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Charactertraitsareabilitiesthatarenottiedtoyourcharactersraceorclass.Theycan
enhanceyourcharactersskills,racialabilities,classabilities,orotherstatistics.
Normallythesetraitsaresupposedtofleshoutyourcharacter'sbackground...blabla
bla.Ihavewrittenaguideonwhichtraitsaregreat,whichonesarestinkers,andhow
besttousethem.
YoucanfindalloftheTraitsIlisthere.
D20PFSRD
Part1:TheBasics
Part2:BasicTraits:Combat
Part3.BasicTraits:Faith
Part4.BasicTraits:Magic
Part5.BasicTraits:Social
Part6.CampaignTraits
Part7.RacialTraits
Part8.RegionalTraits
Part9.ReligionTraits
Part10.EquipmentTraits
Part10.ListofTraitsthatgiveaSkillinClass
.
Perception
UseMagicDevice
Acrobatics
Bluff
Diplomacy
Intimidate
Knowledge(Arcana)
Knowledge(Dungeoneering)
Knowledge(Nature)
Knowledge(Planes)
Knowledge(Religion)
SenseMotive
Spellcraft
Stealth
DisableDevice
Disguise
EscapeArtist
HandleAnimal
Fly
Knowledge(Engineering)
Knowledge(Geography)
Knowledge(History)
Knowledge(Local)
Knowledge(Nobility)
Survival
Climb
Linguistics
Ride
Swim
Appraise
Heal
SleightofHand
TheBasics
Afewthingstoremember:
1. Manytraitsgrantanewtypeofbonus:atraitbonus.Traitbonusesdonotstack
2. The
AdditionalTraits
featcanbetakentogaintwoadditionalTraits.
3. Inmostcases,anewPCshouldgaintwotraits,butitsuptheGM.
4. Youmaynotselectmorethanonetraitfromthesamelistoftraits
TypesofTraits
Therearesixtypesofcharactertraitstochoosefrom:
1. Basic:
Basictraitsarebrokendownintofourcategories:Combat,Faith,Magic,
andSocial.
Combat
traitsfocusonmartialandphysicalaspectsofyourcharacter
Faith
traitsfocusonhisreligiousandphilosophicalleanings.
Magic
traitsfocusonanymagicaleventsortraining.
Social
traitsfocusonyourcharacterssocialclassorupbringing.
2. Campaign:
Campaigntraits
arespecificallytailoredtogivenewcharactersan
instanthookintoanewcampaign.
3. Race:
Racetraits
arekeyedtospecificracesorethnicities,whichyourcharacter
mustbelongtoinordertoselectthetrait.
4. Regional:
Regionaltraits
arekeyedtospecificregions.Inordertoselecta
regionaltrait,yourPCmusthavespentatleastayearlivinginthatregion.
5. Religion:
Religiontraits
indicatethatyourcharacterhasanestablishedfaithina
specificdeity.Unliketheothercategoriesoftraits,religiontraitscangoawayif
youabandonyourreligion.
6. Equipment:
Equipmenttraits
helpcharactersmakethemostoftheirequipment
orusetheirequipmenttomakethemostoftheirskills.
Ranking
Thisguidewillusearankingsystemusingthecolorspectrumtoratetheclassfeatures
andoptions,asfollows:
Red:
Absolutelyterrible.Almostneverworthconsidering,letaloneagoodidea.
Orange:
Subpar.Mayhaveoccasionaluseandisntcripplingifyouliketheflavor.
Green
:
Average.Theremaybemorepowerfuloptionsinstead,butthisisfairlysolid.
Blue:
Agoodchoice,aboveaverage.
Purple:
Amongthebestinitsclass,possiblyanobrainerpick.Outstanding!
CombatTraits
AcceleratedDrinker
Candrinkapotionasamoveaction.
SoifyourGMallowsQuick
Drawtoaffectanythingotherthanweapons(RAWitdoesn't),orifyouuseBandoliersthiscan
beagreattrait.Ifhoweveryoucan'tthenit'samoveactiontopullthepotionandamoveto
drink.That'seffectivelythesamethingasusingamoveandastandardaction.
Anatomist
+1toconfirmcriticalhits.
Atraitshouldbeequaltohalfafeat.
CriticalFocus
givesa+4bonusbutrequiresa+9BAB.Ifyouareplanningonmakingabuildbasedaround
thecriticalfeatchainthenthismightnotbeabadtrait.Ifeelitshouldhavebeena+2bonusto
reallyshine.
ArmorExpert
Reduceyourarmorcheckpenaltyby1.
Thisbasicallygivesyoua+1bonus
toall
Dex
and
Str
basedskills.Yesplease.OnethingofnoteisthatthisreducesaMithral
Breastplateto0ACP,lettingclasseswithnomediumarmorproficiencyuseitwithoutpenalty
(allnonproficiencypenaltiesarebasedonACP)
BerserkeroftheSociety
3additionalroundsofrage.
Ilikeit.
BladeoftheSociety
+1damageonSA.
Notbad.
Bullied
+1tohitwhileunarmedonattacksofopportunity.
Notevengoodifyou'reaMonk
CoherentRage
PickBluff,EscapeArtist,HandleAnimal,orStealthandyoucanuseit
whileraging.
Why?OtherthanEscapeArtistIcan'tthinkofwhyyouwouldwanttouseanyof
thesewhilewastingyourrage.Andyoudon'tevengainwhateveryouchooseasaclassskill.
Ick
Courageous
+2bonusonsavesagainstfeareffects.
Horriblewaste.Ifyouwantabonus
againstfeareffectscheckoutNightstallUrchin.
DefenderoftheSociety
(Fighter)
+1ACwhenwearingarmor.
BetterthanArmorExpertbut
youhavetobeafighter.
DeftDodger
+1toReflex.
Goodstuff
DemonSlayer
MakeaKnowledgeoftheplaneschecktogetabonustoconfirmcrits.
AnditonlyworksonDemons.
Evenifyouknowyouwillfightalotofdemonsit'sahorrible
trait.
DirtyFighter
+1damagetoflankedfoes(anditismultipliedonacriticalhit).
Notbadif
yourbuiltaroundflanking(RoguesandPreciseStrikebuilds)
Excitable
+2initiativebutyouhavetobeagnome.
Stillagreatfeat.
Fencer
+1tohitonattackofopportunitieswithbladedweapons.
Meh
HillFighter
Canchargedownhilluptoyourbasespeedwithoutanacrobaticscheck.
Dumb.ItsaDC10acrobaticscheck.Andeventhen.Howoftendoyouchargedownhills.
HonoredFistoftheSociety
Thegood.
Youget1extrakipoint.
TheBad.You'replayinga
monk.
Jaded
Another+2bonusonsavesagainstfeareffects.
SameasCourageousandjustas
crappy.AgaincheckoutNightstallUrchin.
JungleFighter
Movementbonusesinjungleterrains.
Yawn.
Killer
Bonusdamagetocriticalhitsbasedonyourweapon.
Notabadchoiceifyou're
goingforacriticalbuildbutbetteroptionsareavailable.
Reactionary
+2bonustoInitiativeandnoracerestriction.
Nowwearetalking.
Resilient
+1bonustoFortitudesaves.
Greatstuff.
RiverFighter
Youcanchargewhileswimmingdownstream.
Toosituational.Anditseffects
Swim.Nuffsaid.
SavannahHunter
+1tohitonattacksofopportunitywithashortspear,anda+1bonus
onConcheckstoavoidnonlethaldamageonaforcedmarch.
Twocrappybonusesinstead
ofonedoesnotagoodtraitmake.
Slippery
+1tostealthanditbecomesaclassskill.
Crazygood.Stealthisagoodforjust
aboutanyone.
Sprint
Anextra5ftmove.Butonlyifallyoudoismove.Andonlyifyou'renotwearing
armor.
CrazyBad.
StrongArm,SuppleWrist
Whenyoumove10feet,yougetanextra10feetrange
incrementonathrownweapon.
Unlessyourcharacterisplanningontakingpartinsome
olympiccontestwhereyouseewhocanthrowaspearthefarthest...avoid.
Threatening
Defender
Whenyouuse
CombatExpertise
,reducethenumberyou
subtractfromyourmeleeattackrollsby1.
Sothisissituational.Butifyou'rebuildinga
CraneStylefighterthisisamazing.CombatExpertise,CraneStyle,FightingDefensively,and
thistraitandyou'relookingatuptoa7toattackfora+8AC.Notbad.Itscrapforanyonenot
focusedonit,butautomaticforanyonethatis.Hencethedualcolor.
TrackeroftheSociety
Rangeronly.+1initiativeanda+2bonusonsurvivalchecksin
yourFavoredterrain.
Notabadtrait.
WittyRepartee
+1tobluffanditbecomesaclassskill.
Anotherskillgaintrait.Anditgives
youaveryniceskill.Bluff.Awesome.
FaithTraits
Birthmark
+2bonusonsavesvs.charmandcompulsionandyourbodybecomesa
divinefocus.
GoodifyourGMlikestoimprisonyouorstealyourgear.Aspointedoutnon
casterscanstilltakethisfeatandbenefitfromthe+2bonusoncharmandcompulsions(the
spellsyoureallydon'twanttofail).Ifyou'rewantingtoshoreupapoorwillsavethisisntabad
bet.AskyourGMifthisfocustakescareofallthosepeskyexpensivedivinefocusafewdivine
spellshave.Ifsothenthistraitjustgotevenbetter.
Caretaker
+1tohealanditbecomesaclassskill.
Greatstuff...ifyoureallywanttheheal
skillmaxed.Iguess.
ChildoftheTemple
+1bonustoKnowledge(nobility)andKnowledge(religion),andone
ofthese(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Anothergreatskilltrait.Knowledgereligionis
thegemhere.
DefyMadness
+1bonusonsavesvs.confusion,insanity,madness,andWisdom
damage/drain.
Againtheserandombonusesonsavesvssituationalthings,whilenice,arefar
tooraretojustifyatrait.
DevoteeoftheGreen
+1bonustoKnowledge(geography)andKnowledge(nature),and
oneofthese(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Aniceskilltrait.KnowledgeNatureis
especiallynicebecauseitaffectssomanycreatures.StillitsachoiceoftwoKnowledges.
EaseofFaith
+1bonusonDiplomacy,and
itbecomesaclassskill.
Whodoesn'twantto
bediplomatic.
ExaltedoftheSociety
Youcanchannelenergy1additionaltimeaday.
Ilikeit.Mostthink
ChannelenergyawastebutIdisagree.HoweverbasedonpopularopinionIhavecodedit
blue
.
Ifyouliketohealorlikechannelingthenbumpthisto
purple
.
FaithfulFeedback
+1hitpointhealedifyouuseaspellfromthehealingsubschoolon
someoneofyourreligion.
UnlikeExaltedoftheSociety,evenifyoulikehealing,thistraitis
crap.Firstitdoesn'tworkforchanneling,andsecondyourpartyallbetteragreeononereligion.
Eventhenitsonlyonehitpoint.Don'twasteyourtime.
First
Memories
Tradeyourusefulgnomespelllikeabilitiesforcrappyspelllikeabilities.
Ifyouplanondumpingyourcharismascorebelowan11andhaveawisdomabovean11then
thistraitmightbeworthit.Seriouslythough.Ifyouhavean11charismascoreorbetterthenthis
traitbecomesaflaw.Avoidatallcost.IwillmarkitlessthanoptimalforthosethatdumpCHA.
HistoryofHeresy
+1bonustosavesvsdivinespellsaslongasyoudon'tpossessany
levelsinadivinespellcastingclass.
Whileabitmorebroadinscopethanmosttraitsave
bonuses...it'sstillasituational+1againstonethirdofthecastersinmostgames.Nothorrible.
Butnotgoodeither.
IndomitableFaith
+1towillsaves.
Ifyou'redealingwithapoorwillsavethisisagreattrait.
CarefullyHidden(HumanRacialTrait)isbetterhowever.Ifyou'rehumanoryoudon'tmind
takingtheAdoptedTraitgetthatinstead.
NecroticAura
+1bonustosavesvsNecromancyspellsandeffectsthatdealnegative
energydamage.
Anotherrandom+1bonus.Whiletherearesomeverynastynecromancy
spellsIwouldn'twasteatraitontherareoccasionthiswouldbehelpful.
SacredConduit
+1bonusonyourchannelenergyDCs.
Ifyouknowyourgoingtofightalot
ofundead,oryou'reaclericwhochannelsnegativeenergythenthiscanbehelpful.But
consideringthefactthatmostpeoplefeelChannelingisweakIwouldnttakethistraitunless
you'refocusedonchanneling.
SacredTouch
Youcanstabilizeadyingcreatureasastandardaction.
Wow.Thisisjust
terrible.Ifyou'rethehealeryouhaveazerolevelcantripforthis.IfyournotyoucanmakeaDC
15Healchecktodothesamething.Ifyoudon'twanttoriskthat...itsafullroundactiontopoor
a50gpCurelightwoundspotiondowntheirthroatorastandardtouseaCureLightWandon
them.Pleaselookelsewhere.Thisisawasteofspace.
ScholaroftheGreatBeyond
+1bonusonKnowledge(history)andKnowledge(planes),
andoneofthese(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
SkilltraitAwesome.Nameoftrait
bonusawesome.IalmostlikethisasbluebecauseKnowledge(Planes)isreallyhelpful,but
withkeepingmyrankinguniform.GreenItis.
St.ClydwellsWard
Asastandardactionyoureciteaholychantthatgivesyoua
sanctuaryeffectvsdemons(andIassumedevils).
WhilethistraitisfullofwinintheRP
department...wedon'tcareaboutthat.A50gppotioncandothesamething.Iwillmarkitas
orangethoughsimplybecauseoftheExorcistvibeithasgoingforit.
StalwartoftheSociety
Yourauraofcouragegrantsanadditional+1againstfeareffects.
Whilethisisanotherrandom+1bonus,itsa+1bonusthatcanhelpyourwholeparty.Itstinks
whenhalfyourpartyfailsafrightfulpresencesave.Otherwisethisisasosotrait.Igiveita
bonusforbeingteamfriendly.
Unnatural
Presence
YourIntimidateskillworksonanimalsandvermin.
Ifyouhave
investedinIntimidatethenthisisagreattrait.Otherwiseitismeh.
Zealot
+1onKnowledge(religion),anditbecomesaclassskill.Youhavetobea
Gnome.
AndthecaveatisthewholetenetsofyourfaithandtheGMdeterminingwhetheryou
sufferfromtheBleaching(whateverthatis).Itsnotabadtrait.Itgivesyouaskillinclass.
HowevertherearebettertraitsthatgiveyouKnowledgereligioninclasswithoutanyrestrictions.
UnlessyourusingthisforRPgowithChildofthetempleandgetafree+1bonustoKnowledge
nobilitytoboot.
MagicTraits
BeastoftheSociety
Whenyouwildshapeintoasmallormediumcreatureyour
wildshapedurationisdoubled.
Simplyfrikkingoutstanding.HowthisisonlyatraitIdon't
know.Youknowallthosescoutingmissionsyourgroupmakesyougoonasaneagleor
whatever.Howwouldyoulikeittolasttwiceaslong...wellmaybeyoudon't,butitsstillcrazy
good.
Charlatan
Asaswiftactionyoucanexpendaspellandgainabonusbasedonthelevel
ofthespellonyournextbluffcheck.
Youcanusethisability3times.Youshouldntneedit
morethanthatconsideringitsahorribletradeoff.TheonlytimeIcanseethisasusefuliswhen
yourcaughtwithyourpantsdownsotospeak.Butifyou'reacasterhighenoughtoexpenda
spellworthadecentbonus...thenyou'reahighenoughcastertocastaspelltofixtheissue.O
andyouhavetobeagnometoboot.Aspointedoutitisaswiftandundetectablehowever.So
forthosethatreallywanttoeckouteverybitofbonusonbluffthismightbeanoption.
ClassicallySchooled
+1bonustospellcraft,anditsbecomesaclassskill.
Agreatskillto
haveinclassforanyone.Thefighterthatcantellifanenemyjustcastteleporttoflee,oran
invisibilityspellandisstillfighting...that'shelpfulforanyone.
DangerouslyCurious
+1bonustoUseMagicDevice,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Iwish
Ihadacolorbetterthanpurple.ConsideringhowhightheDCsareforUMDthistraitiseven
goodforthosethatalreadyhaveitinclass.
DeepGuardian
+1moralebonustoattack,anda+1enhancementtoACforEarth
subtypecreatures.
Youhavetobeadwarf.
Notabadbonusifyou'reaSummoner.
DesperateFocus
+2bonusonconcentrationchecks.
Soatfirstlevelyouhaveabouta+5
or+6toyourconcentration.ItsaDC17tocastafirstlevelspell.ADC19forasecond.Letssay
yougethitfor10pointsofdamage.ThatsaDC21forafirstlevelspell.Asyoucansee
ConcentrationDCsareprettyhighandveryhardatlowlevels.
CombatCasting
isafeatyoucan
taketoadd+4toyouconcentrationcheck,howeveritonlyaddsthe+4whilecastingonthe
defensiveorgrappled.Notduetodamage.DesperateFocusisaflatbonusforeverything.If
youareplayingacasterthattendstogetinthemiddleofcombatthisisaverygoodtraitto
investin.
DiabolicalDabbler
+1hitpointperHitpointdietosummonedfiendishanimals.
Soif
you'reaSummonerorspecializeinsummoningthisisntabadtrait.Afewhitstotheusefulness
ofthishowever.Ithastobeafiendishanimal.Notademonordevil.Afiendishanimal.When
youuseSummonMonstertosummonmostanimalsiteitherhasacelestialorFiendishtemplate
basedonyouralignment.GoodgetCelestial.EvilgetFiendish.Neutralgettopickeachtime
theysummon(hinthint)Soifyou'reagoodsummonerthisisprobablyawaste.
Earthbound
Whiletouchingtheground,+2bonustoovercomeSRagainstcreatures
withtheairsubtype.
DwarfOnly.
AquicksearchontheSRD.Thatsawhopping5creatures
thathaveSRandtheairsubtype.Avoidatallcost.Ifyouhavetotakesomethinglikethistakea
lookatStrengthoftheLand.
EldritchSmith
WhenCraftingstoneormetalitemsyoureducethecostby5%.
Another
crappyDwarftrait.What'sthedealwithDwarventraits.Itstatesitworkswhileusinganycrafting
feat,sothisshouldapplytocraftingMagicArmsandArmoraslongastheyarestoneormetal.
NotasgoodasHedgeMagicianwhichhasnoracialrestrictionandworksonallmagicitems.
FocusedMind
+2onconcentrationchecks.
SameasDesperateFocus.Notabadchoiceat
all.SeeDesperateFocusforafullbreakdownwhyIlikeit.Rememberyoucan'tstacktrait
bonuseshowever.Takeoneortheother.
GhostSight
+2bonusonperceptiontolocateundeadandyoucanseeetherealundead.
Iseedeadpeople!Owait.theystillgetthe+20toStealth.Scratchthat.WhydidItakethis
again?
GiftedAdept
Chooseonespellandyougeta+1casterlevel.
Ican'tthinkofanyreasonto
takethistrait.SureitmightbeniceinconjunctionwithMagicalLineageandIntensifyspellbut
youjustusedupbothofyourstartingtraits.Notworthit.
GreaterAdeptoftheSociety
Yougainoneadditional0levelcantripspellslot.
Nowthis
mightseemlikeacraptrait,anditgenerallyis,howeverwizardsnevergetmorethan4cantrips
aday.Ifyoujusthavetohavethat5thonethismightbeupyouralley.
HavocoftheSociety
+1Forcedamagetoanyspellthatdealsdamage.
Horrible.Even
Envokersshouldknowbetter.Theonlyredeemingquality:Becauseitisforcedamage,nextto
nothingisimmune.Effectsthatactivateifsomethingisdamaged(DazzlingSpellforinstance),
willalwaysactivate.Stillashoddytraitinmyopinionbutthereitis.
HedgeMagician
Reducethecostofanymagicitemyoucreateby5%.
Currentlyoneof
theonlyRAWwaystomakegoldoffcraftingmagicitems.Ifyourplaningtocraftalotofgearfor
yourpartythisisagreattrait.
LucidDreamer
+1bonusonknowledge(planes),and+2onwillsaveswhiledreamingor
onyoursubconscious.
Ithinkyoucansuckupthe3orsospellsthismighthelpagainst.
Worseyoudon'tgainKnowledge(planes)asaclassskill.Nothanks.
MagicalKnack
+2casterleveltoonespellcastingclassuptoyourHD.
In3.5wehad
PracticedSpellcasterwhichincreasesyourcasterlevelby4uptoyourHD.Itdidnotmakethe
transitiontoPathfinder.Currentlythisistheonlyway(baring3PPmaterial)tokeepyourcaster
levelequaltoyourHDifyoudecidetodipintoanotherclass.Ifyoumulticlassthisisamust
havetrait.ItisstronglyrecommendedforthepoorspellcasterslikePaladinandRanger.Ithelps
mitigatethecasterlevelofthespellsANDitallowsthemtoqualifyforcertainfeats2levels
earlier.
MagicalLineage
Pickonespell.Dropthemetamagiccostby1.
Thistraithasatonof
uses.OneofthebestisMagusandShockingGrasp.Takethistraitforshockinggraspandthen
takeIntensiveSpell.Nowyourshockinggrasptapsoutat10d6insteadof5anditsstilla1st
levelspell.AlsoifyouwantahigherlevelspellyoucanalwaystaketheAdditionalTraitsfeat
laterontogetafreemetamagiclevelonyourfavoritespell.Thistraitisbetterthenalotofactual
feats.
MagicalTalent
Chooseone0levelspellandyoucancastitonceperday.
Terriblewaste.
Theonlysavinggracethistraithasisitmightqualifyyouforaprestigeclass.Otherthenthat
most0levelspellscanbegottenthroughcheapmagicitemsorpotions.
MathematicalProdigy
+1bonusonKnowledge(arcana)andKnowledge(engineering),
andoneofthese(yourchoice)becomesaclassskillforyou.
AnotherhelpfulSkilltrait.
NaturallyGifted
AdditionaluseofoneofyourGnomespelllikeseachday.
Whileyour
spelllikesarehelpfulIdon'tbelieveinwastingatraittocastasecondoneeachday.
