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Mundane Hypnosis

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Mundane Hypnosis

Profession (hypnotist)

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Profession (hypnotist)

Although largely based in entertainment, hypnosis can

easily serve functions outside the realm of performance

although it is unlikely that most fantasy settings will have

heard of anything remotely resembling “pscyhology” or

“hypnotherapy,” let alone put them into practice. Instead, as

a practical tool, hypnosis is likely to be used in aid of inter-

rogation, to break someone else’s hold on the subject’s mind,

and so on.

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Check: To initiate a hypnotic state, the subject must have

a calm mind—if their mind is agitated or fully aware and/

or unwilling, hypnosis simply will not work without ﬁ rst

artiﬁ cially calming it through drugs, sleep depravation or

the like. Someone not in such a calm state, regardless of how

it is achieved, automatically causes a Profession (hypnotist)

check made to initiate a hypnotic state to fail. If the calm

state exists for the entire stretch of time needed to induce the

hypnotic state, the hypnotist makes a Profession (hypnotist)

check, the result of which acts as the DC for the subject’s

Will save. Failing the save means the subject is in a hypnotic

state while success means no effect is incurred.

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Hypnotism does not work on a subject of animal

Intelligence or worse, nor does it work on creatures unaf-

fected by mind-affecting abilities. Subjects add any special

save bonuses against mind-affecting abilities to their Will

saves against hypnotism.

Requires the use of the Dungeons & Dragons Player’s

Handbook, Third Edition, published by Wizards of the

Coast, Inc. This product utilizes updated material from the

v.3.5 revision.

Using a rhythmic object (e.g., a swaying pendulum) as a

focus to aid in the process grants a +1 circumstance bonus to

initiate a hypnotic state. Doing so requires the subject retain

eye contact with this focus at all times. This bonus is not ap-

plied to subsequent checks to illicit a desired result from the

The enchanter specialist wizard has been transformed

into its own 20-level base class. The standard wizard found

in the PHB remains the typical, universal wizard base class.

Specialists and Multi-Classing

Specialists cannot multi-class with other specialist wizard

classes of schools prohibited by any current specialist wiz-

ard classes. Furthermore, if the character later multi-classes

into any other spellcasting classes, be they divine or arcane

in nature, spells from prohibited schools remain beyond the

character’s ability to learn.

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Specialists and Multi-Classing

subject.

(1 round for 0-level spells) and inﬂ icts 1d4 hit point damage

per spell level (1 point for 0-level spells.)

Once a hypnotic state is achieved, additional Profession

(hypnotist) checks are needed with each additional result

you wish to garner from the subject. The possible results

vary:

This may only be used on spells that require memoriza-

tion, such as those of the wizard class.

Suggestion : The subject may be inﬂ uenced in much the

same way as the suggestion spell, although the heightened

state of malleability that hypnotism brings about usually

makes the desired result more likely to occur. Resisting the

suggestion requires a DC (10 + amount the Profession check

succeeded by) Will save.

It is also possible to install a post-hypnotic suggestion that

will occur once the hypnotic state ends, although it may be

resisted in the same fashion as a normal hypnotic sugges-

tion. A post-hypnotic suggestion can be activated at a given

time or under speciﬁ c circumstances (such as with a code

word, speciﬁ c condition or place, etc.), and will normally

end once activated; programming the subject so the post-

hypnotic suggestion will occur for more than one instance

increases the Profession (hypnotist) DC to achieve the de-

sired result. The post-hypnotic suggestion will disappear on

its own if not activated within as many weeks as the hypno-

tist has Profession (hypnotist) ranks.

Acquire Information : Asking the subject to reveal informa-

tion consciously or unconsciously held within his memo-

ry. Examples include the truth of a speciﬁ c matter, a pass

phrase, lock combination or location of a desired item.

Delusion : Hypnosis for the sake of entertainment involves

inducing hallucinations and/or delusions, such as making

the subject believe they are a chicken or existing within a

false situation.

