A creature may choose to voluntarily fail any Test made to resist a debuff or status effect. No roll is made; the effect applies in full as if the resist had failed.
This is useful when the consequence of being affected is preferable to resisting — for example, accepting 🔙 Knockback to move out of melee range, taking Knockdown to drop behind a low wall, or letting 👻 Fear flee you to safety.
Rules
- Voluntary failure must be declared before the resist Test is rolled.
- The effect applies at full magnitude (full Knockback distance, full Knockdown to Prone, full duration, etc.). There is no partial or reduced effect.
- Voluntary failure applies only to resist Tests for debuffs and status effects. It does not apply to attack rolls, skill checks outside the debuff-resist context, or saving Tests for non-debuff effects.
- Any “Guaranteed Minimum” rider on an effect (see 🔙 Knockback, Knockdown) still applies — voluntarily failing does not change the minimum, only ensures the full effect.
See Also
- ⏬ Debuffs
- 🔙 Knockback, Knockdown — common candidates for voluntary failure
- 👻 Fear — flee-on-fail control effect
- Test — resist Test mechanics