| DamianTheAlien |
FASCINATED CONDITION as written allows targets to move towards and attack the subject of the fascination. Typically this will be the caster of the fascination effect. As stated page 321 of the rules,
You take a –2 conditional penalty to Perception and skill checks, and you can’t use actions, activities, free actions, or reactions with the concentrate trait unless they or their intended consequences are related to the subject of your fascination (as determined by the GM).
In an otherwise disconnected statement, an example of activities is,
For instance, you might be able to Seek and Recall Knowledge about the subject, but not cast magic missile. This condition ends if creatures act in a hostile fashion toward you or your allies.
Assuming the example is correct, there is an entire supposition that is unstated. While there seems to be a suggestion that the subjects are in a passive state, there are no guidelines concerning how the GM should rule this. The implications for the signature Bard's one round(!) "FASCINATING PERFORMANCE" is generally suicide (and should instead be labeled "COME AND GET IT").
To be in keeping with the previous PF1CRB idea behind FASCINATED CONDITION, and assuming that only reactions with the concentrate trait are being specified, I suggest to following wording and punctuation changes:
"You are compelled to focus your attention on something which distracts you from other things going on around you and prevents you from undertaking hostile actions. You take a –2 conditional penalty to Perception and skill checks. You may not close distance to the subject of your fascination more than 5 foot each action. You can’t use actions, activities, or free actions, nor use a reaction with the "concentrate" trait, unless they or their intended consequences are related to the subject of your fascination (as determined by the GM). This condition ends if creatures act in a hostile fashion toward you or your allies."
It should also be considered by Piazo whether the Bard's "FASCINATING PERFORMANCE" should be rewritten to account for any new wording changes.