Editing Instill Madness

{{Feats
| Synonyms = Drive Insane, Words of Madness, Heretic Speech, Devil's Tongue, Possession
| Prowess? = Yes
| Prowess Prerequisites = [[Manipulative]], [[Trickster]], [[Charismatic]], [[Interrogate]], [[Knowledge (apothecary)]], [[Knowledge (heresy)]] or [[Poison]]
| Official? = Yes
| Archetype? = No
| Description = 

With a poison, carefully chosen words or a painful truth revealed, you instil doubt and uncertainty in your target. Slowly cracking the core of their soul. 

Depending on how familiar you are with target and depending on the strength of his beliefs, it may take few sentences or few hours or not be possible at all. 

If the maddening attempt is successful, the target will either cow and sob or try to attack you violently, then it will permanently suffer for the effects of [[Insane]] or [[Lost Faith]] (only the bad effects without the advantages) depending on its personality. 

If used several times on the same target, he will fall deeper and deeper into madness, to a point where he loses all links with reality. You may chose to influence his madness in certain directions.


The Game Master may rule that a person is special and can't be influenced by this Prowess, he has to warn you before using the Feat. In particular, this Feat can't be used on someone with the [[Courage]] feat.

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