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<blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 5962075" data-attributes="member: 50895">How Ravenloft-like do you intend to include in the setting? Ravenloft is an alignment trap, by definition, using the Dark Powers check to any PC who commits an evil act. Once you acquire too many failed powers checks then you are stuck in Ravenloft, even possibly becoming a domain lord.&nbsp;Whether you include this or not, there may be some need for Taint points of some kind.&nbsp;In Kaidan, rather than a Dark Powers check for accumulation of taint, it's a step beyond - if you die in Kaidan, you're stuck in a spiritual trap. You can even do good things for the entire career of your PC, and if you die in Kaidan, you are now bound to the endless reincarnation cycle; a condition actually much worse than failed powers check.&nbsp;Also you might need some kind of Insanity check, akin to both Ravenloft and CoC, and an accumulation of insanity points - especially for encounters with diabolical evil and horror checks.&nbsp;If you don't include some kind of additional mechanic in the acquisition of negative attributes - horror, insanity, dark powers, spiritual trap, what might seem horrific could be somewhat mitigated by the safety of working without such a mechanic.&nbsp;Are you going to include something regarding this?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gamerprinter, post: 5962075, member: 50895"] How Ravenloft-like do you intend to include in the setting? Ravenloft is an alignment trap, by definition, using the Dark Powers check to any PC who commits an evil act. Once you acquire too many failed powers checks then you are stuck in Ravenloft, even possibly becoming a domain lord. Whether you include this or not, there may be some need for Taint points of some kind. In Kaidan, rather than a Dark Powers check for accumulation of taint, it's a step beyond - if you die in Kaidan, you're stuck in a spiritual trap. You can even do good things for the entire career of your PC, and if you die in Kaidan, you are now bound to the endless reincarnation cycle; a condition actually much worse than failed powers check. Also you might need some kind of Insanity check, akin to both Ravenloft and CoC, and an accumulation of insanity points - especially for encounters with diabolical evil and horror checks. If you don't include some kind of additional mechanic in the acquisition of negative attributes - horror, insanity, dark powers, spiritual trap, what might seem horrific could be somewhat mitigated by the safety of working without such a mechanic. Are you going to include something regarding this? [/QUOTE]

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