Force Power: Receptive Telepathy
Sense Difficulty: Very Easy for friendly, non-resisting targets. A resisting target makes a Perception or control roll to determine the difficulty. Modified by proximity and relationship.
Required Powers: Life Detection, Life Sense
This power may be kept “up”.
Effect: A Jedi who makes the power roll can read the surface thoughts and emotions of the target. The Jedi “hears” what the target is thinking, but cannot probe for deeper information. If the sense roll doubles the difficulty number, the Jedi can sift through any memories up to 24 hours old. A Jedi cannot sift through memories in the same round that contact is made — this process takes a full round. A Jedi can read the minds of more than one person at a time, but each additional target requires a new receptive telepathy roll. This power may be used on creatures and other sentient species, although it cannot be used on droids.
Background: Receptive Telepathy, also known as a Mind Probe, was a Sense-base Force power which allowed Force users to actively read a person’s thoughts and feel their emotions. In some cases, the Force user could search a target’s memories for specific information. It was easier to use on individuals who were close to the Force user emotionally, and some individuals, such as other Force users, could actively resist the technique. The power could be used against creatures as well, although using it against individuals of a different species sometimes resulted in a difficulty to interpret information if the species processed emotions differently.