Phobias
Phobias are a mechanic present in both Fear & Hunger and Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. They are a randomized gameplay element that affects how each player performs in combat.
Mechanics
In both games, the majority of characters are assigned a regular Phobia at random, with an equal likelihood of any regular Phobia being selected. When confronted by an enemy who triggers a character's specific Phobia, that character becomes more susceptible to harm and less capable of dodging incoming attacks. The specific penalties imposed on characters in each game, however, exhibit slight variations.
In most instances, permitting the Mind stat to reach zero will result in a character having their initial Phobia replaced by Panophobia, a condition that essentially amalgamates all regular Phobias into a single, all-encompassing fear. Which characters are susceptible to developing Panophobia varies between the two games.
The Phobias featured in both games are identical and include the following:
| Phobia | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nosophobia | Fear of disease and contamination. |
| Necrophobia | Fear of the undead. |
| Phasmophobia | Fear of ghosts and ghastly figures. |
| Rhabdophobia | Fear of magic and otherworldly powers. |
| Erotophobia | Fear of sex and genitals. |
| Zoophobia | Fear of animals and beasts. |
| Teratophobia | Fear of monsters and malformations. |
| Panophobia | Fear of everything. |
Phobias in Fear & Hunger
- Phobia status in Fear & Hunger causes -50% Evasion Rate, +50% physical damage received.
- Cahara, D'arce, Enki, Ragnvaldr, Le'garde, and the girl will have a randomly assigned regular Phobia at the start of each run. They are also prone to developing Panophobia at zero Mind.
- Ghouls, Skeletons, Moonless, Nas'hrah and the Demon Kid do not bear assigned Phobias and are exempt from developing Panophobia.
- Turning the protagonist into a Marriage or a Marriage (Fusion) will erase a character's Phobia, as well as turning them immune to Panophobia.
List of Phobias per enemy
At the beginning of each battle, a majority of the game's enemies will activate a particular Phobia, and some may even trigger more than one.
Necrophobia
Phasmophobia
Erotophobia
- Guard
- Elite guard
- Night Lurch
- Cavedweller
- Cavedweller merchant
- Cavedweller (Spear Male)
- Mumbler
- Greater mumbler
- Moonless Guard
- Uterus
- Female molded
- Male molded
- Harvestman
- Lady of Moon
- Francóis
Rhabdophobia
Teratophobia
- Maneba
- Guard
- Elite guard
- Cavegnome
- Cavemother
- Night Lurch
- Mumbler
- Greater mumbler
- Scarab
- Moonless Guard
- Body Snatcher
- Lord of flies
- Uterus
- Lizardmage
- Female molded
- Male molded
- Blight
- Butterfly
- Human Hydra
- Crow Mauler
- Double Headed Crow Mauler
- Skin Granny
- Harvestman
- Lady of Moon
- Francóis
- Tormented One
Zoophobia
- Jaggedjaw
- Cave spider
- Lizardman
- Lord of flies
- Lizardmage
- Blight
- Crow Mauler
- Double Headed Crow Mauler
No phobia
- Cahara
- D'arce
- Enki
- Ragnvaldr
- Ser Seymor
- Gaunt Knight
- Iron Shakespeare
- Trortur
- Isayah
- Salmonsnake
- White Angel
Phobias in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
- Phobia status in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina causes -50% Evasion Rate, +50% Blunt, Slashing, Piercing damage received.
- All characters in the game will have a randomly assigned regular Phobia at the start of each run. They are also prone to developing Panophobia at zero Mind, with the exception of Ghouls and Black Kalev.
List of Phobias per enemy
At the beginning of each battle, a majority of the game's enemies will activate a particular Phobia, and some may even trigger more than one.
Nosophobia
- Villager (Sickle)
- Villager (Knives)
- Villager (Pipe)
- Rifleman
- Moonscorched (Ghoul)
- Moonscorched (Male)
- Moonscorched (Female)
- Decrepit Priest
- Rat hag
- Half-cocooned
- Soldier
- Fallen cherub
- Death mask
- Woodsman
- Vile
- Needles
- Olivia (Doppelgänger)
- Irrational Obelisk
- Mob
- Father Hugo
- Rher
Phasmophobia
Erotophobia
- Ronteal
- Half-cocooned
- Pillarman
- Bellend
- Janitor
- Woodsman
- Irrational Obelisk
- Mob
- Father Hugo
- Centaur
- Rher
- Sylvian Trooper
- Platoon
- Gull bros
Rhabdophobia
- Decrepit Priest
- Inquisitor
- Crimson Father
- Marina (Doppelgänger)
- Irrational Obelisk
- Rher
- O'saa
- Marina
- Mastermind
- Cocoon
Teratophobia
- Ronteal
- Headless Hound
- Neighbour
- Sew job
- Inquisitor
- Beekeeper
- Pillarman
- Bellend
- Living flesh
- Stitches
- Irrational Obelisk
- Centaur
- Rancid the Sergal
- Per'kele
- Rher
- Sylvian Trooper
- Platoon
- Gull bros
- Tormented One
- Chaugnar
- Mastermind
- Mechanical dance
- Valkyrie
- Giant
- Weeping scope
- Cocoon
- Judgement
- Gentleman
- Monster
Zoophobia
- Headless Hound
- Owl cultist
- Ratkin
- Rat hag
- Inquisitor
- Crimson Father
- Vile
- Irrational Obelisk
- Centaur
- Rancid the Sergal
- Pocketcat
- Ratkin gang
- Moonless
- Rher
- Gull bros
- Pocketcat (Daan)
No phobia
- Elite Trooper
- Flame Trooper
- Levi (Doppelgänger)
- Tanaka (Doppelgänger)
- Kaiser
- Logic
- The Heartless One
- Daan
- Abella
- Olivia
- Karin
- Pav
- Marcoh
- Levi
- Samarie
- Tanaka
- Henryk
- Caligura
- August