Re: Terrify enemies with a shout!

From: Paul Andrew King <paul_at_...>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:13:35 +0100

>I would make it depend on situation.
>If you are Harek and shout at someone and he try to resist with
>weaponskill ... -20.
>If the person as a greatsword with 5W2 skill and you are bare hand
>and not known in the area for your heroic skill then he even get
>bonus ...
>
>Again the narrator have to see with the situation ...
>

In general I would suggest a -10 modifier, assuming a combat situation.

Modifiers are generally supposed to be based on how appropriate the ability is. If the person using the ability was Harrek or simply known as a weapon master I would say that augments would be the way to handle the situation.

If the person using the ability was something that appeared to be hard to hurt with the available weapons - say a giant or perhaps the Crimson Bat - then a higher modifier or even disallowing use of weapon skill to resist would make sense.

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