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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5403736" data-attributes="member: 57383">No objection to that.That first sentence needs some work. It seems overly ugly and confused in its syntax.I prefer 3/day but would accept 1/day.How's this:Captivating Gaze (Su): A drowned maiden can attract another creature toward itself just by making eye contact. They can use captivating gaze an unlimited number of times against their killer (the creature who caused her to die and become a drowned maiden), but otherwise have only X uses of captivating gaze per day. Captivating gaze is similar to a gaze attack, except that the maiden must&nbsp; use a standard action, and those merely looking at her are not affected.&nbsp; Anyone the potoplenytsia targets must succeed on a DC X Will save or&nbsp; become captivated. This is a mind-affecting charm effect. A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by the same drowned maiden's gaze for 24 hours.&nbsp; The save DC is Charisma-based, and gains a +4 racial bonus against the&nbsp; drowned maiden's killer. The ability has a range of 30 feet.A captivated victim walks toward the drowned maiden, taking the most&nbsp; direct route available. If the path leads into a dangerous area (through&nbsp; flame, off a cliff, or the like), that creature gets a second saving&nbsp; throw. Captivated creatures can take no actions other than to defend&nbsp; themselves. (Thus, a fighter cannot run away or attack but takes no&nbsp; defensive penalties.) A victim within 5 feet of the drowned maiden&nbsp; stands there and offers no resistance to the monster’s attacks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5403736, member: 57383"] No objection to that. That first sentence needs some work. It seems overly ugly and confused in its syntax. I prefer 3/day but would accept 1/day. How's this: [B]Captivating Gaze (Su):[/B] A drowned maiden can attract another creature toward itself just by making eye contact. They can use captivating gaze an unlimited number of times against their killer (the creature who caused her to die and become a drowned maiden), but otherwise have only [COLOR=Red]X uses[/COLOR] of captivating gaze per day. Captivating gaze is similar to a gaze attack, except that the maiden must use a standard action, and those merely looking at her are not affected. Anyone the potoplenytsia targets must succeed on a DC X Will save or become captivated. This is a mind-affecting charm effect. [COLOR=Red]A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by the same drowned maiden's gaze for 24 hours[/COLOR]. The save DC is Charisma-based, and gains a +4 racial bonus against the drowned maiden's killer. The ability has a range of 30 feet. A captivated victim walks toward the drowned maiden, taking the most direct route available. If the path leads into a dangerous area (through flame, off a cliff, or the like), that creature gets a second saving throw. Captivated creatures can take no actions other than to defend themselves. (Thus, a fighter cannot run away or attack but takes no defensive penalties.) A victim within 5 feet of the drowned maiden stands there and offers no resistance to the monster’s attacks. [/QUOTE]

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