Arresting Grasp

Arresting Grasp

◊Descriptors – talent, Vulcan discipline

◊Effect – Affliction 16 • 5 points

Finely Tuned Audio Receptors (innate limited Affliction limited to third degree effect)

◊Modifiers – innate: 1 flat point, limited: -3/rank

◊Action – standard

◊Range – close

◊Duration – instantaneous

◊Results – target incapacitated (three or more degrees of failure)

◊Resist – Fortitude

Description

“I'm sorry, Doctor, I have no time to explain this logically.”

As a standard action, Spock may attempt to incapacitate a vulnerable or defenseless target (see Conditions). Spock must succeed a Close Combat: Unarmed Attack check to hit the target. If he hits, the target makes Fortitude Resistance check. The difficulty class of this check is 26, however since it has no effect on targets who fail their resistance check by one or two degrees, the effective DC is only 11.

This ability is only effective against humanoid characters with a central nervous system.

Note: This power exceeds the attack bonus and effect rank of 14 which would normally apply due to Spock’s power level. This is due to the severely limited nature of the effect, however if Spock makes excessive use of this ability in a way which seems out of balance with the other characters in the series the gamemaster should reinstate the effect rank cap with regard to this power.