Improved Mind Trick
MindUniversal- Cost
- 3 FP
- Activation
- Action
- Range
- 30 ft
- Recommended Lv
- Lv 7+
Effect
As an Action, you attempt a deeper and more forceful manipulation of a creature's mind. Choose a creature you can see within 30 ft. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw (DC = 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Wisdom modifier). On a failed save, overwhelming mental suggestion disrupts its thoughts and reflexes, and the creature becomes Stunned until the start of your next turn. On a successful save, it is unaffected and is immune to your Improved Mind Trick for 24 hours. Creatures immune to being Charmed or with an Intelligence of 4 or less automatically succeed the saving throw.
At the Table
A Padawan, cornered on a catwalk by a blaster-wielding bounty hunter, locks eyes and spends 3 FP to push a deeper suggestion into his mind. The hunter rolls his Wisdom save against your DC (8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your WIS modifier) and fails by a hair, so his thoughts and reflexes lock up and he's Stunned until the start of your next turn, his blaster frozen mid-raise. Time enough for the party to close 30 feet and disarm him before he shakes it off. Just don't waste it on that war droid sentry, its Intelligence of 4 or less means it shrugs the trick off automatically.
In the Lore
The Jedi mind trick is one of the most iconic applications of the Force's mental discipline, classically grouped under the Alter tradition in Legends as a refinement of Affect Mind. Obi-Wan Kenobi's "These aren't the droids you're looking for" on the Mos Eisley sandtroopers is its defining canon moment, with Luke and others wielding lesser versions across the saga. This stronger variant reflects how the most skilled practitioners can do far more than plant a single suggestion, overwhelming a target's mind outright, an escalation in line with how masters like Kenobi, Yoda, and various Sith bent weaker wills to their purpose. As the films and lore make clear, the trick fails against the strong-minded and the dull-witted alike, which is why Jabba the Hutt's resilience and battle droids' simple programming leave them untouched.