Proselytize

This article is about the skill proselytize. For the effect, see Proselytized.

Proselytize

	Persuasion
	300 sp
	23 Ego
	25
	Persuasion_Proselytize

You persuade an intelligent creature to join you.

Proselytize is a skill which allows its users to attempt to recruit creatures to their side.

Using the skill takes 1000 action cost, a full turn.

When the player uses it, they will be asked for a direction, then attempt to proselytize the creature standing next to them in that direction. A successful usage will convince that creature to join the proselytizer indefinitely. Only one creature can be proselytized at a time, but a social coprocessor allows a second proselytized follower.

Mechanically, proselytize is an Ego-based attack versus the target creature's Mental Armor. However, a failed attempt will not make the target hostile, unlike failing an attempt at Beguiling.

Unlike beguiling, it is possible to proselytize creatures that have mental shields.

It is not possible to proselytize confused creatures.

Proselytize can be learned through water ritual with legendary Mechanimists; this includes Eschelstadt II, High Priest of the Stilt, who can be found on every run at the Six Day Stilt.

Proselytizing with Glotrot

If the player’s tongue has rotted away due to Glotrot, they will get this message when attempting to use Proselytize:

You cannot proselytize without a tongue.

Technical details

Proselytization functions as a mental attack against the creature that the player is attempting to proselytize. If the attack penetrates at least once (and the creature is able to be proselytized), then it succeeds and the creature is proselytized.

Proselytize's attack uses a singlet die of $ 1d8 $. Additionally, it uses the player's Ego modifier -6 to determine PV. The defending creature gets +1 to its defense modifier if it is already proselytized or has been rebuked, and an additional defense modifier (equal to the effect level) if it has been beguiled. Additionally, the creature gains a defense modifier equal to the amount of levels higher it is than you, with a minimum of 0. Thus the penetration roll against the creature has a PV of

$ {\text{Player's Ego Modifier}}-6 $

against the defence of

$ {\text{Target MA}}+{\text{defense modifier}} $

See the Penetration page for more details, as the above is a simplification for the purpose of explanation.

Immunity

Certain creatures are explicitly unable to be proselytized by the player; this immunity is unrelated to creature stats or mental shield, but is rather a special exemption due to their nature. These include:

• Clones of the player character or their currently controlled body, such as those produced by Evil Twin (D), gelatinous prisms or gelatinous antiprisms, hexagonal crystals, and Temporal Fugue. Clones budded from the use of cloning draught lack this property and may be proselytized.
• Wraith-Knight Templar of the Binary Honorum
• All Templar mecha, such as temple mecha mk IIs, temple mecha mk Ias and temple mecha mk Ibs.

Ability Cooldown

Proselytize's cooldown (CD) in rounds depends on the user's willpower (WI) attribute:

WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD
9	34	15	27	21	19	27	12
10	33	16	25	22	18	28	10
11	32	17	24	23	17	29	9
12	30	18	23	24	15	30	8
13	29	19	22	25	14	31	7
14	28	20	20	26	13	32	5

Factions That Teach Proselytize

• Mechanimists

Creatures That Have Proselytize

• Aoyg-No-Longer, servant of Ptoh in the Cosmic Wood
• Eschelstadt II, High Priest of the Stilt
• Isahind
• Mayor Nuntu