Presence

Overview

Presence is one of the powersets. It is one of the sets of Power Pools available to all heroes and villains. These powers grant you the ability to provoke or intimidate your enemies.

You can manipulate your foes by provoking or intimidating them. A challenging set to master, Presence can get you into trouble if you don't know what you are doing.

Power Tables

The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
Challenge	4	Ranged, Targeted Taunt
Provoke	4	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt
Intimidate	14	Ranged, Foe Fear
Invoke Panic	14	Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe Fear

Powers

The following are powers in the Presence powerset.

Challenge

Challenges a foe to attack you. Use this to pull a foe off of an ally in trouble or away from a mob of foes. Not as effective as a typical Scrapper Confront and Challenge powers. An Accuracy check is required to successfully Challenge a target.

Recharge   Minimum Level 4 (All Archetypes) Effects Ranged, Targeted Taunt Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Taunt

Intimidate

You can threaten a single foe and cause him to helplessly tremble in Fear for a brief while. Purchasing Intimidate requires the user to be level 14 and possess Challenge or Provoke.

Recharge   Minimum Level 14 (All Archetypes) Effects Ranged, Foe Fear Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Fear Duration Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Fear

Invoke Panic

This power causes sheer terror in all foes around you, causing them to tremble in Fear uncontrollably. You must be at least level 14 and have two other Presence Powers before selecting Invoke Panic.

Recharge   Minimum Level 14 (All Archetypes) Effects Point Blank Area of Effect, Foe Fear Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Reduce Endurance Cost Enhance Fear Duration Increase Attack Rate Set Categories Fear

Provoke

This power attracts the attention of a foe and all those around him. Use this to pull several enemies off of an ally in trouble. Not as effective as a typical Tanker Taunt powers. An Accuracy check is required to successfully Challenge a target.

Recharge   Minimum Level 4 (All Archetypes) Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe Taunt Enhancements Enhance Accuracy Enhance Range Increase Attack Rate Enhance Taunt Effectiveness Set Categories Taunt

Historical

This section contains information that no longer applies to the current version of City of Heroes/Villains. It is provided for historical purposes.

• Issue 21 reduced the first two powers (Challenge and Provoke) from level 6, to each unlocking at level 4. The third power (Intimidate) still requires level 14 and a single power prerequisite. Issue 21 also reduced the fourth power (Invoke Panic) to level 14, though it still requires two power prerequisites.

External Links

Presence Pool at City of Data v2.0