I came up with an idea for a sanity system.
Sanity, or rather, insanity would be a value between 0 and 100. The bigger it gets, the more insane your character is.
Steps to hell:
Insanity works by degrees.
From 0 to 20, you'll feel absolutely nothing.
After 20 however, you are at the first tier of insanity effects listed bellow.
If you cross the 25 value, you are now stuck on the first tier.
You get a warning when you reach 20 so you can leave the area quickly. This is because insanity gradually decreases over time, but not bellow the threshold you've reached.
The second tier happens at 45 insanity, and you stay in that tier if you reach 50 insanity.
The third tier happens at 70 with 75 being the threshold.
The final is at 90 with 95 being the threshold.
HELP, I'M INSANE
If you have gained for instance, 30 points of insanity, waiting will only decrease it to 25, your current threshold.
To fix insanity, you need special procedures.
First tier (25 and up): You require booze. Or sleeping. But you can't sleep by yourself. Seek sleeping drugs Or the doctors can hypnotize you with a pendulum.
Second tier (50 and up): You require drugs from chemistry (synaptyzine for instance). You'll be a liability for anyone near you, so isolation will be required.
Third tier (75 and up): You require electroshocks from electropaks. You'll also need a straightjacket since you're likely to kill yourself.
Fourth tier (95 and up): No ideas here, except for entire brain transplant. Not even sure if this should be curable.
How to avoid the voices in your head:
Most sources of insanity will have a magnitude. Some are minor, some are mild, and some are sevePost too long. Click here to view the full text.