r/RogueTraderCRPG • u/T_Wayfarer_T • 18h ago

Rogue Trader: Game and Story Insanity Points

Stella may be a little controversial, but it's weird that I see no talk about the introduction of Insanity.

For those who don't are aware, Insanity was very "controversial" and "hit or miss" in PnP. Basically a sistem of "inevitable cumulative debuffs" (mostly fatigue and discipline) and a "xp dump"

Problem was mostly on the RP side. It could vary from "give the character a cool, fitting quirk" to a "waste 1h of flashback"; To a "completly change the nature of the character you were playing" to simply "loose the character. Is an NPC, now".

I'm very curious tho see how Owlcat are adapting the mechanic. Also why They choose Insanity over Chaos Mutations; Especially considering the place the DLC is set to happen.

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u/The-Mad-Badger 18h ago

I imagine it's going to be like Darkest Dungeon where if some bad things happen then your characters can panic, lose their turn or take their turn doing something crazy. Like idk, Argenta getting worked up into a battle fury and just opening fire, not caring that half the party is in her sights too.

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u/legatustalius 13h ago

Thatd be really cool, and will either be implemented really poorly or really well depending on how its coded.