It is a bad idea to make characters with low WIL stats. They will likely go insane and need to be restored from backup (and lose out on rez points), or spend a lot of time getting psychosurgery (or maybe not because they can't handle that much stress). In this kind of game, hit points are not very important very important because you can easily be brought back to life. It is sanity points that matter because you can carry stress from one body to another (and possibly get more stress because you might remember your death or suffer from lack). WIL is quite possibly the most important attribute you have in this game. Fortunately, recovering stress does not depend on the WIL stat who is suffering stress. It is either the psychosurgery skill of the psychosurgen or the INT check of the individual. Asyncs with low WIL stats will likely be in denial of their own special abilities. They would try to live life as thought they didn't have it. They simply can't handle the stress of their own abilities. There are things that can boost one's resistance to stress, such as the composure trait (improves LUC and other related derived stats), the resolve trait (+5 to WIL checks per level, which improves stress tests), and the stalwart trait (+10 bonus per level to resist fear).

DivineWrath wrote:

Is there any gear that improves a person's ability to handle stress? I got this idea of an async with low WIL who has turned to drug use to cope. However, I'm not finding much gear that would help with stress.

If not, then it could be written in by the GM. Remember too that your muse is a budget therapist in your head.

So when I think about design of drugs I think about it as a narrative tool rather than a system tool. Once I have how it works narratively then I work on the system convertion. So "Worry Not" enhances your ability to handle stress, so its a an anti anxiety med. The most common side affects of anti anxiety meds are: Drowsiness Dizziness Poor balance or coordination Slurred speech Trouble concentrating Memory problems Confusion Stomach upset Headache Blurred vision So lets say "Worry not" causes Memory problems, poor balance or coordination, and trouble concentration. Now whats that do in the system, give you a bonus to +1 to +3 on your TT, but you also take a penalty to correspond to the side effect. Cog rolls take a -10 if you have the memory problems Ref rolls take a -10 if you have the poor balance/coordination INT rolls take a -10 if you have the trouble concentration and course this is always has to be an addicted drug... Now that's just an idea, and it might not work well for your game or even be well balance but it is a starting point for the idea.

Your thinking about it, so your on the right track. Keep up the good work.