Clarification on Shadow Rules

[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

[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.

[amajo]

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.

* 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.

* 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.

* Temporary shadow is reduced when you suffer a bout of madness OR Heal Corruption Undertaking

Correct.

* 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.

[T.S. Luikart]

Permanent Shadow is never reduced.

Some wounds can never be mended.

[Mim]

Some wounds can never be mended.

This.

Well said capturing a recurring theme of Middle-earth.