Fear Stacking and Multiple Fear Abilities

[Doomed Hero]

Some related reading

A little more.

There seems to be a bit of confusion about how and when fear effects stack, especially with concern to the Intimidate skill.

So here's my problem-

Let's say I have an Antipaladin with Cornugon Smash and the Shaken Cruelty and they hit with a Conductive weapon (adding the Cruelty to their attack).

1. So first they make an Intimidate check when they hit with the attack. Does Aura of Cowardice effect the Intimidate DC?

2. (Assuming the Intimidate check succeeds and the target is Shaken per Demoralize), when the Cruelty effect takes place, is the target now Frightened?

[VRMH]

1. Yes, there's no reason it wouldn't.
2. Yes.

We've grown used to the constant "doesn't stack with other fear effects"-rules everywhere, but those are still the exception. The basic rule is that fear effects stack to create a greater fear effect. And no specific exception to that rule is listed in the feats and abilities you mentioned.