Frenzy

The character’s temper and passion boil just below the

surface of his psyche, mostly held in check by his rational

mind, but easily released when needed. If the character

spends one full Round fuelling his anger—by flagellation,

drugs, or other means—on the next Round he goes into an

uncontrolled rage, gaining a +10 bonus to Weapon Skill,

Strength, Toughness, and Willpower, but suffering a –20

penalty to Ballistic Skill, Intelligence, and Fellowship—note

that Characteristic penalties are different from Characteristic

Damage, and cannot reduce a Characteristic

below 1. While Frenzied, the character must attack the nearest

enemy in melee combat if possible. If he is not engaged with

the nearest enemy, he must move towards that enemy and

engage it if possible. The character will not take obviously

suicidal actions such as leaping off a building in order to

engage someone on the ground, but he will take any actions

that have a reasonable opportunity to engage in melee with

the nearest enemy.

While Frenzied, he is immune to Fear, Pinning, stunning

effects, the effects of Fatigue, and he may not Parry, retreat,

or flee. He remains Frenzied for the duration of the combat.

Characters may not use psychic powers while Frenzied. After

combat ends, or if there are no more eligible enemy targets

for the character to attack, he can make a Willpower Test to

snap out of his Frenzy. If he fails, he must continue to attack,

favouring NPCs over PCs. Each successive Round, however,

he may make another Willpower Test, with a cumulative +10

bonus to return to a stable state of mind and come out of

Frenzy. After Frenzying, a character may not Frenzy again for

at least an hour as he recovers his mental and physical strength.