Dread Family (Corruption of the Fear Family)

Progression	Tier:1	Tier:2	Tier:3	Tier:4
1	Dread	Cursed Dread	Corrupt Dread	Subjugation
2	Terror	Cursed Terror	Corrupt Terror
3	Trepidation	Cursed Trepidation	Corrupt Trepidation

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Dread

Dread stirs strong fear within all holy elohim. It damages Passion by 6(2) and causes them to become wary and immediately assume Defensive Stance if not fully Resisted and cannot assume Full Defensive Stance. The Defensive Stance only gives 1 Guard. If they have 3 uncancelled Fails in their Resist Check, they will flee the War for 1 Cycle instead (not Singing or doing any other actions). This Song is Resistible using Passion.

Cursed Dread damages Passion by 9(3). Corrupt Dread damages Passion by 15(5).

	Class	Complexity	Effect
Dread	Affecting Ongoing Resistible	21	all holy elohim assume Defensive Stance with only +1 Guard if 3 uncancelled Fails, holy elohim flee instead 6(2) Passion damage to all holy elohim Resisted using Passion
Cursed Dread		40	all holy elohim assume Defensive Stance with only +1 Guard if 3 uncancelled Fails, holy elohim flee instead 9(3) Passion damage to all holy elohim Resisted using Passion
Corrupt Dread		80	all holy elohim assume Defensive Stance with only +1 Guard if 3 uncancelled Fails, holy elohim flee instead 15(5) Passion damage to all holy elohim Resisted using Passion

Terror

Terror fills all holy elohim with an overwhelming imminent hopelessness, causing them to Falter. If not fully Resisted, it damages Passion by 9(3) and causes them to Falter half of their Action Points each Turn until the Minstrel's next Song window. This Falter is applied as F:# just before the start of each Turn. If they have 3 uncancelled Fails in their Resist Check, they will Falter:1 Cycle instead. This Song is Resistible using Resolve.

If any affected elohim do not have a Turn before the Minstrel's next Song window, their next upcoming Turn will be affected. If the Falter is enough to put the elohim at or above F:7, the elohim will suffer the normal effects such as not being able to be in Defensive Stance, borrow ahead AP, sing, and possibly taking Resolve and Passion damage.

Cursed Terror damages Passion by 12(4). Cursed Terror damages Passion by 18(6).

	Class	Complexity	Effect
Terror	Affecting Immediate Resistible	40	causes all holy elohim to Falter half their AP each Turn if 3 uncancelled Fails, holy elohim Falter:1 Cycle instead 9(3) Passion damage to all holy elohim Resisted using Resolve
Cursed  Terror		80	causes all holy elohim to Falter half their AP each Turn if 3 uncancelled Fails, holy elohim Falter:1 Cycle instead 12(4) Passion damage to all holy elohim Resisted using Resolve
Corrupt Terror		120	causes all holy elohim to Falter half their AP each Turn if 3 uncancelled Fails, holy elohim Falter:1 Cycle instead 18(6) Passion damage to all holy elohim Resisted using Resolve

Trepidation

Trepidation impresses one holy Target with a burden that they should not prevent evil in this situation and that any interference should come directly from the Most High if it is to come at all. If not fully Resisting, the Target will suffer 9(3) Passion damage and will Falter:3(1) in indecision. If their Resist Check has no Passes, they will Falter:1 Cycle instead. However, if the Target has 3 uncanceled Fails in their Resist Check, instead of Faltering they become convinced and will actively try to stop any other holy elohim attempting to address the unholy elohim (for example, restraining those who are still fighting against the unholy elohim) out of fear of overstepping their authority. They will continue in this vein until their Passion is fully recovered or they have sufficient time away from the situation (determined by the Host). This Song is Resistible using Passion.

Holy elohim affected by the strongest effect will assume Defensive Stance or flee in order to avoid being Struck by unholy elohim. Unlike usual, this Song is Resisted by the chosen Target at the end of each of the Minstrel's Turns. The Minstrel chooses their Target at the beginning of each of their Turns.

Cursed Trepidation damages Passion by 12(4) and can be harder to Resist. Corrupt Trepidation damages Passion by 18(6) and can be even harder to Resist.

	Class	Complexity	Effect
Trepidation	Affecting Immediate Resistible	40	causes Target to Falter:3(1) if no Passes, Target Falter:1 Cycle instead if 3 uncanceled Fails, Target defends unholy elohim instead 9(3) Passion damage to Target Resisted using Passion
Cursed Trepidation		80	causes Target to Falter:3(1) if no Passes, Target Falter:1 Cycle instead if 3 uncancelled Fails, Target defends unholy elohim instead 12(4) Passion damage to Target Resisted using Passion
Corrupt Trepidation		120	causes Target to Falter:3(1) if no Passes, Target Falter:1 Cycle instead if 3 uncancelled Fails, Target defends unholy elohim instead 18(6) Passion damage to Target Resisted using Passion

Subjugation

Subjugation enhances the effects of Dread, Terror, or Trepidation by reducing the number of uncanceled Fails needed to cause the strongest effect. Unlike usual, Subjugation is only sung investing 2 or 4 SPP. 2 SPP reduces the uncanceled Fails needed to 2. 4 SPP reduces the uncanceled Fails needed to 1.

Subjugation can affect versions being sung by allies.

	Class	Complexity	Effect
Subjugation	Enhancing Ongoing	144	affects all versions of Dread, Terror, or Trepidation 2 SPP gives strongest effect with 2 uncanceled Fails 4 SPP gives strongest effect with 1 uncanceled Fail