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Originally Posted by soltakss
Would Coolness Under Fire be a skill that can be increased by experience?
Can you learn to be cool under fire or is it something that comes naturally to some people and not at all to others?
If it's the latter, then you could make it a Characteristic and require a Characteristic Roll to succeed. So, you could have a CUF characteristic with coolness under normal fire as CUFx5%, coolness under heavy fire CUFx3% or coolness under suicidal conditions CUFx1%. That way, you have a rating, some people could be ultra-cool and some people might break at a single shot and it wouldn't be a skill that everyone gets to 90% eventually.
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I suggested before the concept of a Morale skill (essentially the coolness under fire, but less wordy
) that defaults to POW x 1% for the average person off the street. Then I'd move it to POW x 3% for someone who's completely basic training and allow it to increase, through experience only, with a maximum value of POW x 5%.
With that system, there's some difference in natural ability for those without training, more for those with basic training (who will trump those without it, regardless of natural ability) and large differences at the top end for those with experience and the natural inclination to react well under fire vs. the average person. I used POW since it's pretty much a lost stat for a modern or future game...unlike a fantasy setting where it's the most important stat.
My suggestion was to cap all skills at the Morale value when under direct enemy fire. I'd probably allow Morale to double if in battle but when not under direct fire. That means an average person is still pretty weak in such a situation, but an experienced soldier can pretty much react at full skill so long as not under fire. Plus, this neatly allows suppression fire without a lot of extra rolls. (Those who like more crunch, might want to adjust some fire level of suppression fire: a rifle vs. a machine gun nest, or similar.)