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Lethean Telepathic Attack

    Lethean Telepathic Attack

    Altovar tried to steal biomimetic gel from the Deep Space 9 infirmary. When interrupted by Julian Bashir, he assaulted the doctor telepathically. Such attacks are usually fatal.

    Dilemma Dilemma - Dual dilemma Dual
    Special icons: Countdown 3

    Unless 2 Empathy present, place on one personnel (Julian Bashir if present, otherwise random selection). Personnel is disabled (killed if CUNNING + STRENGTH < 16).

    Characteristics: Countdown icon dilemma, killer dilemma.

    Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at May 1st, 2009.
     

    Lethean Telepathic Attack

    This Card-Review article was written by Kathy McCracken and was published first on "Decipher's Website (decipher.com)" at Jul 11th, 1998.

    Although this dilemma has conditions (2 Empathy) that can allow you to overcome it, the chances are slim that you will do so; Maquesimage, Lwaxana Troiimage and Tam Elbrunimage are the only multiple Empaths in the game, and very few players will have more than one Empathic personnel in their Away Team. So it's almost a foregone conclusion that someone will be disabled for three turns or killed, and the rest of the Away Team or crew will be stopped. Fortunately, the dilemma plays on the affected personnel (and would be discarded along with that personnel if he is killed), so you only have to face it once.

    Combos:

    • Empathic Echoimage + Lethean Telepathic Attack: If you did have more than one Empath, you probably don't any more.
    • Interphasic Plasma Creaturesimage + Lethean Telepathic Attack: Makes it just that much less likely that the victim will survive.