Wondrous Item, uncommon

When you hold this mirror, and someone else looks into it, they experience the world with connected senses like you do, helping them understand.

(IE) of your senses cross over, so when you sense something that most people only associate with that sense, you may also experience it with another sense. For example, each letter of the alphabet has a color in your mind. Food can taste square or triangular. The sound of an oboe tastes like cinnamon and nutmeg, depending on the pitch, while the sounds of trumpets taste spicier than tubas. Roll on the following table twice for every IE, keeping duplicates, and work with your GM to determine how the first also includes the second. This additional sensory information applies to all forms of the sense, including scrying and magic forms of detection that manifest as the original sense. The multisensory experience improves your memory, giving you a +(IE) bonus to Intelligence checks that depend on recall, including acquired knowledge.

If you roll or choose Mirror, you instead experience the corresponding sense when you notice someone else experience it but, if applicable, on the opposite side of your body as if looking in a mirror. Besides the Intelligence check bonus to recall an event that you witnessed, the empathy you develop gives you a +(IE) bonus to Wisdom (Insight) checks. You may experience pain when you notice someone else get hurt, and while it causes no physical damage, if you witness someone taking damage, you must make a Constitution saving throw to maintain concentration with a DC 8 +(IE) if applicable.

Real-world Examples

Synesthesia, Mirror Touch Synesthesia

Assistive Options

This condition requires no assistance, as it usually improves the experience of senses, but you may feel isolated or afraid to mention your additional perception to others for fear of their reaction.