Yeah, the only time I've seen Malks done well is when they kinda abandon the whole mental illness angle of the bloodline to focus on prophecy and being the Cassandra... things that fit in better with a supernatural horror setting.
I like that. Most Malk concepts I've seen end up being really cringe pop culture versions of dissassociative identity disorder, or just "I'm so random" fish malks.
I think it would have worked better if instead of saying they’re “mentally ill” they said they “embrace chaos” or something like that, they’re not really “insane” so much a s they’ve just embraced a different way of interacting with the world that makes them seem unhinged to everyone else.
Ugh. Malkavians. Speaking as a mentally ill, it's not fun being mentally ill and most Malk players I've run in to don't really get that.
Yeah, the only time I've seen Malks done well is when they kinda abandon the whole mental illness angle of the bloodline to focus on prophecy and being the Cassandra... things that fit in better with a supernatural horror setting.
I like that. Most Malk concepts I've seen end up being really cringe pop culture versions of dissassociative identity disorder, or just "I'm so random" fish malks.
I think it would have worked better if instead of saying they’re “mentally ill” they said they “embrace chaos” or something like that, they’re not really “insane” so much a s they’ve just embraced a different way of interacting with the world that makes them seem unhinged to everyone else.