Question about Mental Disorders

[Gully]

As a character goes from Balance->Symptom->Syndrome->Madness certain things occur. For example when in "Symptom" for Melancholy a character "feels tired, and lacks motivation". Next, at Syndrome, the character gets +2 to Mental Resistance rolls derived from being in danger. The character also receives a Strengthening and/or Weakening in his/her way.

My question. For disorders like Melancholy does a characters receive both a strengthening in the Way of Conviction AND a weakening in the Way of Combativeness ...

or ...

does a character who has Melancholy because they have a minor in Combativeness only receive the weakening in combativeness, and a character that has Melancholy because they have a major in Conviction only receive a strengthening?

The second option seems more appropriate sense some disorders only have one choice anyway, but I wanted to double check with the community.

Thanks!

[Gully]

After reading more disorders I suspect its actually suppose to be both ... but I'm interested in others thoughts too.

Edit: Side question, do characters only get these bonuses (and negatives) when in crisis?

[Clovis]

As your Disorder gets worse, your Ways indeed undergo both one Weakening and one Strengthening.

For example, let's say I'm a knight with the following stats: Combativeness 4 Creativity 2 Empathy 3 Reason 1 Conviction 5

If I reach the "Depressive Syndrome" state, I will get a +1 in Conviction and a -1 in Combativeness. Thus: Combativeness 3 Creativity 2 Empathy 3 Reason 1 Conviction 6

And such changes will not disappear until I go back to at least a state of Symptom. However, if I manage to lose enough Trauma points to make me reach 9 or less, my Ways will go back to normal.

[Gully]

Thanks Clovis ... going through the rules with a fine tooth comb, getting ready to GL.

[Deorman]

Remember however your ways cannot go bellow 1, if I am correct if you one of your way cannot weakened anymore another weakened instead (it must be specified for every disorder which ways are affected).

[Nelyhann]

Hi Gully, it is good to see you around there

I am the designer of the mental disorders system, I hope you and your players will enjoy playing and roleplaying with it!

Edit: Side question, do characters only get these bonuses (and negatives) when in crisis?

You know, I think mad person are in fact extraordinary people. Becoming crazy, these people develop extraordinary talents. So, if I remeber well, bonuses apply all the time.

But the danger is those crises, which can be very violent. This is the bad side of things.