From: owner-gm7thsea@darkedge.com on behalf of Kevin Wilson
[wizzard1@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 4:51 AM
Subject: [7th Sea RPG GM] Re: 7th Sea GM's Digest V1 #254

Sorry I didn't get to these sooner.

> 1. Fear Rating: None of the critters in the GM's Guide have Fear Ratings,
even > though the section just prior discusses the mechanics.  So what would the
Fear > Ratings for the scarier critters (such as ghouls, Ruin Monsters, zombies,
etc.) > be?

They don't have them unless they explicitly say so. Fear can be pretty
crippling in the game, so it's used sparingly (not at all in the initial monsters,
even). You'll see Fear ratings for later creatures.
 
> 2. Perception Checks: There is an Arcana (sorry, forget the name right
now) that > lets a Hero automatically succeed on a Perception Check, and there are
several > places in Erebus Cross 1 that call for Perception Checks, yet I can not
find > such a thing in the PG or GMG.  Would this be a simple Wits check vs. a
TN, or > is there a special knack?  Did I just miss this section somehow?

It's a Wits check, with modifiers such as those given by Keen Senses. Let
me look at my book really quickly...yeah, it got cut somewhere. Sorry.

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