Frighten, dominate, or coerce — through stillness, scars, or a threat spoken flat.
Shouting is for men who think they might lose. The dangerous ones go quiet — a word said flat, a look held a beat too long, a hand resting near a hilt that does not need to draw. By the time he reads what he is standing in front of, he has already decided to give you what you came for. The cleverest threats are the ones never spoken aloud. The next cleverest are the ones spoken once.
Menace is the skill of forcing compliance through fear — your bulk, your scars, your stillness, or a threat delivered flat and without flourish. Make a Menace (Brawn) Trial when you want someone to act because they are afraid not to. It works on people, animals, and crowds. For winning someone over willingly, see Charm (Ego); for misdirection and false faces, see Guile (Ego).
Examples: a look that ends a brawl before it starts; pressuring a smuggler to give up a name with a single sentence; cowing a snarling beast into retreat; delivering a warning that lands heavier than most men’s promises.