Distraction

Distraction
Type	Bard
Effect type	Activated
Range	Short
Activation	40
Cooldown	30s
Requires	Level 8
Description	The bard's performance, replete with dizzying flourishes, is designed to distract and confuse. The target forgets who it was fighting and becomes disorientated unless it passes a mental resistance check.

Distraction is a rogue talent from the Bard specialization in Dragon Age: Origins.

Information

• If the target fails a Mental Resistance check against the Cunning attribute:
  • The target is dazed for 5s (this is the same effect as caused by Disorient).
  • Threat for all enemies of the target is set to 1.
• Range: 8m.
• Conjuration time: 1s.
• 30 Threat is supposed to be drawn from the target. As of Patch 1.02, no Threat is drawn.

Notes

• Activation base is in Stamina and values vary with fatigue%.
• Distraction's applied penalty doesn't stack with itself.

See also

• Ability mechanics