Disad/Complication Question

[Pariah]

How would you represent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Psych Lim? Physical Lim? Something else?

[steriaca]

1 hour ago, Pariah said:

How would you represent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Psych Lim? Physical Lim? Something else?

Depends on what the systems are. Does he freeze up in combat? Suffer flashbacks in combat? If combat triggers flashbacks which make him believe he is back in the war, Berserk in combat. If he freezes, that would be "Freezes in combat situations, common, strong". They may also go berserk in stressful situations.

[Duke Bushido]

Personally, I'd go with two or three appropriate psych lims to make a playable character.  Wrapping it all into one big Lim might-- while being accurate for many cases--result in a character that is difficult or problematic to play. 

 

I'm not saying don't do it, if accuracy is important to you, but I'd encourage you to weigh the pros and cons of an adventurer with this particular disadvantage at a realistic level. 

 

I'm also not opposed to using physical lims to represent deep psychological problems.  However, it should be noted that I build them as such when I want to represent that the reaction / problem is so hardwired into the character's psyche as to effectively be a physical barrier: something that he isn't going to overcome with a simple EGO roll. 

 

Just my two cents worth, of course, and I freely admit that you may have overpaid. 

 

Duke

[Tech]

Perhaps an Enraged or Berserk in a certain situation might work. Otherwise, I'd list it as "what happens/why" Psych Limit (ex: Freezes for 2 pha when seeing people with knives)