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Armor Descriptions ~mb~wkkhcwzn.dthaby@wpmteui~ Al1sUrr:lheSc mlnwurcirNeldsforthe hudmd ahouldemrn to, the wmWa It+r and may $ve ruppolt up to the If the Np used prlmarlly bynobb butuenotunknavncvcn bybubsrh& vcnla, b wan. Mvry Imm wear bo&.vcn when In fuJl mor. ~eysnslaocalled~.~OMnelnuatcdJupsLbutall hots provlda pntdon to the bo(tan ofthe foot clgalnb special M made of metal whlch mdw added pmbccuon &a couple of romU of- and dCleMlveatWk forms such M dtmps. If used In vlw Wem. ~onwlthmbbalrohthqmumtbcepednllymadeandslEcb Anas* "he Ilghteat ofall mcW hedd cove- the met b also for, of coumc, double the nQmal coat. themartmodunof.Ultsmaofthe~elmet'frmlly.~onlybUlla ~:lhh~la~anddtwlbwuevwalformsd llghterthmal1QUIerfonnsofpmSectlon. butltabo~all dlb um mcd or k.nd pmtectl- of whlch ue added featutw to welaht uponthe~urdthuaontheahoulders. bah Mdeven ~~on.$vlngthepl~Incanb~onaisml~umorthechcatofthewuror,sothatltawdghtbmonbcuable.~etable effect. IlstlngaforthIrtr)calntolce~untthefactWtbcm~dwshavca Bmutplatm M plm of solld mor coven the wc~lv from vlsor already Urd dow not get to add one to the face for addltlonal collar to @@le. lhe bnadpk. prctectu only the fmt of the wenrer, pmtedlon. rlthOl@l WMd MeWmOratnddcd~ beaded tot to fWhW Ibck-Platsr mls b the obversc of the bmaatplate, and It Is wudoffoppo~~'sWcs,lncludedlnthIs~~Irthe~~useful only when M enmy la trying to IqJun the wunr from the dder. rear. MMY forma of protectton cover only the front of a warrlor, Bydm A bymle b n long. Cowlke garment made of dther rough nnd sttncko from surprllc, In melee, or whUe the ww Is ntreat. leather w othw. mftu but Wded tnamW& (On me remote laled lngcan often be fatal due to the lack of protecUvc coveting. 7he In the ntlurlc octan the nWea we knotted rwlnc mor whlch Is back-plate Is M smw to thls. dmllartothepaddedbymle,Ifuaedalone, butltmlghtcllsohavebark SrJU Empasur A Dyak (n.Uve) war coat made of soh bl&llke mwn OnwUa valueequalto Wofahldded bymle.) Moat such matedal wlth lame fish acalcd uewn on. On AWh, they an found cats mly hmve lmn fkga sewn to UMm, horn 01 metsl pletcs only In the lslea aouth urd asat ofShrlJavtl Md nom of Magmur M sewn between and ao forth for aome minor added pmkaJon. far as Panay sulu. me bymlc cawa the wcuv from ncrlttojwt abwe the knee, and BsndedAnnoror~l:~abthe~onoflnvwtlonwNch harsiscvcrwhlchwdcnd~~half.rqrdownthearmarmaprotorc gar one step beyond cheln mall. Banded mall Is Iamlncltsd mor tlve coat 11 sanctlmea iderred to sa the ham or uark, and In the whlch Is made up of dp of md om row rtop the other, SouthSea luka It b called bq/u Wn. each prUally ovellaw the naxt to create a melded unlt whwl b C.mrlb A hoobllkc -on of cMn mall worn over the hrad prool @nSt all