Character Generation 2: Flaws

Updated 2000-07-24

Usually one Flaw can only be taken only once, and two Flaws that are almost alike can not both be taken. Virtues that negate Flaws already taken, or vice versa, are not allowed.

You must purchase race before starting to take flaws and virtues!

Maximum of 100 points of Flaws are recommended.

Flaws can be bought off, but it is expensive, since their full cost must be paid with normal development points.

Skill at Arms

RMC I, page 30, lots of changes.

75 points: Hemophilia: All bleeding results are doubled.
75 points: Psychotic Temper: Base (40 - SD Mod)% chance (minimum 5%) of responding to insult or offence with a killing fit.
75 points: Terrible Fearlessness: Base (40 - SD Mod)% chance (minimum 5%) of charging heedless into a combat situation.

Skill at Magic

RMC I, page 30, lots of changes.

25 points: Dark Temptation (for Evil characters, this is an expensive Virtue, 110 points): PC is tempted to the "Dark Side". He learns one Evil spell list to 50th level. It can be any evil list, the more powerful it is, the better. The spells are cast using the caster's preferred realm (i.e. channeling, essence, or mentalism), even if the list is normally not of that realm. Using Evil spells may bring Corruption points.
40 points: Poor Control: Roll non-attack spell failures as attack spell failures. Add +10 to all spell failure rolls.
25 points: Necromantic Urge: PC is cursed to become a lich or powerful vampire when his soul departs his body. For Evil characters this is a 50 point Virtue.
50 points: Physical Investment: Any time the PC casts a spell that is over 8th level, the PC suffers 5 points of concussion damage.
70 points: Friendslayer Curse: Instead of following normal attack spell failure procedure, the attack works on the nearest friend or associate within range. If no friends nearby, then select an innocent bystander, and if there aren't even any innocents nearby, then the character him/herself. The Friendslayer curse can also be taken by non-spellcasters, in which case weapon fumbles tend to hit a friend.

Other Flaws

10/30/90 points: Age:

		Middle-Aged	  Old		Venerable
		(10 points)	(30 points)	(90 points)
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	Co	   -5		  -10		  -15
	Ag	   -5		  -10		  -15
	SD	    0		   +5		  +10
	Me	    0		    0		    0
	Re	    0		    0		    0
	St	    0		   -5		  -10
	Qu	   -5		  -10		  -15
	Pr	   +5		  +10		  +10
	Em	   +5		  +10		  +15
	In	   +5		   +5		    0

