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Mental Illness
Mental illnesses are disorders characterized
by disturbances of a character’s thoughts, emotions,
or behavior. Various mental illnesses not only exist,
but are widespread. Most are unrecognized in the
terminology that follows and are simply considered
madness, the result of sorcery or witchcraft, evil
spirits, or demons. The mentally ill usually become
objects of religious inquisition and barbaric treatment.
It is for this reason that witch-hunts are popular.
Some believe instead that mental illness is the
physical result of imbalances in blood, just like temperament.
A player who rerolls sub-abilities acquires
a mental illness for their character per reroll (see
Chap. 3: Abilities). This information is amassed so
that Aediles may apply it as necessary. Since characters
may acquire or encounter these illnesses, they
are compiled and listed below, followed by a table to
facilitate the random selection of a mental illness:
Abasiophilia
Over a period of (5 + 1d100) months, the
character experiences recurrent and intense sexually
arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving
sexual attraction to lame or crippled partners.
This causes significant distress or impairment
in social, occupational, or other important areas of
functioning.
Whenever a character afflicted with
abasiophilia sees a lame or cripple, they must pass a
Drive check at TH 20 or engage in socially unacceptable
sexual behavior.
Acrotomophilia
Over a period of (5 + 1d100) months, the
character experiences recurrent and intense sexually
arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving
sexual attraction to the amputated stump
of a partner; the stump itself is arousing. This causes
significant distress or impairment in social, occupational,
or other important areas of functioning.
Whenever a character afflicted with
acrotomophilia sees an amputated stump on another,
they must pass a Drive check at TH 20 or engage in
socially unacceptable sexual behavior.
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Anorexia Nervosa
This mental illness affects 1% of young
women. Nearly 1-in-5 die of starvation. This condition
is the intense fear of gaining weight or becoming
obese.
If afflicted with anorexia nervosa, roll 1d100.
Results from 01-20 indicate the character is doomed
to die of starvation in 1d100 weeks. Afflicted characters
experience an increase of 2d20 to Melancholic
Temperament and have the following modifiers: -
25% Weight, - 10% Physical Fitness, - 25% Strength,
- 10% Bodily Attractiveness, - 25% Health, and +
10% Drive.
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Characters with this disorder act in a way
that disregard the feelings and rights of other characters.
Antisocial personalities often break the law,
and they may use or exploit other characters for
their own gain. They may lie repeatedly, act impulsively,
and get into physical fights. They may mistreat
their spouses, neglect or abuse their children,
and exploit their slaves. They may even kill other
characters. Characters with this disorder are also
sometimes called sociopaths or psychopaths. Antisocial
personalities usually fail to understand that
their behavior is dysfunctional because their ability
to feel guilty, remorseful, and anxious is impaired.
Guilt, remorse, shame, and anxiety are unpleasant
feelings, but they are also necessary for social functioning
and even physical survival. Antisocial personality
disorder affects 3% of males and 1% of
females.
Afflicted characters experience an increase
of 3d20 to Choleric and 2d20 to Melancholic Temperament.
INSANUS.OMNIS.FUERE.
CREDIT.CETEROS
Every madman believes the
others are insane.
Chapter 5: Mind