but the Me& Of mWe wrapom lllb f0m d whlch PlQkCtd not only WruW'a hedd. but also the neck and protection, while dlU wcpwlalve, WM and Is offodable by profre ~ouldws.ManytlmwthlswlllbcwomoverahoulduplatMoroUIer sional solden, whwc Wn null WM once so costpohlbltlve that mor whlch Uwn la. In turn covered ow In pat or whole by a helm only thaw of the wktouacy could offord It. mC lighter ulclunblsnce orllkepmteuivehradd. In some Instamcs. thecamall Is idemd ofthlsformofarmor~UtopsMllrsthe~byonly2Spad to ne the df. Factor8 per CT. me h.du wIll note th1* moat r(lpponc# mor of Ch& Hall: Thb metal armor conform8 to the body rlnce It la better sort 1s of banded mall (lamellar) sort. made of thoussndu of Indlvldwl llvetcd wln drck all lnterllnked Banded Chain HdIr mls Is rlmply protectton layered owr ch.ln (each connecW to at lud four Mer Unka) to pnvent cuttlng or mall. Banded chaln mall la a comblnatlon mor which h., the mlnor plerclng attmdw from gettlng thom to the wedrer. It wlll be pmtectlve value of both hded mall MU chaln mall and dow Ita several layera thlck In ctitlcal VCII. Whlle offerlnggocd protealon, duty welt-except th.t thb welght of It 1s bwypondemur, and It muryMer(andInaome-chapcr)formaolumornow~st thcnfon slows down the Mctlona of the uw by 0 Spwd Facbr thmVapout me porta of&rtb. Chaln moll wed to be worn only by polnts CT. the rlch. but now4ue to modwnlzath of wln drawlng-%ln t*vlC.c:mIsisthelo~faocplatswhlchlsf.atureddlredlytothc moll my be owned by My worWng freeman. me weight of chaln helmet ~ls protecb your vbngc and @ea you adQcd protacUon to mall, howew, bpoorlydlMbutcd andtendutoslw dwn, burden, thlsvl~l~.How~,a~~~~evenmrxe~~~tto Md fatlgae the wearer, caumlng the penalty of 4 SF polnb when the wearer's almw rrtnlned neck muacles, mrlclng It 01 even mrxe lrrcmpttng M Nan. unoomfo!table pmtdOn than mor It's urompurylrgb alnrqV. A ~7tws1repmtdvel~~ whlch Iregenerally added flnu fm d chln/face protsctlon b ollvcd wlth the msndavllba In over cthwmortopoucranyorall pmta Orthelcga. Chauawmay comblnstlonwith the6nlade. Wearlngthe bavlhtmwamtohave conU ofatudded Idher or be made of metal. lhey are aometlmu a penaltyof 1 sPpolnt..ch CT. d~ton~veaor~~. 8.m Bands: mcsC M addtld pmudlonu ulat Cow horn the QtukcMllhll b der form of neclc Md ahuulder protecUon, elbowtothe~ckofthehand.~formofmorkfound~~ut whlchbdngmadeofwoodcnh00P(1mdhldekbvuychcap.~Is the Eaat fmmthe HIndlc Lnptothe mld ngloMof WwtmAzl+ a type of mor found mgtly anon@ the Galun bndk but mlght lndudng the lands of the Nrlu mazlrlans, and Patthla~. Personas powlbly be pvchrwd slscwhn on &tth. A chukchl can be wcun wear these over thelr othu mor Wead of bmwafta urd Cunb overclher mor, even ow the gr#@ cu canull. be ofthls dcvlce vambmcw. &WMdown the mM by 1 b@Iltuchm.
