Editing Fear (spell)

{{About|This article refers to the hidden spell. [[Azure Dragon]]s have [[special ability]] with the same name.}}
{{Spell
 | image       = Fear.png
 | school      = Earth Magic
 | no_text     =
 | level       = 4
 | cost        = 16/8
 | duration    = 
 | b_effect    = Strikes an enemy unit with such fear that it becomes unable to attack and nearly unable to move.
 | a_effect    = Same as basic effect, but penalty to movement is twice that of basic fear.
 | e_effect    = Same as basic effect, but penalty to movement is three times that of basic fear.
}} 

'''{{Sn|Fear}}''' spell was a disabled feature of {{roe}} version 1.2. The spell could not appear in [[Mage Guild]], but a hero could get a message after defeating the guards in a [[Pyramid]], that he has learned Fear spell: - ''"Upon defeating the monsters, you decipher an ancient glyph on the wall, telling the secrets of the spell - 'Fear ( disabled )'."'' However, it also informs that the spell is disabled, and it will never appear in the [[spell book]]. The feature was removed in version 1.3.

Greg Fulton, one of lead designers of HoMM3, answered the question why the spell was cut from the game: 
<pre>The Fear spell was ‘cut’ because it was little more than ‘bad morale’ in another form.  Later, I thought it was better to convert the mechanic into the Fear ability for the Azure Dragon.</pre>

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[[Category: Spells]]