Medallion of Thought Projection

Skywalker · Post by **Skywalker** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:01 am

Anyone with a AD&D1e DMG handy, could you please summarise the specifics of a Medallion of Thought Projection. Thanks in advance.

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:06 am

This device is exactly like an ESP medallion in every respect, even as to the range it functions at. However, in addition to picking up the thoughts of creatures, it broadcasts the thoughts of the user to the creatures in the path of the beam, thus alerting them.

Note: It functions correctly, without projecting thoughts, on a roll of 6 (on a d6).

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:08 am

Its a powerfully cursed, bad-ass item, which, if used properly by clever players, can be so abused as to be game-breaking. Fun stuff, that.

Skywalker · Post by **Skywalker** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:08 am

slimykuotoan wrote:
This device is exactly like an ESP medallion in every respect, even as to the range it functions at. However, in addition to picking up the thoughts of creatures, it broadcasts the thoughts of the user to the creatures in the path of the beam, thus alerting them.

Note: It functions correctly, without projecting thoughts, on a roll of 6.

Cheers. Any chance I can get the skinny on the ESP medallion.

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:19 am

An ESP medallion appears to be a normal neck chain -usually fashioned from bronze, copper, or nickel-silver- with pendant disc. The device enables the wearer to concentrate and pick up thoughts in a path 1' wide at the medallion and broadening 2' every 10' from the device the magic reaches, up to an 11' maximum width at 50' (5''). It requires a full round for a character to so use the device.

The device is prevented from functioning by stone of over 3' thickness metal of over 1/6' thickness, or any continuous sheeting of gold, lead, or platinum of any thickness greater than paint. The medallion malfuctions (with no result) on a die roll of 6 on a d6, and the device must be checked each time it is used.

The character using the device can only pick up surface thoughts of creatures in the path of the ESP area. The general distance can be determined, but all thoughts will be understandable only if the user knows the language of the thinkers. If the creatures use no language, only the prevailing emotions can be felt -understood only with an ESP Empathy device. Note that undead and mindless golems have neither readable thoughts nor emotions. The type of medallion found is determined below:

Die roll:

1-15 30' range

16-18 30' range with empathy

19 60' range

20 90' range

Skywalker · Post by **Skywalker** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:46 am

slimykuotoan wrote:
The device is prevented from functioning by stone of over 3' thickness metal of over 1/6' thickness, or any continuous sheeting of gold, lead, or platinum of any thickness greater than paint.

Excellent. That was what I was looking for.

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:49 am

Anytime Skywalker.

Indigo Rose · Post by **Indigo Rose** » Tue May 13, 2008 7:41 pm

Skywalker wrote:
Excellent. That was what I was looking for.

Having the Medallion of ESP, he of course knew that all along...
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