'Haunted' the Disadvantage - what book is it in?

[sir_pudding]

Tactical Shooting has a list of disadvantages appropriate fot combat PTSD on p. 34.

[Stormcrow]

The word "haunted" does not appear in any of the data files of GCA 4 or 5.

You are most likely using a custom data file.

In addition to what others have said about finding the book and page in the trait, you can also choose to View > View Info Window (GCA 4) or View > Info Pane (GCA 5). Whatever trait you select will show its book and page in the Info Window/Pane. In GCA 5, if you've linked the book's PDF to the program, you can click the page reference and it'll open the PDF directly to the trait.

[Donny Brook]

There is no entry for "Haunted" under 3e Disads in the GURPS Update from the transition to 4e.

[Tinman]

Originally Posted by Tinman

If you add the disadvantage & open the edit window, there is place where it tells you the book & page number.
Where that is depends on the CGA version.

GCA 4 has this feature too.
Qoltar, try adding the disadvantage & opening the edit window.
There will be a line in the edit box that will tell you book & page number.

[Stormcrow]

Originally Posted by Qoltar

In this past week's "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" episode three characters appear to be 'haunted' by their experiences in the Klingon War.

Thats what my player wants to emulate or imitate.

What happened in the show was very specific to memories of one particular time and place the characters experienced. Is that what you want?

I'd call this a quirk ("Distracted by bad memories any time he/she sees something that reminds them of the time when...").

Very bad episodes like this might be Mild Flashbacks, but these kick in any time the character experiences stress, not just when reminded of one particular situation.

More general effects of the Klingon war might be a quirk "Dislikes Klingons" (No reaction or skill penalty, but you avoid Klingons whenever possible), or Intolerance (Klingons) for full-blown bigotry. But neither of these cause the character to get lost in memories.

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

What happened in the show was very specific to memories of one particular time and place the characters experienced. Is that what you want?

I haven't seen the show, but if this is essentially a one-off effect, it doesn't really need to be statted out - it may just be a case of the GM deciding to have the party go to a location that was important in some of their backstories, and the relevant players opting to play the characters a bit differently from usual as they react to being back where some serious stuff went down in their past. Or it could even be an after-the-fact rationalization - maybe some of the characters kept having bad rolls, or the players were distracted and not on their "A" game, and the table decides that the characters' uncharacteristically-bad performance was due to them being distracted by their memories.

However, I assume Qoltar is going for a more general effect that can come up at any time.

[Qoltar]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Very bad episodes like this might be Mild Flashbacks, but these kick in any time the character experiences stress, not just when reminded of one particular situation.
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It was NOT a 'bad episode' - how dare you!

Lets just say from now on don't put down Star Trek episodes in threads related to 'Star Trek' - okay?

That was not the point of my opening question.

-Ed C.

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by Qoltar

It was NOT a 'bad episode' - how dare you!

Lets just say from now on don't put down Star Trek episodes in threads related to 'Star Trek' - okay?

That was not the point of my opening question.

-Ed C.

Are you serious?

"Very bad episodes" has nothing to do with TV show episodes in that post.

[Donny Brook]

Say, Qoltar, did you try the suggestion in Post #12?

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by Qoltar

It was NOT a 'bad episode' - how dare you!

Lets just say from now on don't put down Star Trek episodes in threads related to 'Star Trek' - okay?

That was not the point of my opening question.

-Ed C.

I believe he meant that the character experienced a bad episode of PTSD related stress.