are added to exldlna armor to pmtcd the elbow ucll whlle dill permlttiqsome wnalderablefresdomofmotlon.CourdlCncome In two typea one for une wlth cMn mall mom and o(hwa for plate. adrurmb Is a&eeveleea wat or plcoc of antux coming both thefmntandthebeckdthewearer, fmmncclctobcltUne.~eyml@t be made fmm duddcd leather culr kullll. bms, bmnze, lron or ateel. me culm Is, effedvely a beck and bn?& place Sometlmw thbformdarmorb~emdtorthelorlcr Wemlngomalowsd~ the Wona of the lndlvldual by 2 Speed Factom. CuLVrtu mck pleasdmetal are foraddltlm to pMe mor. dl~protcdlngUlc~andktl~.~BcnaallyW~UIlded caps for the knee area and reinforced lamw forthe nstdUlc 1% Dsml--r mck are addltlonal Plecea of plate whlch pm. tect the tack of the upper MM from shoulder to elbow. DanCJ.mbut.l mcrC are addltlonal plc~r d plate which PID tect the aNna. Dunl.Platc (Leg): mIs Is plate armor, but only for the legs. Any puso~ usirgthlsadded form of pmtecUon wlll &era penalty of 1 SP polnt each CT. DcmbVunkacmr lhw are addltlonal pi- d platc whlrh pmtectthefmntoftheloweramwfromthebQIdoftheelbowtothe wllat. EpurUlrru~ckarelmlnatedplatcatt!atma6dedoVerOUIW armor to protcd the shoulders. 0.mbarOnr Padded and/or quilted co& wlth or wlthout sleeved, worn under or atop other mor. 0untlet.l mck an the metal @ovea worn to protacr the hands. Sanecoverallthehandwhlle~~~er~thebeckofthe~ andstllloUlershavcsmsllsplkwaddcd$~~theowneraaccondary attack form in extreme sltuatlons. org get^ me ~orger Is a perllel replsounent d the camail, uslng plate armor Inst4 d chaln mail. It prorecLs the neck and uppu I be a &@e, shaped puc. lhb charge not only offeta more protcctlanbut&opsllhllydeveatheamdnandmlglrrfmmthetop oftheahoukl~whUe~macirr+danlorthe~ ltrubslDSabymlc. lbllnctr me moat pnvsloa form of h4 ptc4edlon b Wiy caUedthehclnvrtrltho~mMyothP~wwdrtcnrchsahelrn brrclnd and barbute. A helmet hra a hard Mor wlth Internal paddhato rld In wardlng oft- from cu- aMahlng or plercIng&xka Many ah have Mal ~Mps orvlaors to $ve even a blt mom defeme. lhefe are leather helmeta, helmeta d mad sti@ with ICahu, Md allmetal OW. Hehnrt QtrLadr lhh b theatan- helmet wlthmme soh of plumagc 01' comb added to the top for a mall mount of added protedlohandalwtoddInUlcldurtlflclltlonofUlcwearercvenIn the m& rhaotlc sltuatlak Helmeta haw. been $veri audl mating &nce andent umea. ~Potr~Isthcheavy,rounded,scmUlaUoppedhclmet whlch firat bund popularity In the Mea d Avillonla. M pot helms are equlpped visas or the equivalent piukdve qualltlea of such. Helmet, &lade lhIs more 'ShellahapfA' helmet Mtr entlrely upon the head and b not attached to the mor are moat such devices. lhb allowe wtnple&e movement of the head. thus Won In all dlnctlons, and Is far and nvqY cooler for the W-. mC overall dlllvuroswhlrhIsvMble~en~agasaladcbatlt~amore rounded surface, om whlrh sloped down to the elow nar portlon. lhh leavw the chln free but urposad. nslwf d.L.dc.Plcn~Cm~Isthesaladewlththeaddltlon ofaaolldmetalplccccalledthcmw~~.~Is~thechlnllpk IIOBC, and earn. me mentonnlln, however, Is ncd wnncctcd to the aalade helmet but b mer attached to the weaw'e breastplate or cuh?sn by up to thnc mwa plawd Into the latter. Hogulna A curvlng plate of metal aMxed to the bfxk-plate to a!Tord ptedon to the buttocks. lhlhla piece prevents mainted ..
