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'''Pages:''' 8
 
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'''Author(s):''' [[Joachim A. Hagen]], [[Samar Ertsey]], [[Alexandra Velten]](translator)
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'''Author(s):''' [[Joachim A. Hagen]], [[Samar Ertsey]], [[Alexandra Velten]] (translator)
  
 
'''Artist(s):''' Artists listed with credits for magazine issue.
 
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==Links==  
 
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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]
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*[http://www.historicalasylums.com|''http://www.historicalasylums.com'']
*[http://www.mentalhealth.com]
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*[http://www.mentalhealth.com|''http://www.mentalhealth.com'']
*[http://cms.psychologytoday.com/pto/home.php]
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*[http://cms.psychologytoday.com/pto/home.php|''http://cms.psychologytoday.com/pto/home.php'']
*[http://www.psyweb.com/Mdisord/mental0.html]
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*[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

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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

The article also recommends Chaosium's Taint of Madness.