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Chapter
4 - Status Conditions
PHYSICAL
CONDITIONS (AROUSAL)
These conditions overlap (do not stack) with each other; a given
character only suffers penalties for the most profound of them.
For the purposes of rules text, Peaked, Climaxed and Ecstatic characters
are also considered ‘Aroused’, as Peaked, Climaxed and
Ecstatic are stronger forms of Arousal.
Aroused
Aroused characters are physically aroused and ready for congress,
males having become erect and females lubricated. Unless compensated
for somehow, any attempts at conventional intercourse without being
Aroused beforehand incur a -5 circumstance penalty on the Prowess
check. Aroused characters suffer a -2 arousal penalty to all non-sensual
attack rolls, skill checks and saves for five minutes (one minute
if in inappropriate situations, including combat). Successful spellcasting
requires a Concentration check (DC 10 + spell level). An Aroused
character that is not yet Horny must make a Will save (DC 5) each
round or become so. A successful Spot check (DC 15 male, 20 female)
will give away this condition in another person.
Peaked
Peaked characters are in a heightened state of arousal; their skin
flushes with blood, their heart rate and breathing accelerates and
they are on the approach to climax. The vivid sensations coursing
through their bodies cause Peaked characters to suffer a -4 arousal
penalty to all non-sensual attack rolls, skill checks and saves
for one minute. When this period expires, characters are Aroused
instead. They require a Concentration check (DC 20 + spell level)
to cast spells successfully, and if not Horny require a Will save
(DC 10) each round to avoid becoming such. A successful Spot check
(DC 5 male, 10 female) will give away this condition in another
person.
Climaxed
Climaxed characters are overcome by waves of pleasurable sensation,
either held in the rapture of an orgasm or teetering on the cusp
of one. They are considered Helpless whilst the condition lasts
(usually one round) unless they can make a Fortitude save (DC 30).
If they are successful, they may act as if slowed but with a -8
arousal penalty to all non-sensual actions. Spellcasting requires
a Concentration check (DC 30 + spell level) to be successful. The
condition is obvious to all onlookers.
Ecstasy
Not all orgasms are equal and these are the best of them: an Ecstatic
character is lost to courses of blissful pleasure, lost to the world
and held deeply in the rapture of exquisite sensation. They are
considered Helpless whilst the condition lasts (usually one round)
unless they can make a Fortitude save (DC 40). If they are successful,
they may act as if slowed but with a -16 arousal penalty to all
non-sensual actions. Spellcasting requires a Concentration check
(DC 40 + spell level) to be successful. The condition is obvious
to all onlookers.
MENTAL
CONDITIONS (HORNINESS)
These conditions overlap (do not stack) with each other; a given
character only suffers penalties for the most profound of them.
For the purposes of rules text, Lustful and Delirious characters
are also considered ‘Horny’, as Lustful and Sexually
Delirious are stronger forms of Horniness. The penalties incurred
by arousal and horniness do not stack; a given character only takes
one set of arousal penalties and makes one Concentration check for
spellcasting, taking the most severe value in each case. A character
that is Horny may become Aroused as a free action: this condition
lasts as long as they remain Horny, unless maintained by some other
means.
Horny
Horny characters are mentally psyched up and raring to go. Characters
can typically become Horny by their own discretion unless extenuating
circumstances prevail; DMs should feel free to set a Will save in
such circumstances.
Unless they
can make a Will save (DC 10) for each minute they remain in this
state, characters will approach any desirable partners present with
advances, regardless of how out-of-place their comments may seem.
They need a similar check each round to abstain from sexual activity
should the opportunity present itself.
Indecent thoughts
cloud the mind of a Horny character, causing them to suffer a -2
arousal penalty to all non-sensual attack rolls, skill checks and
saves for five minutes (one minute if in inappropriate conditions
such as combat), and twice this amount to saves against arousal
effects, seduction and spells with the [Arousal] descriptor. Successful
spellcasting requires a Concentration check (DC 10 + spell level).
A successful Sense Motive check will give away this condition in
another person (DC 20).
Lustful
A Lustful character not only desires sex, they crave it - their
mind is consumed by lust and they seek to lose themselves in the
sweet dreams of a libido without bounds. Such powerful desire seldom
has a mundane basis, and can typically only be brought about by
powerful sexcraft, carnal magics or exotic substances.
Unless they
can make a Will save (DC 20) each minute they are in this condition,
a Lustful character makes moves toward any possible partners, in
accordance with their sexual alignment. If rebuffed, characters
of evil alignments or low wit may attempt to rape the subjects of
their attentions; others are likely to masturbate until they find
relief. A successful check allows them to act normally, but with
the penalties listed below. Should an opportunity arise, the character
needs to make a similar Will save each round to avoid indulging.
Lustful characters
suffer a -4 arousal penalty to all non-sensual attack rolls, and
twice this amount to saves against arousal, seduction and spells
with the [Arousal] descriptor. Lustfulness typically lasts ten minutes,
regardless of circumstances, before residing to Horniness. If the
condition is brought about by a spell effect with a fixed duration,
Lustfulness lasts that long. Successful spellcasting requires a
Concentration check (DC 20 + spell level). A successful Sense Motive
check (DC 10) gives away the condition in another person.
Delirious
A Delirious character is beyond the reach of the world and lost
in a private world of sensuality, devoid of the will to do anything
but satisfy an all-consuming desire for base pleasure. This is not
by any means a natural state - only through the machinations of
powerful enchantments and potent sensual techniques can a character
enter it.
Unless the character
succeeds in a Will save (DC 30) each round, they are considered
Helpless, incapable of taking any action beyond seeking out the
nearest source of sexual relief and indulging themselves They lack
the awareness to make seduction attempts, instead throwing themselves
at whatever looks most satisfying - sexual alignment plays a role
where there is a choice of partners, but beyond that a Delirious
character will consent to pretty much anything and anyone. They
fail any saves they are required to make, and are suggestible as
if hypnotised.
If the check
is successful, the character may act with a -8 arousal penalty to
all non-sensual actions (twice this amount to saves against arousal,
seduction and spells with the [Arousal] descriptor), spellcasting
only being possible with a Concentration check (DC 30 + spell level).
They will remain in this state until the spell’s duration
expires (if the condition was caused by a spell effect), more likely,
they pass out through over-exertion. A Delirious character’s
condition is obvious to the most casual look.
OTHER
CONDITIONS
Unwilling
If a character does not wish sexual activity, they may declare themselves
Unwilling as a free action. All arousal and horniness resulting
from checks against the character are resisted with an unwilling
bonus of between 1 and 20 or more (according to the campaign setting)
for as long as the condition lasts. Becoming horny negates the mechanical
benefits of being Unwilling.
Fatigued
In addition to standard penalties to Strength and Dexterity, the
DC for Prowess checks to arouse a Fatigued character is increased
by 2.
Exhausted
In addition to standard penalties to Strength and Dexterity, the
DC for Prowess checks to arouse an Exhausted character is increased
by 6. As Exhaustion overlaps Fatigue, only apply the largest penalty
of the two.
Recovery
When a male falls from a Climaxed or Ecstatic state, he goes into
a period of Recovery. The DC for Prowess checks to arouse him is
increased by 8. Recovery overlaps Exhaustion and Fatigue, so only
apply the highest penalty of the three. This state lasts for five
minutes, or until the character becomes Aroused again.
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