Fear Bomb
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Fear bombs are a Jack the Ripper expansion tool: hallucinogenic grenades that scream on impact and send most enemies running in terror. Evie learned them from the Indian Brotherhood, and they let you clear a group without killing anyone.
- Category
- Thrown
- New or returning
- New to the series
- How to get it
- Pick up
Good to know
- Fear bombs are only in the Jack the Ripper expansion.
- Each one is crafted from 10 Metal and 2 Chemical.
- A large fear bomb pouch (+4) needs 150 Leather, 20 Silk and 30 Chemical, with the schematic from Loyalty Level 1 with Arthur Weaversbrook.
- Brutes often resist one bomb and only become anxious; add more fear to break them.
- The Make Some Noise! skill widens the bomb's sound radius, and Closer to the Epicenter frightens even calm enemies at the centre.
- The Efficient Fear Bomb perk raises the chance of looting fear bombs from bodies by 30%.
How it works
The blast lets out a demonic scream and a cloud of hallucinogenic powder. Enemies in the radius see their worst fears and flee, which suits a non-lethal approach even though the bombs are anything but quiet.
Origin
The Indian Brotherhood used fear tactics to reduce bloodshed, and Jacob and his trainees picked them up during a visit to India around 1873. By 1916 the British Assassins no longer use them.
Jack's useSpoilerShow
Jack the Ripper also carries fear bombs, but he uses them to torment his victims rather than spare them.