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[johnnii]

I like the Fright table. My first RPG had a fear table with very fun moments. However, the table in the SWD has a little bit too high of a likelyhood to give the PCs permanent mental (and sometimes physical) trauma. It looks more lika an Insanity table rather than fear IMO. I give this fault to the d20 rather than the table itself.

So what you think about using a d10 (or other die perhaps) that can ace, making the chance of getting a 13+ still there, but a bit lower?

I've also thought about using 3d6 instead; personal "in the moment" experience in our tables have shown us that multiplie dice tend to give more average results. Thoughts?

[Enno]

As it is mentioned in the Fear chapter of the core rules, you only roll on the Fright table when the fear/nausea, or terror becomes unbearable. Usually your are only shaken, fatigued or - in the case of extras - panicked.

So this table is used only sparingly, and even then most effects come down to shaken and panicked (rolls of 1-12 on d20).

IMO rolling a d10 instead of a d20 would be too tame for my taste.

As for the multiple dice option the table in the book was designed for a linear distribution, not a bell shaped one...
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[Wibbs]

EDIT: Deleted due to brain fade and typing a response too quickly

[Locke]

Are you using SWEX or SWD, Wibbs? Looking at SWD, I'm seeing different fear rules than what you posted.

As I read it:
- Terror: Any failed Spirit roll triggers a roll on the Fright Table.
- General fear/nausea: A natural 1 on the Spirit die (regardless of Wild Die) triggers a roll on the Fright table.
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[Wibbs]

Heh,

That'll teach me to post something without checking the rule book. You are of course correct.

Wibbs

[johnnii]

I don't know if we have different books or I missed something in the errata, but mine says that Fear/Nausea (ie a disturbing scene or secret) requires a 1 on the Spirit die for the fright table, and Terror (as I understand any monster with Fear but I might be wrong) makes you roll on the table simply by failing (wich can become an easy reality due to Fear penalty). Also, the Fear power makes you roll on the fright table simply by failing the spirit roll.

[Clint]

[johnnii]

Didn't think of Adrenaline surge, that instantly makes 1d10 not a good choice.

Thanks for the answers. Too bad RAW don't work the way Wibbe or Enno described it, but I might go for that instead (and use the real rules if I'm running warhammer, wh40k, Cthulhu or any other similiar settings)

[Clint]