You know when shit hits the extra-large fan when it's the Cloudcuckoolander who's the only one that's still sane.

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AdventZero said:

You know when shit hits the extra-large fan when it's the Cloudcuckoolander who's the only one that's still sane.

It reminds me of "sanity points system" variant rules from D&D (I think) where smarter characters are more vulnerable to SAN damage.

I guess this shows that Arai-san, even if it is a different Arai-san, could manage in that apartment if their fundamental natures are the same.

worldendDominator said:

It reminds me of "sanity points system" variant rules from D&D (I think) where smarter characters are more vulnerable to SAN damage.

There are a lot of different D&D SAN systems depending upon the game version (they tend to litter Unearthed Arcana), but the ones I remember tend to mostly use either Wis or else a total of all your "mental stats". The Pathfinder version is even helpfully available online.

The 3e version was especially bad, however, as by the rules as written, you have to roll to lose SAN each time you see even humanoids like orcs or potentially even elves. ("AAAAAH! They're like humans, but have pointy ears! AAGH!") It also has rules for losing SAN each time a character casts a spell, with divine spells taking up an additional 5 SAN per cast, making them vastly less playable than arcane casters.

NWSiaCB said:

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I checked again, and it wasn't a SAN points system, but a homebrew spell (Terrible Secret from here) that does damage via a mind-shattering revelation, and is harder to resist for characters with high INT.

NWSiaCB said:

The 3e version was especially bad, however, as by the rules as written, you have to roll to lose SAN each time you see even humanoids like orcs or potentially even elves. ("AAAAAH! They're like humans, but have pointy ears! AAGH!") It also has rules for losing SAN each time a character casts a spell, with divine spells taking up an additional 5 SAN per cast, making them vastly less playable than arcane casters.

Jesus Christ, that sounds utterly unplayable as written! What the hell happens if you have a mixed party!?