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I'm trying to create a Trait(chosen at character creation)in my tabletop RPG that simulates Insanity. Any ideas on what type of mechanic it should be? It should have upsides and downsides.
If it matter, it's a GURPS type RP
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Personally, I can't stand sociopathy PR psychopathy anymore. And that "superpowered evil side" has been done to hell. Try making someone with down syndrome or a deadpan snarker with some kind of autism and ADD.
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>I'm trying to create a Trait(chosen at character creation)in my tabletop RPG that simulates Insanity.
Nothing good will come of this.
I have never in my life understood the whole alignment debate thing and what is wrong with it - mostly because a lot of people seem to approach it from the wrong angle, assuming you pick an alignment first and then try and make a character's personality fit it, when in fact you're supposed to do the opposite, figure out the character's personality and motivations first and then, based on that, pick your alignment. Most of all the fact that alignments can and do shift over time is an open admission that what starts as a Chaotic Good character is not bound to always...
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Mostly debate over the definition of the alignment and what actions fit what alignment.
Imo there's a lot of people projecting their values onto alignment descriptions, instead of taking the descriptions at face value.
If you have multiple people doing that, then they're each going to come up with their own version of the alignment which they believe is correct, and they believe the other version is wrong. That's when you get issues.
Ex. From the pathfinder alignment list.
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The problem is that everyone in this hobby is insane, so we all have different and often bizarre interpretations of what the alignments mean.
The mistake most people make is assuming alignment describes your actions.