5 to 50 points: Allergy:
- Allergy is:
  - 5 points: Mild. Red, itchy eyes, sniffles. -20 to actions.
  - 10 points: Average. As above, plus asthmatic reaction (hard to get one's breath). -30 to actions.
  - 20 points: As above, but victim is catatonic (unconscious) and will not awake without curative magics or healing medicines.
- Substance is:
  - Very Common: 30 points (e.g. dust, bread).
  - Common: 20 points (e.g. pollen, orcs, horses, healing magic).
  - Uncommon: 10 points (e.g. silk, hornet's sting)
  - Rare or easily avoided: No modifications (e.g. chocolate, eggs, dragons, liver sausage).
5 to 70 points: Berserk:
- Base cost: circumstance
  - Uncommon circumstance: 10 points.
  - Common circumstance: 20 points.
  - Very Common circumstance: 30 points.
- Chance to Go Berserk
  - 25% chance (Infrequently): No modification.
  - 50% chance (Occasionally): +10 points.
  - 90% chance (Frequently): +20 points.
- Chance to Recover (per round)
  - 90% chance: -10 points.
  - 50% chance: +10 points.
  - 25% chance: +20 points.
- Enraged only (berserking at target only): Halve total value.
Corruption points: (Middle-earth only): 4 points per each CP.
5 to 115 points: Depencence:
- Dependent Substance is...
  - Very Common: 10 points.
  - Common: 20 points.
  - Uncommon: 30 points.
- Substance is...
  - Totally incapacitating: +10 points.
  - Cheap: -10 points.
  - Expensive: +10 points.
  - Legal: -20 points.
  - Somewhat illegal or has bad reputation: -10 points.
  - Illegal (e.g. hard drugs): No modifications.
  - Very Illegal (e.g. human flesh): +20 points.
- Dose required ('period'):
  - Once per hour or less: +30 points.
  - Once per 2 hours: +20 points.
  - Once per 4 hours: +10 points.
  - Once per 8 hours: +5 points.
  - Daily: No modifications.
  - Every other day: -5 points.
  - Once in three days: -10 points.
  - Once a week or less: -20 points.
- Periods without a dose causes:
  - Death: +35 points.
  - Damage: 25% hits lost per period: +30 points.
  - Damage: 10% hits lost per period: +25 points.
  - Total incapacitation: +20 points.
  - -50 to all actions per period: +10 points.
  - -25 to all actions per period: No modification.
  - -10 or less: -10 points.
- Examples:
  - Alcoholism: Common, expensive (large quantities will eventually be needed), daily dose (usually): 30 points.
10 to 50 points: Dependent NPC:
- Base value; The NPC is
  - Incompetent: 20 points.
  - Normal: 10 points.
  - Slightly less powerful than PCs: 0 points.
  - As powerful as the PCs: -10 points.
- Dependant has useful status or skills: -10 points.
- Appearance:
  - 25% chance (Infrequently): +10 points.
  - 50% chance (Occasionally): +20 points.
  - 90% chance (Frequently): +30 points.
Disease: Diseases can all be built with other flaws. For example:
- 85 points: Leprosy (Distinctive Feature: concealable, extreme reaction; plus Physical Limitation: impairs slightly, all the time).
5 to 50 points: Distinctive Features:
- Concealability:
  - Easily concealable: 5 points.
  - Concealable, but with effort: 15 points.
  - Not concealable: 30 points.
- Others' Reaction (you might use Reputation instead of this):
  - Is noticed and recognizable: No modification.
  - Is always noticed, causes major reaction or prejudice: +10 points.
  - Causes extreme reaction: +20 points.
- Examples:
  - Albinism: 25 points (concealable, major reaction).
5 to 90 points: Hunted/Watched:
- Hunter(s) base value:
  - Less powerful as the PC: 10 points.
  - More powerful than the PC, but not especially powerful nor influential: 20 points.
  - More powerful than the PC: 30 points.
  - Extremely powerful (e.g. Angmar, Deity): 40 points.
- Appearance:
  - 25% chance (Infrequently): No modification.
  - 50% chance (Occasionally): +10 points.
  - 90% chance (Frequently): +30 points.
- Severity:
  - PC is Watched only: halve total value.
  - PC will be only mildly punished: -10 points.
  - PC will be harshly punished (imprison, enslave, kill): No modification.
- Hunter:
  - is limited to small area: -10 points.
  - is limited to one country: -5 points.
  - has some influence/can occasionally be encountered even outside its own area: no modifications.
  - has influence/can appear everywhere in the world: +10 points.
- Hunter has access to powerful magic, super or godlike powers, or is otherwise supernatural: +10 points.
5 to 100 points: Physical Limitation:
- Limitation occurs:
  - Infrequently: 10 points.
  - Frequently: 25 points.
  - All the time: 50 points.
- Limitation impairs:
  - Slightly: No modification.
  - Averagely: +15 points.
  - Greatly: +25 points.
  - Fully: +50 points.
- Examples:
  - Blind: 100 points (fully impairing, all the time).
  - Deaf: 75 points (greatly impairing, all the time).
