Difference between revisions of "Mentis (skill)"

{{SkillTableRow |Lifevision | Inept | 0| Detect food. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Bleed *| Inept | 33| Squeeze your foe until they bleed from every pore. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Confusion | Inept | 66| Confuse your prey. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Deathsight | Novice | 0| See the death about you. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Impatience | Novice | 66| Inability to concentrate on focused tasks. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Psycombat | Apprentice | 0| Battling another telepath with the psychic arts. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Paranoia | Apprentice | 33| Being paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Assess | Apprentice | 66| Ascertaining the health of one's prey. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Disrupt | Capable | 0| Throw off your target's mental equilibrium. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Agoraphobia | Adept | 0| Fear of open spaces. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Siphon | Adept | 33| Steal your target's mana. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Masochism | Adept | 66| Stop hitting yourself! }}

{{SkillTableRow |Mesmerize | Skilled | 0| Seize control of your prey's consciousness. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Loneliness | Skilled | 33| Codependence is a sad thing. }}

{{SkillTableRow |YellowBile * | Skilled | 66| Relieve your foe of this fluid. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Telesense | Gifted | 0| Heighten your awareness of telepathic attacks. }}

{{SkillTableRow |ForkedTongue | Gifted | 0| Interweaving whispers. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Panic | Gifted | 33| Steeds are so jittery these days. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Dementia | Virtuoso | 66| Spatial orientation deficit. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Contemplation | Fabled | 0| Assess their mental stability. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Berserk | Fabled| 25| Fill 'em with rage. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Recklessness | Mythical | 25| Disregard for his own welfare. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Lure | Mythical | 50| Lure a victim to their death. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Annihilate | Transcendent | 0| Destroy a weakened mind. }}

 

* = Praenomen (Vampire) Only

 

 

 

|description = You can see those who would hide from you by detecting their lifeforce.

|description = This is a powerful mental skill. With the strength of your undead mind, you will squeeze the body of your foe, draining him of the first of the four humors, blood. Your foe will only be able to heal themselves of this affliction, should they leave your presence first.

|syntax = DEATHSIGHT

|description = You will be able to see deaths as they occur about the land.

|description = Plant unnatural dread into the mind of your target.

|description = Reduce your target's attention span.

Psychic combat is initiated by challenge. A player challenges another player (PSYCHALLENGE <PLAYER>). The other player has 60 seconds to respond with PSYACCEPT <PLAYER> or the challenge will run out. Immediately after a player accepts a challenge, the players will be transported to separate rooms. There are only seven commands associated with psychic combat that may be used in these rooms, and most normal commands will not work. The psychic combat commands are

PSY BLAST<br/>

You lash out with your psychic powers to tear away your opponent's Psychic Barrier.<br/>

You use some mental energy to discover your opponent's mana level.<br/>

This allows you to regain mana, albeit slowly.<br/>

This takes a long time to work, during which you may not do anything else. After the time is up, exits will open from the psychic combat rooms, affording you escape.

|syntax = ASSESS <player>

|description = Determine the physical state of another individual.

|description = Cause a disruption to your victim's natural equilibrium.

|skillname = Phlegm *

|syntax = EFFUSE <target> OF PHLEGM

|description = Phlegm is the second humor. As with blood, you will mentally drain your foe of this needed fluid, causing pain and suffering.

|skillname = Stupidity

|syntax = WHISPER STUPIDITY <target>

|description = Cause your target's mind to slow and stupefy.

|skillname = Agoraphobia

|syntax = WHISPER AGORAPHOBIA <target>

|description = Cause your target to dread being outdoors.

|skillname = Siphon

|syntax = SIPHON <target>

|description = Steal mana from your target.

|skillname = Masochism

|syntax = WHISPER MASOCHISM <target>

|description = Give your target the foolish idea that self-harm is a fun pasttime.

|description = Seduction is used with the WHISPER skill. With seduction, you will mentally coherce your opponent to share their mental reserves with you.

|description = Induce an epileptic fit in your target, causing them to sputter and gag.

|description = Implant the paranoia of weight gain into your target's frail mind.

 

|description = Steal a thought from your target's consciousness.

|description = Subvert your target's facility for recognizing his surroundings.

|skillname = Contemplation

|syntax = CONTEMPLATE <target>

|description = Will let you know how much mana they possess.

|description = Induce in your enemy an indifference to the consumption of healing elixirs and herbs.

|description = Implant a fear of heights into your enemy, preventing them from taking up flight.

|description = Temptation is used with the WHISPER skill. Temptation will drain your foe of health, adding it to your own.

|description = Influence your target to disregard his own health.