SecondTongue
Anysummoningordivinationspellyoucasttosummonorcontacta
GreatOldOneoroneoftheirminionsiscastat+1casterlevel.
Sothistraitisalittlevague.
Idontbelieveyoucanusesummonmonstertosummonaspecificgodsminions.Isupposethis
wouldbehelpfulifyouworshiponeoftheGreatOldOnes(Thoughyou'reprobablyalsoinsane
orcloseto).
Skeptic
+2bonusonsavesvsillusions.
Anotherrandomsavebonusvsaselectsetof
spells.Notworthyourtime.
StrengthoftheLand
+1bonusoncasterlevelcheckswhiletouchingground.This
includesdispelandSRchecks.MustbeaDwarf.
SuperiorineverywaytoEarthbound,but
stillawasteinmyopinion.
TarBaphonsWhisper
Youmaycastsottovoceasaspelllike3timesperday.
Okso
thisspellisn'tontheSRD.Hereiswhatitdoes.Youtargetonehumanoidof4HDorlesswitha
willsaveorbeshaken.Itlast1round.WorsethanCauseFear.Iwouldn'twasteastandard
actiononthisspellifIhad20adayforfree...muchlesshavetospendatraitonit.
TheoreticalMagician
+2tospellcraftchecks,ora+3ifyouarentaspellcaster.
Takea
lookatClassicallySchooled.Ifyouarentaspellcasteryoucantakethatandwith1skillpoint
spentitgivesyoua+5bonus.Thistraitissubpar.
Trickster
+1bonustocasterlevelforillusionspells.Gnomeonly.
Notabadtraitforan
illusionspecialistgnome.Theyalreadygeta+1DCtoillusionspells.Thishelpsboostduration,
range,andareaoftheirillusionspellstoo.Therearebettertraits,butthisonecertainlyisn'ta
badchoice.
TwoWorldMagic
Picka0levelspellfromanotherspelllistandaddittoyours.
Alotof
classesarelackingforgoodcantrips/orisons.IcouldseeanarcanecasterwantingCreate
WateroraDruidwantingGhostSoundHowaboutPrestidigitation,thebestspellever?Or
Message,poorman'stelepathy?Thiscouldevenbeapossible
Purple
.
SocialTraits
Adopted
Youpickeduparacetraitfromyouradoptiveparentsandsociety,andmay
immediatelyselectaracetraitfromyouradoptiveparentsrace.
YouseeallthoseDwarf
onlyorGnomeonlytraitsIlovesomuch.Takethistraitandyouimmediatelygettopickatrait
fromanotherracethenyourown.Ican'tbegintotellyouhowgoodthistraitis.Iteffectively
destroysallthosepeskyracialrequirements.NotethisonlyworksontraitsundertheRacial
category,butthisisstillagreattrait.
BrastlewarkBusinessman(Gnome)
+2bonustocraftalchemy.Gnomeonly.
Ifyouarean
alchemistthismightbeworththeinvestment.Otherwisedon'tbother.
Bully
+1bonusonIntimidate,andIntimidatebecomesaclassskill.
Notabadinvestment
ifyouwishtomakeanintimidatebuild.Skilltrait.
Canter
+5bonustobluffandsensemotivechecksinvolvingsecretmessages.
Unless
you'reinacampaigncenteredaroundasecretorganizationorguildthistraitisfartoo
restrictive.
Charming
+1bonustoBluffandDiplomacyonacharacterthatissexuallyattractedto
you,anda+1bonustothesaveDCofanylanguagedependentspellyoucastonsuch
charactersorcreatures.
Thisisjustanuncomfortabletrait.NotreallykeenonaskingtheGMif
Imsexyandheknowsitright?everytimeIbluff,diplomacy,orcastacharm.Thereareeasier
lessawkwardwaystogetbonusesonthesethings.
ChildoftheStreets
+1bonusonSleightofHand,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Idon'tsee
manyclassesoutsidethosethatalreadygetthisskillusingit.Butifyouwantithereisthetrait
togetit.
Collector(Gnome)
+2bonusonchecksmadewitheitherCraft(anyone),Disable
Device,EscapeArtist,Perform(anyone),orSpellcraft.MustbeaGnome.
Thisremindsme
oftheDragonlanceKinderpocket...butcrappier.Helpfulfordisabledevicebutotherthenthat
itsawash.CouldbefuntoRPthough.
ConvincingLiar
+1traitbonustoblufforIntimidate,andoneoftheseskillsbecomesa
classskill.
SimilartoBullyorWittyRepartee.Youcanactuallytakethe+1tooneoftheskills
andgaintheotherskillasaclassskill.Notbadforgettingabonusonaclassskillandgaininga
separateskillasaclassskill.
Etymologist(Gnome)
+1bonuson
Linguistics
checks,knowoneadditionalbonus
language,andtreat
Linguistics
asaclassskill.MustbeGnome.
Oksoyougetabonuson
acheckstodeciphertext,anadditionallanguage,andLinguisticsbecomesaclassskill.
Wheneveryouputarankintothisskillyoulearnanewlanguage.Thiscanbereallyimportant
forsummonerswhoneedtobeabletocommunicatewiththeirsummons.Unfortunatelymost
classesthatsummonhaveLinguisticsinclassalready(Sorcerersdon't).Infernal,Abyssal,
Celestial,andtheelementallanguagesaregreatchoices.
Explorer(Gnome)
+2bonusonSurvivalinoneterraintypethatmustchangeeachlevel.
MustbeaGnome.
Verystrangetrait.Youhavetochangeyourterraineverylevelandyoudont
gainsurvivalasaclassskill.Notworththetrouble.
FastTalker
+1bonusonBluff,andBluffbecomesaclassskill.
SameasWittyRepartee.
Bluffisagreatskilltohaveinclass.
HellknightAncestry
+2bonusonDiplomacytoinfluenceHellknightsanda+2bonuson
intimidateenemiesofHellknights.
Fartoonarrowtobeworthit.
Hunter'sBlood
+1bonustoDiplomacy,Knowledge(religion),andSurvivalwhenrelated
toundead.Chooseoneoftheseskillsasaclassskill.Undeadgaina+1bonustolearn
aboutYOU.
Oksothistraitisjustfullofwin.Firstit'sjustafantasticRPflavoredtrait.Your
familyisknownforhuntingundeadandarefamous/infamousbecauseofit.Yourfamilyisso
wellknownthatundeadfear(oratleastpayattention)toyourfamily.Thatsjustcool.Youget
oneof3skillsaddedasaclassskill.CrazygoodforcampaignslikeCarrionCrown.Youmight
evenbeabletonamedropyourfamilywithorganizationsdedicatedtodestroyingundeadfor
NPCboons.
LostNobility
+1bonusonattackanddamagerollsagainstgovernmentofficialsofyour
homeland.
Fartoonarrowtobeveryuseful.
MaestrooftheSociety(Bard)
3additionalroundsofbardicperformanceperday.
Nota
horriblechoiceforbardsifyoufearrunningoutofsteam.Itisevenbetterforthe
Archaeologist
archetypewhotakes
LingeringPerformance
.Thats9extrarounds...almostdoublewhatyou
wouldnormallyhaveatfirstlevel.GoodluckgettingyourGMtosayyes.
NaturalBornLeader
Allcohorts,followers,orsummonedcreaturesunderyour
leadershipgaina+1moralebonusonWillsavestoavoidmindaffectingeffects.Ifyou
takeLeadership,yougaina+1bonustoyourLeadershipscore.
Sothisisn'tbadfor
summoners.Alsonotbadifyou'reinacampaignlikeKingmaker.Therearebettertraits,butthis
oneisntaterriblechoice.
NobleSavage
+2bonusonDiplomacyandPerformwithpeopleofhighsocialstanding.
Anothernarrowskillwithtoolittlegainforsuchararesituation.
NonchalantThuggery
+4bonusonBluffcheckstokeepothersfromnoticingyour
aggressiveactions.
Thisshouldaffectfeintingincombat.Thereareseveralfeatsthatallow
youtofeintandthenattack(orflurry)whileyouropponentisflatfooted.Thistraitjustmakesit
easierforyoutopulloffyourfeint.Notabadchoice.
PovertyStricken
+1bonustoSurvivalchecks,andSurvivalbecomesaclassskill.
Askill
traitthatgivesyousurvival.NotabadchoiceifyouwantSurvival.
Nomadicisbetterhowever
becauseitgivesyouasecondbonus.Adoptedcanhelpyoupickupthatoneinsteadifyou
want.
Princess(female)
+1bonustoDiplomacyandIntimidate,andoneofthese(yourchoice)
becomesaclassskill.
MustbeFemale.SuperiortoBullyifyourcharacterisFemale.
RichParents
Yourstartingcashincreasesto900gp.
HowwouldyoulikeHalfPlate
insteadofChainmail.OrhowwouldyouliketostartwithaHeavyWarHorse.Whatabouta
Masterworkweapon?Thistraitcanbeveryhelpfulforgettingafewnicethingsatthestartofa
game.Thenegativeisitisawastedtraitafterthegoldisgone.ShorttermvsLongterm.Upto
you.
Savant
+2bonusonallPerformchecksmadeusingoneperformancetype.Perform
becomesaclassskill.
Ifyoureallyreallywanttoperform.Hereisyourtrait.TheGoodIt
givesyouaskillinclass.ThebadItsPerform.Bardsmightfinditmorehelpfulbecauseof
VersatilePerformanceatLevel2...effectivelynettingthema+2in3skillsinsteadofone.Sofor
Bardsthistraitisprobably
blue
.
Suspicious
+1bonusonSenseMotive,andSenseMotivebecomesaclassskill.
Itsa
greatbenefittoknowwhenothersarelyingtoyou...ornottellingyoueverything.
Whenyoudon't
detectthebarkeepisnttellingyoueverything,yougoontheadventure.Whenyougoontheadventure,
youendupfindingthecavehetoldyouabout.Whenyoufindthecavehetoldyouaboutyoualsofindthe
dragonheforgottotellyouabout.Whenyoufindthedragoninthecaveyougetchasedbythedragon
fromthecave.Whenyougetchasedbythedragonyouendupdeadinaroadsideditch.Don'tendup
deadinaroadsideditch....getSenseMotive.
WithoutaPast
+1bonustoBluffandLinguisticswhenusedtoforgedocuments,and
onebecomesaclassskill.
Soyougetblufforlinguisticsinclassbutthebonusisagaina
narrowcircumstance.Therearebettertraitsforbluff.ButifyouwantLinguisticsandyouarenta
gnomethenthisisagoodtrait.
CampaignTraits
Campaigntraitsarespecificallydesignedtotieyourcharacterintoacampaigns
storyline,andoftengiveyouabuiltinreasontobeginthefirstadventure.Forthis
reason,GMsusuallycreatetheirowncampaigntraitsfortheirPCs.IfyourGMuses
campaigntraits,oneofyourstartingtraitsmustbeacampaigntrait.Yourothertraitcan
bechosenfromoneoftheothertypesoftraits.IhavehadGMswhogivetwotraitsand
aCampaigntrait(foratotalof3)It'suptoyourGMwhatyoureceive.
AP0106:RiseoftheRunelords
BlackSheep
+1bonuson
Knowledge
(local),and
Knowledge
(local)becomesa
classskill.Inaddition,youcanchooseanyonenotoriouscitizenofSandpointfrom
belowasanally.LawabidingcitizensmistrustyoubutthetoughersideofSandpoint
respectsyou.
AliverPillbugPodiker(apothecary)
Benefit
Youstartthegamewith400gpworthof
poison
,andPillbugwillcontinuetosell
you
poison
aslongasyoudontspreadtheword.
TitusScarnetti(bitternobleman)
Benefit
Chooseoneofthefollowingskills:Bluff,SleightofHand,orStealth.Yourworkfor
Scarnettigivesyoua+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
SothisisaprettyniceTrait.Ifyou'reanAlchemistoraRoguetype,Alivercangiveyoua
contacttobuypoisonsormaterialstomakeyourown.IfyoupickTitusyougettwoskillsinclass
anda+1bonusonboth.ConsideringmostoftheAPtakesplacearoundSandpointKnowledge
Localisaworthwhileskilltoinvestin.
FavoredSon/Daughter
+1bonusonKnowledge(local),andKnowledge(local)
becomesaclassskill.Inaddition,youcanchooseanyonelawabidingcitizenof
Sandpointfrombelowasanally.
Lawabidingcitizenstrustyoubutthetoughersideof
Sandpointthinkyouasnitch.
AmeikoKaijitsu(localnobleandowneroftheRustyDragonInn)
Benefit
Yougainanadditional10%overtheamountofgpyounormallywouldgetfrom
sellingofftreasure.
BelorHemlock(townsheriff)
Benefit
Thebenefitsofbeingclosefriendswiththetownsheriffareextensive,andyou
cancallinfavorsfromhimoncepergamesession.Afavorcaneithergetyououtofa
legaljam,hookyouupwithatownguardforhelp,orgiveyouaonetime+10bonusona
Bluff,Diplomacy,orIntimidatecheckmadeagainstanylocalperson.
BasicallytheexactoppositeofBlacksheep.YougetknowledgelocaljustlikeBlacksheep,and
abaseofoperationswithanice10%whensellingtreasure.
SOMEONE
atyourgamingtable
shouldpickupthistraitforAmeiko.Thatpersoncansellthepartieslootforthe10percent
boost.Belorislessappealingaguyyoucancallinfavorswithwhenyougetintroublewiththe
law.
Outlander
PickoneofthefollowingreasonstobeanewcomertoSandpoint.
LoreSeeker
Benefit
Yougaina+1bonusonKnowledge(arcana),and
Knowledge
(arcana)becomes
aclassskill.Ifyoucastarcanespells,pickthreespellsonyourspelllist:Yougeta+1CL
anda+1totheirsaveDC(ifany).
Exile
Benefit
Yougaina+2bonusonInitiative.
Missionary
Benefit
Yougaina+1bonusonKnowledge(religion),andKnowledge(religion)becomes
aclassskill.Ifyoucastdivinespells,pickthreespellsonyourspelllist:Yougeta+1CL
anda+1totheirsaveDC(ifany).
Sonocontactwiththisonebutallthreearesexybonuses.MaguscanusethiswithMagical
LineagetomakeatrulyscaryShockinggrasp.The+2InitiativeisthesameasReactionaryand
purpleforareason.Ifyoudon'tneedanundergroundcontact,andsomeoneelsealreadyhas
Ameiko,thenthistraithasthemostbangforyourbuck.
AP0712:CurseoftheCrimsonThrone
DrugAddict
+2bonusonKnowledge(local)orDiplomacytoGatherInformation
(chooseone),or+1bonusonFortitudesaves.
Forgettheskillbonus.Ifyouwantthistrait
taketheFortsaveandbearecoveringjunkie.
Framed
+2bonusonBluff,ora+2bonusonSpellcraft
.Whileeitherskillisuseful,there
arebettertraits.Lookelsewhere.
LoveLost
+2bonusononeofthefollowingskills:Craft,Perform,orProfession,ora+2
bonusonIntimidate.
Again,theintimidateisaniceskill,buttherearebettertraits.Goodfor
bardsthough.
MissingChild
DiplomacyandSenseMotivearealwaysclassskillsforyouora+1bonus
onWillsaves.
Nowthisisastellartrait.Toobadyouhavetopickoneortheother.Gaining
DiplomacyANDSenseMotiveasclassskillsisbeautifulandaflatbonustowillsavesiscrazy
goodtoo.
UnhappyChildhood
+1bonusonReflexsaves,ora+2bonusonConcentrationchecks.
Anotheramazingtrait.AflatbonustoReflexorabonusonConcentrationchecks.
ConcentrationDCscangetstupidhardsoanybonuscanbeimportant.
AP1318:SecondDarkness
FoolsforFriends
Wheneveryou
aidanother
tohelpanally,orwheneveranallyaids
youinthismanner,yougetanadditional+1traitbonustothecheckforwhichaidwas
beingrendered.Additionally,aslongasoneofyourfriendsiswithin30feet,yougaina
+1bonusonallsavingthrowsagainstcharmandcompulsioneffects.
Soyougiveand
receiveanadditional+1fromaidanotheranda+1bonustosavesvsaverybadsetofspellsto
failon.Notterriblebuttherearebetterbonusesforeither.
IntoEnemyTerritory
ChooseFortitude,Reflex,orWill.Yougaina+1bonusonsavesof
thattype.
Aflatbonustoasaveofyourchoice.Oneofthebesttraitstotake.
Looking
for
Work
Chooseoneofthefollowingskills:Bluff,Craft(any),Diplomacy,
Intimidate,Perform(any),Profession(gambler),orPerception.Yougaina+1bonusin
thatskill,andthatskillbecomesaclassskill.
Dependingontheskillchosenthisskillis
anywherefromorangetopurple.Bluff,Diplomacy,andIntimidateare
blue
.Perceptionis
purple
,
andtherestare
green
or
orange
.
OptimisticGambler
Effectsthatgrantyou
moralebonuses
persist1d4roundslonger
thantheynormallywould.
Moralebonusareusuallyrelegatedtodivinebuffspellsor
BarbarianRageandusuallythedurationsarelongenoughthat1d4extraroundsisntgoingto
domuchforyou.Barbariansmightfindthisusefuliftheywishtoextendtheirragesome.
ResearchingtheBlot
Youcanuse
Spellcraft
toidentifymagicitemsinthesameway
youcanuseSpellcrafttoidentifya
potion
.TheDCtoidentifyamagicitemisequalto20
+theitemscasterlevel.
SoIwillassumethisisatraitthatisathrowbackfrom3.5.Ihave
coloredthis
DARKRED
.YoucanALREADYuseSpellcrafttoidentifymagicitems.Worsethis
makesitHARDERtodoso.InPathfindertheDCtoidentifyitemsis15+CL.Thisadds5tothe
DC.AskyourGMtochangethistraittosomethingbeneficialbecauseaswrittenit'snotonly
useless,itsharmful.
ScoutingforFiends
+1bonusonallattackrollsmadeagainstfoesyouknowtobeevil
outsiders
.Thefluffonthistraitiscool.Howeveritisfartoonarrow.UnlessthisAPhasyou
fightingatonof[Evil]Outsidersthistraitisntworththeinvestment.
AP1924:LegacyofFire
EarningYourFreedom
ChooseFortitude,Reflex,orWillyougaina+1bonusonsaves
ofthattype.
Theawesome:Aflatbonustoasaveofyourchoice.Thenotsoawesome:Bythe
fluffyourcharacterstartsoutaslave.IfyourGMisfeelingextrameanthiscanbiteyouinthe
rear.
FindingHaleen
Theclassyoutakeat1stlevelisalwaysafavoredclasstoyou,andyour
dedicationtoitissuchthateverytimeyoutakealevelintheclass,yougain+1hitpoint
and1additionalskillpointoverandabovewhatyouwouldnormallygain.
Sothistraithas
abuttloadofflavorandbackstory.Givesyouagreatreasonwhyyouareadventuring.And
givesyouadoublefavoredclassbonusontopofwhateveryouchoose.Iamuncertainhowthis
traitinteractswithalternateracialfavoredclassbonusesthough.ConsultyourGMifyouwishto
takeoneofthose.
Gnoll
Killer
Yougaina+1bonusonattackrollsandweapondamagerollsmadeagainst
gnolls
.Ifyouareabarbarianandyourefightinggnolls,yourragelasts1roundlonger
thannormal.Ifyourearangerandyouselecthumanoid(gnoll)asa
favoredenemy
,your
bonusonattackrollsandweapondamagerollsagainstgnollsincreasesto+2.Ifyourea
spellcaster,yougaina+1bonustospellsaveDCsfordamagingspellsagainstgnolls.
So
foranyoneotherthanRangersthistraitissoso.For
Rangers
thisisa
MUSTHAVETRAIT
.
Hereiswhy.Rangersgetaspellnamed
InstantEnemy
.Thistraitwillgiveyouanadditional+2
hitanddamageabovewhateveryouwouldnormallyreceive.At20thlevelthatsa+12tohitand
damageforanyoneyouwant.
Missionary
Pickoneofthefollowingskills:Bluff,Diplomacy,Intimidate,Knowledge
(religion),Perform(any),orSenseMotive.Yougaina+1bonusonthatskill,andit
becomesaclassskill.
Sohereisthedealwiththistrait.Itisawonderfultieinfora
cleric/oraclewhofollows
Sarenrae
.Unfortunatelytheonlyskillstheydon'talreadygetthatare
reallygoodareBluffandIntimidate.It'sunfortunatebecauseit'sfluffisreallynice,butthereare
bettertraitsforthethoseclasses.
ReclaimingyourRoots
Yougainavaluedpossessionapieceofjewelryworth350gp,
anymasterworkweaponorarmorworthnomorethan350gp,ora
wand
containingany
1stlevelspell(CL1st)withonly20chargesremaining.Ifyoueverlosethisitem,your
resultingdepressionimposesa1penaltyonWillsavesfor1year.
WorsethanRich
Parents,andahorriblepenaltyifyoueverlosesaiditem.Takesomethingelse.
SeekingAdventure
Youbeginplaywithyourown
wayfinder
,aloanyouhavetopay500
gpforsomeday.
EvenworsethanReclaimingyourRoots.IfyouwantaWayfinderthatbad,
takeRichParents,andhave400goldleftover.
AP2530:CouncilofThieves
ChildofInfamy
+1traitonPerform(act),andtheskillbecomesaclassskill.
Furthermore,youbeginplaywith300gp
.AsmallbonusonPerformandofRichParents.
Therearebettertraits.IfyoutakethisandRichParentsyoumightbeabletoaffordFullPlate
though...anddanceinit!
ConspiracyHunter
Chooseoneofthefollowingskills:Bluff,Diplomacy,Knowledge
(local),Perception,SenseMotive,orStealth.Yougaina+1bonusonthisskillandit
becomesaclassskill.
Perceptionisthegoldenegghere.Thereareseveralothergoodskills
butifyoudon'thaveperceptioninclassthisisthetraitforyou.
DiabolistRaised
+1bonusonBluff,Diplomacy,Intimidate,andSenseMotivechecks
madeagainstWestcrownsnobility,anda+1bonusonallsavingthrowsmadeagainst
mindaffectingattacksfromdevils.