  - Farsighted: 35 points: -20 to OB in melee, but +10 to missile OB.
  - Fragile bones: 25 points (double damage from crushing attacks, impairs averagely but infrequently).
  - Hunchback: 50 points (impairs slightly, all the time).
  - Nearsighted: 40 points: -30 OB to all missile attacks.
  - No Hands: 100 points (fully impairing, all the time).
  - No Left Leg: 75 points (greatly impairing, all the time).
  - Missing Right Thumb: 25 points (impairs slightly, frequently).
  - No fine manipulation (for animals etc.): 50 points (impairs slightly, all the time).
  - Can not learn to read and write (in modern world): 50 points (impairs greatly and frequently), same in Middle-earth: 10 points (impairs infrequently and slightly only).
  - Missing One Eye: 10 points (impairs infrequently and slightly only).
  - Sterile: 25 points. (Eunuch: 35 points)
  - Vegetarian: 40 points: Any meat or animal fat makes the character very sick for a few hours (-40 to all actions). If milk and eggs can be taken, this is worth 35 points. This can also be just a psychological limitation, if so, reduce point value by 5.
5 to 60 points: Psychological Limitation:
- Situation is:
  - Uncommon: 10 points.
  - Common: 20 points.
  - Very Common: 30 points.
- Intensity:
  - Moderate (roleplay it): No modification.
  - Strong (requires SD rolls): +15 points.
  - Total commitment: +30 points.
- Examples:
  - Cannot Tell a Lie: 50 points (uncommon, total).
  - Claustrophobia: 50 points (uncommon, total).
  - Code of Chivalry: 60 points (common, total). The character must have a really strict code, otherwise point cost is reduced.
  - Code Against Killing: 60 points (common, total).
  - Coward: 35 points (common, strong) (Add Reputation if you want more points).
  - Greedy or Miser: 20 (common, moderate).
  - Hates liver sausage: 10 points (uncommon, moderate. If the character actually gets enraged and attacks the horrible sausage and the whole dinner table in total frenzy, 40 points...)
  - Hatred of Orcs: 35 points (common, strong). No points in Middle-earth if the character is on the Good side; everyone is supposed to hate orcs anyway.
  - Honorable: 60 points (always keeps word, never takes advantage of a situation, common, total).
  - In love with X: 35 points (common, strong).
  - Overconfidence: 45 points (very common, strong).
  - Religious fanatic: 60 points (very common, total, but religion would be everything for this character!).
  - Sickened by Blood: 50 points (uncommon, total). Any sight of blood or gore makes the character queasy, and requires a successful SD maneuver (result 101+). On a failed roll, the character gets -30 to all actions. Roll "once per sight". This flaw can be applied to other similar ones ('Sickened by Orcs', etc).
5 to 90 points: Reputation:
- PC is recognized
  - 25% of the time (Infrequently) or gives a -10 modifier to reaction roll: 10 points.
  - 50% of the time (Frequently) or gives a -25 modifier to reaction roll: 25 points.
  - All the time or gives a -50 modifier to reaction roll: 50 points.
  - Extreme reputation or gives a -75 modifier to reaction roll: 75 points.
  - (Note: reaction table is in RMC VI, page 52)
- Reputation is limited to...
  - one big city or one barony: -50 points.
  - one country or to one race: -20 points.
  - one land (about 6 countries) or to one broad group of races: No modification.
  - No limits, everywhere in the known world: +15 points.
- (Note that even if the reputation is limited, the character might still be recognized now and then.)
- Examples:
  - Abusive to animals, Adulterer, Arrogant, Assassin, Atheist, Backstabber, Bad at some skill, Bloodthirsty, Brown tongue (bootlicker), Careless, Charlatan, Cheap, Child molester, Cold, Con man, Cowardly, Crazy, Criminal, Cruel, Cruel to inferiors, Dead ("Weren't you dead?!?"), Dark Cultist, Deserter, Dirty, Disloyal, Disrespectful, Drug user, Drunkard, Easily angered, Easy mark, Flees in battles, Gossip, Greedy, Gullible, Impulsive, Killer, Lazy, Leaves friends to die, Lecherous, Liar, Lustful, Manipulative, Masochist, Mediocre (at everything), Morbid, Orc friend, Overconfident, Overly curious, Paranoid, Pervert, Poor lover, Pushy, Quitter, Rapist, Religious zealot (Jesusnazizombie), Rude, Rude, Sadist, Selfish, Snob, Spy, Stupid, Suspicious, Thief, Treacherous, Trickster, Trouble maker, Uncaring, Vengeful, Violent, Weak-willed
5 to 100 points: Vulnerability:
- Substance is:
  - Very Common: 30 points (water, sunlight).
  - Common: 20 points (cold iron).
  - Uncommon: 10 points (liver sausage).
- Effect of being hit (not mere touch):
  - Slaying criticals: +20 points
- Effect of being touched:
  - Instant Death: +70 points

