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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gnome" data-source="post: 2668805" data-attributes="member: 27530">Age-related FlawsAbsent-mindedYou can easily lose your train of thought.Penalty: Before attempting any action that requires concentration or finesse, you must succeed at a DC 15 Will save.  Success means that you perform the action normally.  Failure means that you forget what you were about to do for that round.  Each subsequent round grants a new save, unless the save is failed by 5 or more (in which case the character only gets a new save if reminded of his action).  Being reminded by someone else grants either a +2 or +4 circumstance bonus to the new save, depending on whether the reminder is general or specific.  E.g. "you were going to cast a spell' would grant a +2 bonus, whereas "you were going to cast magic missile" would grant a +4 bonus.Bad BalanceYou have poor balance.Penalty: A character with bad balance gets a -4 penalty to balance checks.  Any time the character is subjected to a check or save that could knock the character prone, this is made at a -4 penalty as well.  Additionally, every time a character is hit with a meele attack for more than 10 points of damage, he must make a reflex check to remain standing (DC is equal to the damage dealt in the attack).Easily WindedYou have trouble sustaining strenuous activities.Penalty: If a character with this flaw engages in any strenuous activity (such as combat, climbing, running, etc.) for two consecutive rounds, he must make a DC 15 Fortitude save at the end of the second round.  Failure means that he must spend a round catching his breath (see below).A successful save means that he may act normally on the subsequent round, but at the end of each round, a new save is required, adding 1 to the save DC each time.If the character spends a round catching his breath (whether voluntarily or not), he may engage in strenuous activities for two more rounds without making a save, and the save DC is lowered by two from its present value, or to 15, whichever is lower.If a charater is forced to spend a round catching his breath due to a failed save, he may not perform any actions at all that round (though he may defend himself normally).  If he voluntarily takes a round to catch his breath, he may take a non-strenuous move action, however.Half-blindYou have very poor eyesight.Penalty: A half-blind character has a -10 penalty to spot checks.  Additionally anything greater than 10 feet away is treated as having concealment (20% miss chance with ranged weapons and targeted spells).Half-deafYou have very poor hearing.Penalty: A half-deaf character gets a -10 to listen checks, and has a 10% check of spell failure when casting any spell with verbal components.  Using a hearing horn (which is a move action that provokes attacks of opportunity, reduces this penalty to -5, and eliminates the chance of spell failure.  Note that a hearing horn may not be used when casting any spell with somatic components.Note that hearing normal spoken conversation is DC 0, and understanding the words spoken is DC 10.Shaky HandsYou have shaky hands, which interferes with ranged weapon fire, as well as certain skills.Penalty: A character with shaky hands recieves -4 to ranged attacks and skill checks primarily involving hands, such as disable device.A charater may negate this penalty  by taking extra time to steady his hands, which translates to a move action in combat, or the action taking twice as long as normal for all other actions.  The attempt to steady hands is successful if a DC 15 reflex save is made.  The extra time is still spent regardless of the success or failure of the attempt, however.SlowYou move slower than normal, possibly due to complications from age (arthritis, bad knees or hips, etc.).Penalty: Your base movement speed is reduced by half, and you cannot run.</blockquote>

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