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Forced MercySpell 1


UncommonEnchantmentEmotionMental
Source Pathfinder Lost Omens: Knights of Lastwall
Traditions Divine, Occult
Cast Two Actions (somatic, verbal)
Range 30 feet
Target 1 creature
Duration varies
Saving Throw Will

You soften the target's blows, ensuring they avoid vital areas and cause no lasting harm. All physical damage dealt by the target to living creatures becomes nonlethal and all persistent bleed damage dealt by the target is reduced to 0. This effect doesn't incur the typical -2 circumstance penalty for nonlethal attacks with a lethal weapon or attack. An unwilling target must attempt a Will save. A willing target can choose to critically fail their saving throw.


Critical Success The creature is unaffected.

Success The creature is affected for 1 round.

Failure The creature is affected for 1d4 rounds.

Critical Failure The creature is affected for 1 minute.


Heightened (4th) The range increases to 100 feet, and you can target up to 8 creatures.


Traits

Uncommon

Something of uncommon rarity requires special training or comes from a particular culture or part of the world. Some character choices give access to uncommon options, and the GM can choose to allow access for anyone. Less is known about uncommon creatures than common creatures. They typically can't be summoned. The DC of Recall Knowledge checks related to these creature is increased by 2.

Enchantment

Effects and magic items with this trait are associated with the enchantment school of magic, typically involving mind control, emotion alteration, and other mental effects.

Emotion

This effect alters a creature's emotions. Effects with this trait always have the mental trait as well. Creatures with special training or that have mechanical or artificial intelligence are immune to emotion effects.

Mental

A mental effect can alter the target's mind. It has no effect on an object or a mindless creature.