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{{ up to date | 2023-10-02 }} <!-- Date format is YEAR-MONTH-DAY, like 2023-08-07. -->{{ActionPage
| image = Cutting Words.webp
|image=Cutting Words.webp
| summary = '''Cutting Words''' is a Reaction available to the {{Class|College of Lore}}s. This ability allows these Bards to distract and confuse their foes, potentially causing attacks to miss, or ability checks or saving throws to fail.
|summary='''Cutting Words''' is a Reaction available to the {{Class|College of Lore}}s. This ability allows these Bards to distract and confuse their foes, potentially causing attacks to miss, or ability checks or saving throws to fail.
| description = Use your wit to distract a creature and sap its confidence. It receives a {{InfoBlob|{{DieIcon|d6|Physical}}-1d6}} penalty to {{Attack Roll}}, {{Ability Check}}, or {{Saving Throw}}.
|description=Use your wit to distract a creature and sap its confidence. It receives a {{DieIcon|d6|Physical}}1d6 penalty to [[Attack Roll]], [[Ability Check]], or [[Saving Throw]].
| cost = reaction, bardin
|cost=reaction, bi:1
| range m = 18
|range m = 18
| range ft = 60
|range ft = 60
| higher levels = * At [[Bard]] Level 5, the '''Cutting Words''' penalty increases to {{InfoBlob|{{DieIcon|d8|Physical}}-1d8}}
|higherlevels=
* At [[Bard]] Level 10, the '''Cutting Words''' penalty increases to {{InfoBlob|{{DieIcon|d10|Physical}}-1d10}}
* At [[Bard]] Level 5, the '''Cutting Words''' penalty increases to {{DieIcon|d8|Physical}}1d8
| additional =  
* At [[Bard]] Level 10, the '''Cutting Words''' penalty increases to {{DieIcon|d10|Physical}}1d10
| class learns at level 3 = College of Lore
|additional=
| notes = * Unlike in D&D 5th Edition Rules, Cutting Words cannot be applied to damage rolls. However, it can be applied to Saving Throws (which is normally available only to Eloquence Bards).
|class learns at level 3 = College of Lore
* In most cases using this action will cause the caster to make a verbal quip or insult the target, drawing on the same pool of dialogue options as {{SAI|Vicious Mockery}}. These remarks are fully voice acted, including for characters who don't normally have access to the action.
|note =
* Unlike in D&D 5th Edition Rules, Cutting Words cannot be applied to damage rolls. However, it can be applied to Saving Throws (which is normally available only to Eloquence Bards).
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