Juicer Psychosis Table - By Kevin Siembieda
Note:
Psychosis is a severe mental disorder characterized by
deterioration of normal intellectual and social functioning, and
by partial or complete withdrawal from reality.
01-10 Obsessed with death.
This character loves to fight and
likes to kill; it gives him a rush as good as any chemical re
lease. Some even become serial killers or mass murderers
who slaughter people without hesitation, as if trying to mur
der as many people as they can before their own end.
11-20 Fascination with death in all its forms.
The Juicer ex
amines and tends to study ways one can die (and kill), imple
ments of death, how the human (and nonhuman) body
reacts/responds to the threat of death/fear reactions, tolerance
to pain, survival responses, and even the philosophical con
cepts of death, the soul, life after death and so on. It' s inter
esting to note that the character is not afraid of death and is
not morbid about it, simply fascinated. Others may find him
to be disturbingly callous and ghoulish.
21-40 Super-species syndrome:
A common symptom is the
belief that Juicers are a "separate, new species" or the "next
step in human evolution" and that all non-augmented humans
are inferior beings, not worthy of much, if any, respect or
consideration. Regard for the life, laws and the needs of non
Juicers is minimal.
41-50 Superman syndrome:
The Juicer thinks he ' s stronger,
faster, smarter, and better than anybody else. He tends to re
spect only brute strength, power, ruthlessness and other Juic
ers. As a result, the character accepts foolish challenges, takes
dangerous risks and always underestimates his opponent or
the chance of failure/defeat. Crazies are often seen as loud
mouthed rivals. If it' s any consolation, the character is usu
ally cheerful, helpful and positive.
5 1-55 God syndrome:
The Juicer believes he is "god" and as
such, above the law, judgement, and comprehension of all
creatures. The least offensive are cocky, arrogant, bossy, con
descending and trivialize everything that does not directly in
volve them (they are the center of their universe). The most
extreme honestly believe they are truly a superhuman "god"
and act accordingly as directed by their alignment, so some
are reasonably benevolent "gods" while others are cruel,
vengeful or malicious.
56-60 They're out to get me:
The character believes that most
people hate and fear him out of jealousy, because he ' s better
than they are. As a result, he believes "they" are out to get
him (torture, kill, imprison, cheat, discredit him, etc.). B lames
all of his misfortunes on others and sees conspiracies every
where. Tends to be a loner and distrusts everybody except fel
low Juicers and the occasional comrade.
61-65 Ordinary laws are meant for "ordinary" men:
The
Juicer's sense of superiority is such that he ignores the laws
of any place he visits. The character isn' t necessarily mean
about it, nor blatant or deliberate about breaking the law, he
just doesn't think about them and refuses to pay the conse
quences when accused of breaking them.
66-70 Cocky daredevil
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"I can do anything"
The character
is usually friendly and cheerful, but accepts any challenge,
takes stupid risks, will fight at the drop of the hat to defend
his honor or the honor of his friends and allies (even if they
ask him not to), brags and showboats. His antics often get
him in trouble and endangers those around him.
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71-80 Manic depressive:
Alternate severe depression one week
(nobody loves him, he ' s a loser, and he ' s going to die in a
few years; - 1 0% on all skills, and reduce all combat bonuses
by half) with manic episodes the next week (everything is
great, he ' s the best there is, life is grand ! +5% on all skills
and +2 on initiative).
81-87 Hysterical aggressive reaction:
The Juicer reacts in an
ger and violence to a particular thing or occurrence. This
"trigger" is usually a response to accusations and criticisms
about his character, such as being called a coward,
sissy/wimp, cheater, ugly, stupid, crazy, etc. The reaction
may also be a response to the actions of others, usually some
thing that was traumatic to the character sometime in his
youth. This can include things like a child being beaten, acts
of torture or cruelty, seeing someone attacked by an animal,
D-bee, CS trooper or monster, etc.
In most cases, the Juicer flies off the handle ranting and
raving like a lunatic, shoving and threatening or challenging
his accuser or the perpetrator of the "trigger" action - i.e.
"How would you like it if I slapped you around like that,
punk ! " Shove. Shove. "You want to hit somebody? Huh?
You want to hit me ! ? Come on, you bastard, hit me ! ! What ' s
wrong? I'm not a helpless little kid (or woman, o r D-bee, or
dog, etc.), is that the problem? I should beat the snot out of
you and see how you like it, huh? What do you think about
that, huh? Get the ... out of here before I kick your ass ! " The
slightest act of antagonism, aggression or intolerance toward
him, like a shove back, pushing him away, a smart remark,
ignoring him, etc. will send the Juicer into a fury and he will
attack the person or thing that set him off.
88-94 Hysterical aggressive reaction to fear/phobia:
In this
case, the "trigger" is something the character has a phobia
about, except instead of cringing in fear, the Juicer lashes out
to destroy whatever is the object of his fear. This is usually a
tangible thing like spiders, snakes, a particular monster, etc.
For example, if a Juicer has a phobia about spiders and sees
an itty-bitty spider dangling from the shelf behind the bar in a
saloon, he' s likely to shout something like, "Oh my god !
Look out! Get out of my way," and leap over the bar and ka
rate kick or chop the spider, shouting, "Did I get it? Did I get
it? God, I hate spiders." Of course, in the process he may
have caused a panic (after all, it takes a lot to scare a Juicer)
and caused damage by his extreme actions. If the phobia is
something like a fear of the dark, he will fight (to the death)
anybody who tries to put him someplace dark or who tries to
take away his light, or do anything to get out of it.
Remember, this is an unreasoning response driven by ter
ror. Consequently, the character' s actions may not make
sense. For example, the Juicer who is afraid of spiders will
scream his battle cry and lunge into battle with a giant, mon
ster spider even though it can be easily avoided (it may not
have even seen him). Similarly, he may attack a spider-like
D-bee or demon without the slightest provocation and kill
without regret or reasoning (he can't help himself). Obvi
ously, this can draw his fellow adventurers into some serious
(and pointless) conflicts (and the reason why the phobia
shouldn 't be caused by intelligent beings that are too com
mon, like practitioners of magic, cyborgs, CS troops, etc.)
95-00 Jekyll and Hyde:
The Juicer hears a voice in his head and
feels powerful emotions contrary to his original alignment.
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