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 ====== Sanity System ======
-When facing horror:
+This module adds psychological pressure, horror, and mental instability to ODDS RPG.
-d20 + Presence vs TN 12–18
+Use this in:
+  * Horror campaigns
+  * Cosmic or eldritch settings
+  * Psychological thrillers
+  * Dark fantasy
+  * Trauma-focused stories
+If not using horror themes, this module is optional.
+----
+===== Sanity vs Resolve =====
+The GM chooses one approach:
+Option 1:
+  Replace Resolve with Sanity.
+Option 2:
+  Keep Resolve for morale and add Sanity as a separate track.
+Recommended for horror:
+  Separate Sanity track.
+If separate:
+Sanity = 10 + Presence
+----
+===== Sanity Checks =====
+When a character encounters:
+  * Eldritch horror
+  * Disturbing revelation
+  * Psychological trauma
+  * Mind-warping magic
+  * Extreme violence
+Roll:
+d20 + Presence
+TN guidelines:
+Unsettling → 12
+Horrific → 15
+Mind-shattering → 18
+Reality-breaking → 22
 Failure:
-Lose 2d10 Sanity.
+  Lose 2d10 Sanity.
+Strong Failure (miss by 5+):
+  Lose 2d10 Sanity and gain a Condition.
+----
+===== Sanity Conditions =====
+At 50% Sanity:
+  Gain one Minor Instability.
+At 0 Sanity:
+  Character Breaks.
+Broken state:
+  * Cannot act rationally.
+  * GM may temporarily control actions.
+  * Character collapses, flees, or dissociates.
+Recovery requires:
+  * Safety
+  * Time
+  * Meaningful emotional support
+----
+===== Minor Instabilities =====
+Roll 1d8 or choose:
+Paranoia (-2 Insight-based rolls)
+Tremors (-2 ranged attacks)
+Nightmares (no Resolve recovery on short rest)
+Phobia (GM-defined trigger)
+Obsession (fixate on clue or object)
+Emotional detachment (-2 social rolls)
+Hallucinations (minor distortions)
+Compulsive behavior
+Instabilities persist until treated.
+----
+===== Treatment & Recovery =====
+After major rest or downtime:
+Roll 1d20 + Mind vs TN 15.
+On success:
+  Recover 1d10 Sanity.
+Professional therapy, magical cleansing, or advanced tech may grant Advantage.
+Sanity should recover slowly to maintain tone.
+----
+===== Short-Term Shock (Optional Rule) =====
+On failing a Sanity roll by 10+:
+Roll 1d6:
+Freeze (lose next Action)
+Flee immediately
+Drop held item
+Attack nearest target
+Collapse prone
+Catatonic for one round
+This adds horror unpredictability.
+----
+===== Long-Term Effects (Optional Rule) =====
+If a character reaches 0 Sanity twice:
+  Gain a Permanent Scar.
+Examples:
+  * Chronic paranoia
+  * Night terrors
+  * Emotional numbness
+  * Addiction coping mechanism
+  * Delusion
+Permanent Scars are roleplay-driven and may impose -1 to a relevant area.
+----
+===== Design Principles =====
+Sanity should:
+  * Increase tension
+  * Reinforce horror tone
+  * Encourage caution
+  * Create psychological consequences
+Do not use it to punish normal combat stress.
+Reserve it for true horror elements.
+----
- Sanity:
+ODDS RPG Sanity Module v1.0
-Psychological break.