Dictum (skill)

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Lifevision	Inept	0 %	Your perception is vast.
Dictate	Inept	0 %	Dictate maladies in your opponent.
Deathsight	Novice	0 %	Keenly sense any and all death.
Psycombat	Apprentice	0 %	Test your mind against another's.
Assess	Apprentice	66 %	Determine the health of your enemy.
Disrupt	Capable	0 %	Throw off your target's concentration.
Tithe	Adept	33 %	They shall fuel your holy works.
Exhort	Skilled	0 %	Command their attention with a sacred exhortation.
Dichotomy	Gifted	0 %	Twinned dictations.
Telesense	Gifted	0 %	Heighten your awareness of telepathic attacks.
Disturbance	Gifted	33 %	Panic an opponent's steed.
Contemplation	Fabled	0 %	Determine an opponent's mental capacity.
Proclamation	Fabled	25 %	Dictations for the masses.
Dejemashai	Mythical	50 %	Insist on the presence of your quarry.
Dumavai	Transcendent	0 %	Your condemnation will break their weakened mind.

Dictations

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Kuhinait	Inept	65 %	Incite confusion of the mind.
Iljamashai	Novice	33 %	Instill them with the desire to flee.
Adhakalat	Novice	66 %	Distractions will leave them unable to focus.
Kuhinurai	Apprentice	33 %	They will see enemies everywhere.
Qudubru	Adept	0 %	Fear of open spaces.
Kkasadu	Skilled	33 %	Create an infatuation.
Ujakkdamvat	Expert	0 %	Induce weakness of the mind and spirit.
Damvemadi	Expert	33 %	Introduce flaws into their body.
Dabrumurad	Expert	66 %	The sickness of emptiness.
Kunirait	Virtuoso	33 %	Dampen the will to do harm.
Hakalamurad	Virtuoso	66 %	Stray thoughts shall consume.
Napamat	Fabled	25 %	They shall wax wroth.
Qushamim	Fabled	75 %	Fear of the soaring sky.
Dajimashva	Mythical	0 %	Atrophy the body.

