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stress detail (Stress)



Stress tracks the pressure, fear, strain, and emotional overload
            a character is carrying. It can come from combat, supernatural
            horror, suppressing the unnatural, and other coded sources.

            Stress suppression is the player-facing way to declare an
            in-character coping activity that can reduce stress when witnessed.

            Usage:
              help stress
              suppress
              suppress <category>=<what you are doing>

            Examples:
              help stress
              suppress light-drinking=leans against the counter and nurses a cold beer, staring at nothing.

            Categories:

              Low (5 pts)
                relaxing - Quiet rest / zoning out / TV
                socializing - Casual socializing
                light-drinking - Light drinking
                intimacy - Sex / intimacy with a partner
                exercise - Physical exertion / working out
                creative - Creative expression / artistic work

              Moderate (10 pts)
                heavy-drinking - Getting drunk [addiction risk]
                casual-sex - Casual sex
                soft-drugs - Getting high (soft drugs) [addiction risk]
                escapism - Intense escapism (binging, gambling) [addiction risk]

              Heavy (15 pts)
                risky-sex - Risky or compulsive sex [addiction risk]
                hard-drugs - Hard drug use [addiction risk]
                blackout-drunk - Getting blackout drunk [addiction risk]
                self-destructive - Self-destructive behavior

              A second Heavy category in the same day, using a different keyword,
              gives +5 additional suppression. Fires once per day. Carries addiction
              risk regardless of the individual categories used.

            Notes:
              - `suppress` with no arguments shows the same category reference in-game.
              - You must be in a location to use the command.
              - You cannot use `suppress` while you are in active combat.
              - If the day is already capped for that tier, the command tells you it adds nothing new.