[DF] Unfazeable in DF?

[b-dog]

This advantage does not seem to fit with the way I view DF, mainly because I feel that there is always some monster powerful enough to scare you in a fantasy game. Instead I prefer high levels of Will because at one point a super high will might be useful especially if Cthulhu or Nyarlathotep manifest in the DF realm and your character may need to fight them however best you can. I think that having as advantage that makes it so your character never is affected by fear no mater how monstrous the monster is is sort of unfair because DF has power levels ranging from heroes to gods and even Elder Things which existed before the gods. So I am asking if you allow advantages like Unfazeable in your DF games? What do you think?

[Celti]

Originally Posted by b-dog

This advantage does not seem to fit with the way I view DF, mainly because I feel that there is always some monster powerful enough to scare you in a fantasy game. Instead I prefer high levels of Will because at one point a super high will might be useful especially if Cthulhu or Nyarlathotep manifest in the DF realm and your character may need to fight them however best you can. I think that having as advantage that makes it so your character never is affected by fear no mater how monstrous the monster is is sort of unfair because DF has power levels ranging from heroes to gods and even Elder Things which existed before the gods. So I am asking if you allow advantages like Unfazeable in your DF games? What do you think?

And those powerful Lovecraftian horrors are the ones with Cosmic Terror, scaring even Phillip the Unshakeable, the (Unfazeable) holy warrior who has dedicated his life to destroying terrifying things.

Unfazeable is fine in DF, IMO.

[Goober4473]

It depends on how you want to style your game. If you want a horror spin, Unfazeable will be inappropriate, but if you're going more for heroic fantasy, it's not a problem.

[Kuu]

You could add the Cosmic (irresistible attack) modifier to Terror, I suppose.

[SolemnGolem]

High levels of Will also have other side-effects, like making your brave character unusually resistant to mind-control through magic. I can think of all sorts of reasons why a GM might not want a fearless PC to be immune to mind control too.

[Stone Dog]

There used to be an insanity in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay called "Heroic Idiocy" that meant your character was immune to fear and terror checks. It didn't really have a downside, though.

I suggest giving Unfazable the limitation "Temporary Disadvantage: Over The Edge" and ruling that when exposed to something that might cause a fright check there is a chance that the character does something foolishly brave in the face of that danger.