Mesmerizing Confusion

Overview

An innate magical ability to cause Confusion but requiring that the user peer into the target's eyes from within five feet.

Usage and Effects

This is not a spell, instead it is an innate ability that you can invoke as part of your mesmerization powers.

You stare into the eyes of a creature and assault and twist their mind, spawning delusions and provoking uncontrolled Actions. The creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw when you cast this spell or be affected by it (Ser Shadow's DC = 8 + proficiency + CHA Bonus).

An affected target can't take reactions and must roll a d10 at the start of each of its turns to determine its behavior for that turn.

• 1: The creature uses all its Movement to move in a random direction. To determine the direction, roll a d8 and assign a direction to each die face. The creature doesn't take an action this turn.
• 2-6: The creature doesn't move or take Actions this turn.
• 7-8: The creature uses its action to make a melee Attack against a randomly determined creature within its reach. If there is no creature within its reach, the creature does nothing this turn.
• 9-10: The creature can act and move normally.

At the end of its turns, an affected target can make a Wisdom saving throw. If it succeeds, this effect ends for that target.