Thread: On being Feared
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Old 10-09-2018, 01:38 PM   #93
whswhs
 
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Default Re: On being Feared

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Originally Posted by Black Leviathan View Post
The guys who work for your Necromancer aren't necessarily afraid of them. They know what you are and chose to be your droogs because they wanted work for the gal everyone is afraid of, they feel a sense of safety in your employment and they likely get some small social regard from that employment as Servants of the Master of Death. A reaction roll to betray you or jeopardize their employment would likely have that fear bonus because they don't want to be in a position to have to fear you.

Think of social regard like the reputation of a Corporation. Corporately people who work for Microsoft might be feared because of the ruthless actions of that corporation and it's power but Microsoft engineers, aren't afraid of their employer because they're on the right side of that brutal legal team. They believe that their work will make a difference and future employers will value them because of that Social Regard but they're also not likely to try to steal from or betray their company because that fear becomes an issue if you get fired.
Sure. The question is how it will operate when Nergul is trying to acquire a NEW hireling. They could react favorably, in the way you suggest, or unfavorably, because they don't want to work for the scary evil woman.
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