Taunt

Taunt provokes an enemy into dropping its guard: it lowers the target's armour class and makes its spells more likely to fail.


Ability	Charisma
Requires training	No
Armour check penalty	None
Available to	Every class
Counts as an attack	Yes
Cooldown	6 seconds against the same target

Skill point cost by class

One point per rank: Barbarian, Bard, Blackguard, Paladin, Skald.

Two points per rank: Arcane Archer, Assassin, Cleric, Divine Champion, Druid, Dwarven Defender, Elite Guard, Fighter, God's Eye Scout, Monk, Northern Templar, Pale Master, Purple Dragon Knight, Ranger, Red Dragon Disciple, Rogue, Shadowdancer, Shifter, Sorcerer, Warlock, Weapon Master, Wizard.

The check

Your d20 + your Taunt rank against the target's d20 + its Concentration rank. A tie succeeds.

A target with the Bullheaded feat adds +2 to its side of the roll.

What a success does


Armour class	reduced by your Taunt rank minus the target's Concentration rank, to a maximum of 6
Spell failure	30%
Duration	30 seconds
The target	turns and attacks you

The armour class penalty is applied only when that subtraction comes out above zero. A success whose numbers are level or negative still applies the 30% spell failure. The two dice decide whether the taunt lands and nothing else: the size of the penalty is settled by the two skill ranks before either die is thrown.

Taunts do not stack. A new one on the same target replaces the one already there.

When it is refused

the target is not hostile to you
the target can neither see nor hear you
the target is a party member, or is protected from harm
you are already busy with another timed action
the area has player versus player turned off
the target is a player below your level and outside your level range

Your character walks to the target before the attempt begins.

Required for

Nothing requires ranks in Taunt.