A minor delusion requires very little in the way of con-

vincing the subject. The delusion likely has a great deal of

basis in reality, but merely alters how the subject perceives

and interacts with that false existence the hypnotist creates

for him. Making the subject believe he is talking with some-

one he knows, regardless of that false person’s behavior,

would be an example of a minor delusion.

A major delusion involves grand changes to the subject’s

perception of their common reality. Making a peasant be-

lieve he was talking with a great and powerful dragon (a

creature he’s highly unlikely to encounter in his life) or that

he is breathing underwater while visiting a merman king

would both be examples of major delusions.

Suppress Session : A subject normally remembers every-

thing that happened during a hypnotic state once brought

back to full awareness. The hypnotist may, however, choose

to suppress part or all of the session. The longer and more

difﬁ cult the subject’s hypnotic state, however, and the more

memories from the session that are to be suppressed the

more difﬁ cult it will be for the hypnotist to succeed.

The affect of a delusion depends on any number of cir-

cumstances and should be left to the GM to determine. The

hypnotist can spend a standard action to end the delusion

whenever he wants, otherwise it can last as long as the sub-

ject remains hypnotized.

Instill Bonus : Hypnotism can be used to instill a conﬁ -

dence and clarity of mind that temporarily enhances one’s

capacity to perform. The hypnotist can choose to provide

either a temporary +2 circumstance bonus to the subject’s

Will save or a +2 circumstance bonus to a skill of the hyp-

notist’s choosing (the subject must have at least one rank in

the skill.) This bonus does not come into affect until after the

subject is released from the hypnotic state and lasts 1 round

following release, plus one additional round per point the

skill check to induce the result succeeds by.

Uncover Suppressed Memory : A memory that has been lost

or suppressed may be recovered by probing the mind for a

way through or around whatever is preventing recall. When

the block is artiﬁ cially caused by spell, psionic or other abil-

ity it is typically more difﬁ cult to release the memory. If a

memory is large or complex, the GM may wish to break it

down into components, each of which requires a separate

successful check with failure leaving holes in the memory.

Undo Mind-Affecting Ability : Be the effect caused by a spell,

psionic power or something else entirely, hypnosis can be

used to remove a mind-affecting effect currently working

upon the subject. For instance, a hypnotist may attempt to

remove the effects of a charm person spell currently affecting

the hypnotized subject.

Separate checks may be made to instill both the skill (or

multiple skills) and save bonus into the subject to be in effect

simultaneously.

A cumulative +1 bonus is applied to all Profession (hyp-

notist) check for every previous instance of the subject hav-

ing been hypnotized in the past week because their will is

more receptive and malleable.

A hypnotized subject can be brought back to a normal

state of awareness by the hypnotist at any time as a stan-

dard action. Any condition that requires a spellcaster make

a Concentration check also requires the subject make a Will

save against that same DC or else he will be brought out

of the hypnotic state. The subject may also attempt to bring

himself out of the hypnotic state by making another Will

save against the initial Profession (hypnotist) result from the

check that put him into the state to begin with. However, be-

Return Spent Spell : Although a spell’s magic is erased

from memory once cast, even the power contained within

the lowest level magic is too great to touch a mind without

leaving some manner of impression. Through hypnotism, it

is possible to seek out these “footprints” and revive them

into active memory, thus allowing the spellcaster to regain

use of that spell for the day as though it had not been cast.

Failure is not without its risks, however. If the check fails,

the subject must make a DC (10 + amount the check failed

by + spell’s level) Will saving throw. Failure causes arcane

feedback that dazes the subject for 1d4 rounds per spell level

cause his hypnotized mind is more easily manipulated, this

saving throw suffers a –4 penalty. The subject is also entirely

aware of what’s going on while hypnotized and will remem-

ber everything unless directed otherwise with the suppress

session result.

The instill bonus result takes (1d10 x subject’s existing

ranks in skill) rounds to bring about in the case of the skill

bonus or (1d4 x subject’s base Will save bonus) rounds for

the save bonus.

