tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post7208927671195033547..comments2024-03-28T04:41:30.440-04:00Comments on DISCOURSE AND DRAGONS: Insanity RulesKiltedyaksmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-20299422760772712642011-06-10T16:20:06.880-04:002011-06-10T16:20:06.880-04:00The sanity mechanic found in Unknown Armies is als...The sanity mechanic found in Unknown Armies is also used in NEMESIS: Roleplaying in Worlds of Horror, which is free and excellent by the way. I spent quite a lot of time playing and developing new material for NEMESIS when it was released. Here is the link for the free PDF:<br /><br />http://www.arcdream.com/dennis/NEMESIS.pdfShane Mangushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865733072718219138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-77405621342774400432011-06-10T16:15:40.463-04:002011-06-10T16:15:40.463-04:00Check out the sanity mechanic from Unknown Armies....Check out the sanity mechanic from Unknown Armies. The basics of it are that you have five ways to make sanity checks. Self, things having to do with how you view your self. So having a false memory would instigate a self check. Isolation, Helplessness, and Violence are pretty self explanatory. Last is Supernatural, seeing a skeleton rise from the grave would be a supernatural check. <br /Jonashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180589784318506179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-25422788213228263892011-06-10T07:38:40.275-04:002011-06-10T07:38:40.275-04:00I think I'd like the players to roll more than...I think I'd like the players to roll more than one character to begin - with the idea that through fear effects etc their sanity will slowly deteriorate to the point where either the character will go insane or will need to spend sessions "resting" to regain/lost the accumulated sanity points (thus playing a second character). If you used WIS and went backwards there are already Greg Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934958487613782595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-47667789238616315692011-06-10T05:54:37.722-04:002011-06-10T05:54:37.722-04:00I'm not sure if this is old school enough, but...I'm not sure if this is old school enough, but it should be simple to handle and do the trick.<br /><br />For horrific sights or events you do a appropriate save. If you fail, you suffer from a "confusion" or "groggy" status that give penalties e.g. to perception, fear saves and such things. If stay for some time, maybe 4 hours.<br /><br />If you fail a save while TheClonehttp://www.herzliches-rollenspiel.de/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-69960536700345800372011-06-10T03:55:37.868-04:002011-06-10T03:55:37.868-04:00I really like Roger's idea of extra WIS/INT/CH...I really like Roger's idea of extra WIS/INT/CHA with anything exceeding 18 resulting in madness; it reinforces the alien-ness of individuals that close to the divine/the arcane/their own inner strength, and has a whole 'power corrupts' thing going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-71318289847229239842011-06-09T22:00:10.925-04:002011-06-09T22:00:10.925-04:00I've got a set of optional sanity rules in the...I've got a set of optional sanity rules in the <a href="http://www.adventuresdarkanddeep.com" rel="nofollow">Adventures Dark and Deep</a> Game Masters Toolkit (sortakinda loosely based on COC). Sanity is treated as another stat that starts as WISx5. Seeing or experiencing different reality-shattering things makes you make a SAN check; if you fail, it takes away from your sanity score. That Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-82817423968532705432011-06-09T21:54:33.172-04:002011-06-09T21:54:33.172-04:00I'm thinking a combination of using fear effec...I'm thinking a combination of using fear effects (etc) and saves but with each failed save adding (either from zero to say the characters WIS score, or from the WIS score to 18 or 20) resulting in insanity. IF that makes sense.Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-73882920407692224222011-06-09T20:37:02.225-04:002011-06-09T20:37:02.225-04:00If you are using D&D or one of the retro-clone...If you are using D&D or one of the retro-clones, I suggest using the spells that are already in the game to help emulate fear and insanity, and how it affects the characters. The saving throw system is there for a reason, so use it as the character's defense against these kinds of effects. I have a blog post on this very thing that explains more:<br /><br />http://Shane Mangushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865733072718219138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-86933807380234007342011-06-09T19:38:26.486-04:002011-06-09T19:38:26.486-04:00I'd suggest involuntary additions to Wisdom, u...I'd suggest involuntary <i>additions</i> to Wisdom, using exploding dice (roll again and add on a maximum result) so nobody is safe.<br /><br />At WIS > 18 the victim possesses the Wisdom of the Gods - has eaten of the tree of knowledge - sees the crawling void beyond the stars - is thoroughly bughouse mad.<br /><br />Makes a great temptation for clerics. Or magic-users if you make the Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737025559858978163.post-25017625279445728172011-06-09T18:58:38.455-04:002011-06-09T18:58:38.455-04:00I'd suggest ability score damage (Int, Wis, an...I'd suggest ability score damage (Int, Wis, and Cha). <br /><br />If an adventurer contemplates the alien geometry of the Hound of Tindalos's movement, they might be forced to save or gain 2-5 insanity points, which each pose a one point penalty to one of the three nonphysical attributes.<br /><br />The damage might be distributed as the player wishes, or as the DM wishes, depending on frijoles juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423720423119688947noreply@blogger.com