Hello,
I have a player who's trying to find good ways to defend against mind affecting spells like Dominate after a recent encounter that went particularly poorly. The foe in question escaped and they know they will encounter them again. He looked at Moment of Clarity but it wouldn't appear to allow reactions from items like the Black Pearl Aeon Stone or from the Mind of Menace spell. Is there any way within the rules that a raging barbarian can use a reaction with the Concentrate trait?
Thanks!
No.
Okay, in a convoluted & contrived way that doesn't pertain to this situation, and will likely never occur elsewhere either. The Barbarian uses Moment of Clarity and during their turn the Reaction w/ Concentrate gets triggered, meaning they likely set off an enemy's Reaction or maybe a trap. So yeah...no.
Best tactic might be to hold off raging until they use that Reaction. It's a minor drawback compared to being Dominated! Also if you have access to Soothe (perhaps via Trick Magic Item if you have no Occult casters), even a simple 1st level casting gives a nice +2 status vs. mental for a minute, which also means it can be precast if you know the combat's coming.
No.
Okay, in a convoluted & contrived way that doesn't pertain to this situation, and will likely never occur elsewhere either. The Barbarian uses Moment of Clarity and during their turn the Reaction w/ Concentrate gets triggered, meaning they likely set off an enemy's Reaction or maybe a trap. So yeah...no.
Best tactic might be to hold off raging until they use that Reaction. It's a minor drawback compared to being Dominated! Also if you have access to Soothe (perhaps via Trick Magic Item if you have no Occult casters), even a simple 1st level casting gives a nice +2 status vs. mental for a minute, which also means it can be precast if you know the combat's coming.
Oh, Soothe is a great idea - thanks for that. You're right, waiting to Rage is probably the safest bet. I had assumed there was no way to offset that, which may be mechanically intended.
Also, if you know the Barbarian's going to be the target, you could disguise another PC as the Barbarian.
Or the Barbarian could go in Invisible, or the enemy's line of sight could be broken, at least until they can be engaged/grappled/etc.
There are also alchemical items.
Serene Mutagen works, but affects combat ability.
Skeptic's Elixir also helps, doesn't affect combat ability, but is uncommon.