Mind puppet (4E)

4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons

This is a ritual description page for 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons.

Mind Puppet

You control the target like a puppet on a string.

Level: 11	Component Cost: 500 gp
Category: Binding	Market Price: 1,500 gp
Time: 10 minutes	Key Skill: Arcana
Duration: Variable

Perform this ritual on a willing or helpless creature. Your Arcana check suffers a penalty equal to half the target's level. Depending on the result, the ritual lasts for variable lengths of time. A result of zero or less is a failure.

Arcana Check Result	Duration
9 or lower	One hour
10-19	24 hours
20-29	3 days
30-39	One week
40 or higher	A fortnight

While the effect lasts, you control the creature like a puppet, its every action controlled by you. The works like a power with the Domination and Implement keywords. If you spend a standard action, you can completely control the target’s action, otherwise its action is to follow you around at a distance of 2 squares. If you wish the target to make an attack in combat or otherwise do something highly dangerous, you must make a Charisma vs. Will attack as a part of the standard action; if this fails the target does nothing this round.

The target does not normally get so makes saves to end the effect, but any effect that grants an additional save can be used to give the target a saving throw to break free. Trying to force the target to do actions that go completely against its nature also grants it an immediate chance to save against the effect.