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Like the human world is made up of tiny molecules, Halloween is made up of Fear. Fear is everywhere and in everything: the environment, its citizens, and even in its minipets. Unlike humans and molecules, the people of Halloween can harness this power much like a Final Fantasy character uses a Limit Break or Overdrive ability and use it to unleash a devastating attack on their enemies. Alternatively, the more caring of Halloween can use the power of Fear to help and bolster their allies.

Fear powers, however, are only usable in combat. An ability that is used on a daily basis is a natural ability, not a Fear.

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Shortcut Guide: To help you ctrl+f your way to victory, each FEAR move has a shortcut for each tier! It will take you right to the appropriately levelled mechanics.

xxxxx Battle Cry: BC1, BC2, BC3
xxxxx The Charge: CRG1, CRG2, CRG3
xxxxx Double Take: DT1, DT2, DT3
xxxxx Gambler's Chance: GC1, GC2, GC3
xxxxx The Mind: MND1, MND2, MND3
xxxxx Swift Strikes: SS1, SS2, SS3
xxxxx The Barrier: BAR1, BAR2, BAR3
xxxxx The Bite: BIT1, BIT2, BIT3
xxxxx The Chill: CHL1, CHL2, CHL3
xxxxx The Eye: EY1, EY2, EY3
xxxxx The Pulse: PUL1, PUL2, PUL3
xxxxx Tainted Fang: TF1, TF2, TF3

A character’s Fear is a special ability that can only be used in battle. There are two main categories for Fears: Offensive and Supportive abilities. These abilities are further broken into different types, with three different tiers of strengths. These tiers are also abbreviated from "Tier One" as T1, etc.

Fears may not be used out of battle, before battle, or post battle; a character may only access their Fear power in a combat situation. And even then, there’s an additional limit of uses depending on what year your student is:

Halloween Characters:
xxxxxQuest Characters: May not use a Fear; must use regular attacks only (please see the Battling Mechanics guide)
xxxxxY1: Can only use one T1-level Fear once per battle.
xxxxxY2 Can only use one T2-level Fear and one T1-level Fear per battle.
xxxxxY3 Can only use one T3-level Fear, one T2-level Fears, and one T1-level Fears per battle.
xxxxxY4 Can only use one T3-level Fear, two T2-level Fear, and one T1-level Fear per battle.

Horsemen Characters:
All horsemen primarily use their weapons summoned to help them attack, similar to Hunters are reapers. Try to focus on attributes related to your respective clans (ie: War = more violent, physical attacks, Death = subtle, shadow-based attacks, etc etc)

xxxxxOuter Circle/Stage One Horsemen: Can only use one T1, two T2 abilities.
xxxxxInner Circle/Stage Two Horsemen: Can use one T1, three T2 abilities, one T3 ability.

Hunter Characters:
Like a Halloween character, a hunter's weapon also uses Fear to attack... However a weapon cannot produce Fear itself. Instead, it must steal Fear from an opponent that contains Fear in order to charge itself up. Every hunter, no matter the rank, must strike an opponent made out of Fear (excluding other weapons) three times in order to charge up. Once charged, a weapon can use its special attack. If a weapon strikes an opponent six times, it does not mean two charges.

xxxxxQuest Hunters do not have a Fear attack.
xxxxxTrainee Hunters can use one T2/Hunter Trainee Fear attack two times per battle.
xxxxxIntermediate Hunters can use one T3/Hunter Attack and one T2/Hunter Trainee Fear attack per battle.
xxxxxFull Hunters can use one T3/Hunter Attack and two T2/Hunter Trainee Fear attacks per battle.
xxxxxAdvance Hunters are a mystery check back later.

Remember, to create a charge:
A hunter must strike a Fear-made opponent three times to gain a charge.
Hitting an opponent six times does not equal two charges.
A hunter does not need to land three hits in a row to create a charge.
Hunter Weapons cannot produce enough Fear to create a charge outside of Deus HQ.
xxxxxxxxxxNote! When active, the Fear The Bite cannot produce a charge as the hunter's weapon is too busy converting Fear into HP!

Regardless of the type of character you have, in order to use your character’s Fear, simply roll the dice mechanic that corresponds with your character’s Fear. See next post.

