Aer, the Poet’s Curse

Cost: Imbue 1 Legend
Subject: One Target
Range: Long
Action: Simple
You recite a bit of satireof verse that can ruin reputations, or even kill. Select one target whose name you know. This name need not be their true name, but must be something they are known by. For the rest of the Scene, you may make attacks for the rest of the scene using only your words. These attacks use the Social+Culture rolls. These attacks ignore armor and cover but do not gain the benefits of Weapon Tags or Ranged attack stunts (except Inflict Damage and Critical Hit). If the Target cannot hear your words, or does not speak your language, they get +1 to Defense. These attacks cause injuries as normal, but any conditions are to their reputation rather than their body.

Once per scene, you can inflict a lasting condition on their reputation. It increases the difficulty of social actions by +1 until and unless they have either killed, or embarrassed the caster of this boon. This spends the imbued legend.