Fartoonarrowtodeserveatraitinvestment.Iftheother
goodtraitsaretakenthismightbeanoptionconsideringtheamountofdevilsyoumightruninto
inthisAP.Iwouldstillthatoneofthebettertraitsifavailablethough.
InfernalBastard
Mustbeatiefling.Youlosethetieflingsstandardresistancestocold,
electricity,andfireinstead,youmerelyhavea+2bonusonallsavingthrowsmade
againsttheseeffects.Likewise,youdonothavetheabilitytousedarknessasaspelllike
abilityonceperdayinstead,youmaychooseanyone0levelspellthatyoucaninstead
useatwillasaspelllikeability.
Sothisisinterestingandthereareplentyof0levelspellsthat
canbebeneficial.Prestidigitationatwill,oranyutilityspell.Thistraitiskindofatossup.
ShadowChild
Whenattackingtargetsinareasofdimlight,youdonotsufferthe
standard20%misschanceonattackrollsforbeinginthepoorlylitarea.
Thismightbe
worthittorogueswhocansneakattackinpoorlylitareas.HavingDarkvisionisbetter...but
hereisanoptionforthosethatdon't.
ThePathfinder'sExile
Youbeginplaywithyourown
wayfinder
,aloanyouhavetopay
500gpforsomeday.
LikeSeekingAdventure.IfyouwantaWayfinderthatbad,takeRich
Parents,andhave400goldleftover.
WestcrownFirebrand
+1bonusonInitiativechecks,andifyouactinasurpriseround,
yougaina+1bonusonallattackrolls.
Reactionaryisbetter.HoweverifConspiracyHunter
isalreadytaken(andtheGMismakingyoutakeadifferentCampaigntrait),thisisprobablythe
secondbestbetofthebunch.
AP3136:Kingmaker
Bastard
Youtakea
1penaltyonall
Charisma
basedskillchecksmadewhendealing
withmembersofBrevicnobilitybutgaina+1traitbonuson
Will
saves.(Thepenalty
aspectofthistraitisremovedifyouevermanagetoestablishyourselfasatruenoble).
SothereisalotofRPflavorinthistrait.Thenegativeisnttoobadandtheflatbonustowill
savesisprettyawesome.Asabonusifyoureadbetweenthelinesyoushouldhavean
opportunitytobecomenobility.Thatsaprettysweetdeal.
Brigand
Youbeginthecampaignwithanextra100gp.Youalsogaina+1bonuson
Bluff,Diplomacy,Intimidate,andSenseMotivewhendealingwithbrigands,thieves,
bandits,andtheirilk.
Ack.Horrible.Thegoldisnegligible,andthebonusisfartoonarrow.Get
somethingelse.
Issian
+1bonusonall
Will
savesmadetoresistmindaffectingeffects.
Letssee.Icould
beabastardnoblewithaflatbonustoallwillsavesorIcouldtakethis.Gobackandlookat
Bastard.
NobleBorn
Chooseoneofthefollowingnoblefamiliesanditsassociatedbenefits.
Garess
:
Youignorethemovementpenaltyforthefirst5feetofrockydifficultterrainyou
movethroughperround.Inaddition,yougaina+2bonusonAppraisetoassessthevalueof
naturalstonesormetals.
Lebeda
:
Yougainabonuslanguage:Dwarven,Elven,Hallit,Gnome,Giant,Halfling,Skald,
orSylvan.
Lodovka
:
Yougaina+1bonusonSwim,andSwimbecomesaclassskill.
Medvyed
:
Yougaina+2bonusonDiplomacychecksmadetodealwith
fey
creaturesanda
+1bonuson
Will
savesmadeagainsttheirspellsandsupernaturalabilities.
Orlovsky
:
Yougaina+1traitbonusonyourCMD.Inaddition,chooseAcrobatics,
Diplomacy,orStealthyougaina+1bonusonthisskill.
Surtova
:
Youdeal+2damagewhenattackinga
flatfooted
opponentwhilewieldingalightor
onehandedweapon.
Mostofthesebonusesareeitherweakorfartoonarrowtobeworthit.Surtovahassome
appealforrogueswholiketoflatfoottheiropponentsanyways.Therestareawash.
Pioneer
Youbeginplaywitha
horse
.Also,chooseoneofthefollowingskills:Climb,
HandleAnimal,Knowledge(nature),Perception,Ride,Survival,orSwimyougaina+1
bonusonthisskill.
Iassumeyougeta
LightHorse
...Thats75gp,andasmallbonustoone
skill.Picksomethingelse.
Rostlander
+1bonusonFortitudesaves.
Flatsavebonus.Thisismorelikeit.
SwordScion
Youbeginplaywitha
longsword
or
Aldoriduelingsword
andgaina+1
traitbonusonallattacksand
combatmaneuvers
madewithsuchweapons.
Sothistraitis
fullofwin.ItslikeHeirloomWeaponbeforeitwasnerfed.TaketheAldoriduelingsword.It'san
exoticweaponbutcanbeusedwithouttheexoticweaponproficiencyasalongsword.Ifyou
taketheproficiencyitcanbeusedwith
WeaponFinesse
,orcanbetwohandedlikeaBastard
Sword.Oneofthebestweaponsinthegameandyougetafree+1tohitANDtocombat
maneuverswithit.(Thatsbetterthen
WeaponFocus
anditstackswithit).IwishIhadabetter
colorthanpurple.
AP3742:SerpentsSkull
BoardedinCheliax
YoubeginthecampaignwithadetailedmapoftheMwangiExpanse
(thisgrants+2competencebonusonallKnowledge[geography]checksmaderegarding
thisregion)and200gpworthofmundaneequipmenttoaidyourexplorationofthe
jungle.
Themapcost50gp.Soyouget250gpworthofgear.Ifyouwantamap.TakeRich
Parents.Buyamap.Youneta650gpgain.IwouldnttakeeitherandjustwaittillIhavethe
goldforamap.Butthereyougo.
BoardedinMediogalti
+2traitbonusonallsavesagainstpoison.Inaddition,youcan
pickonetypeofpoisonlistedbelowtobeimmuneto,havingundergonealongand
painfulprocessofbuildingupanimmunitytoitseffects:bluewhinnis,giantwasp
poison,mediumspidervenom,smallcentipedepoison,orspidervinepoison.
Poisonuse
isabetteroptionforanyonethatwantstousepoisons.Unlessyoureallywanttopulloff
somethinglike
THIS
,thenpickabettertrait.
"NevergoupagainstaSicilianwhend
eath
ison
theline!"
BoardedintheMwangiExpanse
YougainPolyglotasabonuslanguageandreceivea
+1bonusonallKnowledge(nature)checksregardingthejungle.
Thistraitbasicallysaves
youaskillpointandgivesyouanarrowbonusonaskill.Pickadifferentone.
BoardedintheShackles
PickFortitude,Reflex,orWillyougaina+1bonusonall
savingthrowsofthattype.Aflatbonustoasaveofyourchoice.
Oneofthebesttraits.
BoardedinVarisia
Choosetogaineithera+2bonusonBluffagainstinhabitantsofthe
jungle,oryourspellswiththemindaffectingdescriptorgaina+1CLwhencastagainst
creaturesandnativesofthejungle.
Alittlenarrow.TheextraCLcouldbeinteresting,but
therearebettertraits.
Colonial
+1bonusonKnowledge(local)relatingtoSargavansettlementsandpolitics
anda+1bonusonsavesagainstdisease.
Narrowcrap.Moveon.
GettheCargoThrough
Youbeginthecampaignwithanadditional300gpinstarting
wealth.
IfyouneedextragoldatthestarttakeRichParents.ItsmoregoldandnovagueRP
stringswiththismysteriouscargoyouhavetoprotect.
JenivereCrew
Pickoneofthefollowingskills:Acrobatics,Climb,Knowledge(nature),
Knowledge(geography),Swim,orSurvival.Yougaina+1traitbonusonthatskill,and
thatskillbecomesaclassskill.
Acrobatics,Knowledgenature,andSurvivalareniceifyou
wanttogettheminclass.Theothersareprettyweak.
MwangiScholar
YougainPolyglotasabonuslanguageandreceivea+1bonusonall
Knowledge(history)checksregardingtheMwangiExpanse.
JustasbadasBoardedinthe
MwangiExpanse.Pickadifferentone.
Stowaway
+1traitbonusonStealthchecksandSurvivalcheckstofindfood
.Toosmalla
benefittobeworthatrait.
AP4348:CarrionCrown
ChanceSavior
+2bonusonInitiativechecks
.Heckyeah.
InspiredbyGreatness
Chooseonespellyoucancast.Fromnowon,youalwayscast
thisspellat+1casterlevel.
Meh.Itmightbehelpfulforclassesthatrelyonlowlevelspells
alot(Magus),buttherearebettertraitstofocuson.
MakingGoodonPromises
+2traitbonusonsavesagainstfeareffects.
Whileit'scoolnot
toscreamlikegirlasyourunawaybecauseyoufailedasave...thereareworsespellsIwould
ratherhaveabonusagainst.
OnthePayroll
Youanadditional150gpinstartingwealth.
Boo.Itsawasteofatraittoget
gold.Butifyouaregoingtodoitatleastgetyourgoldsworth.RichParentsgivesyou900gold.
SubjectofStudy
Chooseanon
humanoid
creaturetype
(andsubtypeifoutsider).You
gaina+1bonusondamagerollsagainstcreaturesofthistype.
Toonarrowformytaste.
Moveon.
TeachersPet
+2bonustoone
Knowledge
skillofyourchoosinganditbecomesaclass
skill.
Notabadtraitatall,especiallyconsideringtheAP(KnowledgeReligion,Arcana,and
Historyareallgoodchoices...hinthint)
AP4954:JadeRegent
AnoteabouttheseTraits:
1.Yougainaonetime+4bonustoyourrelationshipScorewiththeNPC
associatedwithyourCampaignTrait.SoifyouhaveanNPCyouwishto
getclosetoitbenefitsyoutochooseatraitassociatedwiththatNPC.
2.WhenrankingIwillignoretheattackbonusgivenforkeepingyourNPC
safebecausethisbenefitisgiventoeverytraitotherthanCaravanGuard.
BestFriend
Yougaina+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenyour
friend(AmeikoorSandru)aswellaseithera+2bonusonDiplomacyora+2bonuson
Bluff.Whicheverskillyougainbecomesaclassskill.
NPCChoices
:
Ameiko,Sandru.
Theskillbonusisnice,asittheskillgain.Therearebettertraitshowever.
CaravanGuard
+1bonusonSurvival,anditbecomesaclassskill.
NPCChoices:Sandru.
TheonlytraitwithnobonustokeepanNPCsave(funnysinceyou'reaguard),butSurvivalisa
veryniceskilltohaveinthisAP.
ChildhoodCrush
YouhaveacrushononeoftheNPCs.Yougaina
+1bonusonall
attackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenyourcrush.Onceperday,makeaDC15Charisma
checkonyourcrush.Ifyouresuccessful,gaina+1bonusonallsavingthrowsforthe
remainderoftheday.IfyoureeverwintheNPCslove,this+1bonusonsavingthrows
appliesatalltimes.
NPCChoices:Ameiko,Sandru,Shalelu.
SickSickSick.A+1toallsavesispurewin.JustmakesureyoucanmaketheCHAcheckwill
littleissueandthistraitrocks.
FosterChild
Yougaina+2bonusonanyoneKnowledgeskill(Yourchoice),andit
becomesaclassskill.Inaddition,yougaina+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoes
thatthreatenKoya.
NPCChoices:Koya.
Ifyouwantaknowledgeskillthenthisisyourtrait.
FriendoftheFamily
AslongasKoyaremainsalive,yougaina+1bonuson
Perception,andPerceptionbecomesaclassskill.Inaddition,yougaina+1bonusonall
attackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenKoya.
NPCChoices:Koya.
Anothergoldentrait.PerceptionisTHEskillinPathfinder.Takethisifdon'thaveitinclassand
youdon'thaveadifferentNPCinmind.Maybeevenifyoudo.
Hero
Worship
Yougaina+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenyour
hero(AmeikoorShalelu.)aswellasa+2bonusonconcentrationora+1bonustoyour
ACagainstattacksofopportunity.
NPCChoices:Ameiko,Shalelu.
ThebonustoConcentration(Ameiko)isreallynice.AsstatedConcentrationcheckscanget
prettyrough.Theotherisprettyweakhowever.
Rescued
+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenyoursavior(Koyaor
Shalelu)aswellasa+2bonuswheneveryouusecurespellstohealdamageora+1
bonusonAcrobaticsand
itbecomesaclassskill.
NPCChoices:Koya,Shalelu.
Thebonustohealsisweak.TheAcrobaticschoice(Shalelu)isntbadifyouwantitinclass.
StudentSurvivalist
+2bonusonSurvival,and
itbecomesaclassskill.Inaddition,
yougaina+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenShalelu.
NPCChoices:Shalelu
AsmentionedbeforeSurvivalisaniceskilltohaveinthisAP.Notabadchoice.
YoungerSibling
+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenyourolder
sibling(Ameiko,Sandru,orShalelu)aswellasa+1bonusonWill,Fortitude,orReflex
saves.
NPCChoices:Ameiko,Sandru,Shalelu.
Astraightbonustoasave.Greatstuff.
WARNING
:IfyouwishtoromanceyourNPCthisshould
notbeyourtraitchoice.Yesyougetthe+4relationshipbonus,but...theyareyousister/brother.
IfyourGM/Groupdoesntmindthecreepinessofthat,thengoahead.Orjuststayfriends...just
saying.
AP5560:Skull&Shackles
AncientExplorer
+1bonusonKnowledge(history)andKnowledge(local),andoneof
theseskillsbecomesaclassskill.Inaddition,yougainCyclopsorPolyglotasabonus
language.
Theskillsareokalongwiththebonuslanguage.Therearebettertraitsbutifyou
wantoneofthoseknowledgeshereisyourfeat.
BarroomTalespinner
+1bonusonDiplomacyandonecategoryofPerform,andoneof
theseskillsbecomesaclassskill.Inaddition,onceperweekyoucanmakeaDC15
Knowledge(local)orIntelligencechecktoseeifyouknowapopularlegendarypirate
tale,thetellingofwhichgrantsyoua+1bonusonchecksmadetoinfluenceNPCsonthe
Wormwood.
Interestingtrait.YougetaskillinclassandacoollittlebonustoinfluenceNPCs.
NormallythatwouldbetoonarrowbutforaCampaigntraititmightcomeinhandy.
Besmara'sBlessing
+1bonusonPerceptionandProfession(sailor).Inaddition,once
perweekyoucanrerollaProfession(sailor)checkandtakethehigherresult(youmust
announcethatyouareusingthisabilitybeforetheresultsofthecheckareknown).
I
assumethatsailingcancomeinhandy,butIstillwouldntwasteatraitonit.
Buccaneer'sBlood
+1bonusonIntimidateandProfession(sailor).Inaddition,yougain
aonetime+1bonustoyourDisreputeandInfamyscores.
NotsureonthebonustoInfamy
buttherestisweak.Iwouldsuggestadifferenttrait.
DocksideBrawler
Youbeginthecampaignwithbrassknuckles.Yougaina+1bonuson
damagerollswith
brassknuckles
andimprovisedweapons.
Terrible.Brassknucklesdeal
1d3.Thatextrapointofdamagedoesn'tseemsogreatnowhuh.
EyeforPlunder
+1bonusonAppraiseandPerceptioncheckstofindconcealedor
secretobjects(includingdoorsandtraps).Inaddition,youbeginthecampaignwitha
selectionmundanetradegoodsworth50gp.
Notabadtraitforyourtrapfinder.Otherwiseits
prettycrap.
IlizmagortiNative
+1bonusonSenseMotive,andSenseMotivebecomesaclassskill.
Inaddition,youcanmakeuntrainedKnowledge(local)checksregardingpiratesorthe
regionoftheShackles.
SenseMotiveisagreatskilltohave.Agreattraittopick.
PegLeg
+1bonusonFortitudesaves,andyougaina+1bonusondamagerollsagainst
sharks
andotheranimalswiththe
aquatic
subtype.
AbonusonFortitudesaves...sounds
greatright?Wrong.Youhavea
PegLeg
.Whileyoudon'ttakethenormalpenaltiesassociated
withhavingapegleg...youstillhaveapegleg.Ifyouwantapegleg...thisisthetraitforyou..
Ship'sSurgeon
Youbeginthecampaignwithahealer'skit.Inaddition,yougaina+1
bonusonCraft(carpentry)andHeal.Healbecomesaclassskill.
Prettyweaktrait.
TouchedbytheSea
+1bonusonSwimanditbecomesaclassskill.Inaddition,
penaltiesonattackrollsmadeunderwaterarelessenedby1
.SwiminthisAPisactuallya
prettydecentskill.Alsothelessenedpenaltyunderwatercouldcomeinhandy.
RaceTraits
AdvantageousDistraction(Goblin)
Asaswiftactionyougaina+2dodgebonustoAC
for1round.
Usableonceperday.Ifitwereanimmediateactiontoactivatethistraititmightbe
moreinteresting.Asisaonceperdayfor1roundbonusitishardtojustifythetraiton.
AdventurousExplorer(Hafling)
When
frightened
or
shaken
,youonlytakea1penalty
onyourrollsinsteadof2.
WellpersonallyIwouldtryandshoreupmysavessoIdon'tfailthe
saveinthefirstplace.Justathought.
AnimalFriend(Gnome)
+1bonusonWillsavesaslongasananimaliswithin30feet,
andHandleAnimalbecomesaclassskill.
Sothisisanicetrait.Itiseasytohaveatinytoad
onyourpersonatalltimesforthesavebonus.Andyougetaskillinclasstoboot.Notbadat
all.
AnimalisticAffliction(Human)
+1bonusonHandleAnimalandWildEmpathy.
Asmall
bonustorarelyusedskills.Notagoodwaytospendatrait.
AnticipateEvil(Tiefling)
+1bonusonopposedDexteritybasedskillchecksagainst
outsiderswiththeevilsubtype.Inaddition,whenyourinitiativeistiedwithsuch
creatures,youalwaysactfirst.
SoDexteritybasedskillchecksareAcrobatics,Disable
Device,EscapeArtist,Fly,Ride,SleightofHand,andStealthchecks.Theinitiativethingisa
nonfactor(Howofteninagamesessiondoyoutieoninitiative).Sooverallitsnotahorrible
groupofskillsbutitsagainstaverysmallsampleofcreatures.Iwouldntconsiderthis.
ArcaneDabbler(Elf)
Choosea0levelarcanespell.Youmaycastthatspellonceperday
asaspelllikeability
.SothisworksexactlylikeMagicalTalentexceptyouhavetobeanElf
andithastobeanArcanespell.Theonlyadvantageisyoucanchooseintelligenceforthesave
DC.Butlet'sbehonest.ThisisevenworsethanMagicalTalentandthatskillisred.
ArmsMaster(Tiefling)
Takea
2penaltyonattackrollswithweaponsyouarenot
proficientwithinsteadof4.
Whywouldyouusethistraitonpurpose.Isupposeacasterwho
wantedarealweaponmighttakethe2sohewouldnthavetouseaproficiencyfeat.Istillthink
itabadidea.
ArtisticDilettante(Human)
+1bonustoAppraise,andoneCraftskill.
Neitherofthese
skillsareusedalot.Neitherdeserveatraitspentonthem.Avoidit.
AspiringBard(Human)
+1bonusononePerformancetype,anda+2bonuson
Knowledge(local)thatdealswiththelocalmusicscene.
Groovydude.IfIhadaplayerask
meifhecouldmakeaknowledgechecktofindthehapponenlocalmusicsceneIwouldthrow
somethingathim.Stupidtrait.
AssimilatedNative(Human)
+2bonusonIntimidateanda2penaltyonDeplomacy
wheninfluencingMwanginatives.
Wowthatspecific.SofarIamseeingatonofstinker
RacialTraits.
AuspiciousTattoo(Human)
+1bonusonWillsaves.
Nowthisismorelikeit.Abonustowill
saves.Nostipulations.Nonarrowfocus.Justaflatbonus.
AzlantiInheritor(Azlanti*)
+1bonusonKnowledge(history)anda+2bonusonAppraise
checksrelatedtoobjectsofAzlantioriginormadetoidentifyiounstones.
Asmallbonus
toararelyusedKnowledgeandabiggerbonusonanarrowsetofobjects.YoubynowIdon't
likenarrowfocustraitsunlessitssomethingthathappensoften.Moveontosomethingusefull.
*AttheGM'sdiscretion,ethnicitiesotherthanAzlantimighttakethistrait,markingacharacterasathrowbacktotheselegendary
people.
BalloonHeaded(Goblin)
+1bonusonPerception,andPerceptionbecomesaclassskill.
AnyEscapeArtistcheckthatrequiresyoutosqueezeyourheadthroughatightspace
takea8penalty.
Abonustothebestskillinthegame,anditbecomesaclassskill.The
EscapeArtistpenaltyismoreofajokebasedonthe10lawsofGoblins(Theytendtogettheir
headstuckinthings).Takethistraitifyoudon'tgetperceptioninclassandchucklealongwith
therestofthegroupifyouevergetstuck.
BeastBully(Tiefling)
YoucanmakeanIntimidatecheckinsteadofaHandleAnimal
checkwhentryingtohandleorpushananimal.
Sothisisthesecondtraitthatdealswith
usingIntimidateonanimals.UnlikeUnnaturalPresenceyoucanuseIntimidateinplaceofa
HandleAnimalchecktomakeitperformaTrick.Notabadtrait.
BentBody(TieflingBeastbrood)
+2bonustoCMDwhenresistinggrappleattempts.
Tieflingsmakeexcellentcasters.
Beinggrappledasacastercanbeadeathsentence.Thatis
theonlyreasonthistraitisn'tred.Iwouldratherhaveadifferenttrait,butifyourGMlikesto
throwalotofgrapplersatyourgroupthenthismightbeworthit.
BigBoned(TieflingHungerseed)
+1bonusoncombatmaneuverchecksmadeto
overrun
opponents,anda+1bonustoyourCMDagainsttripattempts.
SounlikeBent
Bodycasterscanusuallycastfromtheirbacksideaswellastheycanstandingupright.AndI
haveyettoseeanyonebuildacharacteraroundoverrun.Notareallyusefultrait.