A Hunter's weapon cannot hold onto a charge for a long period of time. Once the battle is over, the weapon absorbs the charge. Think of a weapon as being that requires Fear to fuel it. Without enough Fear, a weapon will stay in its dormant totem state. If a weapon has a charge and is dismissed into totem form, the weapon will absorb the Fear and lose the charge.

Charges cannot be carried on between battles; you must use charges or lose them.

Charged attacks in Deus HQ spars work the same as usual, though how the weapons regain some Fear within a relatively short period of time a strange mystery....

In Regards to All Factions:
Both Halloween and Deus Ex characters may have variations in their Fear attacks. That is, every "year" attack they gain, they may pick a new Fear attack. You can either upgrade an existing Fear into the next Tier, or pick a powerful attack from the next Tier up.

For instance, Samantha has T1 Battle Cry. When she hits the next level in terms of power, she can either turn her Battle Cry into T2 and pick a new T1 ability, or she can keep Battle Cry at T1 and pick a new T2 ability.

Amityville Students and Horsemen learn new attacks from professors and elders.

Hunters lean new attacks either through training, from higher ups, or by synchronizing with their weapon to "unlock" a new ability. Please see the weapons guide for more information.

NOTE ABOUT QUEST CHARACTERS:
Regardless of factions, a quest character may NOT use a Fear attack. Fear attacks are for enrolled characters only, as a quest using a Fear attack runs the IC risk of straining their bodies to the point of self-dissipation.

The Battle Cry
The most basic offensive Fear attack. The Battle Cry enables its user to deal higher-than-usual damage without a drawback. The only drawback is being able to fire it off properly.

Tier One: BC1
Dice: 4d4
First Dice:
xxxxx 1: Miss
xxxxx 2: Half Damage
xxxxx 3-4: Full Damage
Damage: Add up remaining dice. This total is the damage dealt to your opponent.
Average Damage: 8

Tier Two: BC2
Dice: 7d4
First Dice:
xxxxx 1: Miss
xxxxx 2-4: Full Damage
Damage: Add up remaining dice. This total is the damage dealt to your opponent.
Average Damage: 15

Tier Three: BC3
Dice: 9d4
First Dice:
xxxxx 1: Miss
xxxxx 2-4: Full Damage
Damage: Add up remaining dice. This total is the damage dealt to your opponent.
Average Damage: 20



The Charge
The Charge specializes in splash damage: that is, this particular move deals damage to more than one target. However, if you miss the ENTIRE attack misses! Your additional targets won't receive damage.

Tier One: CRG1
Dice: 3d8
First Two Dice: work just like standard attack dice.
xxxxx ie, 2d8 -6 = the damage to your first target.
Third Dice: divided by 2 is the damage do your second target. Remember to round up.
xxxxx ie third dice was rolled 3. 1.5 rounds up to 2 damage to second target.

Tier Two:CRG2
Dice: 4d10
First Two Dice: work just like standard attack dice.
xxxxx ie, 2d10 -6 = the damage to your first target.
Third Dice: is your direct damage to your second target.
Fourth Dice: divided by 2 is the damage do your third target. Remember to round up.
Example: I roll 9, 4, 1, 5.
xxxxx First Opponent: 9+4=13-6=7 dmg
xxxxx Second Opponent: 1 is 1 dmg.
xxxxx Third Opponent: 5/2 is 1.5, round up to 2 dmg.

Tier Three:CRG3
Dice: 4d12
First Two Dice: work just like standard attack dice.
xxxxx ie, 2d12 -6 = the damage to your first target.
Third Dice: is your direct damage to your second target.
Fourth Dice: divided by 2 is the damage do your third target. Remember to round up.
Example: I roll 8, 9, 7, 12.
xxxxx First Opponent: 8+9=17-6= 11 dmg
xxxxx Second Opponent: 7 is 7 dmg.
xxxxx Third Opponent: 12/2 is 6 dmg.

IMPORTANT: Always, always, ALWAYS quote your targets! In the event that this Fear is used in a massive ORP setting, please try to be mindful of the IC locations. ie, are your targets near each other? Can your attack ICly affect them? While we don't enforce this, we ask that you please try to keep this in mind.
Regarding Targets: You can't hit the same person twice; each target must be a different character. This means in a 1-on-1 fight you're essentially using this Fear to use stronger attack dice.
No target? Look around you ICly. Destroy something! Please note that depending on where you are ICly it may result in IC repercussions.



