Giant Panda Attack! (Corporeal Discord)
(With apologies to PVP)
At random intervals, a panda will come and savagely attack the poor unfortunate saddled with this Discord (3d6 Hits of the appropriate type). This is not a real panda, actually - which means that the damage cannot be blocked (this explicitly includes any use of the Songs of Shields). No one without Symphonic Awareness will ever notice the sudden appearance of or mauling by the panda, either. The 'attack' can happen anywhere - except in Heaven, and even then the attack is simply delayed until the next time the angel goes to somewhere not under the Pax Dei.
At the beginning of every session, the GM should
roll versus a target number of 8, minus the level of the Discord: if the roll
is failed, then a Giant Panda Attack will take place at the next convenient
occasion. The attack will be heralded
by some sort of panda imagery (panda dolls, pictures of pandas, someone
mentioning pandas at the zoo): the character must roll versus Perception to
notice. If the player then immediately
shouts "NO! NOT A GIANT PANDA ATTACK!" and cringes (this must be
roleplayed out!) then the damage rolled is cut in half, rounded down.
Observant and/or cruel GMs will note the possible
applications of this Discord in the field of operant conditioning, especially
if his or her particular game world is suddenly full of panda imagery just
waiting to be noticed with a Perception roll.
That being said, the GM is solemnly urged to not attempt to get
the player to cringe and shout "NO! NOT A GIANT PANDA ATTACK!" in
real life, too.
Well, unless you really want to.
Reaction Modifiers: -1/level. Running around with your head in your arms
and shouting about giant invisible attacking pandas is kind of strange.