BigEars(Goblin)
+2bonusonallPerceptionchecksmadetohearnoisesandyoucan
hearnoisesnormallyonlydogscanhear.
PersonallyIlikeBalloonHeadmore.Firstoffwhile
thisistwicethebonusitonlyaffectshearingthings.Secondyoudon'tgainPerceptioninclass.
However,ifyoualreadyhaveperceptioninclassthisisntabadtrait.Asabonusadogwhistle
canbeusedinscoutingtocommunicatewithoutalertingyourenemies.
BladeBravado(Human)
Whenwieldingaonehandedweaponandnothinginyouroff
hand,yougaina+1bonusonAcrobaticsandBluff.
IassumetheBluffonlyworksfor
feintingincombat.Idon'tseehowholdingaweaponhelpsyouliebetter.Thistraitseemstobe
designedforDervishDancebuilds.FeintinginCombatisusuallyonlyhelpfulforrogueswho
usuallyTWF.Honestlythistraitjustseemstogiveabonustocombatactionsthatwon'tbeused
oftenbythebuildsthatcanbenefitfromit.
BlessingofDarkness(Tiefling)
Wheneveraspellcastercapableofchannelingnegative
energycastsabeneficialspellonyou,sheactsasifshewereonelevelhigherforthe
purposeofdeterminingthatspellseffects.
Whilethiscanbehelpful,accordingtothe
wordingYOUcan'tbethespellcaster.Ithastobesomeoneelse.Unlessyou'rebuildingyour
charactertoplayoffsomeoneelseinthegroupIwouldavoidthistrait.
BloodStalker(TieflingHellspawn)
+4bonusonSurvivaltotrackorfollowatrailagainst
acreatureyouhavedamagedinthepastweek.
Fartoonarrowtobeabenefitveryoften
unlessyourGMlikestohavehispetNPCsescapebeforetheydie.EventhenIwouldntusea
traitonit.
BornDamned(Tiefling)
+2bonusonsavingthrowsagainstcurses.
NarrowNarrow
Narrow.Nothanks.
BorntotheWater(Ijo)
+1bonusonSwimchecksandonlyneedtomakeSwimchecks
onceevery2hourstoavoidfatigue,insteadofonceeachhour.
AbonustoSwim.Thatsall
youneedtoknow.
Bouncy(Goblin)
Thefirst1d6lethaldamagefromfallingbecomesnonlethal,andyou
geta+2bonusonreflexsavestoavoidfalling.
Thereareplentyoffallingtrapsthiscould
benefitfrom,buthonestlyIwouldrathertakeatraitthatletmeseethetrapbeforeIneededto
makeareflexsave.
BrastlewarkBusinessman(Gnome)
+2bonusonallCraft(alchemy)checks.
Havetobea
Gnome.ThistraitisalsolistedunderSocialTraits.Youcan'tbenefitfromittwicebutatleastit
allowsyoutotakeanotherSocialorRacialtraitbecauseyoucanconsiderthiseitherone.Also
becausethisfallsundertheRacialcategoryyoucanusetheAdoptedTraittoacquirethis.
BredforWar(Human)
+1bonusonIntimidateanda+1bonusonyour
CMB
.
Youmustbe
atleast6feettall.Sothistraitisn'tabaddeal.CMBbonusesarerare.AndtheRPofgetting
bonusesbecauseyourabigdudeiscool.TherearebettertraitsbutifyouwantalittleRPwith
yourtraitsthisisaprettyflavorfulpick.
Brute(HalfOrc)
+1bonusonIntimidate,andIntimidatebecomesaclassskill.
Thesame
asBullybutyouhavetobeaHalfOrc.NotbadifyouwantadifferentSocialTraitandyou'rea
HalfOrc.
BuriedAnxiety(TieflingSpitespawn)
Pickaspecificsortofobject,color,sound,or
similarrelativelycommonphenomena.Yougaina+2bonusonsavestoresistfear
effectsexceptwhenyoucansee,hear,smell,ortastethatwhichunnervesyou.
Thesame
bonusasCourageousorJadedexceptyouhaveaphenomenathatcancelsyourbonus.Idon't
likethosetraits.Ireallydon'tlikeonethatdoesthesamethingbuthasaflaw.
CarefullyHidden(Human)
+1bonustoWillsavesanda+2bonustosavingthrows
versusdivinationeffects.
Astraight+1towillsavesandabonusvsdivinationasabonus.
Betterthan
IndomitableFaith.
ChainMaster(TieflingShackleborn)
+2bonusoncombatmaneuverchecksmadeto
tripopponentswitha
spikedchain
or
whip
.
Abonustotrip,butonlywithtwoverybadexotic
weapons.Notworthit.
ChildofZolurket(Dwarf)
+1traitbonustoweapondamageagainstundead.
Abitofextra
damageagainstUndead.Toonarrowtobeworthit.
Clearheaded(Dwarf)
+1traitbonusonopposedchecksagainsttheBluffandDisguise
skillsanda+1traitbonusonsavingthrowsagainstillusioneffects.
Thisisaninteresting
Trait.It'seffectivelya+1toSenseMotive,Perception,andWillsaveswhenyou'rebeing
deceived.Iwouldrathergetastraightbonusbutthisisntahorriblechoicelikemostdwarftraits.
ColonialEntitlement(Human)
+2bonusonIntimidateagainstMwangi.
Yuck.A+2bonus
toaskillthatonlyaffectsMwangi.Moveon.
ColonialSympathizer(Human)
+1bonusonBluffandDiplomacyagainstSargavan
colonialsandandotherswiththistrait.
Anotherhorribletraitthatonlyaffectsasmallgroupof
people.Worseifyoutakeitotherswiththetraitgetabonustobluffyou.Itsgotabuiltin
penalty.IneedsomethinglessthanRed.
ColorThief(Goblin)
+2bonusonStealthchecks,providingyouwearonlylightarmoror
noarmor
.Adecentbonustoanimportantskill.Thestipulationisntabigdealformonksor
roguetypes.
DarkMagicAffinity(Tiefling)
Wheneveryoucastaspellwiththe[
evil
]descriptor,you
actasifyouwereonelevelhigherforthepurposeofdeterminingthatspellseffects.
This
isaveryeasywayforNeutralorEvilSummonerstogetaCLbumpontheirsummons.Any
animalsummonedbyeithercanbegiventhefiendishtemplatecausingittogainthe[Evil]
descriptor.ThistraitworkswellwithDiabolicalDabbler.
DeadlyRush(TieflingPitborn)
+2bonusoncriticalhitconfirmationrollsmadeaspart
ofacharge.
Aflat+2bonustoconfirmCriticalswouldhavebeenasosotrait.Thefactitonly
worksonachargemakesitnearuseless.
DeathsDeputy(TieflingGrimspawn)
+2bonustodamagedealtforanyattackthat
wouldalreadyreduceyourtargettonegativehitpointswithoutthistrait.
Theyshouldhave
namedthistraitOverKill...oruselesstrait.Eitherwoulddescribeitprettywell.
DeepMarker(Dwarf)
+1bonusonSurvival,anda+1bonusonsavesagainstfear.
Neitherreallyrockmyboat.Therearebetterusesforyourtraits.
DilettanteArtist(Elf)
+1bonustoonecategoryofPerformanda+1bonustoDiplomacy.
Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
IfyouwantPerform,Savantis
better.IfyouwantDiplomacy,Huntersbloodisbetter.Ifyouwantalittleofboththisisntbad.
Andofcourseyougetoneasaclassskill.
DogSniffHate(Goblin)
Yougainthe
scent
specialqualitybutonlyagainstcanine
creatures.Yougaina+2traitbonusonattackrollsagainstdogsyoucansmell.
Moreofa
humoroustraitthenagoodchoice.Unlessyou'refeelingreallycheekyIwouldavoid.
ElvenReflexes(HalfElf)
+2bonusonInitiative.
LikeReactionarythisasagreatbonus.If
youwantadifferentcombattraitthisisagreatwaytogettheInitiativebonusthroughAdopted.
EverHome(Human)
+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)andSleightofHand.
Asmall
bonusontworarelyusedskills.Andyougainneitherasaclassskill.Notagreattrait.
EverWary(Tiefling)
Duringthe
surprise
roundandbeforeyourfirstactionincombat,
youcanapplyhalfyourDexteritybonus(ifany)toyourAC.Youstillcountas
flatfooted
forthepurposesofattacksandeffects.
Thisisaninterestingtrait.Themajorissuewiththe
surpriseroundhoweveristhefactyou'reflatfootedwhichthisdoesntsolve.Unlessyou're
crankingahugeDexterityIwouldntconsiderthistrait.
FailedApprentice(HalfElf)
+1bonustosavesagainstarcanespells.
Notaterribletrait.
Thisisabroadsavebonusforallarcanespells.Therearebettersavebonustraitsbutthisisn't
bad.
Family
Connections
(Tiefling)
+2bonusonBluffandDiplomacymadeagainstoutsiders
belongingtothe
evil
subtype.
Soyou'rebetterattalkingtoEvilOutsiders.Notreally
impressed.Note:Ifyoustilluse3.5materialtheMalconvokerhasseveralabilitiesthatworkoff
ofbluffingEvilOutsiders.Ifyou'replayingonethenthistraitbecomespurple.Therearealsoa
fewhomebrewconversionssomeone(
coughcough
)did.
Fanatic(Human)
+1bonustoKnowledge(arcana)andKnowledge(history).Oneof
theseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Thisisanotherskillgaintrait.Knowledge
arcanaisthegemhere.
FlairforDestruction(TieflingPitborn)
+1bonusonweapondamagemadeagainst
objectsandconstructs.
Meh.Ithinkanextrapointofdamagevswallsandrarecreaturescan
beskipped.
Forlorn(Elf)
+1bonuson
Fortitude
saves.
FlatbonustoFortitudeandnegatesthe2Con
Elvesget.Greatbonus.
FoulBelch(Goblin)
Onceperdayasastandardaction,youcanbelchatasingle
opponentwithin5feet.DC12Fortitudesaveorbe
sickened
for1d6rounds.ThesaveDC
isConstitutionbased.
Whilethisisanotherhumoroustrait,itsusefulnessisdebatable.Itsa
standardaction,anditssaveisstatic.
FreedSlave(halfling)
+1bonusonDiplomacyandKnowledge(nobility)andKnowledge
(nobility)becomesaclassskill.
Notabadtrait.Knowledgenobilityisararelyusedknowledge
however.
FreedomFighter(Halfling)
+1bonusonskillchecksorattackrollsmadeduringthe
processofescapingcaptureorinhelpingaslaveescapebondage,and
EscapeArtist
is
alwaysaclassskillforyou.
AninterestingTrait.Thebonusonskillchecksandattackrolls
isntofmuchconsequencebutthisisoneofthefewtraitstogiveEscapeArtistinclass.Ifyou
reallywantEscapeArtistthisisn'tabadpick.
Friendless(Tiefling)
Youcanmake
Heal
checksonyourselfforthepurposesoftreating
deadlywounds,diseases,andpoisons.
Ireadthedescriptionofheal.Whileitdoesyouthe
termothersoften,nowheredoesitsayyoucan'tusehealonyourself.EvenifyourGMrulesyou
can'tIwouldjustconvinceothersinthepartytoinvestafewpointsinHeal.
GenieBlood(Human)
Pickaelement.
Air(cold),Earth(acid),Fire(Fire),or
Water(electricity)
.Gaina
+1bonusonsavesagainstattacksthatutilizethatelementand
gaina+1bonusonBluff,Diplomacy,Intimidate,andSenseMotivechecksmadeagainst
creaturesofthatsubtype.
Interestingbonus.It'sstilltoonarrowofabonusformytaste.
GlibBarrister(Human)
+2bonusonLinguisticstocreateforgeries.
Thiswouldberedifit
wasaflatbonustoLinguistics.Thefactitsonlyforcreatingforgeries...Moveon.
GoblinFoolhardiness(Goblin)
Whenfacinganenemythatslargerthanyouare,ifyou
havenoalliesinanyadjacentsquares,yourposturing,bravado,andcussinggrantyoua
+1bonusonattackrollswithnonreachmeleeweapons.
IloveGoblintraits.Mostare
helpfulandfunny.Thisoneisboth.Withcarefulcombatpositioningthisbonuswillbehelpful
almosteverycombat.
GodScorn(TieflingFoulspawn)
+1bonusonsavesagainstdivinespells.
Notashelpful
asarcanespellsconsideringtherearesomanymorearcanecasterclasses,butitsstillaflat
bonusagainstabigportionofspells.
Goldsniffer(Dwarf)
+2bonusonPerceptionchecksrelatedtometals,jewels,and
gemstones.
LastIchecked,mosttrapshadmetal.Hinges,gears,pointyends...Ifyouareyour
partiesTrapfinderthiscanbehelpful.Ifyouarentthenmoveon.
Grounded(Dwarf)
+2bonusonbalancerelatedAcrobaticschecks,anda+1bonuson
Reflexsaves.
Holycrap.
AgreatDwarftrait
.
AflatbonustoReflex,andabonusonAcrobatics
foricing.
HarrowBorn(Human)
+1bonusoninitiative.
Therearebettertraitsthatgivetwicethe
bonus.Takethoseinstead.
Helpful(Hafling)
Aidanother
actionsgrantyourallya+4bonusinsteadofthenormal
+2.
Thisisactuallyaverynicetrait.YoucanuseAidanothertoassistinmostskillchecks.Your
partywillloveyou.
Histo
rian(Human)
+1bonusonKnowledge(history)and
bardicknowledge
,and
Knowledge(history)becomesaclassskill.
Thisisaverystrangetrait.Soforbardsthisisa
decentchoice.Yougeta+1bonustoEVERYknowledgecheck.Buttheyalreadyhave
KnowledgeHistoryinclass.Everyotherclassdoesnthavebardicknowledgesothemain
benefitofthetraitiswasted.VeryConfusing.
HorseLord(Human)
+2bonusonHandleAnimal,anda+1bonuson
Ride
.Thistrait
appliesonlytohorses.
Alacklustertrait,evenforclasseslikeCavalier.Iwouldavoid.
IceWalker(Human)
+1bonusonsaveagainstattacksthatdealcolddamage.
Furthermore,youmayignorethe
Acrobatics
penaltyforiceandcanmoveacrossiceat
normalspeed.
2crapbonuses.Moveon.
Inciter(Tiefling)
+2bonusonBluffchecksmadetoconvincecreaturestoattackeach
other.
HecalledyourmumaTrolllover!No.Badtrait.
InfernalInfluence(Human)
fireresistance1anda+1bonusonFortitudesavesagainst
poison.
Notabadlittletrait.Fireisthemostcommontypeofdamageandpoisoncanbepretty
nasty.Iwouldratherhaveothertraitsbutthiscanbebeneficial.
KeeperoftheAncestralScrolls(Human)
+1bonusonKnowledge(history),and
Knowledge(nobility),andoneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Abonus
totworarelyusedknowledgesbutyougetoneinclasssothereyougo.
LatentPsion(Human)
+2bonusonsavesagainstmindaffectingeffects.
Whatistheone
saveyoudontwantthebigdumbfightertofail?Theonewhereheturnsaroundandmakes
yourentrailsintooutrails.A+2bonustooneoftheworstsetofsavestofail.Thisisbetterfor
nondivinecastersthenBirthmarkasitencompassesallmindaffectinginsteadofjust
compulsions.
LegacyofSand(HalfOrc)
+1bonusonallWillsavingthrows.
Flatbonustoasave.Good
stuff.
Lettered(Hafling)
Linguistics
isaclassskillforyou,andyougaina+1bonuson
Linguisticschecksmadeforthepurposeofdecipheringwritinginanunfamiliar
language.YouneverdrawafalseconclusionifyoufailyourLinguisticscheckinstead,
yousimplyrealizeyoucannotmakesenseofthewriting.
Thisoneisinteresting.Ifyoufind
yourGMthrowsalotofancienttextyourwayitmightcomeinhandy.Thefactyouneverdraw
thewrongconclusionisnice.Theissueishowrare(ifever)thistraitwillbeusedinmostgames.
MarketRat(Human)
+1bonusonAppraiseandKnowledge(local).
Abonustotworarely
usedskillsandneitherbecomeaclassskill.Nobueno.
MasteroftheSuddenStrike(Human)
Whenyouwieldamasterworkversionofany
swordifyouactbeforeyouropponentduringthe
surprise
round,yougaina+2bonuson
weapondamagerollsforthesurpriseroundonly.Thisadditionaldamageisprecision
damage.
Sothisonlyworksduringthesurpriseround.Youcannotfullattackduringthesurprise
round.Sothats+2damageonceacombat,andonlyifyoucanactduringthesurpriseround.
Notagooduseofatrait.
MasterfulDemeanor(Human)
+3bonusonIntimidateagainstnonhumanhumanoids.
Wellnonhumanhumanoidsencompasesaprettybiggroup,anditisa+3bonus.Thebigissue
Ihavewiththisisitdoesn'taffecthumans,whoarebyfarthemostabundanthumanoids.Itsa
sosotrait.
MilitantMerchant(Dwarf)
+1bonustoPerceptionchecksmadetodeterminesurprise,
andPerceptionbecomesaclassskill.
Ifyoudon'twanttohaveabighead(BalloonHead),or
WorshipAdadar(EyesandEarsoftheCity)thenthisisyourbestbetatgettingthebestskillin
thegameinclass.
Motherless(Tiefling)
+2bonusonBluffandDisguisechecksmadeforthepurposeof
makingyouseeminjured,sickly,orweakinsomeotherway.
Isupposetherearebuilds
thatwouldrelyonyoulookingweak(spy,assassin,ect),butitsstillareallyspecificandnarrow
focus.
Nomadic(Human)
+1bonuson
Knowledge
(geography)and
Survival
,andoneofthese
skills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Usefulbonusandyougetaskillinclass.Better
thanPovertyStricken.
Notbad.
OpenPalmofIrori(Human)
Yougaina+1bonusonAcrobaticsandKnowledge
(religion).Ifyouhavea
ki
pool,onceperdayasaswiftaction,youmaychannelyour
ki
duringanunarmedstrike,gaininga+2bonusononedamageroll.Thisadditional
damageisprecisiondamage.
Sothistraitgivesyou3smallbonuses.Theskillbonusesare
onniceskills.The+2damageonceadayisprettyweak.AswrittenItdoesntactuallycostyou
anykithoughsoit'sjusticing.Foramonktherearebettertraitsbutthisisntabadchoiceinthe
least.
Operatic(Human)
+1bonusonPerform(sing)anda+2bonusonLinguisticschecks
whentryingtodecipherAzlanti.
Twocrappybonuses.Moveon.
Outcast(HalfOrc)
+1bonusonSurvival,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Sameas
PovertyStricken.Nomadicisslightlybetter.
PainArtist(TieflingShackleborn)
+2bonusonIntimidateagainst
helpless
creatures.
TherearebettertraitsforIntimidate.BullyorConvincingLiargiveyouaflat+1bonus.
PerfectServant(Hafling)
+3bonusonDiplomacychecksmadetoinfluenceanyonewith
atleastonelevelof
Aristocrat
.
Horribletrait.Ireallyneedacolorworsethanred.
PrayerBreaker(TieflingFaultspawn)
Ifadivinespellcastermakesa
concentration
checktoavoidlosingaspellbecauseofaninjuryyoucaused,increasetheDCofthat
checkby+2.
Thistraitworkswellwith
StepUpandStrike
.Iwishitworkedonmorethandivine
spellcastersbutitsstillagoodtraitforthosewhoplanontakingthefeatImentioned.
PridefulTemper(Tiefling)
+1bonuson
attackrolls
madeagainstcreaturesthathave
insultedyouuntilyouactuallysucceedindealingdamage.
What'swithallthebadTiefling
traits.
Prolong
Magic(Tiefling)
Wheneveryouuseaspelllikeabilitygainedthroughyour
Tiefling
heritage,itautomaticallyactsasifaffectedbytheExtendSpellmetamagicfeat.
SousuallythismeansyougetanExtendedDarkness(2min/characterlevel),butifyoutake
FiendishHeritage
yougainadifferentspelllikeabilitybasedonyourheritage.Notablespells
areBlur,alterself,andhideouslaughter(atrulynastyspell).Ifyouareplanningontaking
FiendishHeritagethistraitshouldcertainlybelookedat.
ProudTribesman(Human)
+2bonustoIntimidatecolonialSargavans.
Ack.Narrowcrap.
Moveon.
ProvidentialPassenger(Halfling)
Improvethestartingattitudethatshipcaptains,
caravanleaders,andthosewithsimilarsortsofresponsibilitieshavetowardyoubyone
step.
Youknowwhatalsohelpsstartingattitude.GoldandDiplomacy.Gowithoneofthoseand
saveyourtraitforsomethinguseful.
Pustular(Race?)
Wheneveryouresubjectedtoaneffectthatcausesthe
sickened
condition,youmaymaketwosavingthrowstoavoidtheeffect(ifasavingthrowis
allowed),takingthebetterofthetworesultsasyouractualsavingthrow.
Firstofall.
Sickenedisa2penalty.Itsnottheendoftheworld.Secondifyouhavethistraityourfaceis
coveredwithunpleasantpimplesandoutrightboilsthathaveatendencytopopatinopportune
moments...howisthisabonus?Ibelievethisisanotherhumorousgoblintraitbutcomeon.
Rapscallion(Gnome)
+1bonuson
EscapeArtist
anda+1on
Initiative
.
NotterriblebutI
wouldrathersacrificetheskillbonusandgeta+2InitiativebonusfromReactionary.
RepelSin(TieflingMotherless)
+2bonusonsavesvsspellsandeffectswiththe[evil]
descriptor.
Fartoonarrowformytaste.Iwouldrathergetastaticbonustoasinglesaveorgo
withLatentPsion.
Repulsive(TieflingFoulspawn)
+1bonuson
combatmaneuver
checksmadeto
overrun
and
reposition
opponents.
Whilethebonusisntbad,thefluffmakesitlessthanappealing.
Peopledon'twanttotouchyou.Ifyouaregoingforamaneuverbuildthismightbeanoption.
RudeSongs(Race?)
+2bonuson
Perform
(song).
Perform
isalwaysaclassskillfor
you.