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barding, Ctc. m4le me#m VUSW nu= of this piece ' Ifinore lhan 5 points of Fire damage Is taken. the paddingcatches on fire. the mountls liheiy to panic. the rider must either 111 mid let it meet its fate or else get the armor off or put out the fire-dealing with the steed in question ai1 the Whilc. bdng Desclrptbrls auln Wl: TMS conddcndudn mdl dmped owmmt dthe deed, ~ngdownnuulytoknecicvcl.'lbbtendstobcv9yk..vy CWnJmnr 'hb b head puteckm for the home (orotherucd) whlch In modcmtlmea b mads dlmlnnted &d pucl wmhg both the home's head and nc&nma. MqvUmutheac awed but thcy mqv bc SddCd to OUW (fwl) honS Mlm 'he chanhon slows the mount by 5%. Deml.Chadton: 7hIs Is pmectlon for the top of the mount's head rnly. leavingnll but the Ulttl.vIuII (u) nrw uncovered. W for,n of berrllng doun't slow down the home at all. 7he demlchnnlron can be worn alone or In codunctlon wlth other protee tlon. Fmnt PhtemThrseplatLlmlu( be added mchrmlronroro(her (lull) armor If dtslnd end thusglve protccuOntobnththe home (or almllnr steed) Md rider. lhW slow down the mOUnt by an nddltlonal54b. hathen Leather protectlon for mounta Is dlffennt than that of humans. Inthelrttcrcsreoncnwdatocanfullyshapcend brcPk up the armor Into mailer plecea or little, c~nnectcd pm to dve the whole Of It flwtlblllty. In the Of budlng. the Wk IS hr almpler. 10 lenther la frequently employed for nil mrfa d battle steeds. me welght of thb slows down the mount by 1046. Padded: Ught pndded orqullted nrmor Is the most common of all horrc protections. 'his dorm't nffect the speed of the mount In any wry. Plat. AlmOn The flnut of all home armor, thb prctecu ek tnmelywell whlleadvemelyaffeult!gtherpsedofthe mount lear thM the Other full metnl mom. RUG umo~ elm the mount by 20%. PhW Mdl: lhe hsaY1-t d all armor& thlr b n comblnntlon Of chaln mall wlth the nddltlon of metal phtu. WNle being very effealve In Ita protecUon, thls rlows the mount by 50%. In nma Md slowdown thG 8pGGd Of the InOMt by=% WeapodAri .IL. it Multipliers -.
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Dazing Whenever pasonas take werthdr Mect Lcvcl (I%) In PkntaI or Spiritual damage or thdr Wound LsW (WL) In Phyulcal bamaec. they are consld.ndto be M JUar M laacontrolled 0rwllI.les~ vlctlm. Other things Mch M dlseaac, -0% or any of s number of other occurrmcc~ could cause Dazlng M well. Dazed Indlvidduala Buffer the foUowina dhdva&qem 1. All thdr BACtotala are reduced by 50%. 2. 'lhelrtotal speed Factom In each mare Incress4 by 5. S.Nomaglckal~ofanysortcanbeemploycd. (IhcaM 4. All Dlfflculty Ratlngs (DIU) are lnuesaed by 2. 5. Such puaonea' movement rdcs are halved. may optionally allow the use of Helcecngcndcnd powera.) Ddng wWy la*s until such Indlvlduals' totsl of Mental or Splritual damage is no longeroverthelr EL, orthelrphydcal damage total hss been reduced to below their Rsoovqy Level (RL). COrr trolled personsa wllL unlw they're over thdr Mental U. probably nolongerbeDazedoncefreefrom control. ButawlU-!edormIndlcss onsofcoutae, lspetmanentlylnthlaae. Notethntonceyouhaw becomeDazcd,youcan'tgctanym~DazedUwyoualnedyare. In &her word% the effccts of Ddng are not cumulstlvc. Permanent Damage d€imwJehavebcm~k?4tuedand~lmveM-~ Perwnas who hnve taken thelr wlr/d Lsvd (CL) or more In tmt tcdypartadcatrayed. Ragardlcaaofthemedlcaltm%meatth?.y recelve, theymwtroUonthePermfm~~table. Remember to roll on thle table before maldng my ncccsssry shoclc rob, for there are modlflcatlona on the shock table whlch wry wlth any Stvulnga Md the llke that have been suffered. Roll wb. You mq Permanent Damage I. ., . XI.-.. LI ATTRlllUlt .- Scar Severity
