Dingleberry
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A dread fear of carnies.
Smell like cabbage. Small hands.
Smell like cabbage. Small hands.
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What is your weakness?
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shurai
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I definitely like the idea of giving characters quirks. To me, even heroes have flaws and strange eccentricities.
Ooh, here's some good ones I just thought of:
*Instead of a having a real job, claim to be an "adventurer" and insist that there's lots of treasure to be found in abandoned tombs and temples.
*Hang around with a group of three or four like-minded individuals, often for no good reason but to go kill things in aforementioned places.
*Purposely put your life, soul, and sanity in danger for a better magic sword.
Now that I think of it, I can see why they didn't put a quirks & flaws system into 3rd Edition . . . it's built right in!
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Ooh, here's some good ones I just thought of:
*Instead of a having a real job, claim to be an "adventurer" and insist that there's lots of treasure to be found in abandoned tombs and temples.
*Hang around with a group of three or four like-minded individuals, often for no good reason but to go kill things in aforementioned places.
*Purposely put your life, soul, and sanity in danger for a better magic sword.
Now that I think of it, I can see why they didn't put a quirks & flaws system into 3rd Edition . . . it's built right in!
-S
Limper
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Most people dont have a pronounced quirk... most people have a bunch of little well venered ones.
If everyone else is going to have a mental illness, be the fellow who wants to keep his disfunctional family together... at all costs.
Another would be to NEVER pass up a get rich quick scheme, its why your adventuring and what keeps you comming back. You would always be on the prowl for a new way to make a fast buck... you dont have to be stupid about it, just persuadable.
If everyone else is going to have a mental illness, be the fellow who wants to keep his disfunctional family together... at all costs.
Another would be to NEVER pass up a get rich quick scheme, its why your adventuring and what keeps you comming back. You would always be on the prowl for a new way to make a fast buck... you dont have to be stupid about it, just persuadable.
Happiest_Sadist
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Cupulsive spender. Will spend d4*10% of any haul on high living within 1 week. This gold/gems is unavailible. However they get a +5 bonus on gather info checks in this period because they are buying drinks, etc.
Psychotic Dreamer
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Play a wizard that has a fear of magic. 
The Onion Knight
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weaknesses
check out the old player's option rules for 2E AD&D, list of weaknesses
check out the old player's option rules for 2E AD&D, list of weaknesses
Rashak Mani
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Whew... I also thought it was my weaknesses... long list...
Claustrophobia can be neat... I had a character who was afraid of water higher than his waist... (BTW he found a water walking ring and prized it very very much !! ) Your DM has had a neat idea...
Phobia of snakes, spiders or orcs can be the case.
One "defect" we see a lot is being upper class and always spending more to get the best room... best food and clothes...
Claustrophobia can be neat... I had a character who was afraid of water higher than his waist... (BTW he found a water walking ring and prized it very very much !! ) Your DM has had a neat idea...
Phobia of snakes, spiders or orcs can be the case.
One "defect" we see a lot is being upper class and always spending more to get the best room... best food and clothes...
In my DMing experience, I've seen:
A druid with hayfever.
A rogue who's afraid of the dark.
A dwarf who refuses to bathe. (sadly, I've seen 2 of these from completely different players)
A swashbuckler with a debilitating fear of spiders.
A half-elf who is so embarassed by his elven side that he is excruciatingly rude to and distrustful of any elf that he encounters.
A sorceror from a barbarian tribe who does not know his own strength.
A rogue who is afraid of crowds. When he's in one he looks twitchier than usual because he's convinced that someone's following him.
A druid with hayfever.
A rogue who's afraid of the dark.
A dwarf who refuses to bathe. (sadly, I've seen 2 of these from completely different players)
A swashbuckler with a debilitating fear of spiders.
A half-elf who is so embarassed by his elven side that he is excruciatingly rude to and distrustful of any elf that he encounters.
A sorceror from a barbarian tribe who does not know his own strength.
A rogue who is afraid of crowds. When he's in one he looks twitchier than usual because he's convinced that someone's following him.
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