Power

Influence

Description

The most basic form of Influence does not allow the Force user to guide or shape the thoughts of others. [They] can merely strain their mind, inflicting stress and exhaustion. The basic power has one effect that can be triggered multiple times on the same or different targets:
- The user spends a Force point (◑) to stress the mind of one living target [they] are engaged with, inflicting 1 strain. The user may activate this multiple times, increasing the strain inflicted by one each time.

When Influence is used to guide and shape thoughts and emotions, checks using a Dark point to generate Force points (◑) may be used to create negative emotions such as rage, fear, and hatred, but may not be used to evoke positive emotions. Checks using a Light point to generate Force points (◑) may create positive emotions such as peace, tranquility, and friendliness, but may not be used to generate negative emotions. More neutral emotions such as confusion can be elicited regardless of whether the check used Light points or Dark points to generate Force points (◑). This means that to generate negative emotions, the average player aligned with the light side must first roll a Dark point result, then flip a Destiny Point and suffer strain to use it to generate at least one Force point (◑) to spend.

Upgrade	Effect
Magnitude	The user may spend a Force point (◑) to increase the number of minds being affected equal to the number of Magnitude upgrades purchased. The user may activate this multiple times, increasing the number of targets multiple times.
Control	The user gains the ability to enhance [their] arguments and charisma via the Force. When making a Coercion, Charm, Deception, Leadership, or Negotiation check, the user may roll an Influence power check as part of the pool. [They] may spend a Force point (◑) to gain a success result or advantage result (their choice) per point on the check.
Control	To gain the ability to alter the thoughts and emotions of a living target with whom [they] are engaged, the user makes an opposed Discipline check against the target as part of the pool to activate the power. The user must spend a Force point (◑) and [they] must succeed on the check to force the target to adopt an emotional state such as fear, friendliness, or hatred, or to believe something untrue ("these are not the droids you are looking for"). The effect lasts for roughly five minutes, or one round of combat. If the Force user has the ability to affect multiple minds with this power (such as with the Magnitude upgrade), the Discipline check either must be opposed by the mind with the highest ranks in Discipline, or its difficulty must be set statically based on the number of minds (at the GM's discretion).
Range	The user may spend a Force point (◑) to increase the range at which the character can tough minds by a number of range bands equal to the number of Range upgrades purchased. The user may activate this multiple times, increasing the range by this number each time.