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Originally Posted by soltakss
Using SAN to scare hardened adventurers doesn't really work that well. You see something big and dark covered in tattoos with a huge club and it ... "Oh, it's a troll, what cult is he in?" You see a beast-like creature, foul and covered with filth, with a powerful odour and it's coming closer to you ..."Oh, it's just a broo, we'll kill it!" You see a horned winged creature, taller than the tallest of men, the air is full of the smell of brimstone ..." Oh, it's just a demon, we'll kill it!"
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Well... It may depend on the setting, though. In the
Water Margin novel, you have
very badass adventurers who completely lose their courage as soon as they see a frail old Taoist chanting mysterious words, or whenever they feel a whiff of cold air (which is associated with a ghostly presence in Chinese folk mythology).