Official Move Approval IV

[Claptrap]

Horror Nova (Requires Ranged Proficiency, Area Attack Proficiency) (300)

(I've decided that the ring of horror isn't right for Erik, so I've opted to put it on the back-burner for a while. Thanks to Okor for the help.)

Erik collects his power for three seconds before throwing back his head and releasing a burst of violet energy. Any enemies caught in the blast will start to hallucinate a variety of horrors, dependant on the fears of the affected foe, as long as Erik maintains the nova. The hallucinations will continue to grow more vivid as long as enemies remain in the area of effect. The rate of which they grow realistic is dependant on the foe's TEC and their distance from Erik. The nova will be maintained as long as Erik concentrates. The hallucinations will quickly dissipate after the affected parties leave the nova. The hallucinations are just that: hallucinations. They cannot hurt or otherwise touch enemies, so a smart foe can bypass them entirely. This move is quite tiring to maintain. The nova has a radius of 5 metres.

At its maximum, the hallucinations look real, with almost no way to distinguish then from real monsters (expect for the fact that they can't touch you). Against an enemy with 1 TEC, for example, being right next to Erik would cause the hallucinations to become life like after 5-10 seconds, but if hey were at the edge it would take up to a minute. The fear effect is more or less a distraction. Someone could RP being frozen with fear, but if they don't want that it'll be little more than a scary distraction. Erik can move his arms, albeit slowly, while channeling the nova, but can't walk. Erik requires a moderate amount of concentration to sustain the nova, and also cannot use any other moves, with an exception for Mageslayer, but he loses a lot of fighting skill while channeling.