Question about Fanaticism

[jason taylor]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

Yes they do. After all there are Fanatics who aren't Ascetics. The only automatic code that every Fanatic has is "I am willing to accept certain death for something"

It is notable that the word in normal usage means "intemperate zealot". In the Gurps usage you give for instance, Beren has Fanatic(Luthien) and vice-versa and Frodo has Fanatic(Free Peoples of Middle Earth). But they are far from the normal picture.