Think...

Think Command. Right now, all you need to do is tell yourself what your character is thinking, but why keep that hidden from... Say, a Psion, or all Illithids in general? Why shouldn't immortals be able to read a character's thoughts? The character develops faster, and the Psions/Illithids have more fun, RP-wise.

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Human nature.

I just saw all the views, and wondered why nothing was mentioned.

All it would take is another channel. You can't use pray, imms shouldn't have to see a character's thoughts if they don't want to. A think channel itself would be a test to see how devoted players were to their role play in the first place, begging the question "would they even use it". Add complexiy, noobs will like it.

I like the concept.

I've brought this up three times since discovering it on another mud, and every time its got nothing but positive responses on the forums, generally I see 0 downsides to it except for coder time, but seriously how hard is it to add channel that all chars can output to, but only characters with certain flags can receive?

If you add it, make it that purple/dark magenta color. =D

I like the idea. I'll put it to the other imms and, if they also like it, I'll code it in.

But you wouldn't want, say psions and Illithids hearing everyone in the lands thoughts would you? Because a channel would do that. You'd only want them to hear it in the same area maybe

Create a list of the last ten thoughts the player has had, have mindreading require a target, on cast show the list.

Well, if you want to get really crazy, you could have a couple new spells, like ‘local mind reading’, which, for illithids/psions, would be a permanent flag, like an elf's quiet movement. Local mind reading would let them see thinks when in the same room with a person, while something like ‘global mind gather’ would allow them to see EVERYONE’s thoughts, say, when they go to sleep. Illithids/Psions would, like, dream about what people were thinking, getting jumbled up, while only when affected by ‘global mind gather’, or whatever.

Bob's voice fills your head 'Oh snap. I'm owned.'

[Whispering] 'Oh no, where do I go from here?!'

snore

snore

Of course, that would require a lot more code, when compared to just allowing Illithids/Psions to see thinks as just plain old says in a room. It's just, with the more complicated way you could implement object programs to cast 'local mind reading' (or whatever) on ANYONE, or even 'global thought gather' (or whatever). Hearing mobs' thoughts would be interesting too.

Le bump.

i really like that idea..... i havent seen a psionist in a while, didnt they get rid of them?

No one likes Psis any more, too much trouble for them to learn how to use them, but you can still be a psi, "help psi requirements".

Well one path was very buggy to start with - when most of it was working suddenly all the vital skills was nerfed untill useless.

like icor said le bump. another great addition waiting to see light.

Lol, I just send tells to myself now to simulate thinking (sorry Rairen, yes, I know you invented that).

armageddon mud has this.

Yeah, cause the Templars and mind-benders in that can mind read. It's a slick feature.

I love the idea, especially WC's mind reading thing.