Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group

[DerelictMan]

I apologize if that has been answered before, I did try to search for it first before asking.

If a caster uses the Fear power in Deadlands: Reloaded, does the local Fear Level apply as an negative modifier to the Guts check (and a positive modifier on the Fright Table)?

Suppose an evil cultist casts Fear and gets a raise in an area where the Fear Level is 3, against a character with a Grit of 2. Would the modifier on the Guts roll be -3 (-2 from caster's raise, +2 from grit, -3 from Fear Level) and the modifier on the Fright Table be +5 (+2 from caster's raise, +3 from Fear Level)?

This is how I ruled in my game, but it seems pretty harsh and makes Fear as a power really dangerous (but then again, perhaps that is the point).

Thanks in advance.

[Clint]