Difference between revisions of "In the Grip of Madness"
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| − | '''Author(s):''' [[Joachim A. Hagen]], [[Samar Ertsey]], [[Alexandra Velten]](translator) | + | '''Author(s):''' [[Joachim A. Hagen]], [[Samar Ertsey]], [[Alexandra Velten]] (translator) |
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The article provides the following links to online sources of further information | The article provides the following links to online sources of further information | ||
| − | *[http://www.historicalasylums.com] | + | *[http://www.historicalasylums.com|''http://www.historicalasylums.com''] |
| − | *[http://www.mentalhealth.com] | + | *[http://www.mentalhealth.com|''http://www.mentalhealth.com''] |
| − | *[http://cms.psychologytoday.com/pto/home.php] | + | *[http://cms.psychologytoday.com/pto/home.php|''http://cms.psychologytoday.com/pto/home.php''] |
| − | *[http://www.psyweb.com/Mdisord/mental0.html] | + | *[http://www.psyweb.com/Mdisord/mental0.html|''http://www.psyweb.com/Mdisord/mental0.html''] |
The article also recommends Chaosium's [[Taint of Madness]]. | The article also recommends Chaosium's [[Taint of Madness]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:17, 16 January 2010
Details
Pages: 8
Author(s): Joachim A. Hagen, Samar Ertsey, Alexandra Velten (translator)
Artist(s): Artists listed with credits for magazine issue.
Setting: any
Appears in: Worlds of Cthulhu, Issue 02.
Campaign:
Summary
This article presents practical hints on playing characters who have a range of different mental disorders. For each mental illness discussed, a section is provided giving some helpful advice to Keepers on how to describe the distorted reality the character perceives, and a separate section offers advice to players on how to run characters with that disorder.
The following conditions are described:
- Schizophrena (sub-divided into a range of different symptoms: Distortions of the Ego, Hallucinations, Mania, Distorted Thinking Processes, Mood Disorders and Movement Disorders)
- Phobias
- Paranoia
- Dissocial Disorders
- Permanent Post-Traumatic Personality Changes
- Multiple Personalities
Links
The article provides the following links to online sources of further information
- http://www.historicalasylums.com
- http://www.mentalhealth.com
- http://cms.psychologytoday.com/pto/home.php
- http://www.psyweb.com/Mdisord/mental0.html
The article also recommends Chaosium's Taint of Madness.
