Fracture Psyche

This article is about the normal illithid power. For the improved full-illithid version, see Fracture Psyche (Full-illithid).

Fracture Psyche is an action and illithid power available to Partial-Illithids. This ability allows them to reduce an enemy's defences.

Description

Invade a target's mind and disrupt its defences. The target's  Armour Class and Saving throws are reduced by 1.

If the target dies while its psyche is fractured, you can cast  Shatter Psyche on another target.

Properties

Cost

 Action

Details

INT Save (Spell save DC)

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

Recharge: Short rest

Technical details

UID

Target_TAD_Imperil

Spell flags

CannotTargetItems, CannotTargetTerrain

Grants:

• Shatter Psyche

Condition: Fractured Psyche

 Fractured Psyche

Duration: 5 turns

Spell save DC  Intelligence saving throw

• Creature's  Armour Class is reduced by 1.

How to learn

Other ways to learn:

• After becoming a Partial-Illithid, unlock from the illithid power skill tree with a Mind Flayer Parasite Specimen after obtaining one of the following:
  •  Ability Drain
  •  Illithid Expertise

Notes

• In Early Access, this power was a special Illithid Power granted to Paladins.
• Despite not being mentioned in the tooltip, Fracture Psyche also reduces the saving throws of the target by 1.