DESIGNATION: PSYCHIC TYPE — EMPATH CLEARANCE: PUBLIC ARCHIVE: BASILICA PURGATORY

Empath

Gifted — Psychic

Telepathy & Mediumship — Hearing the Living and the Dead

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Overview

Empaths combine Telepathy — perceiving and projecting into living minds — with Mediumship — perceiving and communicating with the dead. What unites these is listening: the Empath hears things never meant to be heard, from beings both present and absent, living and dead. The gift does not discriminate. Neither do the voices.

Starting Attribute Priority

Category	Priority	Starting Points
Social	Primary	7 points
Mental	Secondary	5 points
Physical	Tertiary	3 points

Masking Practice

Empaths typically mask as Ossian or Augur Sorcerers — carrying ritual components associated with spirit communication and performing visible contact rituals before relaying received information.

Abilities

Choose one option at each level as you advance. The choice at each level is permanent.

●○○○○ Level 1 — Choose One

Option A — Emotional Read: Passively sense the dominant emotion of any nearby person or spirit. Always active. +2 dice on Empathy rolls.

Option B — Dead Sense: Passively detect the presence of Ghosts and Wraiths nearby. Always active.

●●○○○ Level 2 — Choose One

Option A — Surface Thoughts: Focus on one person for a turn and receive their active surface thoughts. Roll Perception + Empathy (diff 6).

Option B — Spirit Communication: Speak directly with any Ghost or Wraith in range. Roll Perception + Occult (diff 6).

●●●○○ Level 3 — Choose One (1 Willpower)

Option A — Thought Projection: Project a thought, image, or message into a target's mind. Doesn't compel action. Roll Manipulation + Empathy (diff 7) vs. target's Willpower.

Option B — Full Mediumship: Enter genuine two-way communication with a specific dead person. Roll Charisma + Occult (diff 7).

●●●●○ Level 4 — Choose One (1 Willpower)

Option A — Deep Read: Access memories, beliefs, and genuine intentions of a target. They may sense intrusion (Willpower diff 8). Roll Perception + Empathy (diff 8).

Option B — Channel: Allow a willing spirit to speak through the Empath's own voice for the scene.

●●●●● Level 5 — Choose One (2 Willpower)

Option A — Mind Touch: Plant a belief or memory that feels completely authentic and permanent. Roll Manipulation + Empathy (diff 9) vs. target's Willpower.

Option B — Summon the Dead: Call a specific dead person and compel their presence for the scene. Roll vs. target's Willpower (diff 9).

Strength & Weakness

Strength: The Voices Are Always There	Weakness: The Voices Are Always There
+2 dice to see through performed emotion or deliberate social deception, always active.	Crowds are genuinely painful. -1 die on Mental rolls with 10+ people present from sensory overload. Spirits nearby know they can be perceived.