Weaken

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Weaken
Purchase
Class(es)
Pariah
Prerequisites
None
CP Cost 20
Use
MP Cost 5 AP Cost 1
Effect(s)
Touch attack that affects foe. Foe soak decrease based on level. Foe attack chance decrease based on level.

You have the ability to cause your opponent's strength to fail.

This is a Touch Attack that, if successful, will cause your enemy's fortitude to wither. They will be less accurate with their own attacks, and will be more severely damaged by attacks against them. Your to-hit chance with Weaken can be improved by buying Hand to Hand Combat, Martial Arts, and Advanced Martial Arts.

The effects of Weaken will expire after five minutes. If the victim receives healing (from a First Aid Kit or some other power), the effects will be instantly nullified.

The power of Weaken increases as the demon levels. Initially, Weaken inflicts a 1 point soak penalty. However, every 10 levels after level 10, the soak penalty is increased by one point and every 10 levels starting from level 15 the attack penalty is increased by 5%.

The power of weaken is based on the level of the demon who uses it, not on the target.

Thus:

• At level 10, target soak is reduced by 1 point and target attack is reduced by 0%
• At level 15, target soak is reduced by 1 point and target attack is reduced by 5%
• At level 20, target soak is reduced by 2 points and target attack is reduced by 5%
• At level 25, target soak is reduced by 2 points and target attack is reduced by 10%
• At level 30, target soak is reduced by 3 points and target attack is reduced by 10%

The soak of a Weakened character can be reduced to negative values, in which case damage inflicted upon the character will exceed the amount listed for the given attack.