Wave of Despair

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Level 5

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.

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.

area: 30-foot cone

legacy_name: Crushing Despair

saving_throw: Will

source: Player Core pg. 369

spell_type: Spell

tradition: ArcaneOccult

type: Spell

You inflict despair on creatures in the area. The effects for each creature are determined by its Will save.

Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success For 1 round, the creature can’t use reactions and must attempt another save at the start of its turn; on a failure, it is slowed 1 for that turn as it sobs uncontrollably.
Failure As success, but the duration is 1 minute.
Critical Failure As failure, and the creature is automatically slowed 1 for 1 minute.

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Heightened (7th) The area increases to a 60-foot cone.

Wave of Despair