Willpower Drain

Attribute: Empathy
Sometimes, in order to succeed at an empathic attack, a character first has to overcome a victim's Willpower. Willpower Drain allows a character to do so. It requires a Difficult oppositions test of the attacker's skill level minus the target's Empathy, and each stage of success reduces the target's Willpower by one point for the duration of the encounter. Often, several successive attacks are required to "soften up" the target sufficiently for other EMP skills to have a chance of success.

Depending upon the circumstances, the referee may choose to adjust the Willpower Drain's difficulty level upward or downward to account for such things as a wounded defender or attacker, a captive target, etc.