Wounding Words

Attempt to deliver a psychic wound to an opponent.

[Panache Maneuver]

It is said that the perfect insult can cause actual physical damage to the one's mind.

Maneuver Tier III
Action Type Action
Panache Cost 3
Range 10 Meters / Communications Range
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 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 your target’s Emotional Awareness, that creature suffers the effects of a single Psychic Wound, roll 1d10 to determine which Wound they are dealt.

Miss: If your Skill Roll does not meet or exceed your target’s Emotional Awareness, that creature is unaffected.

Overpower: Spend 1 additional Panache to:

  • Add +1d10 Psychic Damage to Maneuver's Hit Effect, or
  • Add +5 Meters this Maneuver's Range, or
  • Add +2 to this Maneuver's Skill Roll.