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Clarification on Shadow Rules
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:07 pm
by PencilBoy99
Is the following correct (if not, what is correct)
* a companion's total Shadow rating/score is equal to the sum of their Permanent + Temporary shadow
* Temporary shadow is increased by 1 on failing a Corruption test
* Permanent shadow is increased by the sum of your current Temporary shadow when you suffer a bout of madness while miserable
* Temporary shadow is reduced when you suffer a bout of madness OR Heal Corruption Undertaking
* Permanent shadow is only reduced by the Heal Corruption Undertaing
Re: Clarification on Shadow Rules
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:14 pm
by zedturtle
Not quite...
Permanent Shadow is never reduced.
Only Heal Corruption can reduce temporary Shadow.
When a hero has a Bout of Madness their temporary Shadow resets to 0 and their Permanent Shadow goes up by one.
There is a whole chart for the amount of temporary Shadow you might gain by failing a Corruption test and you can also gain temporary Shadow by committing Misdeeds (intentional evil acts).
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Hopefully that helps.
Re: Clarification on Shadow Rules
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 12:27 pm
by amajo
PencilBoy99 wrote:Is the following correct (if not, what is correct)
* a companion's total Shadow rating/score is equal to the sum of their Permanent + Temporary shadow
Correct.
PencilBoy99 wrote:* Temporary shadow is increased by 1 on failing a Corruption test
Normally, yes. In pages 223-225 of the core book there are some examples of Corruption tests that increase the Shadow score by more than one.
PencilBoy99 wrote:* Permanent shadow is increased by the sum of your current Temporary shadow when you suffer a bout of madness while miserable
As zedturtle pointed out, temporary Shadow points are reduced to zero and the permanent Shadow is increased by one. From page 226:
In gaming terms, a player who suffered a bout of madness cancels all the Shadow points he accumulated so far, and replaces them with a single ‘permanent’ Shadow point.
PencilBoy99 wrote:* Temporary shadow is reduced when you suffer a bout of madness OR Heal Corruption Undertaking
Correct.
PencilBoy99 wrote:* Permanent shadow is only reduced by the Heal Corruption Undertaing
Permanent Shadow cannot be reduced:
Permanent Shadow points may not be removed, but are considered as normal Shadow points for all purposes.
Re: Clarification on Shadow Rules
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:18 pm
by T.S. Luikart
zedturtle wrote:
Permanent Shadow is never reduced.
Some wounds can never be mended.
Re: Clarification on Shadow Rules
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:39 pm
by Mim
T.S. Luikart wrote:Some wounds can never be mended.
This.
Well said capturing a recurring theme of Middle-earth.