EFFECT · condition
Shattered Composure
Description
Shattered Composure is a multi-mechanical hysterical breakdown condition. Combines movement speed zero, reaction locking, and defense penalties to mimic a total psychic collapse. Designed to be nested inside a larger psychic-wave capability to represent the full mechanical surface area of the meltdown.
Composed of Velocity Arrest (no movement), Blind Stun (reaction + perception denied), and a Cognitive & Agency Tag (defense penalty framing). This effect alone doesn't deal damage — it strips the target of all mechanical agency for the duration.
Tags
Composed primitives (3)
- Velocity ArrestCONDITION1× · 8 BU
- Cognitive & Agency TagCONDITION1× · 12 BU
- Medium DurationDURATION1× · 8 BU
Nests (1)
- Vertigo Spasms
**Vertigo Spasms** simulates complete inner-ear or mental disruption. The target experiences severe probability manipulation — every coordinated action becomes unreliable. The character's inner-ear or