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<blockquote data-quote="Samloyal23" data-source="post: 5920542" data-attributes="member: 21432">Just found this in an excerpt from an e-book by Louis Porter, Jr. Design, Inc. and thought was exactly the type of thing I was thinking about earlier...Arresting Images The artist is a master of choosing images that stop viewers dead in their track, and have an emotional resonance that persists long after the page is turned; the dance ends or the tale is told. Prerequisites: Wisdom 13, Charisma 15, Perform (any) or Craft: Visual Art 12 ranks.Benefit: Any time the artist critically succeeds at a Perform (any) or Craft: Visual Art check, the extraordinary image created is ‘imbued’ with extra emotional punch. Anyone viewing the performance/image or hearing the tale must make a Will save (DC 12 + the artist’s Charisma modifier) or be emotionally affected by the piece. The effect lasts for a number of minutes after viewing the image equal to twice the artist’s Charisma modifier. The artist chooses when he takes the picture whether he wants the image to inspire or horrify viewers. An inspiring picture grants a +2 morale bonus on Will saves and attack rolls for the duration. A horrifying picture leaves the viewer shaken for the duration of the effect. Once a picture’s effect is chosen, it cannot be changed. An audience member can willingly fail the save to benefit from the positive effects of an inspiring picture. The artist has no control over who sees an image once it’s published; all enemies and allies who see the image are affected. Once a character is affected by this feat, he or she can’t be affected again by the same photograph or artwork for 24 hours. This is a non-magical, mind influencing effect.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samloyal23, post: 5920542, member: 21432"] Just found this in an excerpt from an e-book by Louis Porter, Jr. Design, Inc. and thought was exactly the type of thing I was thinking about earlier... [B][U]Arresting Images [/U][/B] The artist is a master of choosing images that stop viewers dead in their track, and have an emotional resonance that persists long after the page is turned; the dance ends or the tale is told. [I]Prerequisites:[/I] Wisdom 13, Charisma 15, Perform (any) or Craft: Visual Art 12 ranks. [I]Benefit: [/I]Any time the artist critically succeeds at a Perform (any) or Craft: Visual Art check, the extraordinary image created is ‘imbued’ with extra emotional punch. Anyone viewing the performance/image or hearing the tale must make a Will save (DC 12 + the artist’s Charisma modifier) or be emotionally affected by the piece. The effect lasts for a number of minutes after viewing the image equal to twice the artist’s Charisma modifier. The artist chooses when he takes the picture whether he wants the image to inspire or horrify viewers. An inspiring picture grants a +2 morale bonus on Will saves and attack rolls for the duration. A horrifying picture leaves the viewer shaken for the duration of the effect. Once a picture’s effect is chosen, it cannot be changed. An audience member can willingly fail the save to benefit from the positive effects of an inspiring picture. The artist has no control over who sees an image once it’s published; all enemies and allies who see the image are affected. Once a character is affected by this feat, he or she can’t be affected again by the same photograph or artwork for 24 hours. This is a non-magical, mind influencing effect. [/QUOTE]

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