Condition — Stunned (PF2e)

You are dazed or incapacitated, losing actions. Stunned can have a value or be a flat duration.

Mechanical Effects:

• You lose actions equal to your Stunned value at the start of your turn
• As you lose actions, the Stunned value decreases by the same amount (unlike Slowed, which persists)
• Example: Stunned 3 means you lose all 3 actions this turn, then Stunned becomes 0 and is gone
• Stunned 1 means you lose 1 action, then it's gone
• You can't use reactions while Stunned

How Applied:

• Critical hits with certain weapons
• Some spells (like color spray)
• Power Word Stun
• Monster abilities (medusa's gaze, etc.)

How Removed:

• Stunned reduces automatically as you lose actions — it's self-resolving
• Stunned 2 lasts effectively one turn (you lose 2 of 3 actions, Stunned drops to 0)
• Stunned 4+ can span multiple turns (lose 3 actions turn 1, Stunned becomes 1, lose 1 action turn 2, gone)

Stunned vs. Slowed:

• Stunned is acute (goes away as actions are lost) — Slowed is ongoing (persists each turn)
• Stunned also prevents reactions — Slowed does not
• Both reduce available actions, but Stunned is more severe per-turn and shorter duration

Interaction with Slowed: If you have both, Stunned actions are lost first, then Slowed actions. Stunned 2 + Slowed 1 = lose 3 actions (all of them). Stunned drops to 0, Slowed remains for next turn.