The RAW Fear rules dump a bunch of negative modifiers on the player (which nobody wants to track); instead, a fear test can result in losing your Initiative bonus, keeping Fear results dead simple and easy to remember.
Halloween Jack, an urban legend in SLA Industries, has a fear rating of 6.
Fear Tests are invoked when the Fear Rating (FR) is higher than the character COOL Stat or as the GM deems suitable.
Success Die + COOL vs Target Number
Success: The character has overcome the fear and may continue to act—no further test is required for the same threat or situation during this game session.
Failure: Lose your Initiative Bonus (DEX & CONC).
Fear Rating
Examples
0
Mort Rats, Most Humans, Frothers, Ebonites, Wraithen, Neophron
Malice & Xeno Stormers, well-feared Ops and Props, common Dream Entities, Cannibal Sector Fauna, most DarkNight and Thresher threats, walking in on a blood ritual
3
Dream Entity Effigies, extremely gory murder scenes, being alone and cornered by a pack of Carrien, a large Carnivorous Pig
4
Renowned Serial Killers, Contract Killers, Homonids, the Death of a Loved One, witnessing the Brutality of the Skin Trade
5
Dream Entity Masters, Necanthropes
6
Halloween Jack, The Figment
7+
Digger, anything else you wish you could unsee
Fear Rating Modifier
Examples
-1
In a squad, outnumbering the enemy at least 3–1
+1
Outnumbered at least 3 to 1, alone, in pitch black darkness, injured (lost at least 25% of Hit Points), being poisoned, being interrogated, being in Cannibal Sector 1, successful Intimidate skill roll.
+2
Suffering at least 2 wounds, being lost in Cannibal Sector 1
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