Whenever I use Puppet Master or Whisper of Treason the target exhibits one of the following behaviors:

 

1. The target will stand idle.

2. The target will continue to attack a party member if it is aleady attacking.

 

The description for Puppet Master states that the target is "dominated", while Whisper of Treason states that the target is "charmed", implying that the target should be assisting me in combat.  I've only used these abilities a few times but I have yet to see them work as the descriptions imply.

 

Has anyone else experienced this?

 

 

 

 

 

Most amusingly, I had a stone beetle start hacking away at itself, which doesn't seem quite in line with more traditional "charm" style effects.

 

Whether this is a bug or a feature, I couldn't say.

 

Certainly charmed creatures frequently continue to attack their original target.

Self-Cannibalism Illusion/Mind Magic?

If that's not an ability, it should be. "Target becomes manic, paranoid, and believes that its own flesh is the enemy and the only way to defeat this 'enemy' is to consume it e.g. the target begins to eat itself"

Edited August 20, 201411 yr by Osvir

I have had similar issues jde3.  It would also be nice to have a better visual indication on the targets (unless I am just being blind).

Same here, either stood there or exhibited no actual behavior change.