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Preparation for Attack

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	'''Affirmation''' is an [[Knowledge Points\|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability\|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study\|study]] of [[Empowerment (sage study)\|Empowerment]] that enhances a combatant's confidence and mental preparedness before engaging in [[Combat\|combat]]. Characters with this knowledge develop the ability to steel themselves against anticipated threats, granting them a focused resilience when they recognize a [[Saving Throws\|saving throw]] is imminent. This allows them to apply a '''+2 save adjustment''' when resisting an expected effect and further mitigates harm by reducing incoming [[Damage (hit points)\|damage]] by '''-1 per die'''. This preparation is not magical but stems from trained discipline and controlled mental conditioning, enabling the character to brace against known dangers with heightened resolve.		'''Affirmation''' is an [[Knowledge Points\|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability\|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study\|study]] of [[Empowerment (sage study)\|Empowerment]] that enhances a combatant's confidence and mental preparedness before engaging in [[Combat\|combat]]. Characters with this knowledge develop the ability to steel themselves against anticipated threats, granting them a focused resilience when they recognize a [[Saving Throws\|saving throw]] is imminent. This allows them to apply a '''+2 save adjustment''' when resisting an expected effect and further mitigates harm by reducing incoming [[Damage (hit points)\|damage]] by '''-1 per die'''. This preparation is not magical but stems from trained discipline and controlled mental conditioning, enabling the character to brace against known dangers with heightened resolve.

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 [[File:Affirmation (ability).jpg|right|490px|thumb|A fighter prepares for the magical attack he knows is coming]]
-'''Affirmation''' is an [[Knowledge Points|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study|study]] of [[Empowerment (sage study)|Empowerment]] that enhances a combatant’s confidence and mental preparedness before engaging in [[Combat|combat]]. Characters with this knowledge develop the ability to steel themselves against anticipated threats, granting them a focused resilience when they recognize a [[Saving Throws|saving throw]] is imminent. This allows them to apply a '''+2 save adjustment''' when resisting an expected effect and further mitigates harm by reducing incoming [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] by '''-1 per die'''. This preparation is not magical but stems from trained discipline and controlled mental conditioning, enabling the character to brace against known dangers with heightened resolve.
+'''Affirmation''' is an [[Knowledge Points|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study|study]] of [[Empowerment (sage study)|Empowerment]] that enhances a combatant's confidence and mental preparedness before engaging in [[Combat|combat]]. Characters with this knowledge develop the ability to steel themselves against anticipated threats, granting them a focused resilience when they recognize a [[Saving Throws|saving throw]] is imminent. This allows them to apply a '''+2 save adjustment''' when resisting an expected effect and further mitigates harm by reducing incoming [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] by '''-1 per die'''. This preparation is not magical but stems from trained discipline and controlled mental conditioning, enabling the character to brace against known dangers with heightened resolve.
+[[Category: Sage Abilities]][[Category: Reviewed]]

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-'''Affirmation''' is an amateur-status [[Sage Ability|sage ability]] that increases a combatant's confidence prior to entering [[Combat|combat]].  Characters with this knowledge are able to prepare themselves for a [[Saving Throws|saving throw]] '''they know is coming''', allowing them a '''+2 save adjustment''' and a further easing of '''-1 damage per die''' causing [[Damage (hit points)|damage]].
+'''Affirmation''' is an [[Knowledge Points|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study|study]] of [[Empowerment (sage study)|Empowerment]] that enhances a combatant’s confidence and mental preparedness before engaging in [[Combat|combat]]. Characters with this knowledge develop the ability to steel themselves against anticipated threats, granting them a focused resilience when they recognize a [[Saving Throws|saving throw]] is imminent. This allows them to apply a '''+2 save adjustment''' when resisting an expected effect and further mitigates harm by reducing incoming [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] by '''-1 per die'''. This preparation is not magical but stems from trained discipline and controlled mental conditioning, enabling the character to brace against known dangers with heightened resolve.
 == Preparation for Attack ==
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 If the character cannot take the time to do this — and importantly, this concentration '''cannot take place''' in the middle of combat or at any time when the character is stressed or distracted by things that are going on!  The character must have quiet; there must be sufficient time to think; and the character must know what to expect, and have reason to expect it.  A character cannot randomly prepare for something which is unlikely to be a threat at the present.
-if these conditions are met, then the bonuses gained more than justify the time taken to be ready to face the ''known'' dangers at hand.
+If these conditions are met, then the bonuses gained more than justify the time taken to be ready to face the ''known'' dangers at hand.
 See [[Empowerment (sage study)|Empowerment]]

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 To employ the ability, the character must know what sort of [[Natural Abilities|special attack]] is coming.  There are many possible forms of attack, including [[Breath Weapon|breath weapon]], [[Energy Drain|energy drain]], [[Heat|heat]], [[Charm|charm]], [[Poison (substance)|poison]] and [[Spellcasting|spellcasting]] — far more than can be listed here.  What matters is that the form of attack is '''expected''', enabling the character to muster his or her courage and make conscious plans to survive.  Affirmation enables the character to inwardly provide the self-confidence and skill needed in a time of trouble.
-''For example'', the character learns that entering a certain cave will bring on an encounter with a [[Dragon|dragon]].  Normally, there would be little the character could do but go in and fight, and hope for the best.  However, through '''affirmation''', the character reasons out what will need to be done: on what side to bring an attack, how best to employ a shield, what to watch out for in the dragon's movements or the dragon's eyes ... and what to do, exactly, when the dragon breathes.
+''For example'', the character learns that entering a certain [[Cave|cave]] will bring on an encounter with a [[Dragon|dragon]].  Normally, there would be little the character could do but go in and fight, and hope for the best.  However, through '''affirmation''', the character reasons out what will need to be done: on what side to bring an attack, how best to employ a shield, what to watch out for in the dragon's movements or the dragon's eyes ... and what to do, exactly, when the dragon breathes.
 Note that it is '''NOT''' the creature that is prepared against, but the '''form of attack'''!  Knowing what that will be, the character sits, meditates for five full rounds without interruption and then announces that he or she is "ready."  Then, so long as the attack occurs within the next hour, the character will gain the bonuses listed above.

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−	[[File:Affirmation (ability).jpg\|right\|~~455px~~\|thumb\|A fighter prepares for the magical attack he knows is coming]]	+	[[File:Affirmation (ability).jpg\|right\|420px\|thumb\|A fighter prepares for the magical attack he knows is coming]]
	'''Affirmation''' is an amateur-status [[Sage Ability\|sage ability]] that increases a combatant's confidence prior to entering [[Combat\|combat]]. Characters with this knowledge are able to prepare themselves for a [[Saving Throws\|saving throw]] '''they know is coming''', allowing them a +2 save adjustment and a further easing of -1 damage per die causing [[Damage (hit points)\|damage]].		'''Affirmation''' is an amateur-status [[Sage Ability\|sage ability]] that increases a combatant's confidence prior to entering [[Combat\|combat]]. Characters with this knowledge are able to prepare themselves for a [[Saving Throws\|saving throw]] '''they know is coming''', allowing them a +2 save adjustment and a further easing of -1 damage per die causing [[Damage (hit points)\|damage]].