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# Short-Term Madness
*Source: SRD / Basic Rules* 

`dice: [](short-term-madness.md#^short-term-madness)`

**Short-Term Madness**

| dice: d100 | Effects (lasts 1d10 minutes) |
|------------|------------------------------|
| 01-20 | The character retreats into his or her mind and becomes [paralyzed](rules/conditions.md#paralyzed). The effect ends if the character takes any damage. |
| 21-30 | The character becomes [incapacitated](rules/conditions.md#incapacitated) and spends the duration screaming, laughing, or weeping. |
| 31-40 | The character becomes [frightened](rules/conditions.md#frightened) and must use his or her action and movement each round to flee from the source of the fear. |
| 41-50 | The character begins babbling and is incapable of normal speech or spellcasting. |
| 51-60 | The character must use his or her action each round to attack the nearest creature. |
| 61-70 | The character experiences vivid hallucinations and has disadvantage on ability checks. |
| 71-75 | The character does whatever anyone tells him or her to do that isn't obviously self-destructive. |
| 76-80 | The character experiences an overpowering urge to eat something strange such as dirt, slime, or offal. |
| 81-90 | The character is [stunned](rules/conditions.md#stunned). |
| 91-100 | The character falls [unconscious](rules/conditions.md#unconscious). |
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