Ordinary Loroi can't automatically read each others' minds. The nature of telepathy makes it difficult to lie about the current subject being discussed, and skilled telepaths can use an open telepathic connection to catch extra hints or outright sneak into someone's mind, but a Loroi's private thoughts are not normally open to everyone. If one Loroi asked another a telepathic question, it would be very difficult for the Loroi to answer convincingly with a telepathic lie (though she could refuse to answer, which would be telling in itself); but if no one asks her the question, it is not a lie to keep the truth to herself.cacambo43 wrote:OK, maybe I meant wouldn't the other players know what the "cheater" was thinking, or is it the case with sanzai that if you're not "talking" no one "hears" you?
If two Loroi have a touch link, then it becomes very difficult to for one to conceal information that is sought by the other without actively blocking the other. Touch link can be an intimate sharing of contact between friends, but it's also what a stronger telepathic opponent may do to use some nasty abilities against you.
In the modern Loroi military in which everyone is (nominally) on the same side, there is a certain level of trust, and it is considered rude and a sign of deceit to speak instead of using telepathy. If you introduced a dice game to modern Loroi as an entertainment, they would probably find it interesting. But as for developing dice games themselves, these are the kind of games that develop very early in a society's history, and they often involve trying to win money from players you may not know well or like. In ancient Loroi societies in which armed conflict was often only one insult away, there was often little trust in a group that might gather to try to win each others' money in a game like dice, in which there is a monetary incentive to cheat.
To go back to a question that was put earlier in the thread (why doesn't Fireblade speak?): it is traditional for all Teidar to use telepathy instead of speech whenever possible. The first reason is as mentioned above: it's considered rude and indicates a lack of trust or an attempt at deceit. The second reason is that it's considered cowardly; you refuse a telepathic connection when you're trying to prevent a potentially unfriendly Loroi from penetrating your telepathic defenses. Teidar are "Unsheathed", ready for a fight at all times, and are not supposed to betray any fear or doubt in their own psionic abilities. This is why Teidar trainees are prohibited from speaking: so they have to develop their telepathic defenses. Therefore, when a Teidar speaks aloud to you (in a case where she could use telepathy insead), it is an open declaration of hostile intent, usually in the form of a challenge or an ultimatum.