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Introduction
Legal
Optional Rule: Phobias
Copyright
Ennead Games ©2012
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually
defined as a persistent fear of an object or
situation in which the sufferer commits to
great lengths in avoiding.
Presented here are two features; a d1000
chart that lists 500 phobia name. Some of
these are duplicates, or alternate names for
the same phobia.
The second is a system for using phobias in
your game
Contents
Introduction .................................................... 2
Credits ............................................................. 2
Legal ................................................................ 2
To use a D1000 chart, roll 3 d10s, ideally each
one being a different colour. Nominate one
for 000s, one for 00s and the last for 0s. Roll
all 3 and check the result.
Using Phobias.................................................. 3
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Why Use Phobias? ...................................... 3
Effects of Phobias in game .......................... 3
Price of Failure ................................................ 4
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This system has been kept simple and gamesystem free on purpose, but feel free to
modify or make more detailed as you see fit.
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Note:
This can work for sci-fi games and modern as
well as fantasy type games.
001 – 200 ........................................................ 5
201 - 400 ......................................................... 7
401 - 600 ......................................................... 9
600 - 800 ....................................................... 11
801 - 1000 ..................................................... 13
Credits
Disclaimer:
This product does not in any way seek to
make light of those who suffer from phobias.
For some, it can ruin their lives. If you feel
uncomfortable using this system, then don’t.
after all we’re all here to just have some fun.
Author
Christopher Kentlea
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Using Phobias
D100
01 – 10
11 – 40
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71 – 90
91 - 00
Why Use Phobias?
Good question! Why would you want to use
something that has the potential to have your
PCs/NPC gibbering in the corner?
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Exposure to the phobia
A good rule of thumb to use is each time the
one who suffers is exposed to the phobia,
times the severity rating by 4. You have to roll
equal to or above this to be able to deal with
the phobia. With crippling, which is a 5, you
have to roll a 20!
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Effects of Phobias in game
If you pass, well done! You gain immunity to
having to be tested again equal to 10 minutes
– the severity rating. Failure however means
moving onto the next section.
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They add flavour to characters and
make them seem more “real”
They can help make adventures more
interesting – after all suffering from a
crippling fear of spiders and you have
to go to “The Cave of REALLY big nasty
spiders” is not going to be easy
For characters, knowing what, if any,
phobias the enemy suffers from can
help. After all if the big bad
necromancer, feared across the 5
kingdoms, has a secret fear of rabbits
that leaves him lying in a pool of his
own mess…what animal would you
bring along with you or polymorph
into?
Some systems have a system that for
every negative/flaw taken you gain
points to spend on stats or some
other kind of bonus. If using this type
of system, then the number after the
severity of the phobia e.g. Crippling(5)
gives more than Uncomfortable(2).
One good example is to be able to reroll any non-phobia related dice roll
(per game adventure, not session) for
each point in severity. This resets
when a new adventure starts.
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Severity
Dislike (1)
Uncomfortable (2)
Mild Phobia (3)
Major Fear (4)
Crippling (5)
What counts as exposure?
Some example of exposure to the subject may
include (but not limited to):
 Seeing the subject matter
 Hearing it being talked about it detail
 Being shown a picture/diagram etc.
(but kind GM’s may allow a bonus to
the phobia test for this one)
Range of exposure
There are two main stages for determine
what phobia they have:
The greater the severity of the phobia, the
greater the range before you have to test. To
keep it simple, range, in feet is severity x 10
1. Determine the phobia – This for many
players and GM’s will be the only step
needed – Roll on the d1000 chart to
find out the phobia the (n)pc suffers
from. Feel free to create your own
phobias using
2. Determine, by rolling on the chart
below (or picking), how severe the
phobia is.
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Price of Failure
Faint/Collapse
Subject collapse and becomes a “dead”
weight. If they are attacked or damaged they
wake up, but can’t defend themselves, or, do
anything apart from breath normally. When
they awake they can be groggy/slowed for 10
x severity in seconds.
If you pass the phobia test, well done, you can
deal with exposure to it and can continue.
Failure however results in a negative effect
being applied to the one who is suffering. The
duration is equal to the severity of the phobia
in minutes or combat rounds, as appropriate
for your game system
Fascination/Fixation
The subjects’ awareness fixates on the trigger
of the phobia. They HAVE to know where it is
at all times, they have to keep it in sight, but
at a safe distance, for example.
Not everyone copes with failing the same
way. You can either have the same result each
time, or roll for each failure. Feel free to
create your own reactions to failure.
