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List Compiling: Consequences
bestial warlust:
Ok so I've got a group that will be new to the FATE system in general what I need help with is a good list of physical and mental stress that can be used at each: mild, moderate and severe. Just something to help me and them get a good idea of what we can have at each level the more the better.
Here's the current entries:
Updated the list 3-19-2011
Social
Mild
Tongue-tied; Embarrassed; What's Wrong With Me Today?; What an Idiot!; Intimidated; Going Off Half-Cocked; Gullible; Unkempt; Watchful Eye of the Law;Awkward, Looking Weak, Reluctantly Impressed, Stuttering, Blushing, Annoyed
Moderate
Nothing Comes Out Right; Introverted; Antisocial; Leave Me Alone, I Need My Space; Party Foul; Clearly Out of My Depth; Mouth Writing Checks My Body Can't Cash; Taking This Out on the Next Person I See; Glum; Unclean; In the Doghouse with my [significant other]; Wanted for Questioning, Scared For My Life, Totally Misguided, Seeing Your Point All Too Well, Enraged
Severe
Everybody's Talking About It; I Hate People Right Now; Office Pariah; Nobody's Talking to Me; Roll Over and Give Up; Depressed; Serious, Self-Neglect; Marital Strife; Suspect Number One, Serious Self-Doubt, My Secret's Out, Kneeling Before Zod, Time In Heaven Taught Me Earth Is Hell
Extreme:
Scandal!; Not the Cover Story I Was Hoping For; I'm So Alone; Thoughts of Suicide; *Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; All Doors are Closed to Me; Getting a Divorce; On the Police's 'Usual Suspects' List; Kicked Out of the Yacht Club, Lost-My-Soul Sociopath; Locked-In Syndrome
Mental
Mild
Headache; Distracted; Forgetful; Missing Some Facts; Not Connecting the Dots Well Today, Odd twitch, Weird/Dark thoughts, A bit tamed, My head hurts, Irritable, Hurt, Reckless
Moderate
Gullible; Not Thinking Things Through; I Can't Keep My Mind Off of [insert event]; Can't Concentrate; Mind Racing; Mentally Checked Out; Haunted; Insomnia; Restless, Weakened Control, Must.. Not.. Obey, The world is spinning, Angry, Sad, Crazy
Severe
Dependent Upon [insert name] for Guidance; Beginning to See Patterns in Everything; Paranoid; Not Really Here Right Now; I Can't Sleep Until I Figure This Out, (insert name here)'s got a hold on me, I.. feel.. numb, Why keep fighting?, Cold/violent fury, Deep depression, Maniac
Extreme
Crippling Visions; Mental Breakdown; *Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; *Personality Schism; Devil on my Shoulder; *Paranoid Schizophrenia, My mind goes to the shadows, Mental Scars, Does not play well with others, M1 Regular, Look out he's got a knife!, Stockholm's Syndrom
Physical
Mild
Bell Rung; Off-Balance; Dizzy; Bloody Nose; Sprained Joint; Cold/Flu, Bruised Knuckle, Frostbitten, That Hurts!, Cut, Grazed, Bleeding, Bruised, fat lip, sore, sprained, winded, tired, banged up, looks worse than it really is, wincing, Tis but a scratch
Moderate
Bleeding; I Think I Fractured Something; Mild Concussion; Food Poisoning, Pulled My Back, Dislocated Shoulder, Broken Nose , Cracked Ribs, Concussion, tasting blood, can't wear that any more, shouldn't be walking on that, making a mess, ragged breathing, don't touch me there, partly blinded, partly deafened, cussing, It's just a flesh wound
Severe
State of Shock; Broken Leg; Severe Blood Loss; Head Wound; Serious Concussion; Hypothermia; Heart Attack, External Internal Organs, There's A Hole In Me, Crushed Ribcage, Bent the wrong way, Bloody Mess, is that bone showing, Crippling Pain, Internal Bleeding, Hemorrhaging, picking up teeth, can't walk on that, holding it shut, gasping for air, punch drunk, tunnel vision, moaning agony
Extreme
Where's My Arm?; Coma; Serious Disease; I'll Never Play the Guitar Again; Hooked on Pain Pills; Stroke, I Can't Find My Eyes, Wheelchair-Bound, Disfiguring Scars, Legless, Armless, Slit Vocal Cords, Hamstrung, Lost a Lung, Body-Switch; Withered To Old Age; Imperfect "Resurrection"; Irradiated
sinker:
I'm having a hard time thinking of good examples right now, (especially mental and social) but this is always the way I've thought about consequences.
A mild consequence should be an "OW that smarts, but it'll be alright in a few hours/days" sort of thing. So like headaches, scrapes, bruises, etc.
A moderate is a "You should probably go see a doctor, but you'll probably be alright if you decide not to" sort of thing. So cuts, mild to moderate burns, sprains, mild hyperextension, deep bruising.
Severe is a "Holy profanity you should be at an emergency room right now" injury. Broken bones, deep gashes, internal injuries, severe burns, dislocated joints.
Hope that helps some.
