Empathic Tug (1140)
Duration: 10 Minutes, Refreshable

By heightening and projecting their innate sense of empathy, the Empath is able to potentially dissuade would-be attackers. Should the target come under the effects of this spell, his oncoming attack will be aborted entirely. As the attacker must be in close contact with the Empath, only melee attacks and close-quarters maneuvers are affected by this spell. Ranged and thrown attacks, as well as spells are not affected. Empathic Tug’s effects can only work on creatures capable of emotion. As the undead are normally able to feel only hatred and rage they mount a significant resistance to the spell’s effects, while magical constructs such as golems are completely immune.

Empathic tug has an activation chance of 10% + (Mental Mana Control bonus/20)

Empathic magic of this nature is synergistic, and grants beneficial effects to the spells of Empathy (1108), Cry for Help (1116), Empathic Link (1117), and Sympathy (1120). When Empathic Tug is active, casts of Empathy, Empathic Link, and Sympathy will be granted a slight to moderate TD pushdown on all applicable targeted foes. This variable TD pushdown is increased by training in Mental Lore: Telepathy. Cry for Help has been updated to allow for the spell to be activated under extreme duress, and when used in conjunction with Empathic Tug, the spell will provide a short-lived increase in the chance of Empathic Tug’s activation. While the standard effects of Cry for Help can be used continuously by the Empath, due to its taxing nature the synergistic activation can only be used once per hour.