Defects

Aches: You suffer from aches and pains such as arthritis from age or previous injuries and experience a -1 penalty to Strength and Constitution. Required for characters over 60 years of age.

Points: 2

 

Abusive: You are extremely offensive and insulting and/or are prone to cause physical injury to others. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Absent-Minded: You possess a habitually forgetful or inattentive disposition and suffer a -1 penalty to all Wisdom skill checks. 

Points: 1

 

Aimless: You have gone through life without purpose or direction and suffer a -2 penalty to all Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Aloof: You are not friendly or forthcoming and your peers often describe you as cool and distant. You suffer a -1 penalty to all Charisma skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Anxious: You experience constant worry, unease, or nervousness which impact your decision-making abilities. You suffer a -1 penalty to all Intelligence skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Ambitious: You possess a strong desire and determination to succeed at any cost, even at the cost of others. You suffer a -1 penalty to all Charisma and Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Arrogant: You possess an exaggerated sense of your own importance or abilities and suffer a -2 penalty to all Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Audacious: Not only do you display a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks but you also often show an impudent lack of respect to the wrong people. You suffer a -1 penalty to Intelligence and Charisma skill checks. 

Points: 2

 

Bad Liar: You have very obvious tells that alert others to the fact that you are lying, suffering a -1 penalty to Wisdom and Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Bastard Born: You are the product of lust and thus were born into illegitimacy, a stigma you must bear for the rest of your days and suffer a -2 penalty to Charisma skill checks. Required for noble bastards.

Points: 2

 

Bigot: You are obstinately attached to your beliefs or opinions, especially toward people on the basis of their membership to a particular group, even when you are wrong. You suffer a -1 penalty to all Wisdom and Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Blind: Due to birth or an injury, you are completely blind and see naught but darkness. You suffer a -4 penalty to all Dexterity skill checks. 

Points: 4

 

Blunt: You are uncompromisingly forthright and rarely think before you speak. You suffer a -1 penalty to Charisma skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Bound to the Bottle: You have a crippling addiction to alcohol and suffer a -1 penalty to Intelligence and Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Callous: You possess an insensitive and cruel disregard for others and suffer a -1 penalty to Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Childhood Disease: A disease or sickness in your youth left you weak and frail. Your hit points are decreased by 2.

Points: 2

 

Clumsy: You are awkward, lacking skill and elegance. You suffer a -1 to all Dexterity skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Craven: You are a coward, lacking the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things. You suffer -2 penalty to Charisma skill checks and -2 to Initiative.

Points: 2

 

Crippled: You suffered a terrible injury or were born twisted in some way. You suffer a -2 penalty to Dexterity skill checks and a -1 penalty to Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Cruel: You are heartless and wicked, lacking in compassion and empathy and willing to cause pain and suffering to others. You suffer a -1 penalty to all Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Deaf: Due to birth or an injury, you can hear nothing at all. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Wisdom skill checks and a -2 penalty to Initiative.

Points: 4

 

Debauched: You indulge in sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful that you have worn down your body. You suffer a -1 penalty to Strength and Constitution. 

Points: 2

 

Diminutive: You are smaller than average, uncharacteristically small or perhaps even a dwarf. You suffer a -1 to both Dex and Str. This defect is required if you want to play a character smaller than the average height ranges displayed in the landing zone. 

Points: 2

 

Dishonest/Untrustworthy: You are a liar and your peers know it. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Disloyal: You have exhibited an inability to be loyal to a person, country, or body to which you have obligations. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Charisma checks.

Points: 2

 

Disturbing Habit: You have an unusual compulsion or habit that others find unsettling. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Charisma checks.

Points: 2

 

Dyslexic: You have difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols and suffer a -2 penalty in Intelligence skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Envious: You feel discontent or resentful longing toward others for their possessions, qualities, or luck. You suffer a -1 penalty to Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Eunuch (Men Only): You were castrated and are no longer capable of reproduction. You also suffer a -2 penalty on all Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Fickle: Your mind changes frequently, especially in regards to loyalties, interests, and affections. You suffer a -1 penalty to all Wisdom skill checks. 

Points: 1

 

Feeble: Because of your age, you have begun to physically deteriorate. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Stength, Dexterity, and Constitution skill checks and you also suffer a -2 penalty to your Hit Points. Required for all characters over 60 years of age.

Points: 4

 

Forgetful: Your mind wanders and you have problems recalling small details. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Intelligence skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Greedy: You have an intense and selfish desire for wealth and/or power. You suffer a -1 penalty to Charisma and Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Haughty: Your sense of propriety overshadows your compassion. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Charisma skill checks. 

Points: 2

 

Haunted: The memories of the past torment you. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Hedonistic: You are sensually self-indulgent in your pursuit of pleasure. You suffer a -1 to Constitution skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Honor-Bound: You are honorable to a fault and suffer a -1 penalty to Wisdom and Charisma skill checks. 

Points: 2

 

Ignoble: You have a reputation for treacherous and dishonorable tactics. You suffer a -1 to all Charisma skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Immature: You are often silly or childish. You receive a -1 to all Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Immoral/Immodest: You fail to adhere to your region’s accepted standard of morality and suffer a -1 penalty to all Charisma skill checks. 

