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This section is connected to UA:Character Flaws and Character Flaws (DnD Variant Rule). It is recommended that one reads these rules and familiarizes themselves with them before using any flaws in a campaign.

Flaws

Name	Prerequisite(s)	Summary
Acrophobia	None	You are afraid of heights.
Androphobia	Non-male	You are afraid of men.
Aquaphobia	None	You find water, particularly deep water, frightening for an unknown reason.
Arachnaphobia	None or some kind of truama with spiders.	Fear of spiders allows you to make a check against fear or automatically become petrified and no action except for flee will be available.
Autophobia	Any non-evil	You are afraid of being alone.
Bibliophile	Literate	You are unable to resist reading.
Blind	Your race must have usable eyes.	You are blind.
Branded	None	You are a criminal who fled their homeland to escape the law, but they seem to find you anyway.
Breed Envy	Cha 20+	You are too charming for your own good and people overly hate you for it.
Breed Obsession	Cha 20+	You are too charming for your own good and people overly love you for it.
Claustrophobia	None	You are afraid of tight spaces.
Clinically Depressed Robot	Construct type, Intelligence 25+	You are a construct that has an intense depression beyond that of any human, because you have an intelligence beyond that of any human.
Clumsiness	None	You have an unfortunate habit of dropping things, knocking things over, tripping, losing something, and the like.
Command Word	Living Construct or Construct	You have a command word that controls you, everyone who knows the command word have control over your actions.
Compulsive Liar	Non-lawful	Your first instinct is to tell a lie.
Compulsive Truthteller	Non-evil	You cannot stand telling a lie.
Conceited	Can only be taken at first level.	You believe that you are better then everyone else.
Conspiracist	None	It's all part of the pattern, man, it's all connected. Can't you see it?
Corruption	None	Effective "Bad Luck" situations where the outcome of a roll is unaffected, but rather the method used to achieve is modified.
Curious	None	You find it hard to resist inspecting something out of the ordinary.
Daredevil	None	You only really feel alive when you're staring death in the face.(MGS reference!)
Deadly Strength	Str 20+	No matter what your character's intentions are, your attacks always cause lethal damage... even with your fists.
Deaf	None	Your hearing is much worse than normal.
Disorganized	None	You are disorganized and clutter seems to follow you where ever you go.
Drunkard	None	But they sell beer here!
Dyslexia	Literate, not Bibliophile	Although you learned to read and write, quite often you find yourself unable to remember something you know you have read.
Epilepsy	None	When under stress, there is a chance you will seizure
Estranged	None	Because of what you have done your family, friends, neighbors, loved ones, and even your dog have come to hate you.
Family Curse	None	Your family (and now you) has inherited a curse.
Farsighted	Able to see	You cannot see up close.
Fear of Starvation	None	You are terrified of starving to death, as such you must always bring food with you.
Forgetful	None	"We raid the gobli... Why are we here?"
Ghost-Warped	None	Your body reacts strangely to contact with ghosts and other incorporeal creatures, granting you some of their disabilities for a short time.
Gullible	None	You believe things, no matter how far fetched they seem.
Gynephobia	Non-female	You are afraid of women.
Haemophilia	None	Your blood does not clot correctly.
Hallucinations	None	You see things that aren't really there.
Haphephobia	None	You actively avoid physical contact.
Haunted	none	Boo!
Heartless	None	You do not know the difference between right and wrong.
Heirloom	None	You refuse to replace a certain item because it is precious to you; it item has been passed down from generation to generation within your family.
Hemeralopia	None	You cannot see in daylight.
Hemophobia	None	You are particularly squeamish at the sight of blood
Horrible Luck, Greater	None	Your luck is beyond just bad. You are jinxed and often have extreme failures.
Horrible Luck	None	At your best, Luck herself comes and smacks you.
Hunted	None	Someone is always hunting you and one day they will find you.
Idiocy	Int 8-	What's a "flaw'?
Impatient	None	Hurry up!
Impulsivity	none	You occasionally do things without thinking first.
Inattentive	None	Your mind wanders from thought to thought instantly and it messes up your concentration in the heat of battle.
Incompetent	wisdom 10 or below	This person can't be trusted to do any thing, save sabotaging the enemy
Jerk	Not shy	You're pretty much just an all-around jerk when it comes to conversation.
Jumps to Conclusions	None	You give your best, but you feel that it just isn't good enough.