Additional Flaws

50 points: Butterfingers: Fumble ranges for all weapons are doubled. The character can still take expertise skills.
50 points: Distracted: -25 to all Concentration skills.
75 points: Klutz: Fumble ranges tripled for all weapons and every failed moving maneuver gives an 'A' Unbalancing critical. The character can still take expertise skills.
35 points: Slow: reduce movement rate by 25%.
50 points: Snail: reduce movement rate by 50%.
40 points: Sweating Hands: Any stress causes the character's front legs to sweat profusely, raising fumble ranges by 1 and giving a -10 to all manual skills (non-combat), and they could be embarrasing in social situations.
35 points: Tender Skin: Any metal (armor) worn causes a rash, which gives -20 to all actions. This is worth 50 points to those who would normally like to use a metal armor.
35 points: Weapons Klutz: Any roll of 01 in combat causes the character's weapon to break; magic weapons get a RR.
50 points: Shields are for wimps: The character believes strictly that only cowards use shields in combat. This flaw is worth only 5 points (just a quirk) to those characters who don't or can't use a shield normally.

Appendix: Phobias

Phobias are all psychological limitations. Note: (*) = these usually give less than normal points.

Alone (Monophobia) - fear of being alone.
Animals (Zoophobia)
Being Buried Alive (Taphophobia)
Blood (Hematophobia)
Cats (Ailuroophobia) - especially house cats.
Cold (Psychrophobia)
Colors (Chromophobia) - specify 1-4 colors.
Corpses (Necrophobia) - includes undead beings.
Darkness (Achluophobia)
Dirt (????phobia) and bacteria
Empty Rooms (Kenophobia)
Enclosed Spaces (Claustrophobia)
Females (Gynephobia) - usually found in males
Fire (Pyrophobia)
*Flying (Aerophobia)
God (Theophobia) - one god or all of them
Ghosts (Phasmophobia)
Graves (Barophobia) - linked with Necrophobia
Hair (Trichophobia) - hairy monsters, hair on people
Heights (Acrophobia)
Humans (Homophobia) - usually found in nonhumans
Insects (Entomophobia)
Lycanthropes (Lycanthrophobia)
Magic (Magicophobia)
Males (Androphobia) - usually found in females
Monstrosities (Teratophobia) - fear of monsters
Night (Nyctophobia)
*Number 13 (Triskadekaphobia)
Open Spaces (Agoraphobia)
Palindromes (Aibohphobia) - no points for this one!
*Physical Love (Erotophobia)
Poison (Toxiphobia)
Rain (Ombrophobia)
Sinning (Peccatophobia) - afraid of doing wrong
*Slime (Blennophobia)
Snakes (Ophidophobia)
Spiders (Arachnophobia)
Storms (Astaphobia) - including thunder and lightning
*Tractors (????phobia)
Trees (Dendrophobia) and tree-like creatures
Water (Hydrophobia)
Wind (Anemophobia)
Wounds or Injuries (Traumatophobia)

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ophobia) - afraid of doing wrong

*Slime (Blennophobia)

Snakes (Ophidophobia)

Spiders (Arachnophobia)

Storms (Astaphobia) - including thunder and lightning

*Tractors (????phobia)

Trees (Dendrophobia) and tree-like creatures

Water (Hydrophobia)

Wind (Anemophobia)

Wounds or Injuries (Traumatophobia)

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