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<blockquote data-quote="renau1g" data-source="post: 5037696" data-attributes="member: 54810"><p>There are good points for and against the reading of this power in a certain manner. Nothing explicitly states either way that the kalashter <strong>must</strong> initiate the conversation or that <strong>anyone</strong> can initiate the conversation. The Telepathy isn't a power, it's a racial ability. Bastion of Mental Clarity is their racial power, just as Eladrin Weapon Training isn't a power. Re: why can't I take telepathy as a language? Non-Kalashters aren't telepathic therefore can't speak it. Just like non-monk's can't just take Monk Unarmed Strike as a weapon proficiency. Group Mind is a seperate thing, but as we all know people can use OOC boxes to discuss tactics & if the DM says "don't do that" there's PM's and e-mail that fairly easily facilitate that. Just like in a RL game, players discuss tactics over the session OOC (at least in my experience both with LFR and my two RL groups) so it's not entirely inappropriate. Group mind is an extremely powerful feat if this was real so that PC's can communicate with each other without the enemy overhearing, but like I said unless the DM explicitly forbids OOC discussions <strong>AND</strong> somehow disables PM's and electronic communication than they can happen.</p><p></p><p>Why would anyone play a goblin when a drow or halfling is mechanically superior in every way? There are feats that are less powerful than others (Alchemal Opportunist for example) in reality don't come into play too often. </p><p></p><p>I've interpreted the rules fairly openly (as I tend to do as a DM) in my game, hence why I allowed non-kalashter to start the conversation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="renau1g, post: 5037696, member: 54810"] There are good points for and against the reading of this power in a certain manner. Nothing explicitly states either way that the kalashter [B]must[/B] initiate the conversation or that [B]anyone[/B] can initiate the conversation. The Telepathy isn't a power, it's a racial ability. Bastion of Mental Clarity is their racial power, just as Eladrin Weapon Training isn't a power. Re: why can't I take telepathy as a language? Non-Kalashters aren't telepathic therefore can't speak it. Just like non-monk's can't just take Monk Unarmed Strike as a weapon proficiency. Group Mind is a seperate thing, but as we all know people can use OOC boxes to discuss tactics & if the DM says "don't do that" there's PM's and e-mail that fairly easily facilitate that. Just like in a RL game, players discuss tactics over the session OOC (at least in my experience both with LFR and my two RL groups) so it's not entirely inappropriate. Group mind is an extremely powerful feat if this was real so that PC's can communicate with each other without the enemy overhearing, but like I said unless the DM explicitly forbids OOC discussions [B]AND[/B] somehow disables PM's and electronic communication than they can happen. Why would anyone play a goblin when a drow or halfling is mechanically superior in every way? There are feats that are less powerful than others (Alchemal Opportunist for example) in reality don't come into play too often. I've interpreted the rules fairly openly (as I tend to do as a DM) in my game, hence why I allowed non-kalashter to start the conversation. [/QUOTE]
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