MB&LK's Amber Bits

Trump Issues (2 of a Multipart Series)

It's All in the Cards
Part Two: The Communication (Sound/Voice/Telepathy) Questions

Do you communicate using thought or voice? Can you switch? Are there certain requirements to one or another?

If it's verbal, can someone overhear either speakers outside of the contact?

Can you be misheard in either case? Can you lie? (Caine does in canon, but is that a separate ability?)

Does it use _your_ (mental) voice?

What if you have laryngitis, or are in a form that changes your vocal cords?

If it is a mental contact, can you change the way you sound or add other effects?

What kind of sounds can you NOT hear inside a contact, if any?

Is there any kind of exertion (physical, magical, spiritual, whatnot) that can interfere with the communication?

Can you hold open a contact under any exertion at all? Does it depend on your attributes?

Does distance affect the connection?

(from Arref: Does distance affect a trump call?
Does distance plus caller affect a call?
Does distance plus caller plus listener affect a call?)

Does what body part is in contact affect the connection?

Does it have to be skin-to-Trump contact? Vision-to-Trump? Attention-to-Trump? Spell-to-Trump?

When sharing a Trump connection, does it have to be skin-to-skin contact?

Does the quality of the Trump affect the connection?

Is there any limit to how long a Trump can remain active?

Does it depend on the caller(s) or listener(s)?

Can an environmental effect change, disrupt, or implement a contact?

If so, what does it take? Is it something that is purely localized or something lasting?

Can you Trump near the Pattern? The Primal Pattern? The Logrus? The Keep of Four Worlds? The Grove?

Can illness or curses affect a Trump contact?

Amnesia or organic brain damage? Psychological damage?

Can a missing limb change your Trump connection? Missing eye? Missing ear? Lobotomy?

Again, please feel free to respond for your campaign or help me come up with new questions to ask about the nitty-gritty mechanics of Trump. The next section is about the visual side of the communications.

(Part One)