Qualities And Drawbacks

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
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