Fearlesness, Fearfulness: Double Dipping - Why?

[GodBeastX]

Originally Posted by Not another shrubbery

It seems like this has come up before, but I'm just too lazy to search :/ The symmetry on the part of the Disadvantages has (on the rare occasion when I've thought about it) struck me as maybe not a good idea, as it makes the owner especially vulnerable to certain attacks. Magic Susceptibility somewhat compensates by bumping the return/level, but Fearfulness just looks like you're getting too much of a drawback for the cost. Just as a lark, I might try dropping the attacker's roll from the base version, while making it available as an enhancement, at least for Fearfulness.

As I said above, the chance of success on a quick contest isn't the same as a success check. The double dipping makes sense in a quick contest. But you can always change it for your game :)

[Not another shrubbery]

Originally Posted by GodBeastX

As I said above, the chance of success on a quick contest isn't the same as a success check. The double dipping makes sense in a quick contest. But you can always change it for your game :)

The issue for me isn't what type of roll it's applied to. but the fact that it's applied to more than one type, acting as a bonus to your enemy in certain situations as well as a penalty to you. For a low return disad like Fearfulness, this seems like it might be too much of a drawback. I don't think it's a big deal, just something that might stand some tweaking.