Mesmerize

A Psychology Capstone of Woe this capstone does the following:

While Woe has limited practical experience in putting others into altered states of consciousness, he's experienced enough of those states himself to know what it takes to enact them. Whether through making himself forget memories, being in the Dreamworld, or being manipulated and assaulted by ghosts and other supernatural apparitions, Woe has seen himself through his share of dizzying displays of perceptual chicanery.

As such, he's able, after spending from half a break to a break with a person in conversation, to determine what it would take to put them into an altered state, whether that state be hypnotic, ultra-suggestible, or otherwise. He is able to do this with a minimal amount of distraction or show. With not much more than a single gesture and a glance of his eyes, he's able to put someone that he's established familiarity with under an altered state of consciousness.

This effect can be mitigated and countered to some extent, starting at master discipline, meditation, and/or endurance depending on the nature and intention of the altered state. He cannot use this capstone during highly tense encounters, such as from arguments to full-on battles. His subject needs to be reasonably relaxed for it to work.

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