Hypnotize (2.0)

	Hypnotize
Abbreviation:	HYPNOTIZE, CALM
Prerequisites:	None
Minimum Prep:	3
Casting Cap:	75
Valid Spell Target:	Others, Critters
Description:	The Hypnotize spell forces its 'victim' to relax for a moment. Too bad it doesn't work on Kssarh. While under Hypnotize's effects, a creature will not be able to attack, and a good cast will make a creature susceptible to commands from the caster. A potent cast may even keep it from moving at all.
Example Messaging:	You gesture at a musk hog. It pauses for a brief moment, but is otherwise unaffected. (failure) It looks somewhat less aggressive. (minimal success) It suddenly looks rather passive. (moderate success) It looks extremely relaxed. (maximum success) Success vs. Player: <Moon Mage> gestures at you. You feel a wave of incredibly overpowering calmness wash over you, and are unable to think angry thoughts long enough to act on them. Failure vs. Player: <Moon Mage> gestures at you. You feel a calm wash over you, but you think about blood and gore for a moment, and it goes away.

Notes

• Useful for crowd control and diffusing volatile situations peacefully.
• Can command multiple critters of the same type at once. The number of creatures that may be commanded at a single time is a product of your Primary Magic skill. Only creatures can be commanded; it will not work on PCs. Only Moon Mages can use this ability.
• There are 3 levels of effectiveness. The first, the creature is calm and cannot be commanded but it will not attack anything and will retreat from you. At the second level, it becomes passive and can be commanded. At the third level of effectiveness the creature is immobilized for up to 15 seconds; this level of success is very difficult to reach.
• Fluffy COMMAND messaging can be toggled on and off with SPELL BRIEFMSG. Potential commands include:
  • Beg - "Plead for your life, repugnant monster!"
    • Fluff. Causes it to whimper and whine pathetically. 2 second RT.
  • Stand - "Rise and serve me!"
    • Forces it to stand if kneeling, sitting, or prone. 2 second RT.
  • Bow - "Bow before me, beast!"
    • Forces it to kneel. 2 second RT.
  • Lie - "Lie upon the ground!"
    • Forces it to become prone. 5 second RT.
  • Sleep - "Sleep, and dream before me!"
    • Forces it to become prone. 5 second RT.
  • Die - "Die, die, die! To Urrem'Tier's caress!"
    • Forces it to become prone. 5 second RT.
  • Flee - "Begone! Flee before my might!"
    • Forces it to retreat from you, then leave the area if possible. 2 second RT.
• This spell can be cast by Empaths without causing Empathic Shock.

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