Mind Link
Origin Sorcery Scope Slight
Archetype Conjuration Range Personal
Dominion Will Area N/A
Configuration Might 60 Duration One Action Interval
Effect Level S:4, O:2 Potency Moderate
Noise Level S:2, O:1 Intricacy Moderate
Base Paradigm Cost S: 45, O: 21
Magicology Levels Power Change Control Creation Illusion Sensitivity
Description
Mind Link establishes voluntary mental contact between the recipient of the effect (normally the caster) and the target mind.   Conscious surface thoughts can be exchanged, but not sensation or deeper thoughts or memories.
Effects
This paradigm conjures the thoughts of the recipient to another mind (normally, a person familiar to the target, although more intricate versions can attempt contact with unfamiliar minds).  If the target mind accepts contact, two-way communication can be Maintained for the duration of the effect.  This paradigm does not allow coercive mind-reading by either party, but does count as mental contact (and thus some degree of trust and confidence must usually exist between the two parties).
Scope Base Scope (2 points)
Scope is altering a State (1 point).
Range is Personal.
Area is N/A
Duration Interval is unaltered (one Action Interval)
Potency Potency provides distance - greater potency means Mind Link can function at greater distances.   The typical version of this paradigm functions at a purely Local distance (within the same city or its immediate environs, for example).
Immediate Vicinity Slight (1-3)
Local Moderate (4-9)
Regional Impressive (10-20)
Continental Epic (21-35)
Any distance on the same plane of Reality Mythic (36-50)
Intricacy Penetration: Will: Moderate (4-9 points)
Familiarity: Thoroughly Familiar: Slight (1-3 points)
Depth of Contact: Casual: Moderate (4-9 points)
Target: Will: Moderate (4-9 points)
Thought Only: Slight (1-3 points)
Total Base Cost Spontaneous: 45, Optimized: 21
Temper Aspects Maintain is useful once contact has been initiated and accepted.
Anchor could be useful for long-term communication at lesser distances.
Notes
Less familiar targets can be contacted, but this is unusual, both because of the higher cost associated with such an effect, and because an unfamiliar mind is highly unlikely to accept such contact from a strange source.