Mindfulness (sage study)

Mindfulness is a sage study in the field of the Way of the Spirit, practicing heightened self-awareness, enabling the character to strengthen themselves, withstand supernatural forces and counteract the body's natural impulses towards hunger, the need for sleep, emotional weaknesses and other similar limitations.

Sage Abilities

The sage abilities below are those acquired by a character through the study, according to status.

Amateur Status

• Resist Fear or Curse: provides a +3 saving throw against fear and curse spells.
• Wakeful Sleep: enables the monk to remain semi-conscious while "sleeping."

Authority Status

• Mind Rest: enables the monk to remain conscious while "resting."
• Close Mind: resistance against ESP, sleep and charm spells.

Expert Status

• Banishment of Fear: become immune to fear.
• Spirit Sight: reveals the true nature of a creature, whether shape-shifted or something possessed.

Sage Status

• Appeasement: the power to eject unwelcome spirits, inhabitants or visitors into the consciousness of the monk.

See Monk Sage Abilities