With the release of Torchbearer, I've been reading up on Mouseguard and Burning Wheel, and the way they incorporate character traits to encourage roleplaying is brilliant. My favorite bit is traits, which are descriptors of your character (tall, determined, cowardly, clumsy, etc.) What you can do is "tap" these traits to give yourself a bonus or penalty. Giving yourself a bonus is obvious, but giving yourself a penalty hurts you in the short run to get a bonus later on in the game.
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