{
 "actions": "Two Actions",
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 "breadcrumbs_spa": [],
 "category": "spell",
 "component": [
  "somatic",
  "verbal"
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 "deity_markdown": "",
 "domain_markdown": "",
 "duration_raw": "varies",
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 "heighten": [
  "4th"
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  1,
  4
 ],
 "id": "spell-1118",
 "level": 1,
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 "markdown": "<title level=\"1\" right=\"Spell 1\" pfs=\"Standard\">[Forced Mercy](/Spells.aspx?ID=1118)</title>\n\n<traits>\r\n<trait label=\"Uncommon\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=159\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Emotion\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=60\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Enchantment\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=61\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Mental\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=106\" />\r\n</traits>\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"tiny\">\n\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Knights of Lastwall](/Sources.aspx?ID=123) pg. 93</row>\n\n**Traditions**\r\n[Divine](/SpellLists.aspx?Tradition=2), [Occult](/SpellLists.aspx?Tradition=3)\n\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">\r\n<row>**Cast**</row>\r\n<row><actions string=\"Two Actions\" /></row>\r\n<row>[somatic](/Rules.aspx?ID=283), [verbal](/Rules.aspx?ID=284)</row>\r\n</row>\n\n</row>\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**Range** 30 feet\n\n**Target** 1 creature\r\n</row>\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**Saving Throw** Will\r\n\r\n**Duration** varies\r\n</row>\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nYou soften the target's blows, ensuring they avoid vital areas and cause no lasting harm. All physical damage dealt by the target to living creatures becomes nonlethal and all persistent bleed damage dealt by the target is reduced to 0. This effect doesn't incur the typical –2 circumstance penalty for nonlethal attacks with a lethal weapon or attack. An unwilling target must attempt a Will save. A willing target can choose to critically fail their saving throw.\r\n\r\n**Critical Success** The creature is unaffected.<br />\r\n**Success** The creature is affected for 1 round.<br />\r\n**Failure** The creature is affected for 1d4 rounds.<br />\r\n**Critical Failure** The creature is affected for 1 minute.\n\n---\r\n**Heightened (4th)**  The range increases to 100 feet, and you can target up to 8 creatures.",
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 "name": "Forced Mercy",
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 "pfs": "Standard",
 "range": 30,
 "range_raw": "30 feet",
 "rarity": "uncommon",
 "release_date": "2022-05-25",
 "resistance": {},
 "saving_throw": "Will",
 "saving_throw_markdown": "Will",
 "school": "enchantment",
 "search_markdown": "<traits>\r\n<trait label=\"Uncommon\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=159\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Emotion\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=60\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Enchantment\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=61\" />\r\n<trait label=\"Mental\" url=\"/Traits.aspx?ID=106\" />\r\n</traits>\r\n\r\n<additional-info>\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Knights of Lastwall](/Sources.aspx?ID=123) pg. 93</row>\r\n\r\n**Traditions**\r\n[Divine](/SpellLists.aspx?Tradition=2), [Occult](/SpellLists.aspx?Tradition=3)\n\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">\r\n<row>**Cast**</row>\r\n<row><actions string=\"Two Actions\" /></row>\r\n<row>[somatic](/Rules.aspx?ID=283), [verbal](/Rules.aspx?ID=284)</row>\r\n</row>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n</row>\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**Range** 30 feet\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n**Target** 1 creature\r\n</row>\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n**Saving Throw** Will\r\n\r\n**Duration** varies\r\n</row>\r\n</additional-info>\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n<summary>\r\nYou soften the target's blows, ensuring they avoid vital areas and cause no lasting harm.\r\n</summary>",
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  "Knights of Lastwall"
 ],
 "source_raw": [
  "Knights of Lastwall pg. 93"
 ],
 "source_category": "Lost Omens",
 "source_markdown": "<row gap=\"tiny\">[Knights of Lastwall](/Sources.aspx?ID=123) pg. 93</row>",
 "speed": {},
 "summary": "You soften the target's blows, ensuring they avoid vital areas and cause no lasting harm.",
 "summary_markdown": "You soften the target's blows, ensuring they avoid vital areas and cause no lasting harm.",
 "target": "1 creature",
 "target_markdown": "1 creature",
 "text": " Forced Mercy Source Knights of Lastwall pg. 93 Traditions Divine, Occult Cast Two Actions somatic, verbal Range 30 feet Target 1 creature Saving Throw Will Duration varies --- You soften the target's blows, ensuring they avoid vital areas and cause no lasting harm. All physical damage dealt by the target to living creatures becomes nonlethal and all persistent bleed damage dealt by the target is reduced to 0. This effect doesn't incur the typical –2 circumstance penalty for nonlethal attacks with a lethal weapon or attack. An unwilling target must attempt a Will save. A willing target can choose to critically fail their saving throw. Critical Success The creature is unaffected. Success The creature is affected for 1 round. Failure The creature is affected for 1d4 rounds. Critical Failure The creature is affected for 1 minute. --- Heightened (4th) The range increases to 100 feet, and you can target up to 8 creatures.",
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  "Divine",
  "Occult"
 ],
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  "Emotion",
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  "Mental",
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 ],
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  "Emotion",
  "Enchantment",
  "Mental",
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 "type": "Spell",
 "url": "/Spells.aspx?ID=1118",
 "weakness": {}
}