The return spent spell result takes 1d2 rounds per level of

the spell (1 round for 0-level spells.)

Hypnotists can try to eek out a living, as with any other

Profession skill, in serious endeavors or he may use it in per-

formances. In the latter case, income is determined as per

the Perform skill rather than Profession.

The suggestion result takes one full-round if it is to occur

while the subject is in the hypnotic state. A post-hypnotic sug-

gestion requires 1d8+2 minutes to prepare.

The suppress session result takes one standard action per

result/memory to be suppressed.

Table 1: Hypnosis Result DCs

Desired Result

Acquire information

d20 + subject’s Will save

modiﬁ er

The uncover suppressed memory session takes 1d4 minutes

per memory.

Instill bonus

The undo mind-affecting ability result takes 1 round + 1 ad-

ditional round per point of the mind-affecting ability’s save

DC above 15.

Major delusion

5 + subject’s Will save mod-

iﬁ er

Minor delusion

Subject’s Will save modi-

ﬁ er

Try Again: Any attempt to induce a hypnotic state upon

a subject may be retried, although a cumulative −2 penalty is

suffered per every failed attempt in the past 24 hours, wheth-

er that failure was by the current hypnotist or someone else.

Retrying a failed attempt to bring about a desired result on

a hypnotized subject may also be retried, with a cumulative

+2 increase to the DC per previous failure at that result dur-

ing the current session. Attempts to use the skill to earn an

income (typically as a performer) may not be retried.

Special: If you have the Mesmerist feat, you may per-

form hypnotism-related tasks in a reduced amount of time.

Recover spent spell

15 + triple spell’s level

Suggestion

5 + subject’s Will save mod-

iﬁ er

Suggestion, post-hypnotic

15 + subject’s Will save

modiﬁ er + 2 per instance it

will occur beyond the ﬁ rst

instance

15 + 1 per every hypnotic

result a empted (success-

ful or not) during the ses-

sion + 1 per every result to

be suppressed

Suppress session

Special Weakness: Having recently undergone hypnosis

weakens the subject’s mind to external inﬂ uence. A subject

that has undergone hypnosis within the past 24 hours suf-

fers a −4 penalty to Will saves against mind-affecting effects.

This penalty is reduced to −2 if hypnosis has occurred in the

past three days.

Uncover suppressed memo-

15 (or 5 + ability save DC

if suppressed by a spell or

similar eﬀ ect)

Undo mind-aﬀ ecting ability

5 + mind-aﬀ ecting ability’s

original save DC

New Feats

Along with the new feats to be found in this section, also

introduced is an entirely new category of feats. Specialist

feats are only available to specialist wizards, and most only

to a speciﬁ c type of specialist.

Subject’s Inclination

Towards Result

DC Modiﬁ er

Favorable

−1 to −4 (1d4)

Reluctant

+1 or +2 (1d2)

Unwilling

+3 to +6 (1d4+2)

Charmer (Specialist)

You may use your natural charm to determine the

strength of your enchantments.

Prerequisites: 5 levels of enchanter, Sense Motive 8

ranks

Action: The time needed to hypnotize someone is 1d8+2

rounds for subjects with a total Will save bonus of +5 or less

against mind-affecting abilities, 1d2 minutes for a save bo-

nus of +6 to +12, 1d4+2 minutes for a save bonus of +13 to

+25, and an additional 1d4 minutes per range of +10 beyond

+25.

Beneﬁ ts: While casting a mind-affecting spell, you can

double the normal casting time in order to use a Charisma

check plus the spell’s level to set the spell’s saving throw

DC. You gain a +1 bonus to this check for every 5 ranks of

Sense Motive you possess, and you must maintain eye con-

tact with your subject at all times. So, if a character has 16

Charisma (+3 bonus) and 12 ranks of Sense Motive (+2 bo-

nus), a d20 roll of 12 would result in a save DC of 20 for a

The acquire information result takes as long as is needed to

both ask and answer the question―typically one full-round

combined.

