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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Unwise" data-source="post: 5591427" data-attributes="member: 98008">A few thoughts that spring to mind:1) I would have lots of effects that say "Do this or take X damage". For instance, a coil of barbed wire immobilises you. If you choose to make a save against it, you take 20 damage. Alternatively, "Share the Suffering" You make a basic attack against a friend, or you take 20 damage. This plays into the idea that you can work through the pain and not give into it...for a time.2) Before leaving the Red Dragon releases a held ritual spell (or rune) that unleashes a "Shared Suffering" effect. This means that in any turn that you don't attack someone you take X damage. While it won't have much effect on PCs, it makes sense that all the minions and the dragon are hell bent on attacking people. You can play up the madness aspect, as the minions attack each other if no PC is available.3) I would use minions that are very pathetic, but that do significant damage or daze you if you kill them in melee range. You feel their deaths yourself.P.S. One extra cool thing to play up the horror of it. If a PC falls to zero hit-points, they are not dying (at least not quickly), but they are insane with pain and start lashing out. They have the same issue as the dragon, they are killing themselves from over exertion, while at the same time trying to hurt their team. Now the players have to work out how to neutralize them too. They keep making death saving throws on every turn that they are up and active, failing three means they are irreversibly insane (without a ritual that is the same level, rarity and cost as resurrection.</blockquote>

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