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If a character with the Berzerk edge takes damage and goes berzerk, they cannot perform any actions that require concentration. Is the Spirit test to recover from being Shaken considered to be a task requiring concentration.
The rules seem to indicate the Spirit test is automatic, so I'm of the mind it doesn't require concentration.
What's the official ruling on this?
Berserk characters recover from Shaken like everyone else does.
I received a definitive answer from the forum Joe Bedurndurn suggested.
The actual text of the Edge is "The warrior ignores all wound modifiers while Berserk, but cannot use any skills, Edges, or maneuvers that require concentration, including Shooting and Taunt, but not Intimidation."
The free attempt to recover from being Shaken is not the use of a skill, Edge, or maneuver of any sort, so it's not covered. You can attempt to recover from Shaken completely normally while berserk.
In the Deluxe Edition RAW, there's no text specific to that. It does say that a character only goes Berserk if she fails a Smarts test.
From the Deluxe Edition:
I'd rule that Smarts tests are the only attribute tests that require concentration. Spirit, being more of a instictive/gut feeling kind of attribute, reflect your character's morals and will and as such doesn't require concentration.
That's not to say Spirit based skills don't require concentration - each action should be ruled by the GM based on common sense - hence the deliberately vague rules on the matter.
