Mental illness is a tense subject; there are a lot of strong feelings on it. Almost everyone finds mental illness disturbing at the very least. It is however a part of life, and this means that it occasionally comes up…
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Player Character Disorders — Roleplaying a Mental Illness
If you haven’t yet, then please read the first article in this series before reading this one. It will give you an idea of my attitudes toward mental illness and roleplaying, and the direction from which I’m approaching the topic.…
Resources for Roleplaying a Mental Illness
As we’ve mentioned in earlier articles, if you’re going to experiment with the exploration of mental illness in your roleplaying games, then it helps to do at least a little research. Luckily, there are plenty of resources out there from…
Treatment and Stress — Roleplaying and Mental Illness
If you haven’t yet, then please read the first article in this series before reading this one. It will give you an idea of my attitudes toward mental illness and roleplaying, and the direction from which I’m approaching the topic.…
Admission and Understanding — Roleplaying and Mental Illness
If you haven’t yet, then please read the first article in this series before reading this one. It will give you an idea of my attitudes toward mental illness and roleplaying, and the direction from which I’m approaching the topic.…
Personal Plot Seeds — Roleplaying and Mental Illness
Here is a handful of plot seeds for use when involving mental illness in a roleplaying game. Since I happen to believe that mental illness is often best used as a personal plot (which might be seen more as a…
Changing Reality When Roleplaying a Mental Illness
If you haven’t yet, then please read the first article in this series before reading this one. It will give you an idea of my attitudes toward mental illness and roleplaying, and the direction from which I’m approaching the topic.…
Roleplaying a Mental Illness
If you haven’t yet, then please read the first article in this series before reading this one. It will give you an idea of my attitudes toward mental illness and roleplaying, and the direction from which I’m approaching the topic.…
Exploring Mental Illness (Writer’s exercise)
First, read the exercise. Second, read the text that follows–it’s quoted from a blog entry I wrote more than a year ago. Finally, grab paper and pen and get to work! Pick a fictional character (one you’ve already created, one…
Defeating Villains in Roleplaying Games
There are plenty of articles out there on how to play good villains, create good villains, and come up with cool plans for your villains. Today, however, we’re going to talk about something slightly different – how to allow your…