Lucky Coin

The Lucky Coin is a mechanic in Fear & Hunger and Fear & Hunger: Termina. They are used in specific encounters, such as chests, or specific enemy attacks. They create a Head or Tails scenario, where a player has to pick a side of the coin - the choice determining whether the encounter will be successful or not.

They are also used as an item, which lets the player toss another lucky coin by holding SHIFT to strengthen the odds of winning greatly. This mechanic was introduced in the Fear & Hunger Termina demo and Fear & Hunger ver. 1.3.0.

There are extremely rare events where using a lucky coin is not possible, such as reading the Ancient Book.

Description
Lucky coins can be found in specific spots through Fear & Hunger, shining on the ground. It bears the symbol of Gro-goroth on the tail side and what seems like Gro-goroth's profile portrait on the heads side. Fitting as a reference to the god of human sacrifices, it often determines the outcome of events that could possibly kill the player - extremely damaging or insta-killing enemy attacks, environmental traps and, especially, the crow bed. It also affects all loot in chests, armories, and certain library shelves. If the result is Empty Scroll, drawing both winning Coins will cause double in total. The Necromancy spell is reliant on this mechanic as well.