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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 2258874" data-attributes="member: 14041">1) You can really scare players by using your knowledge of their real life.   2) You can really scare players by carefully and rarely pushing the boundry of what is and is not acceptable in a game enviroment.  Use both of these  with EXTREME caution.I once had a villanous NPC confront a female PC with a female player.  I made sure the PC was relatively helpless and gave the NPC all the advantages (the goal wasn't combat, but to scare the PC and Player as a warning).  I then used language and imagery that is very atypical for me and the group, but very in character.  This played on not only the PCs fears, but the player's fears of being in that sort of situation.  The language was shocking and drove the point home.  It was one of the few times I think that a player was not only distrubed or anxious but truly afraid.Did I mention using EXTREME CAUTION?  This could blow up in your face and end the game, the group, and possible the friendship right there.  A very high Wisdom score is needed to qualify for this feat.</blockquote>