New Skills

[jaerdaph]

I decided to update the old Pacesetter Chill skill Hypnotism for use in Cryptworld today. Hypnotism is a skill we made frequent us of back in the day, and I think it's a good addition for campaigns inspired by older horror movies and stories, like Hammer Horror and Universal Studios.

Hypnotism
Exclusive: Yes
Base: (Pcn+Wpr)/2
Check: General

Characters with the Hypnotism skill are able to hypnotize any living human character as long as they agree to be placed under hypnosis of their own free will. Once hypnotized, the subject (the hypnotized character) is under the direct control of the hypnotist (the character possessing the Hypnotism skill). Hypnotism may never be used under any circumstance by a hypnotist to force a subject to do anything that would cause the subject embarrassment, physical harm, or go against their ethical principles. Hypnotism allows the hypnotized subject to:

1. Recall any repressed, altered (e.g. due to the Mass Implantation or Memory Alter powers), stolen, or otherwise forgotten memory. The subject will immediately forget any recalled memory upon awaking from hypnosis.

2. Repress any memory by forgetting the event ever happened. The subject will no longer recall the memory after awaking from hypnosis.

3. Later act upon any suggestion implanted by the hypnotist after the subject awakes from hypnosis in response to some trigger event. For example, upon next seeing a particular person or thing as a trigger, the subject will act upon a suggestion to contact the hypnotist immediately to report the sighting.

4. Act as if in a particular emotional state or state of pain upon awaking from hypnosis. Conversely, the subject may be made to act upon awaking from hypnosis as if they are no longer in a particular emotional state or state of pain they were in before undergoing hypnosis.

5. Reveal the name and general nature of any person or thing that is using the Demonic Influence, Domination, Manipulation, Mesmerize, or similar power against the subject if that information is known. At the CM’s discretion, the hypnotist may contact this person or thing through the hypnotized subject directly who will then communicate with the hypnotist using the subject’s voice. The person or thing holding this undue influence over the subject, however, is not considered to be hypnotized.


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