is sharing them, and who she’s sharing them with. Jinx sharing visions with Khan and Synder is no big deal – they’re all mages, and used to that sort of thing. If Jinx slips some acid to an unAwakened playmate, then the resulting vision is probably still coincidental… the “unnatural” sight can be passed off as good drugs or an expanded consciousness. If, however, she simply opens the perceptual floodgates for some unAwakened person who’s not ready for them, and who has no reason to expect that he could suddenly view auras or see through walls, then the Effect is vulgar. In such situations, you’re rocking someone else’s reality in ways they can’t explain, and that opens the door to Paradox.
In most cases, it takes a physical touch to convey the expanded perceptions. Exceptions can be made, however, for Effects that get channeled through music, meditation, lightshows, second-hand psychotropic smoke, or other instruments that can open a person’s eyes and mind from a distance.