Qualities are innate characteristics that give the character an advantage or positive trait. Drawbacks are characteristics that somehow limit or detract from the character. Both Qualities and Drawbacks help round out the character, and can be helpful both to roleplay and to “succeed” in the course of a game.
Qualities are desirable traits, and therefore they “cost” character points. Drawbacks, on the other hand, are limiting factors, and as a “reward” for acquiring them, the character gains extra points. Points acquired from Drawbacks can be used in any point category such as Attributes, Qualities, Skills and Metaphysics.
For point categories other than Attributes, Drawback points may be added on a one-for-one basis. Purchasing Attribute points using Drawbacks is much more expensive. The cost to raise an Attribute one level is equal to the value of that level. For example, raising an Attribute from 3 to 4 costs 4 Drawback points, from level 4 to 5 costs 5 Drawback points, and so on. Further, the costs are cumulative. Raising one Attribute from 3 to 5 costs 9 Drawback points.
Qualities and Drawbacks are labeled by category. For the most part, these categories are descriptive and do not affect play. In certain instances, however, the category does matter. The major example is Supernatural Qualities; generally only supernatural characters can have Supernatural Qualities. Some Supernatural Drawbacks could be inflicted on Humans, at the Staff’s discretion.
The following categories are used in the sections that follow:
- Mental
- Physical
- Social
- Supernatural
Quality/Drawback | Cost | Type | Book |
---|---|---|---|
Accursed | Variable | Supernatural Drawback | Core Book |
Acute/Impaired Senses | 2-point | Physical Quality or Drawback | Core Book |
Addiction | Variable | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Adversary | Variable | Social Drawback | Core Book |
Age | 5 points/level | Supernatural Quality | Core Book |
Artistic Talent | 3-point | Mental Quality | Core Book |
Athlete | 4-Point | Physical Quality | Angel Core Book - New |
Attractiveness | Variable | Physical Quality or Drawback (1 point/level) | Core Book |
Brainiac | 4-Point | Mental Quality | Angel Core Book - New |
Charisma | Variable | Mental Quality or Drawback (1 point/level) | Core Book |
Class Arrogance | 2 or 4-point | Social Drawback | ESP Vol. 1 - New |
Clown | 1-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Contacts | Variable | Social Quality | Core Book |
Covetous | 1- to 3-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Cowardly | 1- to 3-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Cruel | 1- or 3-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Delusions | Variable | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Demon Magnet | 2-point | Drawback | ESP Vol. 3 - New |
Dependent | 2 or 3-Point | Social Drawback | Angel Core Book - New |
Divine Inspiration | 5-point | Supernatural Quality | Core Book |
Emotional Problems | Variable | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Empathy | 2-points | Social Quality | Buffy Core Book - New |
Essence Channeling | Variable | Supernatural Quality | Core Book |
Familiar | Variable | Supernatural Quality | Abomination Codex |
Fast Reaction Time | 2-point | Mental Quality | Core Book |
Founding Family Upbringing | 4-point | Social Quality | ESP Vol. 1 - New |
Good Luck/Bad Luck | 3 points/level | Supernatural Quality or Drawback | Core Book |
Hard to Kill | 1 to 5-point | Physical Quality | Core Book |
Honorable | 1- to 3-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Humorless | 1-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Hunter Magnet | 2-point | Drawback | ESP Vol. 3 - New |
Increased Essence Pool | 1/5-point | Supernatural Quality | Core Book |
Lazy | 2-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Minority | 1-point | Social Drawback | Core Book |
Multiple Identities | 2 points/Identity | Social Quality | Core Book |
Natural Toughness | 2-point | Physical Quality | Armageddon - New |
Nerves of Steel | 3-point | Mental Quality | Core Book |
Non-Combatant | 2 or 6-points | Mental Drawback | ESP Vol. 1 - New |
Obligation | Variable | Social Drawback | Abomination Codex |
Obsession | 2-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Ornery | 3-point | Mental Quality | ESP Vol. 1 - New |
Paranoid | 2-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Phobia | 1 to 3-points | Mental Drawback | Buffy Core Book - New |
Photographic Memory | 2-point | Mental Quality | Core Book |
Physical Disability | Variable | Physical Drawback | Core Book |
Reckless | 2-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Recurring Nightmares | 1-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Resources | Variable | Social Quality or Drawback (2 points/level) | Core Book |
Secret | Variable | Social Drawback | Core Book |
Showoff | 2-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Situational Awareness | 2-point | Mental Quality | Core Book |
Status | Variable | Social Quality or Drawback (1 point/level) | Core Book |
Sweet Temperament | 3-point | Social Quality | ESP Vol. 1 - New |
Talentless | 2-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |
Teenager | 2-point | Social Drawback | Buffy Core Book - New |
Zealot | 3-point | Mental Drawback | Core Book |