The delusion result typically takes a full-round to build,

although some minor versions are only a standard action

while more complex delusions will take longer.

Table 1: Hypnosis Result DCs

New Feats

Charmer (Specialist)

Table 2: New Feats

Feat Prerequisites

Charmer * 5 levels of enchanter, Sense Motive 8 ranks

Forbidden Lore * 1 level of any specialist wizard class, Int 12

Master of Minds Skill Focus (Profession [hypnotism]), Profession

(hypnotism) 4 ranks

Mental Wall (Type) Iron Will

Mesmerist (General)

You are an effective hypnotist.

Prerequisites: Profession (hypnotist) 4

ranks, Sense Motive 4 ranks

Beneﬁ ts: Inducing a hypnotic state and at-

tempting a hypnosis result requires half the

usual amount of time, to a minimum of one

standard action.

Mesmerist

Profession (hypnotist) 4 ranks, Sense Motive 4

ranks

Specialist Familiar (Specialist)

Your familiar is altered into a creature more

suited to your specialty.

4 levels of any single specialist wizard class,

Charisma 14+

Specialist Familiar *

Strengthen Charm

1 level of enchanter, Negotiator

Ties that Bind

4 levels of enchanter, Iron Will

Prerequisites: 4 levels of any single special-

ist wizard class, Charisma 14+

Unﬂ appable

Iron Will, Concentration 8 ranks, Wis 14

* This is a Specialist feat

Beneﬁ ts: Your familiar gains the follow-

ing abilities, as beﬁ tting your specialty wizard

class:

● Enchanter : Cast charm person 1/day, using its HD plus

its master’s Cha modiﬁ er as its caster level.

level 3 mind-affecting spell. Should the roll result in a DC

lower than it would be if the spell had been cast normally,

the rolled DC stands.

Forbidden Lore (Specialist)

You know a spell that you, as a specialist, should not.

Strengthen Charm (Specialist)

Your smooth talking may increase a charmed person’s

willingness to do what you want.

Prerequisites: 1 level of any specialist wizard class, Int

12+

Prerequisites: 1 level of enchanter, Negotiator

Beneﬁ ts: You can learn one spell of your prohibited mag-

ic school, to a maximum spell level equal to your Intelligence

bonus.

Beneﬁ ts: As a full-round action, you may make a

Diplomacy check as a standard action in order to increase

a charmed subject’s willingness to do something they

wouldn’t normally do. Use the Diplomacy check’s result

as the DC for the subject’s Will saving throw. If the saving

throw succeeds, you gain no additional beneﬁ t but if it fails

you gain a +1 bonus to your Charisma check to inﬂ uence

the charmed subject’s actions. Increase this bonus by an ad-

ditional +1 for every 2 points the subject’s save against your

Diplomacy check failed by.

Master of Minds (Type) (General)

You excel at a particular aspect of hypnotism.

Prerequisites: Skill Focus (Profession [hypnotism]),

Profession (hypnotism) 4 ranks

Beneﬁ t: Choose a particular type of result from the

Profession (hypnotism) skill, such as major delusion or in-

still bonus. When trying to bring about that result, you gain

a +4 competence bonus to your Profession (hypnotism)

check. You may also take this feat and apply it to initiating

the hypnotic state.

Ties that Bind (Specialist)

You are better able to inﬂ uence people you’ve previously

charmed .

Special: You may take this feat more than once, each

time applying it to an additional result. Doing so increases

the required amount of Profession (hypnotism) ranks by 2

per additional result beyond the ﬁ rst.

Prerequisites: 4 levels of enchanter, Iron Will

Beneﬁ ts: If you have succeeded at casting a Charm upon

the subject within as many days as your Charisma score, all

successive Charms against that same subject increase their

saving throw DC by +2.

Mental Wall (Type) (General)

You are better able to resist mind-affecting effects.

