Short-Term Madness

TableDMGp. 2592014SRD

Short-Term Madness

d100Effects (lasts 1d10 minutes)
01-20The character retreats into his or her mind and becomes paralyzed. The effect ends if the character takes any damage.
21-30The character becomes incapacitated and spends the duration screaming, laughing, or weeping.
31-40The character becomes frightened and must use his or her action and movement each round to flee from the source of the fear.
41-50The character begins babbling and is incapable of normal speech or spellcasting.
51-60The character must use his or her action each round to attack the nearest creature.
61-70The character experiences vivid hallucinations and has disadvantage on ability checks.
71-75The character does whatever anyone tells him or her to do that isn't obviously self-destructive.
76-80The character experiences an overpowering urge to eat something strange such as dirt, slime, or offal.
81-90The character is stunned.
91-100The character falls unconscious.
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      "The character is {@condition stunned}."
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      "The character falls {@condition unconscious}."
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