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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9648294" data-attributes="member: 58172">Fanbase approval sometimes depends how narratively sensible the mental-ability mechanic is.Here is a mental-ability idea that can be useful for martials."Focus".  Bonus action to make Wisdom check (typically versus DC 15) to Focus on a target. Concentration is necessary. The target of the focus can be a creature, object, or a task such as a Performance. All d20 tests relating to the target are at Advantage or impose Disadvantage to hostiles. However all other d20 tests are at Disadvantage or grant Advantage to hostiles.Worry about balance later. For now the intent is to represent an Athlete in "the zone", or an absent minded professor focusing on a math problem while oblivious to surroundings. The combat application is probably balanced (need to confirm) since 5e 2024 makes Advantage more regular, and becoming more vulnerable to combat from beyond focus can be a serious risk, and meaningful tradeoff. Since Focus requires Concentration, mainly nonmagic characters benefit from it during combat, and suffering damage can disrupt Focus.Note, giving Focus to Wisdom is for narrative reasons. At the same time, Wisdom loses Perception, and Intelligence becomes the ability for Perception and Initiative.</blockquote>