Drachasor:
Mental isn't too hard.
Mild: Starving (distracts thinking, could also be mild social consequence), Headache, Need a Nap, Overworked, Distracted....just think of something that impedes thinking and/or focus
Moderate: Concussion, Depressed, hmm, Haunted by Nightmares, Exposed to Electro-Shock Therapy (could also be severe or extreme...this can potentially really mess you up)
Severe: err...Bad Head Wound, REALLY Haunted by Nightmares, Severely Depressed
Extreme: Stroke
Hmm, "Drugged" potentially can go in any category. Mental stuff is a bit hard to come up with. I suppose a lot of it you can just wing it, and view it as the same sort of problem as a Mild consequence, just lasting longer (this isn't the worst way to model it by far). So "Easily Distracted" if it lasts a long time IS a Moderate/Severe/Extreme consequence. Last a few hours, no big deal, but if it lasts for a few days that's not good. Harder to do this with some things, like lack of sleep, but one could say it takes a few days to really begin to recover from not having slept for a long time.
As for physical, that's all super-easy. In a game coming soon, I'm playing the son of Thor, and I hope I get to stop something crazy at some point, like a rocket, explosive, huge jolt of magic, and take the mild consequence "Numb Arm" because that's pretty bad ass.
devonapple:
Rick Neal has some playtest notes, including this Thaumaturgical Declaration cheat sheet, with suggestions for Lore Declarations, including Social, Mental and Physical consequences:
--- Quote ---Physical Consequences
* Spill some blood to help power the ritual Deep, Bleeding Cut
* Burn foul substances and breathe in the noxious fumes Hacking Cough
* Sleep on a bed of nails Pinpricked Back
* Walk around the perimeter of the city to define the area of the spell Really, Really Sore Feet
* Fast for three days to purify yourself Weak With Hunger
Mental Consequences
* Performing difficult calculations to compose the spell My Brain Hurts!
* Cross-checking ancient manuscripts, translating from multiple languages Its All Greek to Me. Or Maybe Akkadian.
* Take mind-altering substances to change your perceptions of the world Tripping Balls
* Delving deep into your dreams for hidden knowledge and revelation Sleepwalking Through the Day
* Matching wits with a spirit of intellect for a secret chant Thinking in Circles
Social Consequences
* Ignoring personal hygiene for a few days while you research Whats That Smell?
* Dropping out of sight for days at a time while you work on the spell Ignoring My Friends
* Trading favours with one of the fey In Debt to the Summer Court
* Getting arrested doing a little nude graverobbing Unsavoury Police Record
* Watching everyone you meet to see if theyre spirits sent to attack you Weird Stalker Vibe
--- End quote ---
devonapple:
Bear in mind that some of these can cross categories or even levels of severity, depending on the plot, and how you envision them affecting your character:
Social
Mild: Tongue-tied; Embarrassed; What's Wrong With Me Today?; What an Idiot!; Intimidated; Going Off Half-Cocked; Gullible; Unkempt; Watchful Eye of the Law
Moderate: Nothing Comes Out Right; Introverted; Antisocial; Leave Me Alone, I Need My Space; Party Foul; Clearly Out of My Depth; Mouth Writing Checks My Body Can't Cash; Taking This Out on the Next Person I See; Glum; Unclean; In the Doghouse with my [significant other]; Wanted for Questioning
Severe: Everybody's Talking About It; I Hate People Right Now; Office Pariah; Nobody's Talking to Me; Roll Over and Give Up; Depressed; Serious Self-Neglect; Marital Strife; Suspect Number One
Extreme: Scandal!; Not the Cover Story I Was Hoping For; I'm So Alone; Thoughts of Suicide; *Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; All Doors are Closed to Me; Getting a Divorce; On the Police's 'Usual Suspects' List; Kicked Out of the Yacht Club
Mental
Mild: Headache; Distracted; Forgetful; Missing Some Facts; Not Connecting the Dots Well Today
Moderate: Gullible; Not Thinking Things Through; I Can't Keep My Mind Off of [insert event]; Can't Concentrate; Mind Racing; Mentally Checked Out; Haunted; Insomnia; Restless
Severe: Dependent Upon [insert name] for Guidance; Beginning to See Patterns in Everything; Paranoid; Not Really Here Right Now; I Can't Sleep Until I Figure This Out
Extreme: Crippling Visions; Mental Breakdown; *Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; *Personality Schism; Devil on my Shoulder; *Paranoid Schizophrenia
Physical
Mild: Bell Rung; Off-Balance; Dizzy; Bloody Nose; Sprained Joint; Cold/Flu
Moderate: Bleeding; I Think I Fractured Something; Mild Concussion; Food Poisoning
Severe: State of Shock; Broken Leg; Severe Blood Loss; Head Wound; Serious Concussion; Hypothermia; Heart Attack
Extreme: Where's My Arm?; Coma; Serious Disease; I'll Never Play the Guitar Again; Hooked on Pain Pills; Stroke
* With no intent to belittle or trivialize such disorders
Also, my apologies for any duplicates of other suggestions - I was "in the zone!"
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