Thefluffonthisoneisgreat.HoweverSavantissuperiorbecauseyoucanchooseyour
whichPerformancetogainabonusfrom.Ifyouplanontakingsonganywaysthoughthiswas
hasalotmorepersonalitysotospeak.
Ruthless(Dwarf)
+1bonusonattackrollstoconfirmcriticalhits.
Atraitshouldbeequal
tohalfafeat.
CriticalFocus
givesa+4bonusbutrequiresa+9BAB.Ifyouareplanningon
makingabuildbasedaroundthecriticalfeatchainthenthismightnotbeabadtrait.Ifeelit
shouldhavebeena+2bonustoreallyshine.
ScholarofRuins(Human)
+1bonustoKnowledge(geography)andKnowledge
(dungeoneering).Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Knowledge
dungeoneeringisahighlyunderratedknowledgeskill.Youalsogetoneofthemasaclassskill.
Scrounger(Race?)
Youcanbuyobjectswiththe
broken
conditionathalfprice(instead
ofthenormalthreequartersprice).Thevalueoftheunbrokenversionoftheseobjects
cannotexceedfourtimesyourcharacterlevel.Thepriceyoupayforthisobjectcan
neverexceedmorethantwiceyourcharacterlevelingp.
Atfirst,afterreadingaboutthe
brokencondition,Iwasreallyexcitedaboutthistrait.Afterallyoucouldbuymagicitemsathalf
priceandcastmakewholetomakethemgoodasnew.ThenIdidthemath.At20thlevelthe
bestyoucanbuywiththistraitisanitemworth80gp.Thatsat20thlevel.Withoutthegplimit
thiswouldbepurple.Aswrittenit'sRed.
SeekerofBrightness(Elf)
+1bonusononeKnowledge(Yourchoice)andonPerception
checks.
AbonustoPerceptionandaknowledgeofyourchoice.Meh.
ShadowStabber(Tiefling)
+2bonusonmeleeweapondamagerollsagainstfoesthat
cannotseeyou.
OtherthansomeonethatcommonlyusesImprovedInvis,ortheonceaday
darknesstheTieflinggets,Idon'tseeagreatbenefit.PossibleaRogueorArcaneArcher.
ShieldBearer(Human)
Youdeal1additionalpointofdamagewhenyoushieldbash,
andonceperdayonyourturnasafreeaction,youmayprovideoneadjacentallya+2
bonustohisAC.Thisbonuslastsfor1round,solongasyouandthetargetremain
adjacenttooneanother.
Anybuildthatfocusaroundshieldbash(I'veseenafew)shouldlook
atthistraitprettyhard.Thatsaboutit.
ShifttheBlame(TieflingSpitespawn)
+1bonuson
Bluff
and
Diplomacy
madeto
convincesomeonethatanotherpersonisactuallyatfaultforyouractions.
Horrible.
Narrow.Moveon.
Slaver(Human)
+2bonusonIntimidatetoinfluencenonOmboMwangi,butsuffera2
penaltyonBlufforDiplomacytoinfluencethem.
Horrible.Narrow.Moveon.
SoulEater(TieflingGrimspawn)
Wheneveryouusea
coupdegrace
actiontokilla
creatureyougainanumberoftemporaryhitpointsequaltohalfyourcharacterlevel
(minimum1)for1minute.
Coupdegracearerare.Rare=bad.Moveon.
SpiritsintheStone(Human)
Wheneveryoureinruins,
+2bonuson
Initiative
anda+1
bonusonsavesagainsttrapsandnaturalhazards.
Sothisisnthalfbad.Iwouldratherhave
thestraight+2initiativetrait,butthereareATONofruinsinPathfinder(
Dungeons
and
Dragons),soyoushouldgetgooduseoutofthistraitifyoudecidethebonusontrapsisworth
it.
Stargazer(Human)
+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)andSurvival.
Smallbonusto
onegoodskillandonethatisrarelyused.Noskillgain.Moveon.
StudentofNantambu(Human)
+1bonusonKnowledge(arcana)andSpellcraft,andyou
maymakethesechecksuntrained.
Thebonusesarenice,butifyouwanttouseeitherof
theseskillstakeatraitthatgivesitinclass.Noreasontousethemuntrained.
SuccessfulShirker(Halfling)
+1traitbonusonStealthchecksanda+3traitbonuson
BluffandDiplomacycheckstoavoidpunishmentbylawfulauthority.
Notterrible.Notgood
either.
Suicidal(Tiefling)
Onceperday,asan
immediateaction
,youcanmakeyourselfthe
targetofanyattackoriginallydirectedagainstacreatureoccupyinganadjacentsquare.
Ifyou'rebuildingatankthistraitisgreat.BetteryoutaketheCavaliersChargethenthe
surprisedwizard.I'mtemptedtomakethispurpleeven.
SuperiorClutch(TieflingHungerseed)
+1bonusondamagerollswhenusingweapons
intendedforcreaturesofalargersize.
Every
TitanMauler
shouldtakethis.AlsoTieflingswith
FiendishHeritage
cantake#16(Youhaveoversizedlimbs,allowingyoutouseLargeweapons
withoutpenalty).Anyoneelseshouldavoidanduseaproperlysizedweapon.
Superstitious(Human)
+1bonusonsavesagainstarcanespells.
SameasFailed
Apprentice.
Notaterribletrait.Thisisabroadsavebonusforallarcanespells.Therearebetter
savebonustraitsbutthisisn'tbad.
TongueofManyTowns(Human)
+1bonusontwoofthefollowingskills:Diplomacy,
Knowledge(local),andLinguistics.
Meh.TherearebetterTraits.
ToughSkin(TieflingBeastbrood)
+1bonustoACwhenopponentsattempttoconfirm
criticalhitswitheitherbludgeoningorslashingweapons.
Supernarrowfocus.Moveon.
Trailblazer(Human)
Whiletraversinganywilderness,yougaina+1bonusonSurvival,
anda+1bonusonFortitudesavesagainstdiseases.
Againtoonarrow.Lookelsewhere.
Trifler(Human)
Youmaycastprestidigitationthreetimesperdayasaspelllikeability.
It'soneofthebest0levelspellsinthegame.Goodforalotofthings.Notaterribletrait.
Tunnel
Fighter(Dwarf)
Whileunderground,yougeta+2bonustoinitiativeanda+1
bonusonweapondamagerollsforcriticalhits(thisdamageismultipliedonacritical
hit).
Sothistraitcaneitherbeamazingorterrible.Ifyou'reinacampaignthatplacesyou
undergroundforalargeportionofthegame(Like
SecondDarkness
).Otherwiseitsahalf
decentchoice.
TwilightZeal(Tiefling)
+1bonusonWillsaveswhenindimlightordarkness.
Notbad
butifyou'rewillingtotaketheAdoptedtraittherearebettertraitsthatgivethesamebonusor
betterwithoutthestipulation.Takethoseinstead.
UglySwine(Goblin)
+2bonusonDisguise,anditbecomesclassskill.
SoIratedthis
prettyhighcomparedtomosttraitslikethis.Ididsobecauseitsa+2bonus,itgivesDisguisein
class,andifyoureallyareagoblin...thisskillbecomesveryimportantifyouwishtowalk
aroundinmostcivilizedareaswithoutbeingchasedbypeoplewithtorchesandpitchforks.
Underling(Tiefling)
+2bonusonBluffandDiplomacychecksmadetojoinanevil
organization.
Supernarrowfocus.Moveon.
UnearthSecrets(TieflingHellspawn)
+2bonusonSenseMotivewhentryingtogeta
hunchthatmightrevealatargetshiddenvice,darkimpulse,oranyothercravingit
wouldnotwantpubliclyrevealed.
Supernarrowfocus.Moveon.
VileKiss(TieflingMotherless)
+2bonusoncombatmaneuvercheckstoperforma
dirty
trick
forthepurposeofmakingyouropponent
sickened
.
Supernarrowfocus.Moveon.
VoiceofVelvet(Human)
+1bonusonDiplomacyandPerform(oratory).
Meh.Thereare
betterTraits
WarriorofOld(Elf)
+2bonusonInitiative.
SameasReactionary.Justasgood.
Warsmith(Dwarf)
+1bonustodamageagainstcreaturesandobjectsmadeprimarilyof
clay,crystal,earth,metal,orstone.Knowledge(engineering)becomesaclassskill.
So
bonusdamagetomostconstructsandsuch,andaskill.Itsokifyouneedtheskill.Thedamage
bonusisasmallperk.
WellInformed(Halfling)
+1bonustoDiplomacyandKnowledge(local)whenattempting
togatherInformation.Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Narrow
bonustotwoskills,butyougainoneasaclassskill.Notbadbuttherearebettertraitsfor
Diplomacy(DilettanteArtist)ifthatiswhatyouareafter.
WorldTraveler(Human)
Selectoneofthefollowingskills:Diplomacy,Knowledge
(local),orSenseMotive.Yougaina+1bonustothatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
DiplomacyandSenseMotiveareveryattractiveskills.A+1bonusandgettingitinclassmakes
thistraitagreatchoice.
YouthfulMischief(Elf)
+1bonuson
Reflex
saves.
Anotherflatsavebonus.OneoftheBest.
ZestforBattle(Dwarf)
Wheneveryouhaveamoralebonustoweaponattackrolls,you
alsoreceivea+1traitbonusonweapondamagerolls.
Basicallythismeansthatspellslike
Bless
whichgiveyouamoralebonustoattackwillalsogiveyouabonustodamage.Notabad
traitifyouintendtobuffyourselfoftenbeforefights.
RegionalTraits
Absalom
AbsalomHotspur(Absalom)
+1bonusonInitiativeandKnowledge(local).
Theinitiative
bonusisnicebuttherearetraitsthatgive+2andthebonustoknowledgelocalcanbeskipped.
Reactionaryisabetterchoice.
Cosmopolitan(Absalom)(A)
+1bonusonLinguistics,and
becomesaclassskill.
Unfortunatelythe+3classbonusdoesntaddtoyourlanguagesknownsomuchofthebenefit
ofhavingthisskillinclassislost.Therearebetterskillstogetinclass.
Amanandar
HoneyedTongue(Amanandar)
+1bonusonDiplomacy,and
itbecomesaclassskill.
A
niceskilltohave,buttherearebettertraitsforgainingDiplomacy.
Militia(Amanandar)
+1bonusonattacksmadewhile
flanking
anopponent.
Notbadif
yourbuiltaroundflanking(RoguesandPreciseStrikebuilds)
Andoran
AndorenFreedomFighter(Andoran)
+1bonusonattackanddamagerollsagainst
slaversoranycreatureholdingsomeoneagainsttheirwill.
Prettynarrow.Moveon.
EqualityforAll(Andoran)
+2bonustoyour
CMB
andyour
CMD
whenfacingopponents
whoareatleasttwosizeslargerthanyou.
Againtoonarrowtobeconsideredsolid.
FreedSlave(Andoran)
+1bonuson
Fortitude
saves.
Flatbonustoasave.Golden.
Bachuan
SzaezanCragsMiner(Bachuan)
+1bonusonAppraise,and
itbecomesaclassskill.
A
weakskillbutifyouwantit,hereisatraittogetit.
TigerBrigadier(Bachuan)
+2bonusonIntimidatemadeagainstanyonewhose
age
is
oneormoreagingstepsaboveyours,andIntimidatebecomesaclassskill.
Unlessyou're
playingakid(nottechnicallyruleslegalinmostcases)thistraitisweakerthanothertraitsthat
giveyouIntimidate.
HoldofBelkzen
Dominator(Belkzen)
+2bonusonIntimidatetodemoralizeanopponentincombat.
TherearebettertraitsthatgiveastraightbonustoIntimidate.Takeoneofthose.
Linebreaker(Belkzen)
Whencharging,add10feettoyourbasespeed.
Prettyweak
bonus.Moveon.
Brevoy
IssianNoble(Brevoy)
+1bonusonKnowledge(nobility)andSenseMotive.
Asmall
bonustotwosituationalskills.Therearebettertraits.
SwordlordsPage(Brevoy)
+1toconfirmcriticalhitswhenusinganedgedweaponyou
areproficientwith.
It'saCriticalFocusfeat.Honestlytherearebettertraitbonuses.
Cheliax
AspiringHellknight(Cheliax)
+1bonusonIntimidate,and
becomesaclassskill.
Ifyou
wantIntimidatetherearebettertraits.Thatdoesn'tmakethisabadtraitthough.
BellflowerTiller(BellflowerNetwork,Cheliax)
+5bonusonallSurvivalskillchecks
madetogetalonginthewild,travelinsevereweather,keepfromgettinglost,orpredict
theweather.
Sobasicallya+5bonustoeverythingyoucandowithSurvivalexceptthemost
important(Track).Getsomethingelse.
ClumsySlave(Cheliax,Katapesh)
Thefirsttimeyouattacksomeonewithanattackthat
dealsnonlethaldamage,yourtargetmustmakeaSenseMotiveopposedbyyourBluff
checkminusthedamagedealttorealizeyouactuallyintendedtoharmhimfailure
meanshebelievetheinjurywasanaccidentonyourpartinstead(thoughhemaystill
wanttopunishyouforit).
Whileinteresting,I'mnotsurewhattherealbenefitofthistraitis,
unlessyouwanttojustgoaroundpimpslappingpeoplewithoutgettingintofights.
SecretRevolutionary(Cheliax)
+1bonusonWillsavesagainstmindaffectingeffects,
andonFortitudesavesagainstdrugsorpoisons.
Botharenicesavebonuses.Iwould
ratherhavea+2bonustoeitherfromoneoftheothertraits,butifyouwantabitofeachhere
yougo.
ChuYe
Acupuncturist(ChuYe)
+2bonusonallFortitudesavesvs
poison
.
Poisonscanbepretty
nastysothisisntaterribletrait.Iwouldrathergeta+1bonustoallFortitudesaves.
MizuKiHikariRebel(ChuYe)
+1bonusondamagerollsmadewithunarmedattacks.
Thisseemsaperfecttraitforamonk.Astraightbonustodamage.Liketheoldheirloom
weaponformonks.
Darklands
DarklandsDelver(Darklands)
+1bonusonKnowledge(dungeoneering),anda+1bonus
onSurvivalchecksmadeintheDarklands.Oneoftheseskillsbecomesclassskill.
Nota
badtrait.Knowledgedungeoneeringisespeciallygood.Ifyouwanteitherinclassthisisntabad
trait.
SlayeroftheDeep(Darklands)
+1bonustodamageagainstcreaturesofthe
aberration
type.
Fartoonarrow.Moveon.
Desert
DesertChild(Desert)
+4bonusonsavesmadetoresisttheeffectsofbeinginhot
conditionsanda+1bonusonsavesagainstfireeffects.
Interestingbutalittleweak.The
bonusvsfireisokbutastraightbonustoReflexisbetter.
Druma
DevoteeofKalistrade(Druma)
+1bonusonAppraise,anda+1bonusonBluffwhen
tryingtomakeadealwithnonbelievers.
Prettyweaktrait.Getsomethingelse.
PurchasedLoyalty(Druma)
Onceperday,whenprotectingsomeonewhohasbought
yourservices,youmayrolltwicewhenmakinga
Will
saveagainstcharmeffectsandtake
thebetterresult.
Averyweirdtrait.IsupposeyoucouldSellsomethingtoeveryparty
membersanduseitasatankishtypetrait,buteventhatisslightlymunchin.Iwouldavoidit.
DtangMa
DtangMaBloodline(DtangMa)
Chooseoneofthefollowingsorcerer
bloodlines
:
fey
,
maestro
,
starsoul
,or
stormborn
.Onceperday,youmayuseoneofyour
bloodline
powersasifyoursorcererlevelwere1higherthannormal.
Itsabittooweakformytaste.
Moveon.
Guerilla(DtangMa)
+1bonusonKnowledge(nature)andSurvivalchecksmadeinthe
rainforest.Oneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskill.
Randomnarrowbonusbutyougetone
inclass.Botharegreatskills,especiallyKnowledgenature.
Dwarf
Blooded(Dwarf)
+1bonusonweapondamageagainstgiants,goblins,andorcs.Narrow
focus.Therearebettertraits.
CoinHoarder(Dwarf)
Yourstartingcashincreasesto500gp.
WorsethanRichParents,
whichisabadtraititself.Getsomethingbetter.
Frostborn(Dwarf)
+4bonusonsavestoresisttheeffectsofcoldenvironments,anda
+1bonusonsavesagainstcoldeffects.
Weakandnarrow.Getsomethingelse.
GloryofOld(Dwarf)
+1bonusonsavesagainstspells,spelllikeabilities,andpoison.
Holycow.Thisisanicetrait.Astraightbonusonsavesagainst3oftheworsethingstogethit
with.Thisaffectsbothdivineandarcane.Andpoisontoboot.Signmeup.
WarriorPoet(Dwarf)
+1bonuson
Knowledge
checksrelatedtodwarvesanda+1bonus
onFortitudesavesinanyroundinwhichyouuseabardicperformanceability.
Pretty
narrowfocus.Possiblyhelpfultobardsbuttherearebettertraits.
FiveKingsMountains
MountainGuide(FiveKingsMountains)
+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)and
Survivalcheckswheninmountainousareas,andKnowledge(geography)becomesa
classskill.
Narrowfocusonthebonusandararelyusedskillinclass,butifyouwant
geographyhereyougo.
Perseverance(FiveKingsMountains)
WhenyouhavemorethanoneWillsavingthrow
toovercomeaneffect,youreceivea+3traitbonusontheextraWillsavesagainstthat
effect.
Anicesizebonusbuttoonarrowoffocusformytaste.Iwouldrathertakeastraight+1
towillsavesoneverything.ItmightbeworthitifyouhaveSlipperyMind.
Forest
LogRoller(Forest)
+1bonusonAcrobaticsanda+1bonustoyourCMBwhen
attemptingtoresisttripattacks.
Itsaweakbonus.Tripisntnearasdangerousasgrapple.
Picksomethingelse.
ForestofSpirits
KamiTalker(ForestofSpirits)
+2bonusonDiplomacyandIntimidatechecksmade
against
outsiders
thathavethe
native
subtype
.SuperNarrow.Getsomethingbetter.
SpiritualForester(ForestofSpirits)
+1bonusonKnowledge(nature)andKnowledge
(planes),andoneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskill.
Botharereallyniceskills.Bothare
nicetohaveplentyofranksin.
Galt
InspiringSpeaker(Galt)
+1bonuson
Bluff
and
Diplomacy
checkswhenaddressing
crowdsof10peopleormore.
Prettynarrow.Therearebettertraitsthatjustgiveabonuswith
nostrings.
RabbleRebel(Galt)
Ifyouhaveatleastthreealliesthreateningyouropponent,yougain
a+2bonusonBluffchecksto
feint
himanda+2bonusonSleightofHandchecks
againsthim.
Againtoonarrowtobeofmuchuse.
SilentWatcher(Galt)
+1bonusonSenseMotiveincrowds,anda+1bonuson
Stealth
in
citystreets.
What'swithallthenarrowbonuscrapinGalt?Getsomethingactuallyusefulmore
thanonceortwiceanAP.
Geb
EnemyoftheUndead(Geb)
+2bonuson
savesagainstanyspellsorspelllikeabilities
fromanundeadcreature.
NotabadtraitforanAPlikeCarrionCrown.Unlessyou'reinan
Undeadheavycampaignhoweverthistraitistoonarrow.
FriendoftheDead(Geb)
+2bonusonDiplomacyagainstsentientundead.
Toonarrowto
beofmuchuse.
Goka
Cosmopolitan(Goka)(B)
+1bonusonLinguisticschecks,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Unfortunatelythe+3classbonusdoesntaddtoyourlanguagesknownsomuchofthebenefit
ofhavingthisskillinclassislost.Therearebetterskillstogetinclass.
UndermarketSmuggler(Goka)
+1bonusonBluffandSleightofHand.
Therearebetter
bonusesforeitherskill.Getoneofthose.
HillsorMountains
Highlander(HillsorMountains)
+1bonusonStealth,andStealthbecomesaclassskill
foryou.Thisbonusincreasesto+2inhillyorrockyareas.
Notabadtrait.Stealthisagreat
skillifyou'reinapartythatlikestostealthoverbruteforce.Don'tbetheoneguywhogivesthe
groupaway.
Hongal
HongalBloodrider(Hongal)
+1bonusonHandleAnimalandRide.
Asmallbonusontwo
rarelyusedskills,unlessyou'reamountedbuild.Therearebetterskillstogetbonusesto.
StormHunter(Hongal)
Whenfightinginwindyweather,youtreatthe
windcategory
as
onelevellowerforthepurposesofdeterminingpenaltiesonrangedattacksmadewith
normalweapons.
Thistraitcanbeabenefitforspellslike
AlterWinds
,butwon'thelpagainst
spellslike
WindWall
.
Hwanggot
AltruisticDiplomat(Hwanggot)
+2bonusonDiplomacy.YoumustbeLawfulGood,
NeutralGood,orChaoticGoodtotakethistrait.
Noskillinclassbutitstheonlyothertrait
otherthanIlluminator(Sarenrae)thatgivea+2bonustoDiplomacy.Ifyouwantthebonus,but
don'twanttoworshipSarenraeandplanonbeinggoodanywaysthisisntabadtrait.
HwanArtist(Hwanggot)
+1bonusononeperformanceskill,anditbecomesaclass
skill.
Averyweakskill(Unlessyou'reabardtype),butifyouwantithereisatraitforyou.
Irrisen
WinterWarrior(Irrisen)
+1bonuson
Stealth
and
Survival
checksiniceor
snowcoveredterrain.
WeakandNarrow.Abadcombo.Movealong.
WintersSoul(Irrisen)
Youmaycast
rayoffrost
onceperdayasaspelllikeability.
Superweak.Getabettertrait.
Isger
BountyHunter(Isger)
+1bonusonSurvivalcheckstofindorfollowtracks,anda+1
traitbonusonPerceptioncheckstoavoidbeingsurprised.
Tonarrow.Therearetraitsthat
givestraightbonusestoeither.
IsgerFixer(Isger)
Onceperday,youcantinkerwitha
broken
objecttoallowanyone
whousesittoignorethepenaltiesforitsbrokenconditionfor24hours.
Interestingtrait
buthonestlynothingmendingormakewholecantfixpermanently.