age to obJCaa they come In contact wlth. Conlinulng damage baala whlch applles M long na the persona or artlcle la expow.l to the chemical. Each type of acld or Wne urn DumtIona, although there are a few typesthatwlllslmplycontlnuetogountllthe target has dlsintegmted. A typical dd of alkallne llquld wlll do 4D6 dam- and have aBumDuratlonofaroundtwoATaorm.~e subatance can umlly bc removed by run+ nlngwaterorlmmenrloh thoughmmetypcs are even reslatant tothat. Ifa pemonawlshw to throw a Vlal of add, treat the vlal &)a rock fordetermlnatlonofrangeandtheilke. Make an Exposure roll for the target when atruck, but one vlal wlll usually only affect one tar, get. One could splash an open container of acldauoasaeveralfow, butatemuchahorter range, of course; a few feet at most: Short 2', Medlum 4', Long 6'. Cold nnd Exposlnsl "bIs tIme by 5%qm sure" we mean exposure to the elements, primarllycold and/ordmnpcondItIonr. Hekagenuated cold-bcwed attacks, naturally cold tempemtuna andexposurellllhavetremend~ Ph~slcal damsa when YOU aet on thelr mnu Bsalcally, all dda Md alkal1W Work On has a Damage RaHa Md some WUl havc 1 4 ~uapotcntlaltolntllct Ideal' temperntun range Uated. p~ollas WlU have to make -- slde. aa the HPs lust 'Moderate' PPI roll or become Dazed. Whmoutddethe~LauAfkd m&. Flmtof& e,xtremetempersturerandiacllsse& Whend&,a naked or llghtly clothed hUmM belng can endm tempemtuns of around 40 to 120 d-es Fahrenbelt wlthOUt d@kant Fby~lcel damage, thouahprobablyvclysl~lfdl~~atthe~mc levels of the scale. me stmicomfo~ble tempetaturw ~lccm to be more In the neighborhood of 70 to 90 degrew. lhe.$e mea are modlfled when the permna b wet, Immd In w&er, OT clothed 8lgnlflcanUy (Le., pants or Ie@nga. a wann tunlc a cloak, and footwear at the very I&). The Information ls summatized on ulc Cold and Exposure table. P(oteUlatlfwclorlmmuaedandatthelovucndolthetem~ tun scale, pMona.9 wlll have a much Me? the ndstlng dlaesac should they be exporcd to It (+2 to DR). Also, once outalde - the \ .;.y. .. Cold and Exposi ,. ,, * '. i ldenl Temp. , A ' ,letable Tomi 75-95 k 50.150 qm ter l2-Cornbat QD 259
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rire ana riame uamal m4P ;ieccricai uamage Grounded Grounding Is Water/Met ' A llghtnlng stroke ly only last one Cr, but there may also be bum damagc LA L - consider. Chapter D-Cornbat QD\
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bel& flop from adldanct), e&. Ncte WannoruaralWpwlderea no mmetlmea urccpted. latlw: p-on -aww typc mPOISOM and AaUdotsu All polaolls have flve main character. Stren#b dng (S'lR) langwlty IntIIlg (u)NQ) GllCdrn(bR) phvslcel porm Rupoac strc@b~:7hlamarsumhavabungthepolaonla.Aweak polson would have aSTRdmund 1-20. amodwdcone luDund 21- so, 0 a~ong om of about 51-60. and avuypowdul one qthln~ hl@crthM 60. Stronga polsoM InfIMmM dammend anharder to remove from mmeone'a ayeiem. For an anwoU to wcfk, it mud hnvea5IRequsltoorhlgherthanthatofthe~itla~ to cure! LOW*: mls tella how long a polaon wlll nmaln potent aftu it has ban created. Avuy shortllved one mwktno more than 0 few mlnutea whwraaavclylongom~douldlsstlarupto0~~U~ been meared on M anuwhcad. Ma@kaI pdKM wuld lad forever.... Note th& the polaon wlll no largcr be wn6ldend to beona weapon after 0 eut2xx.aful blow has ken ahuclc. me polaoM In anlmalsmd moMtersregcncratcregulalytonplaath0twNchhsr @me bad. GITect Rate : 'WE meuaum how qulrkly a polson wlll take effe onalthaaentuedlta~s~.mCf~ofpdsonscould take effect near-, though moat wlll be a bit slowerwbravw~requlnrsboull0ml~amto~~lluIIcRcct.SDme extremely slow one8 could take hwla or dqa More uley ataft thelr work. Whlle not too great for combat the slow onea have Intutatlng panslbllltled for we by as86!