Hypnosis

Where a skill like Venom is a naturally developed ability, and a skill like Subterfuge is an ability with many magical elements, Hypnosis is a science. It has long been known that our subconscious mind is a powerful force and that it can be influenced in mysterious ways, but until a forgotten Serpentlord discovered the principles of Hypnosis, there was no way to use it.

With this skill, a practitioner of Hypnosis will be able to sink someone into a hypnotic trance, possibly even without them realising it, and implant various subliminal suggestions. They can then seal their victim's mind and implant a timer that determines how long after the hypnosis has been triggered until the suggestions start becoming active.

The skill of Hypnosis is available to members of the Serpent class, along with Subterfuge and Venom.

Abilities in Hypnosis

Hypnotic techniques

Hypnotise	Their minds are yours.
Syntax:	HYPNOTISE <target> SUGGEST <target> <suggestion> SEAL <target> <delay in seconds> SNAP <target>
Required:	Equilibrium
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Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Details:	This ability is the basis for all hypnotic manipulation. First you must hypnotise a victim, to seize control of his or her mind. This can take several seconds. Once a trance is secured, you may begin implanting hypnotic suggestions, and finally seal the victim's trance. Once this is complete, you may snap your victim to trigger their trance, and the hypnotic suggestions shall begin to fire in rapid succession.
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Seal	Poised to strike.
Syntax:	SEAL <target> <delay in seconds>
Required:	200 mana
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Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:	2.0 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	The act of sealing a hypnotic trance primes it for use. You may seal your trance at any time for three seconds and upwards, and suggestions tick periodically every four seconds there after. However, if you seal your trance while your victim suffers from a deadened mind, the trance will sink more deeply into their psyche, tying itself more intrinsically and becoming vastly more potent when triggered(*). * The delay can be set as low as one second, and the suggestions trigger every three seconds there after.
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Analyse	Discover the implanted suggestions in someone.
Syntax:	ANALYSE <target|ME>
Required:
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Works against:	Adventurers and self
Cooldown:	1.50 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	With this ability, you may analyse a person's state of mind (including your own), to determine any hypnotic suggestions that may be implanted.
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Impulse	Some pressure here, some manipulation there.
Syntax:	IMPULSE <target> <suggestion>
Required:
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Works against:
Cooldown:	1.70 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	It is one thing to sink your mark into a hypnotic trance and set their mind into a downward spiral, but quite another to simply lay them low with a glance. Nevertheless, you are now equal to both tasks. By triggering impulses in the mind of your victim, you may inflict them with one of the trivial suggestions(*) that are known to you. * See ab hypnosis for the list of trivial suggestions.
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Cleanse	Clean yourself or another of suggestions.
Syntax:	CLEANSE <adventurer/ME> <suggestion>
Required:
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Works against:	Adventurers and self
Cooldown:
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Details:	This ability allows you to cleanse hypnotic suggestions from an individual. You may also cleanse yourself, but in this instance you can only remove suggestions that would force you to carry out a physical action.
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Mesmerise	Much subtler, near-undetectable hypnosis.
Syntax:	MESMERISE <target>
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	By mesmerising a victim, you will be able to greatly increase the chance of them overlooking your attempts to remove their hard earned possessions via pickpocketing.
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Imprint	Store the mental state of your subject.
Syntax:	HYPNOTIC IMPRINT <target> HYPNOTIC IMPRINT FORGET <person> HYPNOTIC IMPRINT FORGET ALL HYPNOTIC IMPRINT LIST
Required:
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Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	This greatest of the hypnotic arts allows you to store the mental state of a subject, greatly increasing the speed of future hypnosis attempts against that person. Note that you may only hold up to five imprints at any one time.
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Trivial suggestions

Amnesia	Causes the victim to forget to do his next action.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> AMNESIA
Required:
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Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Details:	Causes the victim to forget to do his next action.
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Paranoia	They are out to get you, believe me.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> PARANOIA
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	They are out to get you, believe me.
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Loneliness	Fear of being left on your own.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> LONELINESS
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Fear of being left on your own.
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Claustrophobia	Fear of enclosed spaces.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> CLAUSTROPHOBIA
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	Fear of enclosed spaces.
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Stuttering	Anxious difficulty with speech.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> STUTTERING
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Anxious difficulty with speech.
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Hallucinations	Vivid hallucinations to plague your foe.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> HALLUCINATIONS
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Details:	Vivid hallucinations to plague your foe.
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Dementia	Hugely distorts victim's perception of the world.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> DEMENTIA
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Details:	Hugely distorts victim's perception of the world.
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Deadening	Weakening of the mind.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> DEADENING
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Weakening of the mind.
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Epilepsy	Throw your victim's nervous system into disarray.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> EPILEPSY
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	Throw your victim's nervous system into disarray.
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Agoraphobia	Fear of open spaces.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> AGORAPHOBIA
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	Fear of open spaces.
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Masochism	The love of your own pain.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> MASOCHISM
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Details:	The love of your own pain.
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Recklessness	Ignorance of health and disregard for well-being.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> RECKLESSNESS
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	Ignorance of health and disregard for well-being.
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Vertigo	Fear of heights.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> VERTIGO
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	Fear of heights.
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Confusion	Causes the mind to become confounded.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> CONFUSION
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	Causes the mind to become confounded.
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Stupidity	Abject, stumbling idiocy.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> STUPIDITY
Required:
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Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Details:	Abject, stumbling idiocy.
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Complex Suggestions

Clumsiness	Inability to use weaponry effectively.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> CLUMSINESS
Required:
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Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Details:	Inability to use weaponry effectively.
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Addiction	A terrible addiction.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> ADDICTION
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	A terrible addiction.
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Pacifism	Loss of desire to cause anyone harm.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> PACIFISM
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Details:	Loss of desire to cause anyone harm.
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Hypersomnia	A condition that prevents insomnia.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> HYPERSOMNIA
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	A condition that prevents insomnia.
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Lethargy	A distinct lack of energy.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> LETHARGY
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	A distinct lack of energy.
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Anorexia	Loss of desire to eat.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> ANOREXIA
Required:
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Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	Loss of desire to eat.
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Disrupt	Destroy your opponent's mental equilibrium.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> DISRUPT
Required:
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Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	Destroy your opponent's mental equilibrium.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Generosity	Indiscriminate, overwhelming generosity.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> GENEROSITY
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
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Details:	Indiscriminate, overwhelming generosity.
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Action	The ability to suggest an action of your choice.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> ACTION <command>
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Details:	This potent suggestion will allow you to directly implant a command into the mind of your victim, which they will have no choice but to perform once their trance is activated.
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Hypochondria	The conviction that one is constantly afflicted.
Syntax:	SUGGEST <target> HYPOCHONDRIA
Required:
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Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Adventurers
Cooldown:
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Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	The conviction that one is constantly afflicted.
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