Lifevision	Your perception is vast
Syntax:	LIFEVISION
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Details:	Your keen senses allow you to see all living things within your sight, regardless if they are hidden or not. It will additionally provide some measure of protection against illusions, allowing you to occasionally tell if they are fake.
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Dictate	Dictate maladies in your opponent
Syntax:	DICTATE <affliction> <target>
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Details:	Blood cost: 90 per dictation Dictations are the method by which you can punish your foe with a variety of mental maladies, allowing you to vanquish them more easily. All dictations may be performed off balance providing you are not fallen on the ground, allowing you to utilise a balance-based attack and then instill an affliction. While dictating is possible in many situations where normally you'd normally be unable to act, it is however difficult to do so while fallen and afflicted by stupidity, or while transfixed. You will learn new dictations as you progress in this skill, and you can type AFFLICTION <name> to learn more about what an affliction does.
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Deathsight	Keenly sense any and all death
Syntax:	DEATHSIGHT [OFF]
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Details:	Using this ability, you will be linked with the Underhalls, allowing you to sense those who perish and pass through it.
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Psycombat	Test your mind against another's
Syntax:	PSYCHALLENGE <player>
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Details:	Psychic combat is a telepathic battle between two players where the goal is to crumple your opponent's mind. There is no penalty for losing, however those with deathsight will feel the moment a game is decided. There are only seven commands associated with psychic combat that may be used, and when you accept you will be transported to a special location out of harm's way. Most other commands will not work until the game is complete. You can do the following in psychic combat: PSY BLAST: Blast your opponent's mind and attack their mental fortitude. PSY BARRIER: Erect a barrier that protects your mind from psychic blasts. PSY WHIP: Tear away your opponent's mental barrier if they have one. PSY SURGE: If your opponent has less than half of their mental energy, you can end the match in a surge of psychic power. This is costly to perform and could result in your own loss if misjudged. PSY PROBE: Use your mind to determine your opponent's mental energy. PSY MEDITATE: Meditate your mind in order to recover your mental energy. This is a slow process. PSY ESCAPE: This takes some time, during which you may not do anything else. Once the ability is successful, an exit will open up, allowing you to escape.
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Assess	Determine the health of your enemy
Syntax:	ASSESS <target>
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Details:	Determine the physical state of another individual, discovering their current health levels. As a benefit of Dictum, you may additionally perform this ability off balance.
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Disrupt	Throw off your target's concentration
Syntax:	DISRUPT <target>
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Details:	Blood cost: 100 Should your opponent have two mental afflictions, you may disrupt them of their equilibrium. They will not be able to recover until they CONCENTRATE. Look at HELP TYPES for more information on what is regarded as a mental affliction.
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Tithe	They shall fuel your holy works
Syntax:	TITHE <target>
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Details:	Blood cost: 100 With ease, you may carve away a portion of your opponent's mana and utilise the tithe to bolster your own.
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Exhort	Command their attention with a sacred exhortation
Syntax:	EXHORT <target>
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Details:	Blood cost: 100 Capture the attention of your opponent for a short time by speaking rousing words and performing a holy exhortation. While so captured, they will be transfixed and unable to act. Should you exhort a blind opponent, you will remove their blindness instead.
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Dichotomy	Twinned dictations
Syntax:	DICTATE <affliction> <affliction> <target>
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Details:	Your skill is such that you are able to hold two dictations in your thoughts at once, bestowing both afflictions upon your target simultaneously.
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Telesense	Heighten your awareness of telepathic attacks
Syntax:	TELESENSE <ON/OFF>
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Details:	Tune your senses to detect any telepathic attempts made on yourself or those in your location. Be warned, this will drain your mana while active.
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Disturbance	Panic an opponent's steed
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Details:	Syntax: DICTATE DISTURBANCE <target/mount> You may create a disturbance in the mind of a mount, causing it to either throw its rider off its back or flee outright from the location. This dictation cannot be combined with another via use of dichotomy.
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Contemplation	Determine an opponent's mental capacity
Syntax:	CONTEMPLATE <target>
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Details:	Contemplate your opponent's mental state and discover their mana levels.
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Proclamation	Dictations for the masses
Syntax:	PROCLAIM <affliction> [affliction]
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Details:	By focusing your efforts, you may project your dictations in all directions, imparting afflictions on all enemies within your location. You may proclaim a second affliction so long as you have knowledge of Dichotomy. Cooldown: 12 seconds
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Dejemashai	Insist on the presence of your quarry
Syntax:	DEJEMASHAI <target>
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Details:	"dejemashai"; summon, muster Blood cost: 250 By exerting your considerable will, you are able to insist on the presence of your quarry, beckoning them towards you provided they are within three rooms of you. This will cause them to move as though they did so of their own accord. It will also strip the rebounding defence if the target successfully moves.
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Dumavai	Your condemnation will break their weakened mind
Syntax:	DUMAVAI <target>
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Details:	"dumavai"; flaw, blemish, break, condemn Blood cost: 300 If your opponent is in a vulnerable mental state with their mana reserves below 35% of their maximum, you can issue a righteous condemnation, slaying them outright.
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Kuhinait	Incite confusion of the mind
Syntax:	DICTATE CONFUSION <target>
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Details:	"kuhinait"; negation of knowledge Plant confusing echoes and voices into the mind of your target, afflicting them with confusion.
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Iljamashai	Instill them with the desire to flee
Syntax:	DICTATE FEAR <target>
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Details:	"iljamashai"; flee Plant unnatural dread into the mind of your target, causing them to flee in fear until they compose themselves.
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Adhakalat	Distractions will leave them unable to focus
Syntax:	DICTATE IMPATIENCE <target>
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Details:	"adhakalat"; distractions Reduce the attention span of your opponent, making it difficult to focus and afflicting them with impatience.
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Kuhinurai	They will see enemies everywhere
Syntax:	DICTATE PARANOIA <target>
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Details:	"kuhinurai"; mislead Instill your opponent with irrational suspicion, afflicting them with paranoia.
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Qudubru	Fear of open spaces
Syntax:	DICTATE AGORAPHOBIA <target>
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Details:	"qudubru"; fear of open spaces Instill your opponent with a fear of the outdoors, afflicting them with agoraphobia.
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Kkasadu	Create an infatuation
Syntax:	DICTATE KKASADU <target>
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Details:	"kkasadu"; to love Cause your opponent to become infatuated with you, afflicting them with the lover's effect.
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Ujakkdamvat	Induce weakness of the mind and spirit
Syntax:	DICTATE REMORSE <target>
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Details:	"ujakkdamvat"; remorse, regret Instill a deep remorse into the mind of your opponent, causing them to periodically offer up their mental reserves in an act of penance. This will last until they leave your presence for a short while.
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Damvemadi	Introduce flaws into their body
Syntax:	DICTATE EPILEPSY <target>
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Details:	"damvemadi"; flawed body Cause your opponent to spasm and twitch, afflicting them with epilepsy.
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Dabrumurad	The sickness of emptiness
Syntax:	DICTATE ANOREXIA <target>
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Details:	"dabrumurad"; empty ailment, sickness Implant the fear of consumption into your opponent, afflicting them with anorexia.
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Kunirait	Dampen the will to do harm
Syntax:	DICTATE PEACE <target>
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Details:	"kunirait"; dimness, dampening Induce carefree thoughts into your victim, causing them to forget their enemies and afflict them with peace. This affliction will fade after a short period of time when delivered in this method.
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Hakalamurad	Stray thoughts shall consume
Syntax:	DICTATE DEMENTIA <target>
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Details:	"hakalamurad"; ailment of thought Subvert your opponent's facility for recognising their surroundings, afflicting them with dementia.
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Napamat	They shall wax wroth
Syntax:	DICTATE BERSERKING <target>
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Details:	"napamat"; wrath, anger, rage Fill your foe with uncontrolled rage, afflicting them with berserking.
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Qushamim	Fear of the soaring sky
Syntax:	DICTATE VERTIGO <target>
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Details:	"qushamim'; sky-fear, fright of the air Implant a fear of heights into your opponent, afflicting them with vertigo.
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Dajimashva	Atrophy the body
Syntax:	DICTATE CONTRITION <target>
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Details:	"dajimashva"; contrition, penitence Induce contrition in your enemy, weighing them down with such heavy guilt that they will periodically lose health and gift it to you. This effect will last until they leave your presence for a short while.
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