Points: 1

 

Impaired Hearing: Due to birth or an injury, you are unable to hear as well as you should and suffer a -1 penalty to Wisdom skill checks and -2 to Initiative.

Points: 2

 

Impaired Sight: Due to birth or an injury, you are unable to see as well as you should. Potential causes could be a missing eye, some sort of head trauma that decreased sight, cataracts, etc. You suffer a -2 penalty to Dexterity skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Impaired Touch: Your physical sense of touch is diminished for some reason, making you less likely to realize when you are injured in some way. You receive a -2 penalty to your Constitution.

Points: 2

 

Inept: You have never learned how to defend yourself or wield a weapon. You receive a -2 penalty to your initiative and also may not select any weapon proficiency.

Points: 2

 

Judgemental: Your points of view are excessively critical. You receive a -1 penalty to all Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Lackwit: You are a fool who lacks intelligence or you may suffer from some intellectual disability (since there was no understanding of intellectual disabilities at the time). You receive a -2 penalty to Intelligence skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Lascivious: You display excessive or offensive sexual desire and therefore suffer a -1 penalty to all Charisma skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Madness: You possess some sort of mental illness that suffers you a -1 penalty to all Wisdom and Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Marked/Disfigured: You bear a nasty scar or physical defect in a visible place and suffer a -1 penalty to Charisma skill checks. 

Points: 1

 

Maimed: You lost a limb in battle or by accident. You suffer a -4 penalty to Dexterity skill checks and, if the limb is an arm, cannot wield two-handed weapons.

Points: 4

 

Malnourished: Whether by some intestinal system defect or by lack of food, your body is not receiving adequate nutrition. You suffer a -1 penalty to both Strength skill checks and Constitution.

Points: 2

 

Mania: You are extremely mercurial, ranging from excessive joy to irrational anger from one breath to the next and suffer a -2 to all Intelligence skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Masochist: You derive sexual gratification from pain and the toll your preferences have taken on your body suffers you a -2 penalty to your Constitution.

Points: 2

 

Meddlesome: You cannot keep yourself from interfering in other people’s business. You suffer a -1 penalty to Wisdom skill checks. 

Points: 1

 

Misogynist: You possess strong dislike, spite, or prejudice against women. You suffer a -1 penalty to all Intelligence checks.

Points: 1

 

Mute: You are incapable of speech for any reason and therefore suffer a -4 penalty Charisma skill checks.

Points: 4

 

Naive: Your innocence ensures you lack experience, wisdom, or judgment. You suffer a -2 penalty to all Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 2

 

OCD: You have a tendency towards excessive orderliness, perfectionism, and great attention to detail and suffer a -1 to all Intelligence skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Oppressive: You are unjustly inflicting of hardship and constraint, especially on your subordinates. You suffer a -2 to all Wisdom and Charisma skill checks.

Points: 3

 

Outcast: You have done or are accused of doing something dreadful and are hated by your people. You suffer a reduction of your Social Status by 2. 

Points: 2

 

Pacifist: You believe that war and violence are unjustifiable and suffer a -4 penalty to initiative.

Points: 4

 

Pampered/Lazy: You have experienced a wealth of indulgence all your life and suffer a -1 penalty to Strength and Constitution. Cannot be taken with Alert feat.

Points: 2

 

Phobia: You have an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. When affected by your phobia due to proximity or triggered thoughts, you must roll any and all skill checks twice and take the lower of the values.

Points: 2

 

Poor Health: Either from excess or poor constitution, you are never quite healthy. When restoring hit points over time, each point regenerated requires an extra day to heal. 

Points: 2

 

Proud: Your high opinion of yourself and boastful nature are not appreciated by others. You suffer a -1 penalty to Charisma skill checks.

Points: 1

 

PTSD: You have been through some event that has left you traumatized. When your PTSD has been triggered, you must roll any and all skill checks twice and take the lower of the values.

Points: 2

 

Reckless: You act without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action. You suffer a -1 penalty to Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Sadist: You derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or humiliation on others, suffering a -1 penalty to Wisdom and Charisma skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Selfish/Shallow: You lack consideration for others and are concerned chiefly with your own personal profit or pleasure. You suffer a -2 penalty to Wisdom skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Sensitive: You feel touch more significantly than others, especially pain. You suffer a -2 penalty to Constitution skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Sickly: You often suffer from illness or a general state of poor health. You suffer a -1 to your constitution.

Points: 1

 

Stoic: You rarely show your feelings if you feel them at all and suffer a -1 penalty to Charisma skill checks.

Points: 1

 

Stubborn: You possess a dogged determination not to change your attitude or position or something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so. You suffer a -2 penalty to Intelligence skill checks.

Points: 2

 

Supreme Arrogance: You possess an exaggerated sense of your own importance or abilities and suffer a -4 penalty to all Charisma skill checks.

Points: 4

 

Supreme Weakness: You are severely lacking in strength, perhaps because of an injury or some sort of condition. You suffer a -4 Penalty to all Strength skill checks.

Points: 4

 

Vile/Wicked: You have a reputation for being evil or morally wrong, suffering a -2 penalty to all Charisma skill checks. 

Points: 2

 

Weakness: For some reason, you are simply not as strong as others and suffer a -2 penalty to all Strength skill checks.

Points: 2