Double Take
By focusing their Fear, users of this particular art can empower themselves to deliver two powerful attacks in rapid succession. Of course, being able to hit anything is another story all together.

Tier One: DT1
Dice: 4d6
First Two Dice: Add the first two dice and subtract 6. This is the damage of the first attack.
Last Two Dice: Add these two dice together and subtract 6. This is the damage of your second attack.

Tier Two: DT2
Dice: 4d8
First Two Dice: Add the first two dice and subtract 6. This is the damage of the first attack.
Last Two Dice: Add these two dice together and subtract 6. This is the damage of your second attack.

Tier Three: DT3
Dice: 4d10
First Two Dice: Add the first two dice and subtract 6. This is the damage of the first attack.
Last Two Dice: Add these two dice together and subtract 6. This is the damage of your second attack.
xxxxx Example: Say I roll 2, 5, 4, 6.
xxxxx 2+5=7-6= 1 for first attack.
xxxxx 4+6=10-6= 4 for second attack.

Note #1: You can only target ONE person with this attack!



Gambler's Chance
In comparison to all of the other offensive Fear abilities, Gambler's Chance has the potential to deal the most damage. However this is also a double-edged sword: using it will also damage its user. Sometimes you'll deal high damage to your opponent while taking minimum losses, other times it'll be the exact opposite. How lucky do you feel tonight?

Tier One: GC1
Dice: 6d12
First Dice:
xxxxx 1-8: Miss
xxxxx 9-12: Hit
Damage: Total of second and third dice.
Fourth Dice:
1: Take the full 100% damage.
2-7: Take 80% damage (multiply result by .8)
8-12: Take 50% damage (multiply result by .5 or divide by 2)
Damage to Self: Total of last two dice multiplied or divided by the modifier. This always hits you!
Average Damage to Opponent: 13

Tier Two:GC2
Dice: 8d12
First Dice:
xxxxx 1-6: Miss
xxxxx 7-12: Hit
Damage: Total of second, third, and fourth dice.
Fifth Dice:
1: Take the full 100% damage.
2-4: Take 80% damage (multiply result by .8)
5-7: Take 75% damage (multiply result by .75.)
8-12: Take 50% damage (multiply result by .5 or divide by 2)
Damage to Self: Total of last three dice multiplied or divided by the modifier. This always hits you!
Average Damage to Opponent: 19

Tier Three:GC3
Dice: 10d12
First Dice:
xxxxx 1-3: Miss
xxxxx 4-12: Hit
Damage: Total of second, third, fourth, and fifth dice.
Sixth Dice:
1: Take the full 100% damage.
2-3: Take 80% damage (multiply result by .8)
4-5: Take 75% damage (multiply result by .75.)
6-9: Take 50% damage (multiply result by .5 or divide by 2)
10-12: Take 25% damage (multiply result by .25)
Damage to Self: Total of last four dice multiplied or divided by the modifier. This always hits you!
Average Damage to Opponent: 25

Note #1: When used with The Eye, the dice affected is the first accuracy dice which determines whether or not GC hits an opponent.
Note #2: When used with The Mind, the dice affected is the first accuracy dice which determines whether or not GC hits an opponent.



The Mind
This technique makes it harder for your opponent to hit their desired target, ie you and just about anyone else. This type of Fear attack is best used in one-on-one fights.

Tier One:MND1
Dice: 3d4
First Dice: represents your Accuracy.
xxxxx 1-2: Miss
xxxxx 3-4: Success!
Second Dice: represents your Modifier.
xxxxx 1 means your opponent adds +1 to their modifier. If their modifier was -6, it is now -5! This means your opponent has an easier time of hitting their targets.
xxxxx 2-4 means your opponent adds -1 to their modifier. If their modifier was -6, it is now -7!
Third Dice: represents how many turns the effect lasts.
xxxxx 1-2: affects your opponent's next turn.
xxxxx 3-4: affects your opponent's next two turns.

