More Fear

🍳 Cooking (Survival + Spirit or Smarts)

Core Loop:

Roll Survival to forage or hunt ingredients
Roll Common Knowledge or Crafting to prep/cook
Use Spirit for mythic or ritual dishes that affect morale, fatigue, or even powers

Effects Table (d6):

| 1 | Bland: No effect, but edible
| 2 | Comfort Food: Remove 1 Fatigue
| 3 | Energizing: +1 Pace for 1 hour
| 4 | Restorative: Recover 1 Wound (requires Raise)
| 5 | Inspiring: +1 to Support rolls for 1 scene
| 6 | Mythic Meal: Gain temporary Edge or Power Point (GM discretion)

Add tags like Seasonal, Rare, or Forbidden for flavor hooks.

⚒️ Weapon Crafting (Repair + Knowledge or Occult)

Core Loop:

Roll Repair to forge or modify
Use Knowledge (Engineering) or Occult for special materials or enchantments
Time cost: 1 hour per tier (Simple, Martial, Mythic)

Crafting Table (d6):

| 1 | Flawed: -1 to attack rolls
| 2 | Functional: No bonus
| 3 | Balanced: +1 to Parry
| 4 | Brutal: +1 damage
| 5 | Ritual-Bound: Add tag (e.g. “Only works under moonlight”)
| 6 | Legendary: Gain Minor Magical Effect (GM approval)

Could link to Downtime Scenes, Town Resources, or Monster Parts.

🏘️ Town Building (Persuasion + Repair + Knowledge)

Core Loop:

Spend resources (abstract or tracked)
Roll Persuasion to rally help
Roll Repair or Knowledge (Architecture) to build
Roll Common Knowledge or Notice to scout location

Town Feature Table (d6):

| 1 | Shelter: Removes Fatigue faster
| 2 | Forge: Enables Weapon Crafting
| 3 | Shrine: +1 to Spirit rolls in town
| 4 | Market: Trade goods, reroll one Resource roll per session
| 5 | Library: +1 to Research or Knowledge rolls
| 6 | Bastion: +2 to Defense rolls during sieges

You could even build a Town Sheet with tags like Haunted, Booming, or Cursed, and let players shape its legacy through play.

Fear Response Table (d20)

Roll	Effect
1–3	Adrenaline Surge: The "fight" response activates. Gain +2 to one chosen Trait (e.g., Investigation, Notice) related to the fear source for the rest of the scene. Suffer –1 to other Traits due to tunnel vision. Example: Investigating a branded corpse grants +2 to Investigation, but –1 to other rolls due to distraction.
4–6	Distracted: The character is mentally overwhelmed. They are Distracted for the rest of the scene (–2 to all Trait rolls).
7–9	Vulnerable: Emotional defenses falter. Suffer –1 to Persuasion and Intimidation rolls for the remainder of the day.
10–12	Shaken: Mentally stunned outside combat. Suffer –1 to all rolls for the rest of the scene. Cannot spend Bennies to remove this effect.
13	The Mark of Fear: A cosmetic or behavioral trauma manifests. Character is Stunned, and may gain a Hindrance. Example: Anemic (can’t keep food down), or Twitchy (–1 to Persuasion).
14–15	Frightened: Gains Hesitant (Minor Hindrance) for the session or until significant rest. If already Hesitant, they become Panicked (see below).
16–17	Panicked: Immediate, uncontrolled behavior. Character may: • Flee and hide irrationally • Freeze and require a Spirit roll to act • Scream and reveal party’s position
18–19	Minor Phobia: Gains a Minor Phobia Hindrance tied to a mundane element of the fear source. Example: Claustrophobia from a basement encounter, Pyrophobia from a demonic flame.
20–21	Major Phobia: Gains a Major Phobia Hindrance—a debilitating fear with major behavioral consequences.
22+	Heart Attack: Mental collapse. Make a Vigor roll at –2. On failure: • Gain Fatigue (removable only via Healing or magic) • Become Stunned for 1d6 hours and incoherent

