You have a phobia you attempt to overcome. This fear could be related to a recent revelation or trauma or could be something you’ve carried for much longer. Whatever the case, you are ready to take control of your fear and no longer let it slow you down. Your fear can be anything you choose (arachnids, public speaking, your parents, etc.). While the 1st event must be the first completed and 5th must be the last, the other three events can be completed in any order.

1st Event: Fear Uncovered

Completion: An incident activates your phobia in a way that blocks you from achieving a goal. You complete this event when you decide to overcome this phobia.

Reward: Increase the die size of one of your Physical skills by 1.

2nd, 3rd, or 4th Event: Research Fear

Completion: To overcome your phobia you must understand it. You complete this event when you do more research into your fear. You go to a library, search the Complenet, talk with an expert on the subject, or find some other way to learn about your fear.

Reward: Increase the die size of one of your Mental skills by 1.

2nd, 3rd, or 4th Event: Fear Training

Completion: You complete this event after you learn physical techniques to help you overcome your fear. You might learn breathing exercises or meditation techniques to help change your body’s intense reaction. If your fear is an enemy or monster, you might learn a fighting technique to counter their attacks.

Reward: Increase the die size of one of your Physical skills by 1.

2nd, 3rd, or 4th Event: Small Scale Fear

Completion: You complete this event after you face your fear in a smaller, less threatening, or virtual way. For instance, if you are scared of arachnids, you might look at pictures of them. If you are terrified of public speaking, you might practice giving a speech to a small group of trusted friends.

Reward: Select one Nova ability from your species.

5th Event: Face Your Fear

Completion: Are you able to overcome your fear, or does it prevent you from accomplishing another goal? This event is complete after you face your fear head-on. This could be by choice or by circumstance, but either way you find yourself staring down that which terrifies you.

Reward if you overcome your fear: Select one special ability from your species.

Reward if you do not overcome your fear: Gain the Fear the Fearful special ability. As a person who knows fear well, you are able to instill it in your adversaries. As an action, you can make a skill roll to influence one creature within 5 squares of you. If you succeed on the skill roll, that creature suffers a minor negative condition. If the creature already suffers from a minor negative condition, it gains a moderate negative condition. If you complete this Story Path a second or greater time and you do not overcome your fear again, select one special ability from your species.