Condition — Paralyzed

Your body is frozen. You can't move or act physically.

Mechanical Effects:

• You are Off-Guard (-2 circumstance to AC)
• You can't take any physical actions — no Strikes, no movement, no manipulate actions
• You CAN take purely mental actions (Recall Knowledge, sustain a mental spell, send a telepathic message)
• You can't speak (your mouth is paralyzed)
• You can't use reactions that require physical movement

How Applied:

• Hold Person/Hold Monster spells
• Ghoul paralysis (critical failure vs. their claws)
• Certain poisons (like lich venom)
• Some gaze attacks and fear effects

How Removed:

• Duration expiry (most paralysis effects have a duration or allow repeated saves)
• Saving throw at end of each turn (if the source allows)
• Freedom of movement
• Remove paralysis or similar healing

Interactions:

• More severe than Grabbed or Restrained — you can't take ANY physical actions
• Off-Guard from Paralyzed stacks with nothing (you already have -2 circumstance to AC from other Off-Guard sources — they don't double)
• A paralyzed spellcaster can't cast spells with somatic or verbal components (only purely mental spells work)

Tactical Impact: Paralysis is one of the most devastating conditions. A paralyzed character is essentially removed from combat. Off-Guard makes them easy to hit, and they can't fight back. The party must protect a paralyzed ally or risk losing them.