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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* Some ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' cards seem to be based on this trope. Examples:[http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=46582# Psychogenic Probe], [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=107254# Psychic Possession], [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=27171# Mind Extraction]

* In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' Lords of Madness supplement the mind flayers have a device that will allow them to get truthful answers to any question they ask. They use their tentacles to make a hole, then stick the device in and start asking questions. Then when they take it out, there's a chance that the person they were questioning will go permanently insane. Definitely not fun.

* In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' Lords of Madness supplement the mind flayers have a device that will allow them to get truthful answers to any question they ask. They use their tentacles to make a hole, then stick the device in and start asking questions. Then when they take it out, there's a chance that the person they were questioning will go permanently insane. Definitely not fun. Then again, they are mindflayers - once they don't want anything more from the subject, it may be [[Brain Food|dinner time]] anyway.

** In [[Forgotten Realms]] lore active probe methods are known under rather evocative name "mind-reaming".

* ''[[GURPS]]'' actually calls this Mind Probe.

* So does, ''[[Paranoia]]'', as a mutant ability instead of a device. It's not particularly subtle, causing unconsciousness.

* So does ''[[Paranoia (game)|Paranoia]]'', as a mutant ability instead of a device. It's not particularly subtle, causing unconsciousness.

== [[Video Games]] ==