Information regarding Lions and Lions of Virtue!

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Hiya All !!:slight_smile:

I was wondering if anyone could help me out?

I am after some information regarding Lions and Lions of Virtue...

I remember reading, that a Roar of a Lion or it could of been a Lion of Virtue that anyone who hears the Roar has to make a bravery check or run of screaming (I think that is what happens)

But i can't remember if it was a normal Lion or a Lion of Virtue, and seeing as i presently don't have the book on hand i was wondering if anyone can remember or knows on what type of Lion this happens and what the results of hearing the Roar are??

Many Thanks

Sir Parn!!:slight_smile:

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Yes, I remember this as well. An old supplement... Probably the Medieval Bestiary. And it was a beast of virtue.

Ok, checking...
CrMe 25, 3 might points. When the lion roars, all those nearby must make a Brave roll of 9+ or be frozen in terror.

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Thank you very much " The Fixer " that helps me out heaps!

Also what would you think, in regards if the Beast of Virtue (Lion), was a lot more powerful than the normal Beasts of Virtue (Lion)?

Would just raising the Bravery Roll from a 9+ to a higher target number seem right?

And do normal Lions have the same ability with there Roar as well?

Many Thanks

Sir Parn !!:slight_smile:

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I would think that ANY lion encountered in Mythic Europe would qualify as a Beast of Virtue. These are the lions that make the forest fearsome and require the gentleing hand of a saint. In North Africa or the Levant, I would hold things are different.

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Aye, you stumble across a lion in the Black Forest and it's either a) an illusion, b) a Bjornaer with a -really- exotic heartbeast or c) a beast of virtue. Lions are unpleasant and biblical, in addition to being rare as hell.

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Exactly.

As per the Brave roll, you can sure amp it up if you want you lion to be especially fearfull, but know that 9+ is already high. Normal people will flee most of the time, and even especially brave persons (brave trait at +3) will be affected about half the time.

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Lions prefer open land and the plains, you know... :wink:

and at least a Lion of Virtue wouldn't be out of place in Greece. (Historically probably retreated eastwards a few centuries earlier, but mythically?)