Create a Distraction Distracting Words?

[Bluemagetim]

Hi everyone.
So the create a distraction seems fine in an abstract and then i really looked at it.
On success the user of this action becomes hidden. It breaks down two approaches.
A gesture or trick falling under the manipulate traits
Distracting words falling under the linguistic and auditory traits

Now ill admit I have fallen prey to the hey whats that and after looking end up having lost a fry.
My imagination on the gesture or trick part is kinda failing me though. I guess this can be as simple as pointing in some direction and when they look you become hidden.

The feel of the action seems to be that you do or say a thing, and really enemies would need to see and understand the thing you are doing or saying, become distracted by it such that you can become hidden from them.

What are some of the more interesting ways you've used this ability or seen it used or described?
Also i can imagine some things like the kind of ooze that just knows your there from vibrations in the air would need to be fooled in a different way than a human that speaks your language.
I'm not even sure how I would go about distracting an ooze without it instantly making you again,

[shroudb]

Bluemagetim wrote:

Hi everyone.

So the create a distraction seems fine in an abstract and then i really looked at it.
On success the user of this action becomes hidden. It breaks down two approaches.
A gesture or trick falling under the manipulate traits
Distracting words falling under the linguistic and auditory traits

Now ill admit I have fallen prey to the hey whats that and after looking end up having lost a fry.
My imagination on the gesture or trick part is kinda failing me though. I guess this can be as simple as pointing in some direction and when they look you become hidden.

The feel of the action seems to be that you do or say a thing, and really enemies would need to see and understand the thing you are doing or saying, become distracted by it such that you can become hidden from them.

What are some of the more interesting ways you've used this ability or seen it used or described?
Also i can imagine some things like the kind of ooze that just knows your there from vibrations in the air would need to be fooled in a different way than a human that speaks your language.
I'm not even sure how I would go about distracting an ooze without it instantly making you again,

hence why oozes (at least the majority of them) are immune to Make a distraction (it has the mental trait, so it is inneffective vs mindless creatures).

as for your question about other ways to trick people, the oldest trick in the book is thowing a rock somewhere to make noise and distract enemies (timed at a moment they aren't looking at you)

from anime and fastasy, tricky footwork and maneuvering to force them to look elsewhere as they try to keep up with your movements (only to trick them to lose sight of you for a second)

straight up dirty fighting like sand in the eyes forcing them to close them momentarily

those from top of my mind for the manipulate trait distraction.

[Errenor]

Feigning horror or joy for something in the distance with mimics or gestures. So an enemy thinks either something terrible comes for them too, or you are getting some unexpected help.

[Bluemagetim]

shroudb wrote:

Bluemagetim wrote:

Hi everyone.

So the create a distraction seems fine in an abstract and then i really looked at it.
On success the user of this action becomes hidden. It breaks down two approaches.
A gesture or trick falling under the manipulate traits
Distracting words falling under the linguistic and auditory traits

Now ill admit I have fallen prey to the hey whats that and after looking end up having lost a fry.
My imagination on the gesture or trick part is kinda failing me though. I guess this can be as simple as pointing in some direction and when they look you become hidden.

The feel of the action seems to be that you do or say a thing, and really enemies would need to see and understand the thing you are doing or saying, become distracted by it such that you can become hidden from them.

What are some of the more interesting ways you've used this ability or seen it used or described?
Also i can imagine some things like the kind of ooze that just knows your there from vibrations in the air would need to be fooled in a different way than a human that speaks your language.
I'm not even sure how I would go about distracting an ooze without it instantly making you again,

hence why oozes (at least the majority of them) are immune to Make a distraction (it has the mental trait, so it is inneffective vs mindless creatures).

as for your question about other ways to trick people, the oldest trick in the book is thowing a rock somewhere to make noise and distract enemies (timed at a moment they aren't looking at you)

from anime and fastasy, tricky footwork and maneuvering to force them to look elsewhere as they try to keep up with your movements (only to trick them to lose sight of you for a second)

straight up dirty fighting like sand in the eyes forcing them to close them momentarily

those from top of my mind for the manipulate trait distraction.

Lol thanks for clearing up the ooze thing.

Kicking up sand or dirt is a good one.