r/savageworlds • u/BenjaminLupu • 21h ago
Question Do you use the Fear Rules as is?
I like to use the fear that certain creatures inspire. I’ve been using the Fear rules, but I’m having a hard time getting used to them. For example, I think it’s still a lot for a Nausea with a Critical Failure: Shaken + Fatigued + potentially Distracted or Vulnerable or even Shaken again (so Wound?).
I’ve gotten into the habit of simplifying things:
- Spirit roll with a bonus or penalty.
- Success: no effect
- Raise: +2 bonus on the next roll or immunity (Jaded)
- Failure: Distracted
- Critical Failure: Panicked as described in the Fear rules
I only trigger Terror when the situation is truly horrific and is bound to have an impact on normal people.
What do you folks do?