Kleptomania	None	You find yourself strangely attracted to certain objects (usually valuable ones).
Lalophobia	None	You are afraid of speaking. You aren't mute, but speaking holds a deep, inbuilt fear in you.
Lecherous	None	You have an irresistible urge to pursue the sins of the flesh.
Lovestruck	None	You love someone with your whole heart and it shows when they're not around.
Lure of Power	None	You find yourself inexorably drawn to power.
Magic Addiction	Able to use magic	Your magic is more powerful but you must cast magic at least every 48 hours or you will go insane.
Magical Hydrophobia	None	Your body rejects water.
Medusa's Curse	Non-good, Non-neutral	Your gonna get Stoned
Merciful	None	Many times you don't have it in your heart to kill.
Metal Allergy	None	Your body rejects metal.
Misled	Good/Evil	You sometimes do random acts opposite of your alignment.
Money Problems	None	You have some strange problems when it comes to money.
Multiple Personalities	Wis. 12+, more than one weapon	You have more than one personality.
Narcolepsy	None	Whenever you need to fight, you fall asleep.
Nearsighted	Able to see	You cannot see far away.
Necrophilia	None	You become aroused by the dead.
Necrophobia	Must be alive	You have a fear of the dead and dead things.
Night Blindness	None	Your night vision is horrible due to a birth defect.
Numeral Obliviousness	Non-Wizard	You cannot understand what numbers or symbols are for and why they are used.
Nyctalopia	None	You cannot see in the dark.
Nyctophobia	No natural Darkvision	You are afraid of the dark
Obese	Dex 14-	Let's just say you enjoy a good feast. Ten times a day.
Obsessive	None	You have an unhealthy obsession with something.
Overconfident	None	You believe that nothing is beyond your ability.
Overresearched	Know 5+ Languages	You think too much about what you're saying, and you tend to mix languages because of it.
Overwhelming Empathy	None	You feel others pain.
Penguin fear	None	Also known as sphenisciphobia, You have an absolute fear of penguins.
Perversion	chaotic	You have a bad habit of saying the most inappropriate things at the worst times.
Perverted	None	Your character has an infallable tendency to stare where they shouldn't
Prankster	Chaotic.	you have undeniable urges to play practical jokes upon all.
Prejudice	None	People are prejudiced against your character for some reason (e.g. skin color, race, class, sex, the way you act, etc).
Pride	None	No matter the odds, you refuse to retreat from battle due to your overwhelming pride and honor.
Prosopagnosia	None	You can't recognize faces.
Pyromania	Non-lawful	You like setting things on fire and watching them burn.
Pyrophobia	None	You have an unnatural fear of fire.
Quadrimurfractiphobia	None	You are terrified of the fourth wall being broken.
Rabiphobia	Dex 13+	"What is wrong with you?! Its a bunny for F*@% sakes!"
Reincarnated Misfortune	None	Things in this life remind you of things from your last, and these things make you sad.
Sadness	Must be able to feel emotions.	For a reason, you are eternally sad. Thus you lost your will to live.
Sex Addict	None	You truly believe that if you don't use it, it'll fall off.
Shaky	None	Your aim is hardly ever perfect, be it from nerve damage, nervousness, or just the plain inability to keep still
Short Attention Span	None	Your mind always switches from one thought to the other and it messes up your foc... oh look a penny!
Short Temper	None	You get enraged easily, going berserk whenever you suffer damage.
Shy	None	You are afraid to interact with people.
Sickly	Con 8-, must be taken at 1st level	You pick up every illness thats going around
Skeptic	Not Gullible	You find it hard to belive anything
Sleeping Disorder	None	You are either a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper... or something else...
Stalking Lover	None	For some reason, a former lover or spouse seeks to either claim you back or get revenge.
Stutter	None	You just can't to get your words out...
Teratophobia	None	You feel very uncomfortable when encountering monsters and some unnatural beings. Sometimes, you just freeze before them.
Troglodyte	None	Lives in a cave.
Twitchy	Dex 15+	Your limbs twitch periodically.
Untouchable	Corporeal	Character has a severe distaste for being touched by others.
Vampiric Soul	None	Your weakened soul needs to feed off others to survive.
Whimsical	Any chaotic	You decide to do things simply because you feel like it...
Worst Luck	None	You seem to always fall short at the worst possible moment, right when it matters most.