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...*and proceeds to be lost in the nerdiness she doesn't understand*

Cronos' assertion was correct. yes, the Sanity mechanic is that each character has a Sanity score, and exposure to strange or disturbing experiences forces the character to make a Sanity check. if the result is equal to or higher than his current Sanity, he loses Sanity. some experiences may be so disturbing or shocking that even if he succeeds he may lose some Sanity. Sanity loss could potentially lead to mental disorders, or even more severe consequences.

Well maybe one problem is that the front page hasn't been updated with all the stuff we've discussed already and came up with. Makes it hard to realize what's been done or not. After all I'm actually trying to follow so many threads that my ancient senile mind can't remember and its tougher to try to go through all the pages to figure out.

Well off the top of my head here is all I can remember...

• It's a semi-modern world that has recently been decimated by magical plague. This leaves some major cities and areas in states of dilapidation as well as breeding grounds for negative energy creatures (like undead).
  
• The plagues occur through-out history, and the true cause is unknown and the plagues have given rise to various creatures from magical mutations.
  
• Sanity mechanics are in play.
  
• The races discussed are human, elven, dwarf/gnome... did we discuss some reptilian races as well?
  
• Animals are not mindless neutral simple food sources, but possibly much more in some cases.
  
• Uses some type of simple dice system (haven't looked at it as without all other stuff down this point is still moot).
  

That's all I can remember. I'll go back over it all whenever I get a chance to and try to compile it all together.

alright, so the next topic of ideas? we have a setting.

Well if it's built off of the real world as a basis, when we can have all the ones now. Eqyptian, American Indian, etc. Maybe some have actual power while others doesn't.

Since I'm back now I can explain dreamscapes to you all...

A dreamscape is a alternate dimension accessible to humans when they are in REM sleep (dreaming sleep) other entities such as ghouls exist partially within dreamscapes. Dreamscapes themselves have set rules in various regions (such as a country has a law a region might have gravity or not) those who die within their sleep or were heavy dreamers will remain in the dreamscape and may claim a region for their own. Insanity has less of a hold in the dreamscape and each planet has it's own dreamscape. Various entities control vast regions of dreamscapes and lord mass power over other entities. Within a dreamscape one may communicate with beings long since dead...

Any questions?...