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<blockquote data-quote="Cowpie Zombie" data-source="post: 1412072" data-attributes="member: 17102">I'm familiar with the CoC Sanity rules--ran a d20 Cthulhu game last year in which the characters found themselves stuck in a deserted (and haunted, naturally&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious&nbsp; &nbsp; :]" data-shortname=":]" /> ) backwater town in rural Iowa.&nbsp; I'm not a big fan of the Sanity mechanic of Wisdom x 5; it seems clunky to me since it is basically taking a d% stat and grafting it onto a d20 system. If I were to make Sanity a factor in Dark*Matter I'd much rather work something out involving Wisdom damage, either temporary or permanent.Having said that, I don't foresee making sanity a factor in my Dark*Matter games.&nbsp; My vision of D*M is pulpier and more adventure-driven, and less brooding and despairing.&nbsp; However, the CoC mechanic for psionic abilities (which, if I recall correctly, they referred to as &quot;Psychic Abilities&quot;) *was* quite nice...but to be honest, I'm quite happy with d20 Modern's Telepath class (though the Battle Mind is a bit too powerful for what I have in mind).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cowpie Zombie, post: 1412072, member: 17102"] I'm familiar with the CoC Sanity rules--ran a d20 Cthulhu game last year in which the characters found themselves stuck in a deserted (and haunted, naturally :] ) backwater town in rural Iowa. I'm not a big fan of the Sanity mechanic of Wisdom x 5; it seems clunky to me since it is basically taking a d% stat and grafting it onto a d20 system. If I were to make Sanity a factor in Dark*Matter I'd much rather work something out involving Wisdom damage, either temporary or permanent. Having said that, I don't foresee making sanity a factor in my Dark*Matter games. My vision of D*M is pulpier and more adventure-driven, and less brooding and despairing. However, the CoC mechanic for psionic abilities (which, if I recall correctly, they referred to as "Psychic Abilities") *was* quite nice...but to be honest, I'm quite happy with d20 Modern's Telepath class (though the Battle Mind is a bit too powerful for what I have in mind). [/QUOTE]

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