Bonus for blind character

[Klaus]

Give nothing.

Then, during play, have a pious NPC cleric cast Remove Blindness on him.

And snakes do blink. They have a translucent lid that wets their eyes. If the player wants a snake-related disability, he should be deaf.

 

[WayneLigon]

I can see it now.

NPC: "Quick! You must run through the red door! The red one!"
Blind PC: .o0 (Ut-oh...)

 

[Mark]

If the player wants a snake-related disability, he should be deaf.

...and limbless...

 

[lukelightning]

Pro: Immune to Explosive Runes.
Con: Vulneralbe to Explosive Braille.

 

[lukelightning]

If the player wants a snake-related disability, he should be deaf.

And swallow his food whole.

 

[VirgilCaine]

Nope. Give nothing extra.

Yep. We're not playing GURPS here.

 

[griff_goodbeard]

And swallow his food whole.

That's no disability, that would rule!

 

[Sejs]

That's no disability, that would rule!

Eatting corn chips would become an excercise in pain.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

...and limbless...

What do you call a limbless shamen lying on the ground? Matt

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

 

[Jolly Giant]

IIRC, the Blind-sight feat is from Sword & Fist. The PC probably meets the pre-reqs already. One was Blind-fight (which he has). Another was WIS (something...), but being a shaman he probably meets that pre-peq too (although S&F had a few feats intended for higher level monks with a WIS 19 pre-req!). I can't remember if there was also a BAB pre-req... If there was, it was a mere BAB=1, so he'll definitely qualify for the feat by level 3.

Like the majority of posters, I'd be very careful about giving out any bonus for being blind. Consider the presedens you'd be setting; you probably don't want every future PC in your group having some disability the players are expecting to be "rewarded" for. He would naturally have immunity to gaze-attacks, and a minor competense bonus to Listen (+1 or +2) also seems appropriate.