Haunts - How do Fear-immune characters interact with this?

[Drakedragon]

Just seeking clarification.

The rules say that regardless of what the actual effect is, Haunts' effects are a fear-effect, and that characters immune to fear are immune to the actual effects, except for secondary effects.

So does this mean that a Haunt launching a fireball has absolutely no effect on someone immune to fear?

I also would like to have an example of what it means by 'secondary effects.' Is that like, say there's a wooden roof over them and the haunt sets it on fire, causing it to collapse?

What about a Haunt that emulates Control Water for some kind of drowning scenario or some other spell effect where an object or such is being manipulated? Would a fear-immune character take no damage from a creature summoned by a Haunt?

[Hugh Adams]

You would be correct, as quoted in the Haunt description on the last paragraph:

"All primary effects created by a haunt are mind-affecting fear effects, even those that actually produce physical effects. Immunity to fear grants immunity to a haunt's direct effects, but not to secondary effects that arise as a result of the haunt's attack."

So a Paladin, could in theory be immune to Haunt attacks.

[johnlocke90]

Treat it like spell resistance. You would be immune to fireball. But you wouldn't be immune to the spells effects on the environment. Thrown objects or control water still hurt you.

[Cheapy]

"Hey guys? Guys?! Why are you freakin' out?! Is there something around here that I'm not seeing??"

[Cheapy]

Here's one of the freelancer's attempt at explaining it.

[Drakedragon]

Alright, thanks guys. Just wanted to make sure I was interpreting it correctly.

[Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan]

Cheapy wrote:

"Hey guys? Guys?! Why are you freakin' out?! Is there something around here that I'm not seeing??"

Having played a Paladin through a section of an AP where haunts were happening left and right, it sure seemed this way. Everyone doing crazy stuff for no apparent reason. Thank goodness, some smitable stuff finally presented itself, haha.

[Isil-zha]

If the haunt's fireball is a fear effect it cannot set objects on fire, since objects are immune to fear as far as I know (since they are mindless)