Flowerscat asked Fletcher DeLancey:

Thank you :) [spoilers removed] Is the ability to front determined by empathic strength - or is there no relationship between the two?

Fletcher DeLancey The ability to front is largely but not entirely determined by empathic strength. The stronger the empath, the stronger the front in general, but it also takes training and personal skill. A very strong but untrained empath will not have a strong front. On the other hand, a low empath who has worked hard at training might be able to front more effectively than a mid empath who hasn't learned.

The dynamics of fronting and trained vs. untrained are explored in more detail in Without A Front: The Producer's Challenge, which takes a closer look at an "ordinary" Alsean family through the eyes of Lancer Tal.

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