Proposal: Carefully Hidden Trait

jkason · Mar 1, 2012

Since I'm about to submit my ninja in the nearish future, and I like both the fluff and mechanics of this trait, I'm going to throw in a proposal to add Carefully Hidden, a human racial feat, to the approved list:

Your life as a member of an unpopular ethnic group has given you an uncanny knack for avoiding detection.

Benefit: You gain a +1 trait bonus to Will saves and a +2 trait bonus to saving throws versus divination effects.

Ru grew up as a lower-caste child in Rhat'matanis, and his training is as a spy, so the idea of avoiding detection / exposure seems to fit him quite well. +1 trait to a single save seems pretty balanced to me, with the divination bonus probably not likely to be used very often, but nice on those occasions when it might be.

Qik · Mar 2, 2012

I'm no judge, but I see the divination bonus as little more than fluff, and in this case, warranted fluff, so my take is it's fine.

Systole · Mar 2, 2012

In most cases, traits give a +1 to a saving throw. But I agree with Qik: +2 vs. divination spells is pure fluff. I'd say 3:1 against it being used even once in your career.

On a side note, I love the idea of traits, but Paizo has completely borked the implementation. I've ranted about it before.