Unless purposefully obscured the character should be able to recognise a new Trump as either the work of one of several familiar artists or of an unknown. If the work of an unknown artist is encountered, any subsequent Trumps rendered by the same person would be known to the character as the work of this particular 'unknown' artist.
So long as the concentration is maintained, the trump will protect the character against the intrusions of Pattern, Logrus, Psyche, and most Magic.
Maintaining a Trump defence relies on the character's Endurance. Against Major Powers, maintaining a Trump defence is just as difficult as a mind to mind battle.
The card of whoever is making the call will be psychically active (though if another Trump conversation is taking place, this will only narrow down the possibilities).
Obviously, this only works if the character happens to have a Trump of the caller.
| Thursday, October 23, 1997 | |
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