Surface Read
"Their thoughts float up like oil on water."
- Cost
- 1 Strain
- TN
- 9
- Tempo
- T3
- Steps
- Yes
- Resist
- —
Effect
You sense the target’s current emotional state and surface thoughts (what they’re actively thinking about right now) within Near range.
Steps
+1 specific detail per Step (a name, a fear, an intention).
Special
Target is unaware they’ve been read unless they have ECHO 3+, in which case they feel “watched.” Iron Will (BS R1) blocks Surface Read entirely — the mental fortress is opaque to surface-level reads.