&ns. t'hjw/caJ Fm : yerlous pci~nra wlll have varloua forma. -of whlch are deacrlbcd In the Polaon Form table. Pumasc: A oolaon wlll have one of two maln DUIW~C+~UUX Poison For :ulcd of Emure IS Can beeithe;- the farms of an animal. y oftheflve forms ofpolson, evengas, can be neatlystor( form of a pill or capsuleas well by an Mchemlst. I 1 266 MMythus Qame
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had one of the types of madness. ROII IDS to dclumlne w~chF P ~~~beesympathetlctotheHPcauac,andmmemlghtevensldewlth theEPslnamaMeralmllartothatcaused bytheSplrltual Attackto IDS Roll Result 1 Catatonla Subvert. The puaonautlu, tend to shlR during stnssful situations and after they've been around for awhile-each one wlll last no more 2 Paranola Ulan4W ~afterbelngshltted.matlncludes theme personallty. 3 mere Is a 10% ch~a of a personality change In any very stressful sltuatlon, wlth the new personality to be chaw by the QM. After a AMO, me persona may believe and act as one afflicted by pcraonalltyemergea, however, Itwlllmanlfestltseiffornolessthan lycanthropy, possibly convlnclng others In the group. mIs Is always SLM hours before It ch9nSes @n. a@ waytothrowHPsoffthe tmk, andscarethe bqjeeberaoutof Sch/mphren/a: Mual schlzophrenla !E basically a strong Inthem In the processl ablllty on the part of a persona to Interact wlth reality. Madness Dceulptlo~: Deswlptlons of the varlous madneaaea Schlzophrenlw bewme more and more wrapped up In thelr own follow. fMtdeS, and may talk StrSngely (Such by UShg nonsense Parano/a: Personas wlth thls dlsorder wlll belleve that everyone Is words and meaningless phrases). hgh or uy at Inappropriate out to get them, even thelr closes Men& and hlly. At flmt they timed, orJusLsltandstare blanklyforhourson end. Schlzophrenics thlnkthatthesepeoplemlghtjusl berldlcullngthcmandjorlaughing seem to py llttle attentlon to the world around them. One could at them behlnd thelr back, but then they suspect that everyone witness a murder, and, when =ked about It, be able to reply wishes todlscredlt them orsteal thelrpossesslons, Md flnaliythey nothing more th~, Two men met." Qeneral examples of some. become convlnced that everyone wlshes to klll them. Needless to thlng a schlzophrenlc mlght say Include: "What's the cook food say,thlsdisordercanbecomeverydangerowlfellowedtop, here?' or 'Only the wlll have peacel" Fortunately. some as victlms wlll do whatever they think may be ne- to prevent schlmphrenlcs can behave normally enough to functlon on thelr the 'plot" from succeedln@ncludlng homlcldal behavlor. own mast of the the, and may stlll be of some use on adventures, Catatonla: Thls Is a much slmpler amlctlon than paranola, and but you never can tell when the problems assoclated with thelr merelylnvolvesthevlctlm wlthdrawlngfromrealltylnamann~very wndltlon wlll break out. slmilar to that of personas who have taken damage over thelr Melan&o//a: Thls dlsorder Is puhap the ultlmate condltlon of Splrltuai EL.Suchunfoltunatelndlvldualswlllspendallofthelrtlme a~thy.Vlctlmswlllfeelnoreald~retotalceapartlnorgetlnVolved slttlngsprawledout,orcurleduplnafetalpoaltlonandwlllnoteven wlthanythlng Theycanstlll force themselves when necessary. but eat or drlnk wlthout assistance. there Is no emotlonal motlvatlon