Tier Two:MND2
Dice: 3d4
First Dice: represents your Accuracy.
xxxxx 1: Miss
xxxxx 2-4: Success!
Second Dice: represents your Modifier.
xxxxx 1-2 means your opponent adds -1 to their modifier. If their modifier was -6, it is now -7!
xxxxx 3-4 means your opponent adds -2 to their modifier. If their modifier was -6, it is now -8!
Third Dice:
xxxxx 1: affects your opponent's next turn
xxxxx 2-4: affects your opponent's next two turns

Tier Three:MND3
Dice: 3d4
First Dice: represents your Accuracy.
xxxxx 1: Miss
xxxxx 2-4: Success!
Second Dice: represents your Modifier.
xxxxx 1 means your opponent adds -1 to their modifier. If their modifier was -6, it is now -7!
xxxxx 2-3 means your opponent adds -2 to their modifier. If their modifier was -6, it is now -8!
xxxxx 4 means your opponent adds -3 to their modifier. If their modifier was -6, it is now -9!
Third Dice: represents how many turns the effect lasts.
xxxxx 1: affects your opponent's next two turns.
xxxxx 2-3: affects your opponent's next two turns
xxxxx 4: affects your opponent's next three turns

Example:
Sue is a Y3 creature. She activates T2 Mind on her opponent, Bob the Y3 creature. She rolls 3, 2, 3.
For the next two turns, Bob's accuracy is -7 instead of -6.
But... what if Bob uses a Fear attack?

Note #1 - Fears: The Mind will first affect an opponent's accuracy. If the Fear does not have an accuracy dice, it will affect the duration.
Note #2: The Mind cannot affect Fears used after the fact. For example, if someone has a Barrier up you cannot use the Mind on them to shorten the duration. The only way to shorten a duration is to first cast the Mind on them, then sit back and cackle.
Note #3: Always, always, ALWAYS quote your target when casting the Mind on them! Suggestion:


BOSS RULES:
As Halloween bosses are as varied as the number of minipets you can find in the Marketplace, being able to use The Mind against one is very difficult considering how varied every boss is in TiH. Moving forward, upon rolling a successful activation you may reroll ONE ACTION in a boss fight.
xxxxx For instance, let's say the boss has a "roll a dice to determine what status effect you receive," and you dislike what you've rolled. Immediately after rolling, activate your Fear. If you are successful, you may reroll for a new status.
xxxxx Please note that this has no effect on a KO roll! If your roll results in your character becoming incapacitated, your character cannot reroll.



Swift Strikes
When hit by Swift Strikes, the opponent is hit several times in rapid succession. On their own these attacks would deal little damage, but when combined they are on par with the best of Battle Cries.

Tier One: SS1
Dice: 7d4
First Dice:
xxxxx 1: Miss
xxxxx 2 - 3: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt.
xxxxx 4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt.
Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
Average Damage: 8 (50%), 12 (80%)

Tier Two:SS2
Dice: 9d4
First Dice:
xxxxx 1: Miss
xxxxx 2 - 3: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt.
xxxxx 4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt.
Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
Average Damage: 10 (50%), 16 (80%)

Tier Three:SS3
Dice: 11d4
First Dice:
xxxxx 1: Miss
xxxxx 2: HIT however the resulting damage is divided by 2. Only 50% of the damage is dealt.
xxxxx 3-4: HIT however the resulting damage is multiplied by .8. Only 80% of the damage is dealt.
Damage: Ignore the first dice, total up the remaining dice. Divide or multiply the total by the modifier depending.
Average Damage: 13 (50%), 20 (80%)

Stacking Effects

Some types of Fear can have their effects stack. What this means is that the effect of a Fear increases in size and duration when a second character casts the same effect onto another character. Stacking only works for certain Fears, however.

To stack an effect, simply have a second character cast the same Fear onto a character with the Fear you wish to stack. Stacking allows characters to greatly inconvenience their opponents, or to give one member a boost. Teamwork is the key!

Attempting to stack a Fear that does not stack will waste it. Be sure to check and double check who has what effect on if any before you cast your own! It may also be ideal to plan ahead OOCly with your teammates.

