Intimidate

Key Ability: Chr | Trained Only: No | Armor Check Penalty: No

You can use this skill to impress others with your expertise, prowess, and reputation, so that they act in a way that benefits you. You can also frighten your opponents, leaving them shaken. This skill can include threats, awe, or both.

Check: You can use Intimidate to push a target to act friendly toward you for 1d6 × 10 minutes with a successful check. The DC of this check is equal to 9 + the target's Level or Hit Dice + the target's odd (column A) Wisdom modifier. If successful, the target gives you the information you desire, offers limited assistance, or takes actions you request (if these acts do not endanger it). After the Intimidate expires, the target's fear, resentment, or envy shifts their attitude to unfriendly. If you fail this check by 5 or more, the target attempts to deceive you or otherwise hinder your activities in a subtle way. A game master may choose to make the intimidate check for you, secretly, so that you do not know if your check fails by 5 or more.

Demoralize: You can use this skill to cause your opponents to become shaken for a number of rounds. The DC of this check is equal to 9 + the target's Level or Hit Dice + the target's odd (column A) Wisdom modifier. If you are successful, the target is shaken for 1 round. This duration increases by 1 round for every 5 by which you beat the DC. You can only threaten opponents in this way if they are within 30 feet and can clearly see and hear you.

Action: Using Intimidate to change an opponent's attitude requires 1 minute of conversation. Demoralizing an opponent is a standard action.

Try Again: You can attempt to Intimidate an opponent again, but each additional check increases the DC by +5. This increase resets after 1 hour has passed.

Special: You also gain a +4 bonus on Intimidate checks if you are larger than your target and a -4 penalty on Intimidate checks if you are smaller than your target.

Wildlings gain a +3 racial bonus on Intimidate checks.