Sustained Duration

A Sustained Duration FX lasts as long as you take a free action each round to maintain it. Since you are capable of taking as many free actions as you wish, you can generally maintain any number of sustained FX, limited only by the Gamemaster's judgment. If you are incapable of taking free actions (Stunned or Unconscious, for example) then the FX lapses. You can maintain a sustained FX as a reaction (allowing you to attempt to maintain it if you are stunned, for example) for one round with a Focus check (DC 10 + FX rank). Make the check each round you maintain the FX as a reaction. A failed check means the FX lapses. 
See also:
* Decreased Duration
* Extended Duration
* Focus
* Using FX
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