IsgeriOrphan(Isger)
+1bonusonFortitudesaves.
Straightbonustoasave.Crazygood.
ScionofGoblinblood(Isger)
Wheneveryourewithin60feetofanenemyhobgoblin,you
gaina+1traitbonusonallweapondamagerolls.
Fartoospecific.Thoughthethoughtofa
hobgoblinwithapermanencyreducespellinacageonyourbeltdoesmakemegiggle.
Jalmeray
CandidateforPerfection(Jalmeray)
+1bonusonattackofopportunityattackrollsmade
withunarmedstrikes.
JustasbadasBullied.Takesomethingelse.
SecretoftheImpossibleKingdom(Jalmeray)
+1casterleveltooonespellwhenyou
choosethistrait.
SameasGiftedAdeptandyoudonthavetobefromJalmeray.Eitheris
alrightifyoureallywanta+1casterleveltoyourfavoritespell.
Jinin
ConscientiousMiner(Jinin)
+1bonusonAppraiseandProfession(miner).Inaddition,
Profession(miner)becomesaclassskill.
Bothweakskills.AndeveryoneexceptBarbarians
getProfessioninclass.Lame.
IntrepidDelver(Jinin)
+2bonusonsavesvs.feareffects.
Therearebetterbonuses.Fear
effectsarentthatbadcomparedtoalotofspells.
Kaoling
IndenturedBlacksmith(Kaoling)
ChooseEitherCraft(armor)orCraft(weapons).You
gaina+1bonusonthechosenskill,anditbecomesaclassskillforyou.
Traitslikethis
deservesomethingworsethanRed.CraftisaskillEVERYclassgets.Whattheheck.
PrivilegedSlave(Kaoling)
+1bonusonBluff,and
itbecomesaclassskill.
Areallygood
skilltogetinclass.Anicetrait.
Katapesh
ClumsySlave(Cheliax,Katapesh)
Thefirsttimeyouattacksomeonewithanattackthat
dealsnonlethaldamage,yourtargetmustmakeaSenseMotiveopposedbyyourBluff
checkminusthedamagedealttorealizeyouactuallyintendedtoharmhimfailure
meanshebelievetheinjurywasanaccidentonyourpartinstead(thoughhemaystill
wanttopunishyouforit).
Whileinteresting,I'mnotsurewhattherealbenefitofthistraitis,
unlessyouwanttojustgoaroundpimpslappingpeoplewithoutgettingintofights.
Duskwalker
Agent(Katapesh)
Youstartwithtwicethenormalamountofstartinggold.
Inaddition,anytransactionsyoumakeintheNightstallsarealwaysbeneficialtoyou
itemsyousellnetyouanadditional10%profit,anditemsyoupurchasethereare10%
cheaperthannormal.Thisdiscountalsoappliestoyourstartinggear.
Unlessyour
adventurespendsalargeamountoftimearoundKatapeshthistraitisnearworthless.However
ifyoudo,thenit'sofgreatbenefitifoneofyourpartymemberstakethistrait.Thatparty
membercansellandbuyallthepartiesgearforaheftygaininWBL.Note:IfyourGMsimply
lowerstheamountofwealthgainedthenthistraitagainbecomesawaste.
FreedSlave(Katapesh)
+1bonuson
Fortitude
saves.
Straightbonustoasave.Crazy
good.
MerchantsChild(Katapesh)
+1bonusonAppraise,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Aweak
skill,butifyoureallywantitinclassthenhereisyourtrait.
NightstallUrchin(Katapesh)
+2bonusonsavesagainstfeareffects,andwhenyoudo
makeasuccessfulsaveagainsta
fear
effect,yougaina+1bonusonattackrollsandall
skillchecksforthenextminute.
Kindofnarrowfocus.Thebonusifyoupassafeareffect
makesitbetterthanmostofthefearrelatedtraitsthough.
PeshAddict(Katapesh)
Youstartwithonlyhalfofthenormalstartinggold,butgaina
+1bonusonBluff,Knowledge(local),andSenseMotive.Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)
becomesaclassskill.
Therearebettertraitsthatdothesamethingwithzerodrawback.Take
oneofthose.
PeshDealer(Katapesh)
+1bonusonSleightofHand,anditbecomesaclassskill.
There
arefewtraitsthatgiveSleightofHandinclass.Itsaweakskillbuthereitisifyoureallywantit.
SavannahChild(Katapesh)
Pickoneofthefollowingskills:HandleAnimal,Knowledge
(nature),orRide.Yougaina+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Knowledgenatureisthegemhere.Theothertwoareprettyweakunlessyouaregoingfora
mountedbuild.
Kwanlai
BorderGuard(Kwanlai)
+2bonusonrollstoconfirmcriticalhitsagainstfoeswiththe
aquatic
subtype.
Narrowandweak.Moveon.
KwanlaiBeliever(Kwanlai)
+2bonuson
concentration
checksmadewhilecasting
divinespells.
ConcentrationDCscangetstupidhardsoanybonuscanbeimportant.Consider
thistraitifyou'readivinecaster.Ifyoucastbothlookat
DesperateFocuswhichgivesabonus
toallconcentrationchecks.
Kyonin
IadaranIllusionist(Kyonin)
+1bonusoncasterlevelcheckswith
illusion
spellsanda+1
bonusonWillsavestodisbelieveillusions.
PossiblydecentforanIllusionspecialist,but
eventhenit'sdebatable.Youdon'tgainanactualCasterLevel.JustabonusonCLchecks.
KyoninGatekeeper(KyoninElf)
+1bonuson
Spellcraft
toidentifyteleportationmagic
anda+1bonustocasterlevelcheckswhencastingteleportationspells.Youknowthe
propercommandstooperateaparticularelfgate.
Thisjustseemsfartoospecifictobeof
muchuse.Lookelsewhere.
TreerazersBane(Kyonin)
+2bonusonweapondamageagainstdemons,evilfey,and
plantsandanimalscorruptedbyevil.
Anicesizebonus.Italsogivesadecentscopeof
creatures.ThismightbeofparticularinteresttoRangerswhohaveoneofthefollowingastheir
mainFavoredenemy.(InstantEnemycanmakethisbonuseffectanyone.)Unlessyoufighta
tonofthesehowevertherearebettergenerictraits.
LandsoftheLinnormKings
FriendoftheFey(LandsoftheLinnormKings)
+2bonusonDiplomacyagainstfey
creatures.
Narrowcrap.Lookelsewhere.
VikingBlood(LandsoftheLinnormKings)
+1bonusonIntimidate,andIntimidate
becomesaclassskill.
LikeBullyorConvincingLiar.Thisisagreattraitifyou'relookingto
gainIntimidate.Plusyou'reafrigginVikingdude!
Lastwall
CrusaderTactician(Lastwall)
+1bonusonKnowledge(engineering)andKnowledge
(nobility),andoneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskill.
Botharerarelyusedknowledges
butifyoureallywantonehereisyourtrait.
LastwallCavalryRider(Lastwall)
+1bonusonRide,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Nota
terribletraitifyoureallywantRide.Itsaweakskill,butprettyimportantifyouplanonbeing
mountedduringcombat.
Lingshen
HeartofClay(Lingshen)
+1bonusonFortitudesaves.
AnotherStraightbonustoasave.
Youcan'tgowrongwithatraitlikethis.
LingshensFinest(Lingshen)
+1bonusonrollstoconfirmcriticalhits.
Weaksauce.Get
adifferenttrait.
ManaWastes
AlkenstarDefender(ManaWastes)
+1bonusonrollstoconfirmcriticalhitswithranged
weapons.
Eww.Therearetraitsthatgiveaflatbonustoconfirmcriticalsoneverything.And
thoseareevenred.
ManaWastesSurvivalist(ManaWastes)
+1bonusonFortitudesaves.
Straightbonustoa
save.Thesearegolden.
MarshorRiver
RiverRat(MarshorRiver)
+1bonustodamagedealtwithadaggeranda+1bonusto
Swimchecks.Swimbecomesaclassskill.
Thisisabeautifultrait.Theswimthingismeh.
Butthestraightbonustodamagewithdaggersisamazinglygood.AMUSTHAVEtraitfor
Knife
Master
Rogues.
Mediogalti
MonkeyGoblin(Mediogalti)
+2bonusonAcrobaticsandClimbcheckswhileclimbing
trees.
IfIwererankingbasedonawesomenessofnamethistraitwouldbepurple.Arethere
suchthingsasMonkeyGoblins?Anywaystheactualtraitishorrid.Fartoonarrowtodeserve
suchanepicname.
Mendev
ChildoftheCrusades(Mendev)
+2bonusonsavesagainstfear.
Prettyweak.Takealook
atNightstallUrchinifyoumustgetabonusagainstfear.Eventhattraitisn'tverygood.
Cynic(Mendev)
+1bonuson
SenseMotive
,and
itbecomesaclassskill.
Itsalwaysnice
toknowwhensomeoneislyingtoyou.Greattrait.
Minata
BelemPirate(Minata)
+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)andProfession(sailor),and
oneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskill.
Possiblyhelpfulinaseafaringcampain.Otherwise
Iwouldpicksomethingelse.
WayangSpellhunter(Minata)
Chooseaspellof3rdlevelorbelow.Whenyouusethe
chosenspellwitha
metamagicfeat
,itusesupaspellslotonelevellowerthanitnormally
would.
SameasMagicalLineageexceptithasa3rdlevellimit.Thatisn'taterriblething.Thisis
justasgoodasthattraitforlowlevelspellsusedoften(Magus/ShockingGrasp).Note:Ifyou
lookatthewordingofthisspella0levelmetamagiclike
TenebrousSpell
wouldcausethespell
tobecomealevellowerthannormal.
Minkai
InstigatorofRebellion(Minkai)
+1bonusonDiplomacyandIntimidate.
Smallbonusto
twoniceskills.Therearebetterbonusestoeitherbutifyouwantasmalltobothhereyougo.
MinkaiAdvocate(Minkai)
+1bonusonBluff,and
itbecomesaclassskill.
Averynice
skill.Ifyouwanttheskillinclasshereyougo.
Molthune
ImperialSoldier(Molthune)
Chooseoneofthefollowingskills:Heal,Intimidate,orRide.
Yougaina+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
OtherthanIntimidatethe
skillsyoucanchoosefromarerarelyusedorweak.Butifyouwantoneinclassthenhereyou
go.
LegalisticLiberation(Molthune,Osirion)
+1bonusonallKnowledgecheckstofinda
legitimatewaytoavoid,negate,orescapeanexistingobligation.
Prettynarrowandweak.
Picksomethingelse.
Signaler(Molthune)
+5bonuson
Bluff
toreceivesecretmessagesanda+5bonuson
SenseMotive
tointerceptmessages.
Largebonusbuttoaverynarrowuseofeachskill.Not
worththetrait.
MwangiExpanse
ArtifactHunter(MwangiExpanse)
+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)andKnowledge
(history),andoneofthembecomesaclassskill.
ToRarelyusedknowledgesbutifyouwant
eitherinclasshereyougo.
JungleWalker(MwangiExpanse)
+2bonusonSurvivalinjungleterrain.
Toonarrow.
Moveon.
LeftBehind(MwangiExpanseorVarisiaElf)
+1bonusonDiplomacywheninteracting
withForlornelvesandnonelfraces.Smallbonusandithasrestrictions.
Therearebetter
bonusestoDiplomacywithnostrings.
Nagajor
JungleResilience(Nagajor)
+2bonusonFortitudesavesagainstpoisoneffects.
Anice
bonus,andpoisoncanbeprettynasty.HoweverIwouldrathergeta+1onallFortitudesaves.
SnakeBleeder(Nagajor)
+2bonusonCraft(alchemy)whenbrewingpoisons,andCraft
(alchemy)becomesaclassskill.
Prettyweak.Youcangeta+2bonusonallcheckswith
BrastlewarkBusinessman(Gnome).
Nex
OenopionAlchemist(Nex)
+1bonusonCraft(alchemy
.Therearebetterbonuses.Takea
lookat
BrastlewarkBusinessman(Gnome).
QuantiumUniversityGraduate(Nex)
+2bonusonconcentrationwhencastingarcane
spells.
Concentrationcheckscangetstupidhard.Ifyoureanarcanecasterconsiderthistrait.
Ifyoucastbothlookat
DesperateFocuswhichgivesabonustoallconcentrationchecks.
Nidal
DuskDancer(Nidal)
+2bonusonReflexsavesindimlightordarkness.
Notabadbonus
foryourtrapfinderorroguewhostaysintheshadowsoften.Especiallyoneswithlowlightor
DarkVision.Asthepointman,thescoutusuallygoeswithoutalightsourceandisusuallythe
onewhohappensupontraps(whichalmostalwaysarereflexsaves)
NidaleseShadowcaster(Nidal)
Chooseonespellwiththe
shadow
descriptoryougain
a+1casterlevelonthisspell.
Prettynarrowgroupofspells.Iwouldpicksomethingelse.
UskwoodHunter(Nidal)
+1bonusonStealth,andStealthbecomesaclassskill.
Avery
niceskill.Don'tbetheoneguyinyourpartythatcan'tbequite.
Nirmathas
FangwoodDiplomat(Nirmathas)
+1bonusonDiplomacy,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Anotherniceskilltohaveinclass.
NirmathiMilitia(Nirmathas)
Selectoneofthefollowingskills:Profession(soldier),Ride,
orSurvival.Yougaina+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Theonlygreat
skillonthelistisSurvival.Ridecanbedecentformountedbuilds.
Numeria
TechnicTinkerer(Numeria)
Choosea0levelspell.Youmaycastitonceperdayasa
spelllikeability.
Terriblewaste.Theonlysavinggracethistraithasisitmightqualifyyoufora
prestigeclass.Otherthenthatmost0levelspellscanbegottenthroughcheapmagicitemsor
potions.
TouchedbytheSky(Numeria)
Younowhavetheabilitytostabilizeadyingcreature
withatouchasastandardaction.
SametraitasSacredTouch.Checkitsdescriptionforwhy
thisisaterribletrait.
Osirion
AntiquitiesSmuggler(Osirion)
Chooseoneofthefollowingskills:Appraise,Bluff,or
SleightofHand.Yougaina+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Bluffisthe
gemhere.Ifyouwantoneoftheseskillsinclasshereyougo.
CheaptoFeed(Osirion,Varisia)
+3bonusonBluffchecksmadeinordertogainfood,
water,orshelter.
Horrible.Narrow.Weak.Getabettertrait.
LegalisticLiberation(Molthune,Osirion)
+1bonusonallKnowledgecheckstofinda
legitimatewaytoavoid,negate,orescapeanexistingobligation.
Prettynarrowandweak.
Picksomethingelse.
Osirionologist(Osirion)
+1bonusonKnowledge(engineering)andKnowledge(history)
checks,andoneofthembecomesaclassskill.Inaddition,youmaychooseAncient
Osirianiasoneofyourbonuslanguages.
Tworarelyusedknowledgesandthelanguage
savesyouoneskillpointinLinguistics.Notgreatbutifyouwanteitherknowledgeinclasshere
yougo.
PoLi
ChosenChild(PoLi)
Yourstartingmoneyincreasesby900gp.
Aslightbitbetterthan
RichParentsaccordingtothewording.Thattraitincreasesitto900.Thistraitadds900towhat
youwouldhavealreadyreceived.Itisstillawastedtraitafterthegoldisgonehowever.
PassionateBeliever(PoLi)
+1bonusonsavesvs.divinespells.
Notashelpfulasarcane
spellsconsideringtherearesomanymorearcanecasterclasses,butitsstillaflatbonus
againstabigportionofspells.
Qadira
AlchemicalProdigy(Qadira)
Chooseone1stlevelspellfromthebard,cleric,druid,or
sorcerer/wizardspelllist.IfyouhavetheBrewPotionfeat,youmaycreatepotionsofthis
spellasifitwereonyourspelllist.
SoifyoufollowFAQs,youknowthatyoucannotadd+5
totheDCofthecraftchecktobrewapotionnotpreparedoronyourspellsknownlist.Thistrait
allowsyoutobrewonspellfromanotherlist.Hereisthecatch.Ithastobeafirstlevelspell.
Thatsa50gppotion.Farbettertojustbuythose.Itmightbeworthitifitcouldbeahigherlevel
spell.
ElementalPupil(Qadira)
Choose:acid,cold,electricity,orfire.Whencastingaspellof
thatenergytype,thespelldeals1extrapointofdamage.
NotaterriblechoiceforaCross
BloodedSorcwhoisgoingDraconic/Orcfortheextra2pointsperdamagedieoftheirchosen
element.Thisaddsasinglepointtothat.Anyonenotspecializedinonetypeofenergythough
shouldlookelsewhere.
GenieCaller(Qadira)
Onceperday,youmaycastoneconjuration(summoning)spellas
ifyourcasterlevelwere2higherthannormal.
Sothisbasicallygivesyoutwoextrarounds
(orminutesifyou'reasummoner)onceadayonasummoningspell.Badevenforsome
speccedtosummon.
KeeperoftheVeil(Qadira)
+1
competencebonus
onBluffandDisguise,andoneof
theseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Thistraitisuniqueinthatitgivesa
competencebonusinsteadofatraitbonus.Ifyou'rereallytryingtostackonthebonusesto
eitherskillthisandanothertraitthatgivesabonusshouldstack.
MerchantofKatheer(Qadira)
+1bonustoAppraise,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Super
weakskill.Butifyoureallywantthetraithereyougo.
RiderofParesh(Qadira)
Whenmountedandmakingacharge,yourmountsspeedis
increasedby10feet.YoumusthavetheMountedCombatfeattotakethistrait.
Ouch.
Narrow.Weak.Anditrequiresafeattowork.BadevenforCavaliersandothermountedbuilds.
WalkingWard(Qadira)
Choose:acid,cold,electricity,orfireyougaina+1bonuson
savesagainstspellsthatdealdamageofthistypeorhavethissubtype.
Prettybad.There
aretwosavinggracesforthistrait.1.Itsanuntypedbonus(stackswitheverythingincluding
othertraits)and2.Ifplayingacreaturewithaweaknesstooneoftheelementsabovethismight
beagoodidea(doubledamagesucks).Ifhoweveryoudon'ttakedoubledamagetoany
element.Getsomethingelse.
WatchingTaldor(Qadira)
+1bonusonInitiative,andifyouareabletoactduringa
surprise
round,youmayadrawaweaponasa
freeaction
duringthatround.
Sametraitas
VeteranofBattle.AbonustoInitiativeandalimitedQuickDrawabilityduringasurpriseround.
Thiswouldallowyoutodrawandattackinasurpriseround.Notabadtrait.
Quain
QuainMartialArtist(Quain)
+1bonusondamagewhenusingunarmedstrikes.
Sameas
MizuKiHikariRebel.
Thisseemsaperfecttraitforamonk.Astraightbonustodamage.Like
theoldheirloomweaponformonks.
SilvertonguedEunuch(Quain)
+1bonusonKnowledge(nobility)andDiplomacy.
Asmall
bonuswithnoskillinclass.Yuck.
Rahadoum
RahadoumiCultist(Rahadoum)
+5bonusonBluffcheckstoreceivesecretmessages,
anda+5bonusonSenseMotivecheckstointerceptsecretmessagesfromothersof
yourfaith.
Horribletrait.Fartoonarrowtobeworthit.
RahadoumiDisbeliever(Rahadoum)
+2bonuson
savesvs.divinespells,butyoumust
makesavesevenwhenthatmagicisbeneficialtoyou.
TERRIBLE.Thisisabsolutely
terrible.Thismeansyouhavetosaveagainsthealingspellssentyourway.Avoidthisatall
cost.
Razmiran
AcolyteofRazmir(Razmiran)
+1bonusonKnowledge(local)andKnowledge(religion),
andoneoftheseskillsisalwaysaclassskillforyou.Thisbonusincreasesto+2when
dealingwithspecificsoftheRazmirifaith.
Notabadtraitifyouwantoneoftheknowledges
inclass.Theextrabonusisjustcake.
SoldieroftheFaith(Razmiran)
+1bonusonIntimidate,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Not
abadtraitifyouwanttheskillinclass.
RealmoftheMammothLords
MammothMaster(RealmoftheMammothLords)
+4traitbonusonHandleAnimal
checksrelatedtolargecreaturessuchasmammoths,mastodons,woollyrhinoceroses,
andothermegafauna.
Narrowbonusonaweakskill.Lookelsewhere.
Superstitious(RealmoftheMammothLords)
+1bonusonallsavesvs.arcanespellsas
longasyoudonotpossessanylevelsinaclassthatgrantsarcanespellcasting.
Sameas
FailedApprentice.
Notaterribletrait.Thisisabroadsavebonusforallarcanespells.Thereare
bettersavebonustraitsbutthisisntbad.
RiverKingdoms
Bandit(RiverKingdoms)
Choose:EscapeArtist,Intimidate,orStealth.Yougaina+1
bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Averynicetrait.Stealthistherealgem
here.Ifyouneedoneoftheskillsaboveinclassthenhereyougo.
Riverfolk(RiverKingdoms)
+2bonusonProfession(sailor)andanyskillchecksinvolving
ropeuse.Supernarrow.Dontevenconsiderthisunlessyourinaseafaringcampaign.Even
thenitsweak.
Sargava
JungleGuide(Sargava)
+1bonusonHandleAnimal,anda+1bonusonSurvivalin
jungleterrain.Oneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskill
.Survivalisthegemhere.Ifyou
wanteitherinclasshereyougo.Therearebettertraitsthoughforsurvival.
SargavanGuard(Sargava)
Whenyouweararmorofanysort,reducethearmorcheck
penaltyby1,toaminimumpenaltyof0.
Thisbasicallygivesyoua+1bonustoall
Dex
and
Str
basedskills.Yesplease.
Shackles
GoblinPirate(Shackles)
+1bonusonProfession(sailor)andSwim,andSwimbecomes
aclassskillforyou.
Thementalimagethistraitsnamebringsforthisfarbetterthantheactual
trait.Ifyoureallywantswimandareinaseafaringgamethenthiscouldbeok.Eventhenits
prettybad.
ShacklesSeafarer(Shackles)
+1bonusonKnowledge(nature)andKnowledge
(geography)whileontheocean.Youalsogaina+1bonusonSwim,anditbecomesa
classskill.
