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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6160969" data-attributes="member: 8835">One point to clarify, is your PC a medical doctor, or a psychologist/Psychiatrist.&nbsp; The two ain't really the same, as in the former treats patients with cuts and booboos, and the latter treats patients who think they see dead people.In terms of what your character knows, this distinction is important when you say &quot;medical doctor with a 1920's understanding of Psychoanalysis and Psychology&quot;A medical doctor, whose background is mostly physical ailments, will probably have seen a few mental cases, and probably read a few articles on the subject.&nbsp; But that's not the same as being really up on the latest publishings of Freud or some such.I think an MD will still play up what he knows (MDs are typically big know-it-alls).&nbsp; if nothing else, I'd steer clear of handing out full diagnosis, and your PC is probably &quot;in character&quot;I think the challenge in the horror RPG is isolating what the player knows (SALT!), from the mindset of the character.&nbsp; Sounds like the OP has done a pretty good job of that, though I like it when the adventure makes that easier (we've all seen Supernatural, we know what the salt is for). I hate having to play stupid, because my PC isn't likely to know what I do as simple &quot;common knowledge&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6160969, member: 8835"] One point to clarify, is your PC a medical doctor, or a psychologist/Psychiatrist. The two ain't really the same, as in the former treats patients with cuts and booboos, and the latter treats patients who think they see dead people. In terms of what your character knows, this distinction is important when you say "medical doctor with a 1920's understanding of Psychoanalysis and Psychology" A medical doctor, whose background is mostly physical ailments, will probably have seen a few mental cases, and probably read a few articles on the subject. But that's not the same as being really up on the latest publishings of Freud or some such. I think an MD will still play up what he knows (MDs are typically big know-it-alls). if nothing else, I'd steer clear of handing out full diagnosis, and your PC is probably "in character" I think the challenge in the horror RPG is isolating what the player knows (SALT!), from the mindset of the character. Sounds like the OP has done a pretty good job of that, though I like it when the adventure makes that easier (we've all seen Supernatural, we know what the salt is for). I hate having to play stupid, because my PC isn't likely to know what I do as simple "common knowledge" [/QUOTE]

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