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Chapter 5: Mind
Onomatomania
Over a period of (5 + 1d100) months, the
character experiences a recurrent and intense desire
to repeat certain words or sounds. This causes significant
distress or impairment in social, occupational,
or other important areas of functioning. The
impulse to repeat certain words or sounds is irresistible,
and failure to repeat them leads to anguish.
The Aedile must roll 1d100 to determine whether
the onomatomaniac has an obsession with a (01-50)
word or (51-100) sound. If it is a word, then the
Aedile must devise a random means of selecting a
word from an available dictionary. If it is a sound,
then the Aedile must devise a random means of
selecting a sound. The Aedile must invent a trigger
upon which the onomatomaniac must pass a Drive
check at TH 20 or repeat the word or sound until
the Drive check is passed. Drive may be checked
once per round.
Panic Disorder
These characters experience repeated, unexpected
panic attacks and persistent anxiety concerning
the reoccurrence of panic attacks. Panic
attacks are periods of intense fear, apprehension,
or discomfort, and occur usually without warning.
Symptoms include a racing heart, trembling, shortness
of breath, and choking.
Panic attacks may last from a few seconds
to a few hours, but most peak in 10 minutes and
end within a half-hour. Roll 1d10 to determine
whether the unit of time for panic attacks is in (1)
seconds, (2-8) minutes, or (9-10) hours. If the unit
of time is seconds, roll 3d20 to determine the duration.
If the unit of time is minutes, roll 3d20 to
determine the duration. If the unit of time is hours,
roll 1d6 to determine the duration. The condition
affects twice as many females as males, and affects
only about 2% of the population. Often, these characters
experience panic attacks daily or weekly. A
phobia usually triggers the attack. Many become
reluctant to leave home. Those afflicted experience
a decrease of 2d20 points in Phlegmatic Temperament.
A character with Panic Disorder is afraid of
fear itself. The Aedile may randomly determine the
time of occurence either in game-time or real time.
Paranoia
This is a type of psychosis in which a character
suffers from logically consistent delusions of
(1-50%) persecution or (51-100%) grandeur. Usually,
it is characterized by an extreme distrust of others.
For instance, the paranoid character may believe
that every character, even close friends or family,
are intending to murder them. Those afflicted
experience a loss of 2d20 points of Sanguine Temperament.
Paranoid Personality Disorder
These characters feel constant distrust and
suspicion toward other characters. They believe that
others are against them and constantly look for evidence
to support their suspicions. They are hostile
toward others and react angrily to perceived insults.
Those afflicted experience a loss of 2d20 points of
Sanguine Temperament, and an increase of 2d20
points of Choleric Temperament.
Pathological Gambling
This is a behavioral disorder in which a character
becomes progressively unable to resist the
impulse to gamble. This disorder affects 3% of the
adult population, and 80% of those afflicted are
male. They are usually competitive, hardworking,
and bright characters, and show little interest in passive
games of chance. Dwarves have a higher frequency
of pathological gambling than other races.
Pedophilia
Over a period of (5 + 1d100) months, the
character experiences recurrent and intense sexually
arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving
sexual activity with a prepubescent child or
children, generally age 13 or under for humans. As
a comparison, for humans the earliest permitted age
for marriage is 12 for a bride and 14 for a groom.
This causes significant distress or impairment in
social, occupational, or other important areas of
functioning. To qualify as a pedophile, a character
must be at least 16 years old and at least 5 years
older than the child or children. Due to this mental
illness, the Debauchery (see Chap. 6: Sociality) of this
character increases by 25.
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