Morale Damage

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.

Effect that cause Morale Damage include:

• Social Encounters
• Certain powers and abilities, such as fear effects.
• When you receive an Injury.
• Certain environmental conditions and similar effects as designated by the GM.

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.

Tide of Battle

A creature that takes too much Morale Damage may impact Tide of Battle.