Living on the Edge - Do Adventurers Have PTSD?

[gorm]

Living on the Edge © 1998-2001 Dru Pagliassotti

Combat veterans who come back from war often have a hard time readapting to civilian life. They've too often seen and done terrible things during their time in combat. They're often jumpy and accustomed to violence. Some of them cannot kill anymore; some of them are all too used to killing. Some of them just want to forget; some of them do all they can to cling to their memories. Some of them finally learn to adapt; some of them never fit back in again.

So what do you think? Do Adventurers Have PTSD? How does that play out in game?

[The Semi-Retired Gamer]

Jun 2, 2024 21:38:52 GMT -5 gorm said:

Living on the Edge © 1998-2001 Dru Pagliassotti

Combat veterans who come back from war often have a hard time readapting to civilian life. They've too often seen and done terrible things during their time in combat. They're often jumpy and accustomed to violence. Some of them cannot kill anymore; some of them are all too used to killing. Some of them just want to forget; some of them do all they can to cling to their memories. Some of them finally learn to adapt; some of them never fit back in again.

So what do you think? Do Adventurers Have PTSD? How does that play out in game?

I like this idea! I could see it working really well in a Cthulhu game or some sort of post-apocalyptic game.