there at all. If an HP has thls ManlC-Depredon: Thls form of psychosis caws lndlvlduals to problem, heorshemustsucceed InperlodlcSMrollslnordertostay behave in alternatlngcycles of the manlc and nearatstonlc sort. lnvolvedlnanadventure,andmustsucceedlnsucharoll lnorderto Vlctlmsalso havel~eNalsofnear~ormalpersonallty,andea~day leave home for any mn. lbwe dlllcted wlth melancholia are a "behavior die" (1D10) must be rolled to flnd the cunent pm notorlouslydlmcult to treat. slon. Aresultof5or6 Indicatesnormal behavlor. Below Slndlcatea ffOmlcldalMM/a: Andnowfortheslnglenastlestdlsorderofthe the approach of a depressive phase, while above 6 lndlcate.9 that a bunch-homlcldd mania. Thls one has tremendous potentlal to manlcphaselscomlng.Eltherbehavlorthenoccursln lD6daysand came. mlschlef, and It Is thus heartlly recommended if the QM lasts for 1D&6 days. Elther depresslve or manlc behavlor then wants to make llle mlserable for the HPs. Basically. the vlctlm ceesesfor lD6days. butthevlctim thengoestotheopplte (manlc behaves completely normally and rationally-If perhap a blt ordepresslve)phasefor lD6days.Normal behavlorthenfollowsfor quletly and sullenly-but Is really a bloodthirsty psychotlcl Once lD6daysbeforethe 1DlO'behavlordIe'muslbeusedtoflndwhat evety5D6daystheaffllctedwlllbeovercomewlththedeslretoklll is occurring In the vlctlm's personallty. Durlng manlc phase, Indi- another person. mls urge Is so strong that vlctlms mlght (10% vlduals can be lnesponslble, hysterical. deluded, and otherwise chance) klll themselves If no one else Is available. Such personas exhlbltsymptomsofactlveanddangemuawtt.DcpresalonwPltend can delay the deadllne (pun Intended) for 1D8 days by kllllng and toward llstleas behavior. lack of care for all normal concerns. and mutilatlng a large, domestlc anlmal (such as a cat, cow, dog etc.) evenevldencel~lflnnear~~tonlcdemon~tlonslfseve~ (over Instead. but ultlmately only a human wlll do. if the vlctlm Is an HP, seven days). she or he should MI1 only Mundane Personas (PIPS) or EPs If at all TRatment wlth herbal concoctlom Wlll be Of tempomy help. poaslble. andwill result to other HPsonlylfabsolutely no oneelse SomemlnorCastlngsmlghtaisoproveuseful.However,Rrllmaglclral Is avallable. When roleplaylng such a troublemaker, a player can ~eeatmentlsgenerallycalledforlnordertorellevethecondltlon. and make extenslve use of secret notes to the QM and the llke when permanent medication taken regularly mlght dlevlate, If not cure, plottlng the murders. the condltlon. Cautlon to (1Ms: Do not use frequent Insanlty/Madness In your Sp//t~Persona//@ Thls dlsorder Is what most people Improperly camplgn. any more than you would use death, for It can easily callschlmphrenla (q.v.). It Involves thevlctlm developlng lDSother spoll play, "Identltles"andtrylngtollvethemoutatdlflerenttlmes.7hepersona Othcr BuwcptlMLLttrar Pnyslcal, Mental, and/or Spiritual Dam. wlll have dlfferent names. hablts. Interests. bellefs. slyles of dreas, age can be Infllcted by certain klnds of thlngs belng ingested, etc., In each one. Note that not all of these personalltles wlll ne- touched, proxlmate (near to), or percelved (seen, heard, and/or schlmphrenla
