Mudra of Bewitching- Nosaibaku-in
By Kuseru
This Mudra allows the character to induce physical trauma to the nervous system of others by manipulating their chi. There are seven different effects of this power. Each affects only one person per attack and can be used in any combination. Intended victims must be within line of sight, or have their exact position known by the character.
The Mudra allows the character to temporarily manipulate specific biological functions or conditions in human and animal life forms.
Blind: Temporarily knocks out the victim's optic nerves, rendering the person quite helpless. Victims are -10 to strike, parry, and dodge.
Deafness: Can be caused by manipulating the eardrum. Victims can not hear anything . The shock of suddenly becoming deaf makes them -3 to strike, parry, and dodge any other attacks, and they automatically lose initiative while deaf.
Mute: Impairs the victim's vocal cords, making speech impossible. Victims are likely to be shocked and panic, mamking them -2 to strike, parry, and dodge for the first melee only.
Pain: By manipulating nerve centers the character can induce terrible pain, shooting through the body. Victims are -6 to strike, parry, and dodge, and take one point of damage off their hit points (not S.D.C.) per minute affected.
Paralysis: Immobilizes the motor part of the brain, causing legs and arms to stop fucntioning. Victims are completely incapacitated for the duration.
Stun: This attack disorients and confuses its victims. Victims forfeit one attack per melee, speed is cut by half, and the character is -4 to strike, parry, and dodge.
Tissue Manipulation: Affects the tissue's connecting nerve fibers which can cause a variety of effects. By irritating nerve fibers, a victim will suddenly feel itchy, as if breaking out in a severe rash. Through endothermic manipulation the victim can also be made to suddenly feel cold or hot while everyone around him feels fine. This is done by manipulating the body chemical which absorbs heat. ALL three conditions are more annoying or frightening than physically impairing. In each case the victims are -1 to strike, parry, and dodge.
Meditation Time Required: Eight melee Rounds (two minutes)
Duration: The effects of this Mudra last for the number of chi points invested in minutes (i.e. if 10 chi points are invested, the effects last 10 minutes)
Description of Hand Positions: The right hand clenched in a fist with the thumb extended. The hand is held so that the thumb is touching the ground.
Chi Required: 10 plus however many chi points the character is willing to invest.
Range: 60 feet