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Old 12-15-2017, 10:30 AM   #5
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Default Re: Traits affecting morale rolls in combat

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Originally Posted by JoelSammallahti View Post
+3 sounds about right for Fanaticism, too. Not sure about Fearlessness and Unfazeable; morale rolls aren't exactly the same as Fright Checks, but they're not unrelated. Maybe half the level for the former and +2 for the latter? And a corresponding +1 for Combat Reflexes?
Again, flip the signs, but a good catch on Fanaticism, if it's a related cause. Bonuses to Fright Checks or anything else related to them, however, I'm on the edge about. A Fright Check is basically a momentary reaction that something irrationally is going to kill you. A morale roll (or, more technically, a reaction roll for Potential Combat while already in combat), however, is a reaction to taking harm in a fight, and it isn't an irrational fear, since you or your side has already taken some harm. Including Combat Reflexes, Fearfulness, and Fearlessness means that many trained fighters are going to stay in fights they're losing and know they're losing. That sounds off.
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