Unfathomable Song
Unfathomable Song
Level 9 Auditory
Auditory actions and effects rely on sound. An action with the auditory trait can be successfully performed only if the creature using the action can speak or otherwise produce the required sounds. A spell or effect with the auditory trait has its effect only if the target can hear it. This applies only to sound-based parts of the effect, as determined by the GM. This is different from a sonic effect, which still affects targets who can’t hear it (such as deaf targets) as long as the effect itself makes sound.
Concentrate
An action with this trait requires a degree of mental concentration and discipline.
Emotion
This effect alters a creature’s emotions. Effects with this trait always have the mental trait as well. Creatures with special training or that have mechanical or artificial intelligence are immune to emotion effects.
Fear
Fear effects evoke the emotion of fear. Effects with this trait always have the mental and emotion traits as well.
Incapacitation
An ability with this trait can take a character completely out of the fight or even kill them, and it’s harder to use on a more powerful character. If a spell has the incapacitation trait, any creature of more than twice the spell’s rank treats the result of their check to prevent being incapacitated by the spell as one degree of success better, or the result of any check the spellcaster made to incapacitate them as one degree of success worse. If any other effect has the incapacitation trait, a creature of higher level than the item, creature, or hazard generating the effect gains the same benefits.
Manipulate
You must physically manipulate an item or make gestures to use an action with this trait. Creatures without a suitable appendage can’t perform actions with this trait. Manipulate actions often trigger reactions.
Mental
A mental effect can alter the target’s mind. It has no effect on an object or a mindless creature.
duration: 1 min.
range: 120
saving_throw: Will
source: Player Core pg. 364
spell_type: Spell
target: up to 5 creatures
tradition: Occult
type: Spell
Fleeting notes of a strange and unnatural song fill the air, overtaking the mind. Each target must attempt a Will save when you Cast the Spell, and again the first time you Sustain the spell each round. A creature needs to attempt only one save against the song each round, and you have to keep the same targets when you Sustain the spell.
Critical Success The target is unaffected, can’t be affected on subsequent rounds, and is temporarily immune for 1 minute.
Success The target is unaffected this round, but it can be affected on subsequent rounds.
Failure Roll 1d4 on the following table.
Critical Failure Roll 1d4+1 on the following table.
Unfathomable Song
Result | Effect |
1 | The target is frightened 2. |
2 | The target is confused for 1 round. |
3 | The target is stupefied 4 for 1 round. |
4 | The target is blinded for 1 round. |
5 | The target is stunned for 1 round and stupefied 1 for an unlimited duration. |