Befuddle (Mind •••)

Practice: Fraying
Primary Factor: Potency
Withstand: Composure or Resolve
Suggested Rote Skills: Intimidation, Persuasion, Science

The mage lowers one of her subject’s Mental or Social Attributes. Each level of Potency reduces one of the subject’s Social or Mental Attributes by one dot, to a minimum of 1. Lowering Attributes also reduces any derived Advantages, such as Willpower or Initiative.

+1 Reach: The mage may decrease an additional Mental or Social Attribute for each additional Reach spent, dividing the Potency of the spell among them.