....had an Arkham thief? I thought I was the only idiot to go that path. Lore of the Ages is a lot more cooler than that from what an Immortal said but I never saw it even do what you just said so think whatever ya want.
Never take hypnotize - ever. Whoever thought it was cool and made that needs to be hit in the head. It's a COMBAT move for 2 rounds where you land something like "burden" or "unnerve" or other useless crap. Nothing, at all, is useful with it. If it could be done on tied up people without a blindfold, maybe....if it didn't start combat, maybe....but for now it's absolutely the worst skill in that entire thief set.