What does “stagger” mean?

Question

In the Heavy Armor skill tree, the following perk exists:

Tower of Strength: 50% less stagger when wearing only Heavy Armor.

What does "stagger" mean in this context?

Does it do anything if you already have the Conditioning perk?

Conditioning: Heavy Armor weighs nothing and doesn't slow you down when worn.

Answer

You may notice, from time to time, you or enemies will take a few steps back and not act for a few seconds: that's stagger. It's essentially a very short duration stun. Tower of Strength simply reduces the chance of getting staggered by 50%.

Stagger is not affected by Conditioning, which only affects the weight value of equipped heavy armor.

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