Maddened (3.5e Condition)
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Maddened
Those afflicted succumb their will to a state of confused hysteria. Afflicted subjects are unable to act on under their own accord.
Roll on the following table at the beginning of an afflicted subject’s turn each round to see what the subject does in that round.
| d10 | Condition | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Hatred | Attack the source of madness with melee or ranged weapons (or close with the source of madness if attack is not possible). |
| 3 | Primal Scream | Do nothing but make loud noise and shout babbling nonsense and wander about. The afflicted subject may opt to move up to its base distance for any of its movement modes as a Full-Round Action. |
| 4 | Lose Focus | Unable to use any skill or ability that relies on Intelligence (such as Knowledge checks or wizard spellcasting). |
| 5 | Lose Perception | Unable to use any skill or ability that relies on Wisdom (such as Listen checks or cleric spellcasting). Subject may still make Will saves, but suffers a -2 penalty. |
| 6 | Lose Self | Unable to use any skill or ability that relies on Charisma (such as Bluff checks or bard spellcasting). |
| 7 | Gripping Fear | Flee away from the source of madness at top possible speed. This is a fear effect. |
| 8 | Sensory Assault | Do nothing but go into a Total Defense and shout babbling nonsense. |
| 9-10 | Blood Lust | Attack nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self). If multiple targets are available, the afflicted subject may choose which target to attack. |
An afflicted subject who can’t carry out the indicated action does nothing but shout babbling nonsense. Afflicted subjects engaged in stressful positions (such as swimming, flying, climbing and grappling) are still allowed to make the proper checks to maintain their own survival.
An afflicted subject is unable to communicate properly while under this effect, only able to convey gibberish and nonsense through any form of communication.
Attackers are not at any special advantage when attacking an afflicted subject.
Any afflicted subject who is attacked automatically attacks its attackers on its next turn, as long as it is still afflicted when its turn comes (with no need to roll on the chart). If multiple targets are available, the afflicted subject may choose which target to attack.
Note that a afflicted subject will not make attacks of opportunity against any creature that it is not already devoted to attacking (either because of its most recent action or because it has just been attacked).
Out of Combat Usage
When out of combat or round-by-round action, a character is still afflicted by muttering nonsense and being unable to communicate, however, it may otherwise act normally, rolling on the chart only whenever making a skill check, ability check or attack roll.
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