When this skill is used, the target character cannot take any actions or use any non-defensive skills, abilities, or items. While the target is under the effects of the Blather, they may do nothing but stand there and look at the character. The target character is unaware of their surroundings for the duration. The effects of the Blather ends should the character stop talking for more than 3 seconds, the character or target character is attacked, or there is combat within 20 feet of the target character. The target character may use any defensive ability if they are attacked, i.e., Crit Parry, Dodge, Vigilance, Spell Shield, etc.
To use this skill, the character needs to engage the target in a conversation for 5 seconds and the target needs to acknowledge the character by either looking at the character or verbally acknowledging the character. The Blather skill will last so long as the character continues talking. They do not need to be saying anything intelligent or sensible, but they do need to be speaking words not just mumbling sounds. The maximum duration is 10 minutes.
This skill is stopped by Iron Will. Any character that is immune to charms (i.e. has the Immunity: Charms ability) is immune to this skill. The target character needs to be able to hear the character, so people who are deaf cannot be effected, and understand the character, so animals (unless the character can speak to animals) are not affected. If the target does not speak the character’s language, this skill still works on the target Character.
This skill can only be used on one character at a time. While this skill forces the target character to pay attention to the character, it does not prevent the target character from maintaining their concentration for purposes of spells like Magic Sanctuary.
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