The short answer is "no," but I'll expand on that.D-503 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:42 amAside from normal telepathy - is there a possibility for eg Farseers or other Loroi equipped with "amplifiers" to break into other Loroi minds over greaater distance? Are there such devices? (i remember reading about civil war/bloodshed between Loroi - did they also commit mind-atrocities?)
Offensive telepathic warfare can generally be divided into two categories, the first being direct attack. The basic example of this is the telepathic "shout," which uses a high-powered telepathic transmission to impair the target mind, to 'deafen' telepathic reception, disorient or stun the target, weaken or eliminate mental defenses, or even damage the target mind. These are the sort of techniques used by Teidar, which benefit from amplification and can be effective at some range. These are not usually the kinds of attacks which access information or directly manipulate the target. The drawback of this type of attack is the possibility of damage to other minds than the intended target. Though it's possible to rune a telepathic transmission to a specific target, any loss in concentration can result to "leaking" to other targets; this can result in, for example, an attacker being stunned by her own shout. Such attacks at very long range or over large areas are possible, but with significant risk of collateral damage. Amplified attacks are even more likely to be "leaky."
The second category of attack is infiltration. These are the sort of techniques used by the Mizol, which can gather information, confuse or mislead the target mind, or in extreme cases, alter perception, memory, or even command action. Skill is normally more important than raw telepathic power in such techniques; though high power can be useful in forcing past mental barriers, less overt attacks are often more successful. Amplification is of limited benefit to such abilities, as it often reduces precision, and Mizol rarely use amplifiers. Most abilities beyond the simple reading of surface thoughts (which is as much a passive as an active ability) require very close range or even physical touch.