SameasGoblinPirate.Ifyoureallywantswimandareinaseafaringgamethen
thiscouldbeok.
Stormrunner(Shackles)
+2bonusonAcrobaticscheckstokeepyourfootingonuneven
groundorunsteadysurfaces.
StupidNarrow.Moveon.
Shaguang
MutabiqiExplorer(Shaguang)
+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)checksand
Survivalchecksmadeinthedesert.
Toonarrowtobeworthit.
SkySpiritWorshiper(Shaguang)
+2bonusonsavesagainstfeareffects.
Prettyweak.
TakealookatNightstallUrchinifyoumustgetabonusagainstfear.Eventhattraitisn'tvery
good.
Shenmen
AberrationHunter(Shenmen)
+1bonusonattacksofopportunityagainstaberrations.
Really?Stupidnarrowandweak.Moveon.
ShenmenProspector(Shenmen)
+1bonusonAppraiseandKnowledge
(dungeoneering).
Abonustoaweakskillandausefulknowledge,butyougainneitherin
class.Therearemuchbettertraits.
Shokuro
FreedomFighter(Shokuro)
+1bonusonattacksmadewithimprovisedweapons.
Unless
yourinabarfightIdon'tseethiscominginhandy.Picksomethingelse.
RebelLeader(Shokuro)
Ifyoutakethe
Leadership
feat,youreceivea+1traitbonusto
yourLeadershipscore.
Ifyoutakethistrait...congratsyourGMallowsLeadership.Otherthan
that,however,thistraitisprettyweakunlessyoujustreallyneedeverybonusyoucanget.
SoddenLands
AbendegoSpellpiercer(SoddenLands)
+2bonusonconcentrationcheckswhen
spellcasting.
SameasDesperateFocus.Notabadchoiceatall.SeeDesperateFocusfora
fullbreakdownwhyIlikeit.Rememberyoucan'tstacktraitbonuseshowever.Takeoneorthe
other.
OaganDiver(SoddenLands)
+1bonusonSwim,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Weakskill
andtherearebettertraitsthatgiveswimandbonusestootherskillsalso.Checkoutthose.
SteamingSea
HermeanParagon(SteamingSea)
+2bonustoInitiative.
CrazyGood.
MordantHeritage(SteamingSea)
+1bonusonSwimanda+1bonuson
savesvs.
enchantment
effects.
Swimisweak,butthebonustoenchantmentisverynice.Thisincludes
allthosecharmandCompulsionspellswedon'tlikefailing.Therearetraitsthatgivea+2bonus
however.
Taldor
Chivalrous(Taldor)
+1bonusonDiplomacyandKnowledge(history).
Smallbonusand
noskillinclass.Therearebettertraits.
PompandPageantry(Taldor)
+1bonuswiththefollowingifclassskills(Acrobatics,
Diplomacy,HandleAnimal,Intimidate,Perform,andRide)ifyouspendtwiceaslongasit
normallytakestomakethatcheck.
Itsnicetogetabonusonsomanyskills,howevermany
areweak,yougetnoskillinclass,andyouhavetohavetheskillinclasstogetthebonus.
Therearebettertraits.
WealthyDabbler(Taldor)
Selecttwononharmfularcanecantrips.Youcancastthese
twocantripsonceperdayeach.
Notterrible.DetectMagic,Prestidigitation,andLightareall
nicecantrips.Howeverthereareusuallyverycheapmagicitemsthatcanmimicmostcantrips.
Thuvia
DesertNomad(Thuvia)
+4bonusonsavesvs.hotconditions,anda+1bonusonsaves
vs.fireeffects.
Tonarrowtobeworthalot.Unlessyouhaveaweaknesstofirelook
elsewhere.
ThuvianMerchant(Thuvia)
+1bonusonAppraise,Bluff,andSenseMotivechecksmade
forbusinessdealsandtransactions.
Narrowandweak.Moveon.
Tianjing
HeavenlyTouch(Tianjing)
Youcanstabilizeadyingcreatureasastandardaction.
Same
traitasSacredTouch.Bothareterrible.LooktoSacredTouchforwhyitissobad.
TianjingTempleGuard(Tianjing)
+1bonusonattacksofopportunitymadewithpolearm
weapons.Narrowandweak.Moveon.
Urban
MilitiaVeteran(Anytownorvillage)
Choose:Profession(soldier),Ride,orSurvival.You
gaina+2bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Raretogeta+2bonusandthe
skillinclass.Thelistisntthebesthowever.Survivalistheonlydecentone.
VagabondChild(Urban)
Choose:DisableDevice,EscapeArtist,orSleightofHand.You
gaina+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Smallerbonusandrarelyused
skills.Butifyoureallywanttheskillhereyougo.
Ustalav
SuperstitiousWard(Ustalav)
Youmaycast
disruptundead
onceperdayasaspelllike
ability.Weakability.
Getacrossbow.
UstalavicNoble(Ustalav)
+1bonusonDiplomacyandKnowledge(nobility).Inaddition,
yourstartingmoneyisincreasedby100gp.
Smallbonustotwoskillsandasmallbonuson
startinggold.Therearebettertraits.
ValashmaiJungle
JungleDiplomat(ValashmaiJungle)
+1bonusonDiplomacyandSenseMotive.
Both
niceskillsbutyoudon'tgeteitherinclass.Moveon.
ValashmaiVeteran(ValashmaiJungle)
+1bonusonPerception,anda+1bonuson
Survivalchecksinjungleterrain.Oneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskillforyou.
Awsometrait.OneofthefewtraitsthatcangivePerceptioninclass...thebestskillinthegame.
Alltherestisjustgravy.
Varisia
CliffMaster(Varisia)
+1bonusonClimbandSurvival.
Smallbonusontworarelyused
skillsandneitherbecomesaclassskill.Moveon.
LeftBehind(MwangiExpanseorVarisiaElf)
+1bonusonDiplomacywheninteracting
withForlornelvesandnonelfraces.Smallbonusandithasrestrictions.
Therearebetter
bonusestoDiplomacywithnostrings.
CheaptoFeed(Osirion,Varisia)
+3bonusonBluffchecksmadeinordertogainfood,
water,orshelter.
Horrible.Narrow.Weak.Getabettertrait.
ShoantiTribesman(Varisia)
Choose:Climb,Survival,orSwim.Yougaina+1bonuson
thisskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Weakskills,butifyouwantoneinclasshereyougo.
Survivalistheonegem,buttherearebettertraitsforit.
VarisianWanderer(Varisia)
Choose:Perform(chooseonetype),Profession
(fortuneteller),orSleightofHand.Yougaina+1bonusonthisskill,anditbecomesa
classskill.
Reallyweakskills,butifyouwantoneinclasshereyougo.
WallofHeaven
MasterofPeaks(WallofHeaven)
+2bonusonFortitudesavesvs.colddangersand
altitudesickness.
Weakandnarrow.Neveragoodcombo.
SeasonedClimber(WallofHeaven)
+1bonusonClimb,and
itbecomesaclassskill.
Whoreallyneedsthisskillinclass.Whoreallyneedsmorethanafewpointsinthisskillatall?
ItsaDC5checktoclimbaknottedrope.Butifyouwantithereyougo.
Wanshou
RiceRunner(Wanshou)
+1bonusonAcrobatics,and
itbecomesaclassskill.
WhileI
dontfinditthatgreat,manyfindAcrobaticstobeagreatskilltohaveinclass.
SwampRebel(Wanshou)
+2bonusonStealthchecksinswampyterrain,andStealth
becomesaclassskill.
Thebonusisnarrowbutstealthisnice.Therearebettertraitsthatgive
astraightbonus.
XaHoi
ClanArtisan(XaHoi)
Chooseone
Craft
skill.Yougaina+2bonusonthechosenskill,
anditbecomesaclassskill.
Prettystupidskill.EVERYclassgetsCraftinclass.Sothis
basiclygivesyouabonustoasinglecraft.Dumb.
XaHoiSoldier(XaHoi)
+1bonusonReflexsaves.
StraightbonustoReflex.Oneofthe
Best.
Xidao
PearlDiver(Xidao)
+1bonusonAppraiseandSwim.
Bonustotwoweakskillsandneither
becomeclassskills.Horrible.
TrenchNavigator(Xidao)
+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)andProfession(sailor),
andoneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskill.
Knowledgegeographycanbenice.Thesailor
thingismeh.Overallthoughifyouwantgeographythisisntbad.
ZiHa
DiscerningBeliefs(ZiHa)
+2bonusonsavestodisbelieveillusions.
Prettynarrowfocus.
Therearebettertraits.
SoundofMind(ZiHa)
+2bonusonsavesagainstmindaffectingeffects.
Nowthisisa
narrowfocuswelike.Aswehavesaid.Mindaffectingspellsarenotspellsyouwanttofail
against.Greattrait.
None
CitizenofEleder
+1bonusonKnowledge(local)andKnowledge(nobility)checks
regardingEleder
.Supernarrowandweak.Picksomethingelse.
CitizenofKalabuto
+1bonusonallKnowledge(local)andKnowledge(history)checks
regardingKalabuto
.Justliketheabove.Picksomethingelse.
CliffJumper
+1bonusonAcrobaticsandClimb,andonReflexsavestoavoidfalling.
Toonarrowtobeworthatrait.
DumpSalvager
+3bonusonPerceptioncheckstosearchforconcealeditems.
Again.
Toonarrow.Moveon.
EgorianSchoolApprentice
+3bonusonKnowledge(engineering)anda+2traitbonus
onPerceptioncheckstofindsecretdoorsortrapsinbuildingsbuiltintheEgorian
Schoolstyle.
Narrowandweak.Getsomethingelse.
Plainsman
+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)andSurvivalchecksregardingthe
M'neriPlains.
Whatswithallthenarrow?No.Moveon.
PrecociousSpellcaster
Selectonecantripandone1stlevelspellwhenyoucastthese
spells,theyfunctionatonecasterlevelhigherthanyouractualcasterlevel.
Sameas
GiftedAdeptexceptyougettwospells,butithastobeacantripanda1stlevelspell.Eitheris
alrightifyoureallywanta+1casterleveltoyourfavoritespell.
Survivor
+1bonustoinitiativeandSenseMotive.
SenseMotivebecomesaclassskill.
Killergood.Thereare+2bonustraitstoinitiative,butifyourlookingtogetSenseMotivein
class(averyniceskill)thenthistraitgivesyoutheinitiativebonusascake.Verynice.
VenicaanMedic
+2bonustoHealcheckstotreatdiseasesorpoisons,andHeal
becomesaclassskill.
Narrowbonus,andHealisaweakskill.Butifyoureallywantithere
yougo.
WharfRat
+2bonusonskillchecksinvolvingclimbingandropeuse,anda+4bonuson
Appraisecheckstodeterminethevalueoflargequantitiesofbulkgoodswithoutopening
theircontainers.
Wow.canyougetmorenarrowthanthis?Picksomethingelse.
WhisperWoodsHunter
+2bonusonSurvivalcheckstotrackeviloutsidersanda+2
bonusoninitiativecheckswhenyouknowyouropponentisaneviloutsider.
Avoidthis
andgetatraitthatgivesaflatbonus.
ReligionTraits
ReligiontraitsThingstoremember:
1.Youmusthaveanestablishedfaithinaspecificdeity
2.Youdon'thavetobeamemberofaclassthatcanwielddivinemagic
3.Youhavetohaveapatrondeityandreligioninyourbackground
4.Religiontraitscangoawayifyouabandonyourreligion
AFallenGod(
Aroden
,
Arazni
,or
Curchanus)
DevoteeofaDeadGod(AFallenGod)
+1bonusonDiplomacyandKnowledge
(religion).Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Notabadtrait,because
bothskillsarenicetohave.BonuspointsfromtheextraRPflavorofworshipingadeadgod.
FaithfulArodenite(AFallenGod)
+1traitbonuson
Diplomacy
checksthisbonus
increasesto+3ifyouaredealingwithafollowerof
Aroden
or
Iomedae
.
Aweakbonus
unlessyoucontinuallydebateclericsofthetwolistedfaiths.ItsgottheextraRPflavorbutnone
ofthemechanicalbenefitsofDevoteeofaDeadGod.
Abadar
EyesandEarsoftheCity(Abadar)
+1bonuson
Perception
,and
Perception
becomesa
classskill.
Perceptioninclass.BestskillinPathfinder.
HoneyTongued(Abadar)
+1bonusonDiplomacy(and/or?)Bluffwhendealingwith
agentsofthelaw,whetherjudges,guards,orpaladins.
I'mnotsurebecauseofthewording
whetheryoureceiveabonustobothbluffanddiplomacyorifyouhavetochoose.Eitherway
it'sfartoonarrowtobeworthatraitinvestment.
LoveroftheLaw(Abadar)
+1bonusonsavesvs.
charmandcompulsion
spells,and
maymakeanewsavewithanadditional+1bonus(foratotalof+2)ifdirectedtoact
againstthelaw.
Nowthisisanamazingtrait.Notonlydoyougetabonustooneoftheworst
setofspellstofailon...butyougetasecondsavetoresistifyouaredirectedtodosomething
unlawful(Likehurtafellowpartymember).I'mbettingthereisagoodchanceonthatsecond
saveinmostcases.
SenseofOrder(Abadar)
+3bonusonany
Perception
checkmadetoidentifyany
changestoalocationthathaveoccurredsinceyoulastvisitedit.
Averystrangetrait.I
supposeitwouldbeniceonfindingsurprisesinlocationsyouvisitoften.Theproblemisthat
mostadventuresspendagoodportionoftheirtimeexploringnewlocations...it'sthenatureof
thegame.
TheCityProtects(Abadar)
+2bonusagainstfeareffects.Ifyoufailasaveagainsta
fear
effect,youmaymakeanewsaveeachroundyouremaininthecitytoovercomethefear
effectaslongasthefeareffectpersists.Ifyouareapaladin,thisabilitytomake
additionalsavestoovercomefearextendstoallallieswithinyour
auraofcourage
.
While
fearaffectarenttheworsteffectstofailontheabilitytosaveeveryroundisnice.Inacity
campaignthistraitcouldreallycomeinhandy.Especiallyifyou'reaPaladin.
Alseta
OpenerofDoors(Alseta)
+2bonuson
Perception
checksmadetofindandopensecret
doors.
YoumightfinditusefulforyourTrapfinderbuttherearemuchbettertraits.
Apsu
ScalyAlly(Apsu)
+2bonusonDiplomacychecksinvolvingreptilesorthoseofdraconic
blood,whethertheyaregoodalignedornot.
Toonarrow.PickabetterTrait.
Asmodeus
AsmodeanDemonHunter(Asmodeus)
+3bonusonKnowledge(planes)about
demons
anda+2bonusonWillsavesagainst
mindaffecting
spellsandeffectsfromdemons.
Twonicelargebonuses.Unfortunatelyitonlyappliestodemons(nodevils).Unlessyou'reinan
APdedicatedtofightingdemonsprimarilyIwouldpass.Note:Unlikemostreligioustraitsyou
canbeaformerfollowerwhohasleftthereligion.
ContractMaster(Asmodeus)
+1bonuson
Linguistics
,anditbecomesaclassskill.
A
rarelyusedskill.ThemainbenefitofLinguisticsisforeveryrankspentyougainalanguage.
The+3inclassbonusdoesntprovideyouadditionallanguages.Ifyouthinkyouwillneedto
decipherunfamiliarwrittenlanguagesorcreate/detectforgeriesalotthenhereisyourtrait.
FiendishConfidence(Asmodeus)
+1bonusonIntimidate,andIntimidatebecomesa
classskill.
Nowthisisahighvalueskill.Wellworthatraitinvestmentifyou'relookingforitin
class.
Besmara
DeckFighter(Besmara)
+1bonusonattacksofopportunitywhenfightingaboarda
ship.
Weaksauce.Getsomethingelse.
Brigh
NimbleFingers,KeenMind(Brigh)
+1bonusonDisableDevice,anditbecomesaclass
skill.
IfyouwantDisableDeviceinclasshereisyourtrait.
Calistria
CalistrianProstitute(Calistria)
+1bonusonSenseMotiveandDiplomacytogather
information,andoneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
A+1bonustotwo
niceskills,andyougainoneinclass.Notethatyoumightonlygetthebonuswhenusingthem
togatherinformation.AskyourGM.SenseMotiveisthegemhere.
HolySchemer(Calistria)
+1traitbonusonSenseMotive,anditbecomesaclassskillfor
you.
SameastheabovetraitminustheDiplomacybonus.SenseMotiveisagreatskilltogain.
Anditsaflatbonusontheskill.TakeCalistrianProstituteunlessyouhavemoralissuewith
beingaworkinggirl/guy.
Opportunistic(Calistria)
+1bonusonattacksofopportunitywhenusingadagger,
sword,orwhip.
Terrible.Moveon.
SacredAvenger(CalistriaElf)
Whenacreaturedamagesyouwithaweapon,onyour
nextturnyougaina+1bonusonweapondamageagainstthatcreature.Ifthiscreatureis
your
ilduliel
thisbonusincreasesto+2.ElfOnly.
Interesting,butfartoonarrow.Pick
somethingelse.
WaspWhisperer(CalistriaElf)
+1bonusonFortitudesavesagainstpoison.Youmay
useDiplomacy(orwildempathyifyouareadruidorranger)toimproveaHostileor
Unfriendlyinsectile
vermin
sattitudetowardIndifferent.
Anotherinterestingtrait.The
poisonbonusisniceandtheverminthingiscool,butwillprobablyberare.
CaydenCailean
FortifiedDrinker(CaydenCailean)
Wheneveryouimbibeanyalcoholicbeverage,you
gaina+2bonusonsavesagainst
mindaffecting
effectsfor1hour.
Sothisisactuallya
reallynicetrait.MindAffectingspellsaresomeoftheworsttofailon,andthe1beveragean
hourshouldntcauseyouanynegativeeffects.Theonlyissuewiththistraitistryingtofigureout
howtocarrythatmuchalcoholaround.Butthat'spartofthefun!.
GoodNatured(CaydenCailean)
+2bonusonallsavingthrowsagainstfeareffects
.Not
nearlyasgoodasFortifiedDrinker.Fearaffectsarentnearlyasbad.Andnoexcusetodrink!
StrongWilled(CaydenCailean)
+2bonusonsavingthrowsagainst
charmand
compulsion
effects.
FortifiedDrinkerisbetterbecauseMindaffectingecompasescharmand
compulsionandthensome.Plusnoreasontodrink!Alljokingasidethoughitisstillasolidtrait.
ChaldiraZuzaristan
CallforHelp(ChaldiraZuzaristan)
Whenyoutakethetotaldefenseaction,alliesgaina
+1bonusonrollsmadeagainstacreaturethreateningyou.
Interestingbutweak.
LessonsofChaldira(ChaldiraZuzaristan)
Onceperday,whenyoufailasavingthrow,
youcanrerollthesavingthrow.Youmusttakethesecondresultevenifitisworse.
This
iscrazygood.Asecondshotonanyfailedsavecanreallysaveyourbutt.
DemonLords
DemonicPersuasion(DemonLords)
+2bonuson
Diplomacy
and
Intimidate
when
dealingwithcreaturesofthe
demon
subtype.Thebonusonlyaffectsdemons(nodevils).
TooNarrow.Moveon.
Desna
FaithfulArtist(Desna)
+1traitbonustoonePerformskill,andPerformbecomesaclass
skill.
IfyoureallywantPerform,Savantisbetter.Takethatinstead.
Good
Dreams(Desna)
Eachtimeyousleep,theGMtellsyouofadangerousdreamyou
had.Onceperday,ifyouhavetomakeasavingthrowagainstathreatrelatedorsimilar
tothatdream,youcanrolltwiceandtakethemorefavorableresult.Ifyoudonot
encountercircumstancessimilartothethreatorsituationyoudreamed,thistraithasno
effectthatday.Ifyouhavethe
HalflingJinx
trait,youcannotselectthistrait,andvice
versa.
TheeffectivenessofthistraitistotallyatthemercyofyourGM.IfheisintoitIcouldsee
itbeingasortofmetagamingdivination.Hencethedualranking.PersonallyIwouldpick
somethingnotuptoGMfiat.
Starchild(Desna)
+4bonusonSurvivalcheckstoavoidbecominglost.
Thefunnypartof
thistraitisthatthebonusfromacompasswouldstackbecausetheyaredifferentbonuses...
eventhoughtheydothesamething.Eitherwayisfartoonarrowtobeofmuchuse.
StoicOptimism(Desna)
+2bonuson
savingthrows
againstfeareffects.
Asstated
before.Feareffectsaretooweaktodeserveatrait.
DwarfReligionTrait
Thereisasmallcollectionofgodsworshipedalmostexclusivelybydwarves.
Thesearemostlyrelatedto
Torag
andaregenerallynotworshipedindividually.Theyinclude
Angradd
,
Folgrit
,
Bolka
,
Grundinnar
,
Kols
,
Trudd
,
Dranngvit
,and
Magrim
.Theonlygodinthedwarvenpantheonnot
relatedtoToragistheDarkSmith,
Droskar
.
Alluring(BolkaDwarfReligionTrait)
+2bonusonDiplomacywiththosewhofindyou
attractive.Youcanuse
daze
onceperdayasaspelllikeability.
Itslikecharmingbutworse.
Andyou'readwarf..dodwarvesevenfindotherdwarvesattractive?Addinthe0Levelspell
onceperdayandit'sstillterrible.
BattlefieldCaster(DwarfReligionTrait)
+1bonusonconcentrationtocastdefensively
anda+1bonustoACagainstattacksprovokedbyorreadiedagainstspellcasting.
Not
terriblebutIwouldrathertakeoneofthetraitsthatgiveaflat+2toconcentration.Desperate
Focusgivesa+2bonustoallconcentrationchecks.
HoneyedWords(DwarfReligionTrait)
+1bonusonDiplomacy.Inaddition,youreceive
a+1bonustotheDCofanycharmorcompulsionthatdoesnotprovideongoingcontrol
andresultsinpeacefulacts,suchas
calmemotions
,
sleep,
ora
suggestion
tolaydown
arms.
Thatsaprettyslimfocusoncharmandcompulsion.Butaddintheskillbonusanditisnt
sobad.Witchesmightwanttotakeasecondlook.
