SDLeary Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 WARNING! Brainstorming ahead! Could be very messy. OK... I was thinking about Sanity, and how to get some of the social effects out of it ala UA by adding values for Violence, Unnatural, Isolation, and Magical. Each would have been a % value that would be used rather than a straight sanity roll, the higher the value, the more resistant you are to that situation, but the more callous you are, effecting social inter..... blah blah blah. Then I found myself reading the Personality Trait optional rules, and that got me to thinking. If both Personality Traits and Sanity are used (for PCs... yes), what about having failed San rolls directly effecting the traits? And, just to give the player a sense of control, the GM only chooses the pairing affected, the player choosing which value to check and potentially increase. Example The investigators stumble onto a horrible scene of all of a bunch of NPCs hanging from nooses from the rafters (Braveheart) or in various states of dismemberment (Beowulf)... A failed Sanity roll would have the normal effects, but rather than simply have the character run away, fall into a mania, or into a stupor, it also had an effect on their personality. A check in Agressive/Passive, Extrovert/Introvert, Emotional/Calm, etc. Potential, or am I taking things a bit too far? SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunGuyFromYuggoth Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 It could help give players direction in how they could respond, assuming they are keen on the personality traits concept. Not all players play well with that, but those that do are certainly going to appreciate this. Quote Roll D100 and let the percentiles sort them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaira Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Definitely got potential. I'd keep it relatively abstract for now, rather than trying to model any actual conditions. Also, I'd be inclined to incorporate some pretty serious trait shifts, rather than just a check, in the cases of things like temporary insanity bouts. Checks for failed SAN rolls seem about the right level, though. I like the idea! It's got legs. Or tentacles. Or... whatever... :thumb: Cheers, Sarah Quote "The Worm Within" - the first novel for The Chronicles of Future Earth, coming 2013 from Chaosium, Inc. Website: http://sarahnewtonwriter.com | Twitter: @SarahJNewton | Facebook: TheChroniclesOfFutureEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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