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! f- lu Fantasy And Swords & Sorcery Fantasy gamlng Is a unlque way to spend your tlme that blends strategy and tadla wlth fMWC Cnetures Md PlaCes. Much ofthe appealoffantasylleslnthewayplayerscan~poutofthe'real world' vla thelr HerolcPersunasand dothhgsthatareothenvlse Impoeslble. And yet, as In the world In whlch we live. the Heroic Personas' adom are governed mostly by need, honor, and auioslty. In the normaL everyday Ilk we are seldom @fen a chance to do something brave and heroic; but In a fantasy roleplaylng game, such actlons are sometlmes almost wmmonplace. Fantasy gamlng gives partl~lp~ts a chance to step back and say "What If.. .7' Encounters wlth exotlccreahuea and faraway placwglve playemachancetobehelc, toaawhstltwouldbellketobelnthe same situations as the flctlonal characters in thelr favorlte hW. They simulate Raiwal encounters, much as the wargamersimw late tln reweatlon of famous battles. Fantasy Rm partldpants, like those In other roleplaylng games, can expect to learn new wqys of thinkhgof how things are done. Pat of the power of roleplaying as psychologsts know, Is galnlng the own personal emotlons.meobselvatlonandwpatlvltys)cllls~tcan directly translatable Into our own lives. aames based on FMW Md swords & sorcery genres dlffer from other Rw sptems mostly In the settlngs In whlch adventurea take place. Typlcal fantasy campal@s don't allow for technology or techablllty to Work through dlmcult sltuatlons wlthout endangerlng our be drawn MIt WOa gSmlrg amazing Md theSe skllls are IIOlad WeepOM (auna phaaas. grenades, ctc). M~glck, however, mlght subatltute For the loss. IF not then there no 'qUlCk Md dlw SDIolutlOMdthlssoh andp@wamust offenreasonanduamqulrrdgame knowledge to deal wlth opponents. whether such opponem are monkats orma$c%-wi~dhgEvll Penanas docMz mattw: penma, mud Usc their wlta Md kt f& to Wid anastydemlse. Pdngdownan angry monster Is a lot more excltl~lg when your Hemlc Persona Is armed wlth a sword ulan with a blasreror a -lleve usl me knowledgeable reader wlll be aware the there Is a dlfferwce be and swords fk sorcery. We dmw your attention to this dlstlnctlon because It mlght assist the perudpants In u& atlnghteradlng wlth the campa@n. kt's break the genre down Into severalportld*,hemlcfanw, and swords & c~ycery. Fantasy tends to llmlt the powers mansaU)ce.matIs. therearen'tllkely tween Fantasy (Wen %erolcFantasy") OfmaCk mO&M, be&, Md hutobeworld~~spelllnthlsaubgenre, norwilltherebe.terrlbi dragons, hordes OF ferocious beasts, nor flghtem able to take all of theforrgolngonforbreakfast. P~tasytendatoread/paymuchlilce a varlatlon of our own world, uslnglta themes wlth some 'drrsslngof the Medleval Md maglckal... or posslbly slmply somethlng just unearthly. It can be dull and tedlous when done by someone who evldently wlshes the genre was not that of whlmsy at all. or It can be truly wonderful In skilled hands. In tntth. fMhy a subenre allows usto deal wlth polltlw. Intrigues. and most ofwhat Is lnterestInginourownworld. butlnadlffenntsettlngandwlthtwlstsonthe expected. Hemlc fantasy la much Uke the above, but It allows For more Wck, one or more pretv potent monsters, plaw where the FearsanethI~dolnlghtmarerosm-amongsthumanltyorInremole landa,andoneormorehcraawhoarewellabovethenormandable totls=~~copeklthltradtheotha~ur~aldfolccsmere Is a mlx of plottlng lnttlgue. and don In this subgenn. and It Is ulc fmorlte of many. Swords & sorcery Is the actlonepacked subgenre whlch Is the home of Conan...once the realm of Pahrd Md the arey Mouser too. It seldom deals wlth the mundane (or actual/d). Instead It takes 1arger.than-llfe protagonlsta and Mtqonlsts, mlghty maglck, strange realms. deadly perlls, wlld places, Md honlflc beasts. By Stlnlng actlon and asklng few questlom, It enthralls those deslrous OF nonatop adventure, with an emphasls on actlon, blood, Md the incredible.