These are the Fear attacks that can be stacked:

The Mind:
Successful casts can raise the opponent's accuracy modifier.
xxxMaximum Accuracy Modifier: -9
xxxMaximum Amount of Turns: 5

For example, let's say there's two Y1 students, Apple and Orange fighting against Pineapple.
xxxApple: rolls 3, 3, 1. Success, -6 to -7, one turn.
xxxOrange: rolls 4, 3, 3. Success, -6 to -7, two turns.

Apple moves first and casts their Mind-Fear on Pineapple.
xxx Pineapple needs to subtract (-6 + -1) -7 from their dice total next turn.
Orange moves second and casts their Mind-Fear on Pineapple.
xxx Pineapple needs to now subtract (-7 + -1) -8 from their dice total. Since Orange rolled for two turns, Pineapple will be afflicted with this status for the next three turns.

The Eye:
Successful casts can lower the target's damage modifier.
xxxMaximum Accuracy Modifier: -3
xxxMaximum Amount of Turns: 5

For example, let's say there's two Y1 students, Apple and Orange fighting against Pineapple.
xxxApple: rolls 4, 2. Success! -6 to -5, two turns.
xxxOrange: rolls 4, 1. Success, -6 to -5, one turn.

Apple moves first and casts their Eye-Fear on themselves.
xxx Apple changed their accuracy modifier from -6 to -5 for the next two turns.
Orange moves second and casts their Eye-Fear on Apple.
xxx Apple's accuracy modifier changes again, this time from -5 to -4. This effect will last three turns now.

The Tainted Fang:
Successful casts can raise the amount of damage a target takes per turn and increase the duration.
xxxMaximum Damage: 5 per turn.
xxxMaximum Amount of Turns: 5

For example, let's say there's two Y1 students, Apple and Orange fighting against Pineapple.
xxxApple: rolls 4, 2, 2. Success! Target takes +1 damage for the next two turns.
xxxOrange: rolls 4, 4, 3. Success! Target takes +2 damage for the next three turns.

Apple moves first and casts their Tainted Fang-Fear on Pineapple.
xxx Pineapple takes +1 damage on their next turn, and an additional +1 on their next turn. After that, Pineapple will be free from the effect.
Orange moves second and casts their Tainted Fang-Fear on Pineapple.
xxx Pineapple now must take +3 damage (Apple's 1 + Orange's 2) on their next turn, then for the next four turns after that. Ouch!

Let's say a Year 2 character named Banana added their Tainted Fang onto Pineapple before Pineapple posts their move. Let's say they roll 3, 4, 2. Success, +3 damage for 2 turns. Despite these numbers, Pineapple would only take 5 damage their next turn, and an additional 5 for the next four turns. Damage and rounds cap off.

If Banana posted after Pineapple? Pineapple already took the first tick of 3 damage, four turns to go. Banana's effect would raise the damage to +5, and the turns raised again to 5. Ouch!

Stacking is BETA!
It is not finalized; we do want to hear your feedback here after you've tested it out! At this time, there are no status-clearing Fears or items. These will be added dependent on feedback, namely whether or not stacking will come up enough times to warrant a Fear dedicated just to clearing away status effects.

Headlights and the Barrier will not receive stacking bonuses. Casting those on a target will simply overwrite it and be a waste of Fear.

SELECTING YOUR FEAR

Before a character may use their Fear attack TiH, they MUST post their selection here in this thread using this form:


Upon posting this form, your character's Fear may be used in role-play. We trust the players to create RP-friendly attacks that fit in with the shop's setting and obey the RP rules (namely it does not godmod the other person's character). If you are unsure about whether or not your character's Fear fits the setting, please do not hesitate to contact staff. In addition, if you feel that someone else's Fear does not fit the setting or it controls your character in a way you don't feel is appropriate, feel free to contact staff!

CHANGING YOUR FEAR

If during role-play, you discover that you don't use your character's FEAR that much or if at all, you may request to change your character's Fear. You may only do this ONCE.

If you have used your one-time change and are still dissatisfied with it, contact Marushii. Please include:

• Your character's name
  
• Their current Fears
  
• The level of said Fears
  
• What Fear you wish to change
  
• WHY you want to change it
  

Upon receiving approval, please post the following form. You may post the following form if you have not yet used your free one time change.




Fixing typos is okay, changing your Fear without approval is NOT. Please be aware that if you are caught editing your Fear without approval, the GMs will take action.

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