Empathetic Plea
A well-timed puppy-dog look can make an unprovoked attacker pull their strike entirely or fumble their follow-up hits against you.
Trigger You are attacked by a creature that you haven't yet acted hostile toward. You must use this reaction before the creature rolls its attack.
The way you cringe or use those puppy-dog eyes you've been practicing elicits an empathetic response in the attacker. Attempt a check against your attacker's Will DC.
Critical Success The creature pulls its attack, wasting its action, and can't use hostile actions against you until the beginning of its next turn.
Success The creature takes a -2 circumstance penalty to damage on the triggering Strike and all its Strikes against you until the beginning of its next turn. The penalty is -4 if you're an expert in Diplomacy, -6 if you're a master, and -8 if you're legendary.
Failure The creature's attack is unaffected, and the creature is temporarily immune to your Empathic Pleas for 24 hours.
Level 1 · Type Ancestry
Prerequisites trained in Diplomacy
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