Unflappable (General)

You are not easily inﬂ uenced or moved to emotion.

Prerequisites: Iron Will

Beneﬁ ts: You gain a +4 competence bonus against either

Charm or Compulsion effects, as selected when this feat is

ﬁ rst chosen

Special: This feat may be selected more than once, allow-

ing you to select the option (Charm or Compulsion) that was

not selected the ﬁ rst time.

Prerequisites: Iron Will, Concentration 8 ranks, Wis 14

Beneﬁ ts: You gain a +4 competence bonus to any roll op-

posing a Charisma check or Charisma-based skill, such as

Diplomacy or Intimidate.

Table 2: New Feats

Mesmerist (General)

Specialist Familiar (Specialist)

Forbidden Lore (Specialist)

Strengthen Charm (Specialist)

Master of Minds (Type) (General)

Ties that Bind (Specialist)

Mental Wall (Type) (General)

Unflappable (General)

The Enchanter Core Class

Life becomes a quirky thing if one masters magics in-

tended to twist, bend and break the will of others. It should

go without saying that enchanters are accustomed to getting

their way and do not always hold the wishes of others in

the highest regard, especially when in contention with the

enchanter’s own designs and desires.

on his feet to use his spells’ effects in a creative manner that

gains a beneﬁ t beyond the direct results of the spell itself. An

enchanter who lacks this creative wit will extremely limit his

usefulness.

Alignment

Most enchanters tend towards law over chaos due to

their love of ordered, controlled thought, but neutrality

stands above evil over good because it can rarely be said

that twisting someone’s mind to one’s command is a mat-

ter of upstanding behavior although it need not necessarily

stretch into the realms of foul darkness.

Religion

Adventures

Enchanters must often prepare their spells with a general

idea of what they will be facing because so many of their

spells affect creatures of speciﬁ ed types and/or HD thresh-

olds. They are especially effective against weak-willed op-

ponents, but rely upon others to protect them against those

with imposing minds or against constructs and most of the

undead. An enchanter is only as good as the weak wills of

those who oppose them, making him a willing team player

in preparation for those instances when his mind is not the

strongest upon the ﬁ eld.

One’s faith is not often an issue for an enchanter, except

in the case of gods that favor free will, choice and fate. In

such instances, an enchanter’s tampering with the will of

others directly contrasts with such religions and are unlikely

to be selected.

Background

Characteristics

An enchanter need not only know the strengths and

weaknesses of their spells, but also those of his spells’ sub-

jects. A certain degree of cunning is also required to make

the most use of however the enchanter chooses to twist his

subject’s thoughts and behavior. Merely succeeding at the

casting is not enough―the enchanter must be able to think

Enchanters tend not to get along with each other because

they know how susceptible the mind is to tampering. As

such, they become paranoid around others of their ilk, full

knowing that their peers are equally aware of this suscepti-

bility. Even other wizards and specialists are avoided more

so than most other people because even such dabblers in en-

chantment are capable of inﬂ icting their will upon others,

even if only to a far more limited degree.

Table 3: The Enchanter

Base

Attack

Bonus

——–——————— Spells per Day —–———————

Level

Fort

Save

Ref

Save

Will

Save

Special

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

1st

Summon familiar,

strength of character

3 1 ————————

2nd

Force of will +1

—

3rd

Bonus spell

—

4th

Charming +1

—

5th

Bonus feat

—

6th

Force of will +2

—

7th

Bonus spell

—

8th

Charming +2

—

9th

Bonus spell

—

10th +5

Bonus feat

—

11th +5

—

12th +6/+1

Charming +3

—

13th +6/+1

Force of will +3

—

14th +7/+2

Bonus spell

—

15th +7/+2

—

16th +8/+3

+10

Charming +4

—

17th +8/+3

+10

Bonus feat

18th +9/+4

+11

Force of will +4

19th +9/+4

+11

Bonus spell

20th +10/+5

+12

Charming +5

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