Flabbergast
Cause an Opponent to become temporarily silenced or stunned.
Attempt to cause an Opponent to become stunned or speechless with the perfect word or phrase.
| Maneuver Tier | III |
|---|---|
| Action Type | Motion |
| Panache Cost | 3 |
| Range | 10 Meters |
| Prerequisites | Same Language Understanding |
| Sustain | No |
Target: A single sapient creature that can comprehend and understand your spoken or transmitted language(s).
Effect: Roll a Charm, Debate or Intimidate Skill Roll vs your Target's Emotional Awareness(EA)(your target’s Insight Skill Modifier + 10).
Hit: If your Skill Roll meets or exceeds the target's Emotional Awareness, that creature suffers from the Stunned or Silenced Condition until the end of their next turn. Flip a coin to determine, Heads = Silenced, Tails = Stunned.
Miss: If your Skill Roll does not meet or exceed the target's Emotional Awareness, they are unaffected.
Critical Hit: If your Critically Hit with this Maneuver you may choose which condition effects the target, rather than flipping a coin.
Note: Targets that lack the mental capacity to be insulted, or are devoid of emotion, or are considered to be resistant to mental manipulation may be unaffected at Narrator discretion.
Overpower: Spend 1 additional Panache to:
- Add 1d4 Non-lethal Psychic Damage to this Maneuver's Hit Effect, or
- Add +5 Meters to this Maneuver's Range, or
- Add +2 to this Maneuver's Skill Roll, or
- Choose which Condition effects the target on this Maneuver's Hit effect.