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If the subject can’t get away from the trigger,
then before the duration of this effect ends,
then they must roll again on the failure chart,
but using a 1d4
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Failure Effect
Anger/Attack
Catatonic/Frozen in fear
Confused/Suggestible
Faint/Collapse
Fascination/Fixation
Flee
Scream/Panic
Slowed
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Flee
The subject does everything within their
power to leave the room, or, get at least
severity x 10 in feet away from the trigger.
Anger/Attack
Some people express their fear through anger
and rage. They do everything they can to
attack the subject of their phobia to the
exclusion of their own safety and other more
dangerous targets.
Scream/Panic
The subject moves in a random direction
(away from the trigger) every few seconds,
screaming and generally panic. Can do basic
attacks, but will just as likely hit any allies
within 10 feet as their enemies.
Slowed
The phobia occupies much of the subjects
mind. So much it slows their reactions and
they go last in combat. Spells and other
abilities take twice as long to do, etc.
Catatonic/Frozen in fear
The subject of their phobia can make some
react by shutting down. They have to be
moved by others and only their armour will
protect them
Obviously use common sense when reacting
to phobias triggers, as not all of them can be
avoided easily etc.
GM’s: If your players act out the phobia well,
consider granting them a bonus to experience
or other reward
Confused/Suggestible
For some, the phobia occupies so much
mental space that they become confused as
to who and what their own friends are. They
will believe anyone who removes or even
offers to remove the phobia causing subject.
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Phobia
Ablutophobia- Fear of washing
or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or
of the insects that cause
itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of
sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of
darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of
noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air
swallowing, or airbourne
noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open
high places.
Agateophobia- Fear of
insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open
spaces or of being in crowded,
public places like markets.
Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual
abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild
animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets
or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of
needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of
kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of
chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of
opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in
a car.
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Ambulophobia- Fear of
walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of
amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of
scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking
up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind.
(Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air
drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina,
choking or narrowness.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or
of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of
immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or AnthophobiaFear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of
people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying
single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of
being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia- Fear of
persons with amputations.
Arachnephobia or
Arachnophobia- Fear of
spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of
numbers.
Arrhenphobia- Fear of men.
Arsonphobia- Fear of fire.
Asthenophobia- Fear of
fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or AstrapophobiaFear of thunder and
lightning.(Ceraunophobia,
Keraunophobia)
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or
celestial space.
Asymmetriphobia- Fear of
asymmetrical things.
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Ataxiophobia- Fear of ataxia.
(muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder
or untidiness.
Atelophobia- Fear of
imperfection.
Atephobia- Fear of ruin or
ruins.
Athazagoraphobia- Fear of
being forgotton or ignored or
forgetting.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia- Fear of
Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia- Fear of
one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia- Fear of
ventriloquist's dummies,
animatronic creatures and wax
statues - anything that falsly
represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia- Fear of
being dirty.
Autophobia- Fear of being
alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or AviatophobiaFear of flying.
Bacteriophobia- Fear of
bacteria.
Ballistophobia- Fear of missiles
or bullets.
Barophobia- Fear of gravity.
Basophobia or BasiphobiaInability to stand. Fear of
walking or falling.
Bathmophobia- Fear of stairs
or steep slopes.
Bathophobia- Fear of depth.
Batophobia- Fear of heights or
being close to high buildings.
Batrachophobia- Fear of
amphibians, such as frogs,
Belonephobia- Fear of pins
and needles. (Aichmophobia)
Bibliophobia- Fear of books.
Blennophobia- Fear of slime.
Bogyphobia- Fear of bogeys or
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the bogeyman.
Botanophobia- Fear of plants.
Bromidrosiphobia or
Bromidrophobia- Fear of body
smells.
Brontophobia- Fear of thunder
and lightning.
Bufonophobia- Fear of toads.
Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
Cainophobia or
Cainotophobia- Fear of
newness, novelty.
Caligynephobia- Fear of
beautiful women.
Cancerophobia or
Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer.
Cardiophobia- Fear of the
heart.
Carnophobia- Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia- Fear of being
ridiculed.
Catapedaphobia- Fear of
jumping from high and low
places.
Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting.
Catoptrophobia- Fear of
mirrors.
Cenophobia or CentophobiaFear of new things or ideas.
Ceraunophobia or
Keraunophobia- Fear of
thunder and
lightning.(Astraphobia,
Astrapophobia)
Chaetophobia- Fear of hair.
Cheimaphobia or Fear of
cold.(Frigophobia,
Psychophobia)
Chemophobia- Fear of
chemicals
Chionophobia- Fear of snow.
Chiraptophobia- Fear of being
touched.
Chirophobia- Fear of hands.
Chiroptophobia- Fear of bats.
Cholerophobia- Fear of anger
or the fear of cholera.