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Fear, Horror, Madness
This is what sets Ravenloft apart form any other realm. F, H, M (fear, horror, madness) are how well your character can deal with his surroundings. They are numbers that you roll when you come across a situation. They are all different for the different level/class, look below for the charts.
Fear
You would role this when the party encounters something dangerous, but not supernatural. i.e. the party is trapped in a pit with a 10 foot tall monster with spikes all over it and no obvious vulnerable points (very stretched).
Fear triggers:
The hit dice of the monster total more than twice those of the entire party
The monster can inflict enough damage in one round to kill the character with the highest hp
The monster is immune to all the characters weapons and spells
The monster is at least two size categories bigger than the biggest character
Horror
Horror is more like an intense feeling of fear and then some. You role this when something happens that confounds logic and common sense. i.e. when someone you know very well, like your spouse, morphs into some creature that you have never seen or heard of.
Horror triggers:
Anything supernaturally unexplainable or shocking
When a character does not want to believe what his senses tell him
Madness
This happens when a character is exposed to things that cannot be explained or even begin to be understood. i.e. a character is talking to someone on the street who instantly shatters into millions of pieces, each towns person that get hit by a piece also shatters.
Madness triggers:
When something happens that the character that is beyond his ability to bo accepted or understood
Here is the tables with all the numbers the character will have to role above, when making a F, H, M check, according to class/level
Warrior
| Character Level | Fear | Horror | Madness |
| 0 | 13 | 19 | 19 |
| 1-2 | 12 | 18 | 18 |
| 3-4 | 11 | 17 | 17 |
| 5-6 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| 7-8 | 9 | 15 | 15 |
| 9-10 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| 11-12 | 6 | 13 | 13 |
| 13-14 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| 15-16 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
| 17-18 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 19-20 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Wizards
| Character Level | Fear | Horror | Madness |
| 0 | 17 | 15 | 19 |
| 1-2 | 16 | 14 | 18 |
| 3-4 | 15 | 13 | 17 |
| 5-6 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
| 7-8 | 13 | 11 | 15 |
| 9-10 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| 11-12 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| 13-14 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| 15-16 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 17-18 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 19-20 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Priest
| Character Level | Fear | Horror | Madness |
| 0 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
| 1-2 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
| 3-4 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| 5-6 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| 7-8 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| 9-10 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| 11-12 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| 13-14 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| 15-16 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 17-18 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 19-20 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Rogues
| Character Level | Fear | Horror | Madness |
| 0 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| 1-2 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| 3-4 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 5-6 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| 7-8 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| 9-10 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| 11-12 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| 13-14 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| 15-16 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 17-18 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 19-20 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
How to make the Check
you role 1d20 and you must role your score or above according to the charts above. There are modifiers which aren't necessary, If you want them they will be in the downloads section of this website (they are called "F, H, M Modifiers").
If you fail the check...
This is what happens when you fail the check even with the modifiers. Role 1d6 plus modifiers (which are also at the downloads section, they are called "Failed Check Modifiers").
Fear:
| Fumble | You drop everything you are holding. A successful saving throw vs. fall needs to be made for very item dropped or you get hit by it |
| Gape | You are paralyzed from fear and can't move for one round, unless pushed. A strike intended for the gaped character gets a +2 attack bonus |
| Scream | You forfeit your action for that round but you can defend yourself, DM determines what happens in response to the scream, you at least make a surprise attack unachievable |
| Stagger | You trip and fall, for any item in your hands, you must make a sucseful dex check or drop it. If you drop it, save vs. fall or get hit by it. Spend one roung getting up |
| Hide | |
| Flee | |
| Faint | |
| Horror | |
| Madness | |
| System Shock |