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SKILLS
Concentration
(Wis)
You can focus your mind and concentrate despite distractions.
Check: Make a Concentration check whenever you might be distracted (by damage, harsh weather, and so on). If the check succeeds, you may continue what you are doing. If the check fails, the action you're attempting also fails. The check Difficulty depends on the nature of the distraction.
| Distraction | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Damaged during the action | 10 + damage bonus |
| Taking continuous damage during the action | 10 + half of continuous damage bonus last dealt |
| Vigorous motion (bouncy vehicle ride, small boat in rough water, belowdecks in a storm-tossed ship, riding a horse) | 10 |
| Violent motion (very rough vehicle ride, small boat in rapids, on deck of storm-tossed ship, galloping horse) | 15 |
| Extraordinarily violent motion (earthquake) | 20 |
| Bound, grappling or pinned | 20 |
| Weather is a high wind carrying blinding rain or sleet | 5 |
| Weather is wind-driven hail, dust, or debris | 10 |
Concentrating on Powers: Using or maintaining various supernatural powers often requires Concentration checks, particularly when distracted. See Powers for more information.
Resist Conditions: With a successful Concentration check you can resist the penalties of certain conditions. See the table for details:
| Condition | Concentration Difficulty | Success Result |
|---|---|---|
| Dazed | 20 | Take a standard or move action while dazed (but not both). |
| Dazed | 25 | Ignore the effects of the dazed condition. |
| Stunned | 25 | You are dazed, not stunned. |
| Stunned | 30 | Ignore the effects of the stunned condition. |
| Staggered | 25 + 5 per round in which you took two actions | You may take both a move and a standard action this round. |
| Disabled | 30 + 5 per strenuous action taken | You do not begin dying after taking a strenuous action. |
The Difficulties for both Staggered and Disabled increase as you use them -- every time you use Concentration for this purpose, the Difficulty increases by 5.
Try Again: Yes, though a success doesn't cancel the effects of a previous failure, such as the disruption of an action you were concentrating on.
Action: Making a Concentration check doesn't require an action; it is either a reaction (when attempted in response to a distraction) or part of another action (when attempted actively).