Morale

Charisma ScoreBase Morale Score
6 or Below 0
7-14 1
15-20 2
21-26 3
27 and Above 4
Character LevelMorale Bonus
1-100
11-20 +1
21+ +2

Morale represents a creature's general confidence, enthusiasm, and loyalty to its actions. It influences a creature's response to Fear and confidence in battle, and impacts the Tide of Battle. A creature's Morale is partially intrinsic and partially based on outside factors. Morale functions similarly to hitpoints, fluctuating in response to damage and restorative effects.

Base Morale

A creature's Base Morale is based on Charisma. Creatures of 11th level or higher get a bonus to their base morale, reflecting the confidence they have gained through personal power and experience. Certain character options also grant a bonus to base morale. For example, Halflings gain a +1 racial bonus to base Morale.

Changing Morale Example
  • Graven, a Rogue, has a Base Morale of 1. During battle he is intimidated by an opponent and suffers 1 Morale Damage, decreasing his current Morale to 0.
  • Towards the end of battle, Graven takes an injury and suffers 1 Morale Damage, lowering his current Morale to -1.
  • Graven's Morale is later restored through some wise words from his companion, and his current Morale increases by 3 points, bringing him back to his Base Morale of 1 (the excess point is lost).
Roleplaying Morale
Morale represents your character's current mood and general enthusiasm. When Morale is reduced, your character becomes more apprehensive, fearful, or depressed. The lower the score, the more pronounced the effect. Conversely, if your character gains morale above normal, this translates into feelings of elation or even invulnerability.

Losing and Restoring Morale

Creatures can lose morale by taking Morale Damage. Each point of damage reduces a creature's morale by 1 (Morale can drop into negative numbers, there is no minimum). Morale Damage comes from a variety of sources, including social encounters, powers and abilities (particularly fear effects), suffering Injuries, and environmental conditions. A creature that loses too much morale may have to make a Morale Check.

Morale damage can be restored in a few different ways, the most common is through Resting. Whenever a power, ability, or effect restores a creature's morale, increase the creature's morale by the amount restored, up to its Starting Morale. Restorative effects cannot increase a creature's Morale above its Base Morale.

Temporary Morale

Similarly to Temporary Hitpoints, Temporary Morale offsets Morale Damage and can temporarily increase a creature's current Morale above their Base Morale. Any Temporary Morale is lost after a creature rests. Morale Damage is first subtracted from Temporary Morale, then any remaining damage is subtracted from the creature's current Morale as normal.

Temporary Morale does not stack, so if a creature receives additional Temporary Morale while it has Temporary Morale remaining, it takes the better of the two values (the new value or its current value).

Fear & Morale

Fear Effects can work both to inflict Morale Damage and to impose status effects based on a creature’s current Morale. Creatures with a negative Morale Score become more susceptible to and suffer worse consequences from Fear Effects. There are two types of Fear Effects: Terror and Dread.