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Chapter 5: Mind
Autoabasiophilia
Over a period of (5 + 1d100) months, the
character experiences recurrent and intense sexually
arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving
sexual attraction to oneself being lame or
crippled. This causes significant distress or impairment
in social, occupational, or other important areas
of functioning. Gruagach ogres have a higher
frequency of this mental illness than other races.
Whenever a character is afflicted with
autoabasiophilia, they must pass a Drive check at
TH 15 or attempt to amputate a limb and experience
sexual excitement.
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Avoidant personality disorder is characterized
by social withdrawal due to a shyness that is
both intense and anxious. Characters with avoidant
personalities are reluctant to interact with others
unless they feel certain of being liked. They fear
being criticized and rejected. Often they view themselves
as socially inept and inferior to others.
Afflicted characters lose 2d20 points in Sanguine
Temperament. Although anakim may tend to
avoid characters, they do not tend to consider themselves
inferior to others, so they do not have this
mental illness.
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive)
Characters who suffer from bipolar disorder
switch back and forth between depression and
mania. Bipolar disorder may be characterized by
the experience of extreme highs or lows, but little
to nothing in between. This mental illness affects
about 1% of the population. Each morning, a die
is rolled to determine whether depression or mania
will be the dominant mood for the day. During
stressful circumstances, this must be determined
hourly.
Afflicted characters experience an increase
of 2d20 to Choleric and Melancholic Temperaments.
When a bipolar character is manic, consult the mental
illness of mania. When a bipolar character is depressed,
consult the mental illness of depression.
Because the moods of elves are more chaotic than
other races, elves have a higher frequency of bipolar
disorder.
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Borderline Personality Disorder
Characters with borderline personality disorder
experience intense emotional instability, particularly
in relationships with others. They may make
frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
by others. They may experience minor problems
as major crises. They may also express their
anger, frustration, and dismay through suicidal gestures,
self-mutilation, and other self-destructive acts.
They tend to have an unstable self-image or sense
of self. As children, most characters with this disorder
were emotionally unstable, impulsive, and often
bitter or angry, although their chaotic impulsiveness
and intense emotions may have made them
popular at school. At first they may impress characters
as stimulating and exciting, but their relationships
tend to be unstable and explosive. About 2%
of all characters have borderline personality disorder.
About 75% of characters with this disorder
are female.
Characters afflicted with borderline personality
disorder experience an increase of 2d20 in Melancholic
Temperament. Further, afflicted characters
must roll under their Sanguine score on a daily
basis or engage in (1-30%) an act of self-mutilation
or (31-100%) a self-destructive act. The socially unacceptable
episode will occur while experiencing
frustration. The character will not know it is going
to happen until they are unable to stop themselves.
Callomania
Over a period of (5 + 1d100) months, the
character experiences an irrationally inflated selfimpression
regarding the sub-ability of Bodily Attractiveness
and the ability of Charisma. This causes
significant distress or impairment in social, occupational,
or other important areas of functioning.
Callomania is different than Narcissistic Personality
Disorder because a callomaniac does not suffer from
a delusion of self-importance, but surpassing beauty.
Whenever a character is afflicted with
callomania, they must behave accordingly. A
callomaniac may be afraid to do anything that has
even the remote potential to damage their beauty.
Because anakim have higher Bodily Attractiveness
than other races, the frequency of callomania is
higher among anakim.