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(Created page with "__NOAUTOLINKS__ Beyond the shelter of civilization, untold horror awaits in the dark recesses of the wilderness. Sometimes, the blackened alleys of an oppressed city and hidden basements of mad scientists hold horrors just as foul. Adventuring often brings heroes face to face with terrifying monsters and maddening experiences. When your heroes come face to face with abject terror, you might make them roll for insanity. Insanity should primarily change a character’s ou...")
 
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=== THEMES OF INSANITY ===
== Insanity Themes ==
Insanity effects should generally feel cohesive and thematically similar. Below are some example insanity tables, each of which focus on a specific theme within horror.
Insanity effects should generally feel cohesive and thematically similar. Below are some example insanity tables, each of which focus on a specific theme within horror.
==== COSMIC HORROR INSANITY ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+Cosmic Horror Insanity
!DC
!DC
!Effect
!Effect
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|Very Significant
|Very Significant
|You are Shaken.
|You are Shaken.
Everything is but a dream of some unknowable god. All of our actions are meaningless
''Everything is but a dream of some unknowable god. All of our actions are meaningless''
|1 day
|1 day
|-
|-
|Significant
|Significant
|''Death is rational. There is no way out of this endless madness other than to simply give up.''
|Indefinite
|-
|Somewhat Significant
|''I stared into the void for a moment too long, and I saw the secrets of the universe. While I now know everything, some horrible thing stared back at me.''
|1 week
|-
|Very Notable
|''Everything is but a dream of some unknowable god. All of our actions are meaningless.''
|1 day
|-
|Notable
|Death is rational. There is no way out of this endless madness other than to simply give up.
|Death is rational. There is no way out of this endless madness other than to simply give up.
|4 hours
|-
|Somewhat Notable
|''I stared into the void for a moment too long, and I saw the secrets of the universe. While I now know everything, some horrible thing stared back at me.''
|1 hour
|-
|Trivial
|''Everything is but a dream of some unknowable god. All of our actions are meaningless.''
|10 minutes
|-
|No Effect
| -
| -
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Gothic Horror Insanity
!DC
!Effect
!Duration
|-
|Abysmal
|You always go last in Initiative and are Staggered.
''You contemplate the futility of life. All of your actions will amount to nothing in the end, so why bother?''
|1 week
|-
|Terrible
|You are Demoralized. Enemy creatures attempting to Charm or Enthrall you can roll 2d20, using the higher.
''Without doubt, you will not be able to keep your dark secret hidden forever. Your friends will find out eventually, and then they will leave you.''
|1 day
|-
|Very Significant
|Whenever one of your allies becomes Bloodied or reaches 0 HP within 30 ft of you, you take 2d6 psychic damage.
''With resounding clarity, you know that you will live until you are old and gray, but all of your cherished friends will die in your arms, one after the other.''
|1 day
|-
|Significant
|''You contemplate the futility of life. All of your actions will amount to nothing in the end, so why bother?''
|Indefinite
|Indefinite
|-
|-
|Somewhat Significant
|Somewhat Significant
|I stared into the void for a moment too long, and I saw the secrets of the universe. While I now know everything, some horrible ''thing'' stared back at me.
|''Without doubt, you will not be able to keep your dark secret hidden forever. Your friends will find out eventually, and then they will leave you.''
|1 week
|1 week
|-
|-
|Very Notable
|Very Notable
|Everything is but a dream of some unknowable god. All of our actions are meaningless.
|''With resounding clarity, you know that you will live until you are old and gray, but all of your cherished friends will die in your arms, one after the other.''
|1 day
|1 day
|-
|-
|Notable
|Notable
|Death is rational. There is no way out of this endless madness other than to simply give up.
|''You contemplate the futility of life. All of your actions will amount to nothing in the end, so why bother?''
|4 hours
|4 hours
|-
|-
|Somewhat Notable
|Somewhat Notable
|I stared into the void for a moment too long, and I saw the secrets of the universe. While I now know everything, some horrible ''thing'' stared back at me.
|''Without doubt, you will not be able to keep your dark secret hidden forever. Your friends will find out eventually, and then they will leave you.''
|1 hour
|1 hour
|-
|-
|Trivial
|Trivial
|Everything is but a dream of some unknowable god. All of our actions are meaningless.
|''With resounding clarity, you know that you will live until you are old and gray, but all of your cherished friends will die in your arms, one after the other.''
|10 minutes
|10 minutes
|-
|-
|No Effect
|No Effect
| -
| -
| -
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Primeval Horror Insanity
!DC
!Effect
!Duration
|-
|Abysmal
|The next time you roll Initiative, a Wendigo appears and is solely focused on you.
''When the wind howls, you believe you can hear it calling your name. Something is stalking you and will dismember you.''
|1 week
|-
|Terrible
|Each time you roll Initiative, also make a DC 20 CHA check. If you fail, you are Phobic of plant life larger than one shrubbery.
''The tangle of roots and brush of leaves seems to hold untold menace.''
|1 day
|-
|Very Significant
|You are Phobic of dim light and darkness. When this Phobia is active, you are Suppressed.
''You are convinced that something lurks in the shadows, forever just outside your periphery.''
|1 day
|-
|Significant
|''When the wind howls, you believe you can hear it calling your name. Something is stalking you and will dismember you.''
|Indefinite
|-
|Somewhat Significant
|''The tangle of roots and brush of leaves seems to hold untold menace.''
|1 week
|-
|Very Notable
|''You are convinced that something lurks in the shadows, forever just outside your periphery.''
|1 day
|-
|Notable
|''When the wind howls, you believe you can hear it calling your name. Something is stalking you and will dismember you.''
|4 hours
|-
|Somewhat Notable
|''The tangle of roots and brush of leaves seems to hold untold menace.''
|1 hour
|-
|Trivial
|''You are convinced that something lurks in the shadows, forever just outside your periphery.''
|10 minutes
|-
|No Effect
|
| -
| -
|}
|}
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