The Whispering Gallery
"You become a switchboard for every mind in range."
- Cost
- 2 Erosion
- TN
- 15
- Tempo
- T7
- Steps
- Yes
- Resist
- —
Effect
You open a telepathic network connecting all willing creatures within Near range. For the rest of the scene:
- All connected creatures can communicate telepathically (no action required)
- All connected creatures share tactical awareness: +2 dice (Pool Bonus) to Initiative, Awareness, and coordinated actions
- You can relay sensory input between members (one person’s eyes become everyone’s)
- If one member spots an ambush or trap, all members benefit from Danger Sense
Steps
+5m radius per Step.
Requirement
Cost to Others: Each connected creature takes 1 Strain when the scene ends. The network is taxing.
Special
You are the hub. If you are knocked unconscious or Disrupted, the network collapses — all connected members take 1 Strain from the sudden psychic disconnect.
Enemy Psionics can attempt to infiltrate the network (ECHO + Channel vs. your Channeling Sum to eavesdrop). The discipline namesake of “The Whispering Gallery” is no accident — voices carry where you don’t want them to.