🧠 Mental Trauma Table (d20)

Roll	Effect
1–3	Hyper-Vigilance: +2 to Notice rolls, –1 to all social rolls for the rest of the scene.
4–6	Mental Fog: –2 to all Smarts-based rolls (except Notice) for the rest of the scene.
7–9	Sensory Overload: Character is Distracted (–2 to all Trait rolls) until the end of their next turn.
10–12	Fraying Nerves: Character becomes Fatigued for the rest of the day. Can be removed by calm or a successful Spirit roll at day's end.
13	Echo of Fear: A sensory trigger haunts the character. –2 to all rolls when encountering it again during the session.
14–15	Deep-Seated Unease: Gains Suspicious (Minor Hindrance) for the remainder of the adventure.
16–17	Paralytic Shock: Character is Stunned for a number of rounds equal to their Vigor die. Can attempt a Spirit roll at –2 each round to recover.
18–19	New Quirk: Gains a permanent Quirk (Minor Hindrance) related to the event (e.g., stutter, obsessive checking).
20–21	Aversion: Gains Vow (Minor Hindrance) to avoid a specific place/object/person. Breaking it causes Shaken and Fatigued.
22+	Catatonic State: Character is Incapacitated. Requires Healing roll at –4 or 1d6 days of rest to recover. Revived characters suffer 1 level of permanent Fatigue.

🩸 Physical Trauma Table (d12)

Roll	Effect
2	Broken Core: Permanent Fatigue level. Gains Barren (Minor Hindrance)—reproduction impossible without a miracle.
3–4	Shattered Limb: One arm (random) is unusable. Gains One Arm (Major Hindrance) and –2 to all rolls requiring two hands.
5–9	Deep Gash: Roll 1d6 for specific injury: • 1–2: Ruptured Organs → Anemic (Minor Hindrance) • 3–4: Battered Spine → Slow (Minor Hindrance) • 5–6: Busted Ribs → Strength permanently reduced one die type (min d4)
10–11	Crippled Leg: One leg (random) is mangled. Gains Lame (Minor Hindrance) or Lame (Major) if already Slow or previously injured.
12	Head Trauma: Roll 1d6 for specific effect: • 1–3: Hideous Scar → Ugly (Major Hindrance) • 4–5: Blinded → One Eye (Minor) or Blind (Major) if already missing one eye • 6: Brain Damage → Smarts reduced one die type (min d4), or reduction to a Smarts-linked skill

🩸 Legacy Trauma Table (d12)

Roll	Effect
1	Blood Memory: The character involuntarily recalls the trauma during combat. Must make a Spirit roll or become Distracted.
2	Symbolic Trigger: A mundane object now causes unease. Suffer –1 to rolls when near it. Example: Mirrors, knives, children’s toys.
3	Dream Invasion: Nightmares plague the character. Cannot recover Fatigue through sleep until a ritual or healing is performed.
4	Echoing Phrase: A specific phrase or sound causes a Fear check. Example: “It’s behind you.”
5	Inherited Mark: A physical scar or mark remains. Others may recognize it and react accordingly.
6	Unseen Companion: The character believes something follows them. Suffer –1 to Notice and –1 to Stealth.
7	Compulsion to Document: Must record or narrate events obsessively. If prevented, suffer –2 to Smarts rolls.
8	Tactile Flashback: Touching certain textures triggers a Vigor roll or suffer Fatigue.
9	Sensory Sensitivity: One sense becomes hypersensitive. Suffer –1 to rolls when overstimulated.
10	Protective Fixation: Becomes irrationally protective of a person or item. Suffer –2 to rolls if separated.
11	Legacy Curse: Trauma manifests as a supernatural effect. GM may impose a Minor Hindrance or mystical consequence.
12	Mythic Echo: Trauma links to a mythic archetype. Gain a unique Edge or Hindrance tied to the myth. Example: “Touched by the Void” grants +1 to Occult, –1 to Persuasion.