Potestas: a D&D3E supplement

Spells

Fascinate

Enchantment (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting]
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Medium
Target: One creature
Duration: 1 minute/Power point
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
Minimum Power Points: 1

Your gestures and words fascinate one creature, causing it to stop and stare blankly at you. The creature must be able to see or hear you, but does not need to understand you to be fascinated.
The creature stands or sits quietly, taking no actions other than to pay attention to you, for as long as the effect lasts. It takes a -4 penalty on skill checks made as reactions, such as Notice checks. Any potential threat, such as a hostile creature approaching, allows the fascinated creature a new saving throw against the effect. Any obvious threat, such as someone drawing a weapon, casting a spell, or aiming a ranged weapon at the fascinated creature, automatically breaks the effect. A fascinated creature's ally may shake it free of the spell as a standard action.
If you use this spell in combat, the target gains a +2 bonus on its initial saving throw.


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last updated 30 January 2005