Frighten

You lock eyes with an enemy, and your gaze fills your target's heart with fear. Frighten is a Perception Range attack, but is not a Mental FX, so you must first overcome your target's Reflex resistance with a successful Perception check to acquire your target. Blind targets, or enemies who cannot see you clearly, are not affected by your Frightening gaze. If you succeed, your target takes 1 Penalty to Attacks. If you succeed by 5 or more, your target instead takes 2 Penalties. If you succeed by 10 or more, your target is rendered Helpless, cowering in terror.
==Base FX==
* Inflict (1 cp/rank)
** Increased Range (+3)
** Sense-Dependent (-1)
==Extras==
* Additional Affliction: It's common for true terror to also adversely affect an enemy's performance in non-combat areas. Note that taking this extra reduces the maximum ranks on both afflictions by 1.
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