On being Feared

[evileeyore]

Originally Posted by whswhs

In the second place, in the RAW, you get a trait that gives you the same +n to reaction and Influence rolls as Charisma, for the same 5n points, even though, unlike Charisma, it's limited to producing a specific type of favorable reaction, and even though most cases of it have inconvenient aspects. So whether that's balanced or not, those inconvenient aspects are there.

Charisma requires interaction, Social Regard does not.

In other words, just upon seeing you Social Regard triggers. With Charisma you have to talk to them, interact with them.

In the third place, the descriptive prose for Feared spells out that you always get the same effect as if you had made an Intimidation roll.

Sure, but where are you getting that an Intimidation roll turns people who could just walk away into slaves?

Remember point 2 under Influence/Reaction Rolls, "A high roll is good, not bad."

That restriction seems to be intended to be an inconvenient aspects, given that Respected and Venerated both have inconvenient aspects attached to them.

Yes, a 'Bad' reaction roll becomes 'Very Bad'.

Does it really need more?