Gaining sanity as the madman?

[cheep crybabby hatter]

I've just updated the game, and I've noticed that the madman's second sight ability now drains sanity. While I agree that the madman needed a nerf, I'm no longer sure how to break the madman's psychosis. I've tried being drunk and starving at the same time, but it wasn't enough to get even a single point of sanity.

Is there a way to end a madman run without losing all experiences?

[junestrings]

assemble 4 notes, with a bullet ready to go right after.

or get lucky eat a tasty +10 sanity fruit with a bullet ready to go. I believe I was able to get a point from pills alone - combining it with reading a book at the same time should get you your needed point.

I keep fruit on me and when it looks like I'm doomed, I start quaffing them in the hopes of getting a yummy sanity before that centipede finishes me off

[junestrings]

also, generally with madman i'm not expecting to die with any sanity unless I know I have it ready, so I very aggressively try to scribble into paper sheets to be able to read them on the next (not madman) character.

[Meoman8]

Yep. Blank sheets are a madman's best friend. You'll want to just be running around getting stats and stuff, madman seems like the one you play not to die with experience but live and get stronger over the game.

[junestrings]

its pretty fun thematically like. you're the lunatic who leaves behind the wild scrawlings that a future detective will uncover

[shadowlord141]

i mean you can become pretty strong as a madman just by constatly useing blank paper as stat ups but not the best for grinding xp