Re: [DL] phobias

["Markus Finster" <markus.finster@chello.at>]

> > I recall someone asking about phobias from the skart table & whether or
not
> > they are treated as the Loco hindrance.  Someone out there has said,
"Yes."
> >
> > Well, actually no, they are not like the Loco hindrance.  As I recall (I
> > don't have my book handy), the character receiving one of these phobias
is
> > allowed to roll his/her Spirit check v. some TN level per week or
playing
> > session; if he succeeds, he loses the phobia, if he doesn't then he
keeps it
> > for the next adventure.  If he goes bust, THEN he gets the phobia as a
Loco
> > hindrance.
>
> I don't recall seeing that anywhere. Someone got a page number?

Me neither; in fact, in the City of Gloom is a description of the asylum
where it says, that phobias acquired via the scart table can be "cured" -
after a time of treatment, the player has to roll a certain target number.
if he makes it, he can buy of the hindrance with the usual costs.

Just my two cents,
Markus