Distract

Step

 * Rank + CHA

Action

 * Simple

Strain

 * 1

Skill Use

 * Yes (Novice)

Description

 * The adept diverts an opponent’s attention by making himself a more tempting target. He makes a Distract test against the target’s Social Defense. For each success, the adept suffers a -1 penalty to his Physical Defense against attacks by his target, but the target is distracted, suffering the same penalty to his Physical Defense against attacks from other characters. The target is considered Blindsided (see p. 386) for the rest of the round. The normal Physical Defense penalty for being Blindsided is replaced with the penalty from this talent, but restrictions still apply—such as being unable to use active defenses.