Propitiation(AnyDwarvendeity)
Atthestartofeachday,pickoneofthefollowing
skills:Appraise,Bluff,Craft(pickonecraftskill),Diplomacy,Intimidate,orKnowledge
(local).Yougaina+2bonusonthatskilluntilthestartofthenextday.
Anicebonusthat
youcanchangedaytoday.Andthelisthassomenicechoices.Ilikethistrait.
Resigned(DwarfReligionTrait)
+1traitbonuswhenretryingapreviouslyfailedskill
checkorabilitycheck,aswellaswhentaking20onskillchecksandabilitychecks.
Differentandhelpful.Ilikeiteveniftherearebettertraitsavailable.
Toilcrafter(DwarfReligionTrait)
Chooseone
Craft
or
Profession
skillinwhichyouhave
atleast1rank.Ranksinyourchosenskillcountasyourcasterlevelforthepurposeof
qualifyingforthe
CraftMagicArmsandArmor
feat.Youmaycraft+1armor,weapons,or
shields(withnospecialqualities),substitutingyourrankinthechosenskillforyour
casterlevel.Youmustusethechosenskillforthechecktocreatetheitem.Craftingin
thisfashiontakestwiceaslongasnormal.Theseitemscannotbeupgradedwithnew
abilities.
PrettyflavorfulfeatthatgoesalongwithLegendaryDwarvenSmithswhocreatesuch
wondrousarmorandweaponsthattheyarealmostmagicinquality.Unfortunatlyyoustillhave
totakeCraftMagicArmsandArmorbeforeyoucanusethistraitandMasterCraftsmanis
superiorineverywaytothistrait.Unlessyourharduponfeatstakethatinstead.
ElfReligiousTrait
(
Findeladlara
,
Ketephys
,
and
Yuelral
)
ElvenPantheist(anyelvendeity)
+1bonusonKnowledge(history)torecognizeor
evaluateart,Knowledge(architectureandengineering),Survivaltohuntgame,
Constitutioncheckstorun,andSpellcraftchecksinvolvingcrystalsorgems.
Alotof
bonustospecificactivities...noneofwhicharethatgreat.Picksomethingelse.
SovyrianPantheist(ElfReligiousTraitElf)
+1bonusonKnowledge(religion),and
Knowledge(religion)becomesaclassskill.
IfyouwanttheKnowledgehereisatraitforit.
Therearetraitsthatgivebetterbonuseshowever.
EmpyrealLords
EmpyrealFocus(EmpyrealLords)
Onceperday,beforeyoumakeaskillcheck,gaina
+2bonus.
Horrible.Moveon.
Erastil
ErastilsSpeaker(Erastil)
+1bonusonDiplomacy,andDiplomacybecomesaclass
skill.
Notabadtrait,butDilettanteArtist(Elf)orExtremelyFashionablearebetterchoices.
PatientOptimist(Erastil)
+2bonusonDiplomacycheckstoinfluencehostileor
unfriendlycreatures,andifyoufailatsuchanattemptyoumayretryitonce.
Theretryis
nice,butitsstillfartoonarrow.
Provider(Erastil)
+1bonusonanyd20rolltoacquirefoodorwaterforothers.
An
interestingtrait.It'seffectivelya+1toSurvivalchecksanda+1tohit...whenitgetsfood.But
thefactyoucan'twaste,anditsnarrowfocuslimitsitsuse.
WiseTeacher(Erastil)
+4bonusonaidanothercheckswithSurvivalorKnowledge
(Nature)
.Terrible.Moveon.
Ghlaunder
PotentConcoctions(Ghlaunder)
Chooseanytwopoisonswhenyouattempttoinflict
eitherofthesepoisonsonanenemy,theDCtoresistitisincreasedby+1
.Oneofthefew
waystoincreasetheDCofpoisonsotherthanspells.Anditstackswithjustaboutanything.If
youlikepoisonyouwilllikethistrait.
Gorum
IronGrip(Gorum)
Whenacreatureattemptsto
disarm
you,itsuffersa2penaltyonthe
attackroll.
Fartoonarrowtobeworthatrait.Ifyouareworriedaboutbeingdisarmedgeta
LockedGauntlet
...its8gp.
StrongHeart(Gorum)
+1bonusonsavesagainstfeareffects,andtheDCofIntimidate
checksmadeagainstyouincreasesby+2.
Thebonustosavesismeh.Therestworse.Move
along.
VeteranofBattle(Gorum)
+1bonusonInitiative,andifyouareabletoactduringa
surprise
round,youmayadrawaweaponasa
freeaction
duringthatround.
Abonusto
InitiativeandalimitedQuickDrawabilityduringasurpriseround.Thiswouldallowyoutodraw
andattackinasurpriseround.Notabadtrait.
Gozreh
ChildofNature(Gozreh)(A)
+1bonusonSurvival,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Ifyou
wantSurvivalhereisatraittogetit.Nomadicisbetterhowever.
ChildofNature(Gozreh)(B)
+2bonusonSurvivaltofindfoodandwater,anda+1bonus
onKnowledge(nature).Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Notbadif
youwantKnowledgeNature.TherearebetterSurvivaltraits.
StrongSwimmer(Gozreh)
+2bonustoSwim,andcanholdyourbreathforanextra2
roundswhenunderwater.
Horrible.Moveon.
GreatOldOnes
or
OuterGods
UnspeakableBond(GreatOldOnesorOuterGods)
+2bonusonDiplomacywhen
dealingwithcreaturesofthe
aberration
type.
FartooNarrowtobeworththeinvestmentofa
trait.
GreenFaith
EyesoftheWild(TheGreenFaith)
+2bonuson
Perception
innaturalsettings.
Narrow
andweak.Moveon.
KnowtheLand(TheGreenFaith)
+1bonuson
Knowledge
(nature)and
Survival
,and
oneofthesebecomesaclassskill.
Notabadtraitifyouwishtogeteitherskillinclass.
Groetus
BrokenMind(Groetus)
+2bonusonsavesagainstmadnessand
confusion
effects.
To
narrowtotake.Picksomethingelse.MightbeusefulforaWildRagerBarbarian.Canhelpyou
getbythoseearlylevelswithoutkillingallyourfriends.
Gyronna
VindictiveStrike(Gyronna)
Onceperdayduringacombatencounter,youcanchooseto
gaina+1bonusonasingleattackrollagainstthecreaturethatlasthityou.
Weak.Pick
somethingelse.
Hadregash
StrengthoftheBarghest(Hadregash)
Onceperdayasa
freeaction
,youcangaina+2
bonusonanyStrengthcheckorStrengthbasedskillcheck.
Alsoweak.Moveon.
Hanspur
RiverFreedom(Hanspur)
+1bonusonallsavesagainsteffectsthatwouldhamperyour
movement
.Again...weak.
Iomedae
AShiningBeacon(Iomedae)
Bonusdamagetocriticalhitsondemonsbasedonyour
weapon.
ThetraitKillerdoesthesamethingbutagainsteverything.Ifyouwantbonuscrit
damagetakethatinstead.
DivineWarrior(Iomedae)
+1bonusonmeleeweapondamagewhenyoucastadivine
spellthataffectweapons.
Asmallbonusthatstackswitheverythingelse.Notbadifyouarea
meleetypethatbuffsregularlylikeameleeclericorpaladin.
PurityofFaith(Iomedae)
+1bonusonallWillsavesanda+1bonusonallsavingthrows
madeagainstspellsandeffectsoriginatingfroman
outsider
withthe
evil
subtype.
Aflat
bonustoasaveandabonustosavesvsaspecificcreaturetypeontop.Heckyeah.
Irori
Centered(Irori)
+1bonusonsavesagainstcharmsandcompulsions,andtheDCofany
attemptstousethe
Intimidate
skillonyouincreasesby+1.
Therearebettertraitsagainst
charmsandcompulsionsandtherestishohum.TakealookatLatentPsionoroneoftheflat
+1willsavetraits.
SeerofReality(Irori)
+2bonusonanysavesinvolvingillusionmagic.
Notterriblebut
therearemuchbettersavebonustraits.
SensingImperfection(Irori)
,
+1bonusonSenseMotive,andSenseMotivebecomesa
classskill.
IfyouwishtopickupSenseMotivehereisatraitforyou..
WisdomintheFlesh(Irori)
SelectanyStrength,Constitution(None),orDexteritybased
skill.YoumakecheckswiththatskillusingyourWisdommodifierinsteadofitsnormal
abilityscore.Thatskillbecomesaclassskill.
Hereisalistoftheskillsyoucanchoosefrom:
Climb,Swim,Acrobatics,DisableDevice,EscapeArtist,Fly,Ride,SleightofHand,andStealth.
Ifyou'reawisdombasedcharacterbutreallywanttoexcelatoneoftheseskillsthisisagood
idea.Ontopofitallyougettheskillinclass.Greatstuff.Note:Thisistheonlytraitthatgives
Flyinclass.
Kurgess
TheFlexingArm(Kurgess)
YoucanuseStrengthinsteadofDexterityasyourbase
abilityfor
EscapeArtist
skillchecks.
Ifyou'reaStrengthbasedclasswhotendstoget
grappledalotthenthiscanbeagoodtraittogetfree.PersonallyIwouldpicksomethingmore
helpful.
Lamashtu
Deformed(Lamashtu)
+1bonusonIntimidate,andIntimidatebecomesaclassskill.
Not
abadtraitifyouwantIntimidateinclass.
Mother'sTeeth(Lamashtu)
Youcanmakeabiteattackfor1d2pointsofdamageasa
secondaryattack.
ThistraitisasgoodasTuskedforHalfOrcs.AgreattraitforNatural
WeaponRangers,BeastTotemBarbarians,oranyotherbuildthatfavorsNaturalAttacks.Note:
ifthisisyouronlynaturalattackitbecomesaPrimaryAttack.
UnhingedMentality(Lamashtu)
+2bonusonsavesagainst
confusion
,
insanity
,andfear
effects.
Therearebettersavebonustraits.LookforatraitthatgivesabonusvsallMind
Influencing,CharmandCompulsion,oraflatbonustowill.
Lissala
Loreseeker(Lissala)
+2bonuson
Spellcraft
madetoidentifymagicalitems.
Craptrait.
Movealong.
Milani
TalentedOrganizer(Milani)
+1bonuson
SenseMotive
,and
SenseMotive
becomesa
classskill.
AgoodtraitifyouwantSenseMotive.
Naderi
EmptyHeart,FullHeart(Naderi)
+1bonusonsavesvs
charm
effects,andanytargetsof
yourowncharmspellssuffera1ontheirsaves.
Thisonlyaffectsthecharmportionof
charmandcompulsion.Remember...A
charm
makesthesubjectafriendofthecastera
compulsion
makesthesubjectobeythecaster.Solesseffectivebutstillniceifyouarebuilding
anEnchanter.Ifyoursimplywantingtheaddeddefensetherearebettertraits.
Nethys
ArcaneDepth(Nethys)
Eithera+1on
Spellcraft
or+2on
Knowledge
(arcana).
Neither
skillbecomesaclassskill.Therearebettertraits.
MagicisLife(Nethys)
+2bonusonsavesvs.deatheffectsaslongasyouareunderthe
effectsofanyspell.Ifyouarereducedtonegativehitpointswhileyouareunderthe
effectsofanyspell,youautomaticallyconfirmstabilizationcheckstostopbleeding.
An
interestingtraitforcasters,buttoonarrowtobeofmuchuse.
UnderlyingPrinciples(Nethys)
+1bonuson
UseMagicDevice
,anditbecomesaclass
skill.
Atrulyamazingskill.EspeciallygreatforhighCHAcharacters.Ifyoudon'twishtofollow
NethyslookatDangerouslyCurious...itsthesamebonus.
NiviRhombodazzle
AgentofChance(NiviRhombodazzle)
Onceaday,whenanadjacentallymakesaskill
checkanddoesntliketheresult,youcanallowhimarerollasan
immediateaction
.Your
allymusttaketheresultofthereroll,evenifitisworsethantheoriginalroll.Interesting
ability.
Greatforanyonewhofollowsthetrapfinderaroundorassistyourcrafter.Icanthinkof
plentyoftimesthiscancomeinhandy.
Norgorber
PracticedDeception(Norgorber)
+1traitbonuson
Disguise
checks,andyoucanapply
andremoveadisguiseinhalfthenormaltime.
It'saneattrait.Itbasicallydropsthetime
from1030minutesto515minutes.Notahugedealthoughconsideringa
Hatofdisguise
(1800gp,+10toDisguise)makesitastandardaction.IwouldlookatUglySwineorAugmented
Disguiseifyoujustwantabonustodisguise.
SecretKnowledge(Norgorber)
Whenyouinitiallytakethistrait,ithasnoeffect.Atany
pointthereafter,beforemakingacheck,youmaychooseoneKnowledgeskill.Yougaina
permanent+2bonusonchecksforthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Averystrange
wayofgettingaKnowledgeskillinclass,butyousimplyhavetowaitforyouchosenKnowledge
tocomeup.VeryNice.
VenomDrenched(Norgorber)
Youareimmunetoonespecificnonmagicalpoison.If
youingestadoseofthat
poison
(evenifitisacontact,inhaled,orinjury
poison
),it
remainsinyoursystemfor24hoursanycreaturethatbitesyouduringthattimeis
subjecttothe
poisons
effects.
Kindofafunnytrait.Ifyouwanttousepoisonwithnopoison
usethiscouldhelpwithyourfavoritepoison.Thebitethingseemsawaste.Poisonis
expensive.LikethetraitBoardingat
Mediogalti
ifyouwanttopulloff
THIS
hereyougolol.
Pharasma
CorpseHunter(Pharasma)
+1bonusonallattacksmadeagainstundead.
Toonarrow.
Moveon.
SpiritGuide(Pharasma)
+2bonuson
Knowledge
(religion),and
itbecomesaclassskill.
+2bonusandinclass.Nicetrait.
UndeadSlayer(Pharasma)
+1bonusonweapondamageagainst
undead
.Abitbetterthen
CorpseHunterbutstillfartoonarrow.
Rovagug
DestructiveBlows(Rovagug)
+2bonusonStrengthchecksmadetobreakthings,as
wellassunder.
Weak.Moveon.
HatredoftheGods(Rovagug)
+1bonusonsavesagainstdivinespells.
Notashelpfulas
arcanespellsconsideringtherearesomanymorearcanecasterclasses,butitsstillaflatbonus
againstabigportionofspells.
Sarenrae
Ambassador(Sarenrae)
+2bonustoDiplomacychecks.
Nicesizebonusbutthatsit.
BladeofMercy(Sarenrae)
Nopenaltytoattackwithaslashingweaponwheninflicting
nonlethaldamage,andgaina+1bonustoanynonlethaldamageyouinflictwitha
slashingweapon.
Notabadforsomeonethatsabountyhuntertype.This+monk'sspade
mightbeanoptiontodoubleyoursneakattackdiceviasapmaster.Otherwiseitsjusttoo
situational.
CleansingLight(Sarenrae)
Whendealingdamagetoundeadwithyour
channelenergy
,
youcanrerollanydamagediethatshowsanatural1.
Ifyou'reinacampaignfilledwith
undeadoryouarebuiltaroundchannelingthisisagreatchoice.
CleansingtheTwisted(Sarenrae)
+1bonustoslashingweapondamageagainstall
aberrations
.
Justtoonarrowtobeveryhelpful.
DawnRenewal(Sarenrae)
Whenyouusethe
Heal
skilltoprovidelongtermcare,your
patientshealanextra2hitpointsatsunrise.
Horrible.Movealong.
FlameoftheDawnflower(Sarenrae)
Wheneveryouscoreacriticalhitwithascimitar,
youdealanadditional2pointsoffiredamagetoyourtarget.
Interesting,especiallyfor
DervishDancetypebuildsbutyouhavetocritanditsfiredamage.Justtooweakformytaste.
Illuminator(Sarenrae)
+2bonusonDiplomacy,and
itbecomesaclassskill.
Theonlytrait
thatgivesa+2bonusandtheskillinclass.Nice.
StrengthoftheSun(Sarenrae)
Duringtheday,yougaina+1bonusonall
Charisma
basedchecks.
Anoddtrait.Itisa+1toBluff,Diplomacy,Disguise,HandleAnimal,
Intimidate,Perform,andUseMagicDevicechecks.Alsoanychecksthatrepresentattemptsto
influenceothersandchannelingvsundead.Notbadconsideringmostadventurersadventure
duringtheday.Italsoaddsa+1toconcentrationforChacasters.Certainbuildswhoreplace
DexwithChaforalotofchecks(ex:LoreOracle)canmakethistraitmoveto
BLUE.
UnderSiege(Sarenrae)
+1bonusonBluffandSenseMotive,andoneoftheseskills
(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Bothareniceskillstohave.Goodtrait.
Shelyn
EarforMusic(Shelyn)
+1bonusononecategoryof
Perform
,anda+2bonusonany
Knowledge
(local)checksthatdealwiththelocalartormusicscene.
Justasbadas
AspiringBard.Whocaresaboutthelocalmusicscene.Stupidtrait.
InnerBeauty(Shelyn)
Onceperday,gaina+4bonustoasingle
Bluff
,
Craft
,
Diplomacy
,
or
Perform
skillcheck.
Toweak.Picksomethingbetter.Thismightbebettercombinedwith
bardversatileperformance.
IntenseArtist(Shelyn)
+1bonusontwo
Perform
skillsofyourchoice,and
Perform
becomes
aclassskill.Ifyou'relookingforperforminclasshereyougo.Notmuchelse.
SelfSacrifice(Shelyn)
Asa
moveaction
,youcanuseyourownbodytogrant
softcover
toanadjacentallyregardlessofthedifferenceinyourrespectivesizes.
Possiblygoodfor
certainTankishbuilds.Therearebettertraitsthough.
Sivanah
StriptheVeils(Sivanah)
+1bonusonSenseMotive,andSenseMotivebecomesaclass
skill.
Itsalwaysnicetoknowifsomeoneisbeinglessthanhonest.Agreattrait.
ThamirGixx
Backstabber(ThamirGixx)
+1damagetoflankedfoes(anditismultipliedonacritical
hit).
Notbadifyourbuiltaroundflanking(RoguesandPreciseStrikebuilds)
Torag
DefensiveStrategist(Torag)
Youarenot
flatfooted
whenyouareanunaware
combatant.Thisincludesa
surprise
roundthatyoudontgettoactin,andbeforeyouget
toactatthestartofabattle.
THISTRAITISSICK.Itbasicallygivesyou
UncannyDodge
asa
trait.Unbelievablystrong.
EyeoftheFather(Torag)
+1bonustoa
Craft
skillofyourchoice,and
Perform
becomesa
classskill.Kindofanoddmix.Badeitherway.IfyouwantPerformlookelsewhere.
GuardianoftheForge(Torag)
+1bonusonKnowledge(engineering)andKnowledge
(history).Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Anoktraitifyouwishto
geteitherinclass.Neitherareespeciallystrongknowledgesthough.
Urgathoa
Deathspeaker(Urgathoa)
+2bonusonDiplomacywhendealingwithundead,aswellas
a+2bonusonCharismachecksmadetoinfluenceundead.
NotabadtraitforNecromancer
builds.Otherwiseprettyweak.
Inoculated(Urgathoa)
+2bonusonsavesagainst
disease
effects.
Weak.Moveon.
Venkelvore
RestlessHunger(Venkelvore)
Caneatapieceoffoodaspartofa
charge
attackonce
perday.Doingsoincreasesyourspeedby10feetfor1round.
Justweird.Getsomething
better.
Ydersius
SerpentineSqueeze(Ydersius)
+1bonusoncombatmaneuverstograpple,aswellasa
+1bonustoyourCMDwheneveranopponenttriestograppleyou.
AgoodtraitforGrapple
builds.
Zarongel
WolfCub(Zarongel)
Onceperdayasastandardaction,yougainthe
scent
abilityfor1
minute.
Prettyweak.Iwouldlookelsewhere.
Zogmugot
Flounderer(Zogmugot)
+1bonustoSwim,andyoucanholdyourbreathforanumber
ofroundsequaltothreetimesyourConstitutionscorebeforeyouriskdrowning.
Weaksauce.Eveninasailingcampaign.
ZonKuthon
BattlefieldSurgeon(ZonKuthon)
Healbecomesaclassskillforyou,andyoucanuse
thetreatdeadlywoundsaspectoftheskill1additionaltimepercreatureperday.
Ifyou
reallywanthealinclasshereyougo.Theaddedbonusisntbadbuteachusetakesanhour.
You'rebetteroffjustgettingaWandofCureLightWounds.
KuthiteCaster(ZonKuthon)
+4bonusonConcentrationwhencastingspellswiththe
darkness
,
pain
,or
shadow
descriptors.
Notaterribletrait.Iwouldratherhaveoneofthe
traitsthatgiveastraight+2bonustoallspellcasting.
Zyphus
FatalTrapper(Zyphus)
+1bonusonCraft(traps)checksanda+1bonusonDisable
Devicechecksmadetodisabletraps.
Notaterriblechoiceforyourtrapfinder,butthereare
bettercraftanddisabledevicetraits.Iwouldpickoneofthoseinstead.
Other
Slayer'sOath(Any)
+1bonusonweapondamageagainstundead.
Nonarrowtobeof
muchuse.Auniquetraitinthatyoucanworshipanydeity.Unfortunatethatisisn'tverygood.
SpiritTalker(Mwangifaiths)
+1
racialbonus
on
Will
savesagainstdivinespellsand
spelllikeeffectsemployedagainstyoubyclericsorpaladinsof
Aroden
,
Abadar
,
Iomedae
,
Gozreh
,and
Shelyn
butyousuffera1penaltyon
Will
savesagainstdivine
spellscastbydevoteesofMwangifaiths.
Theonlyupsidetothistraitisitsaracialbonus
insteadofatraitbonus(soitshouldstackwithothertraitbonuses).Thatdoesnthelpthefactit
isanarrowbonusinthefirstplace.Therearebettertraitsthatgiveabonustoalldivinespells,
andhavenonegative.
EquipmentTraits
AugmentedDisguise
+2bonusonDisguisewhenwearingawig,falsebeard,orsimilar
largeprop,orifyouarewearingaspecialcostumeoreyecatchingbaublethatreinforces
yourdisguise.
AdecentbonustoDisguise,butthereareaplethoraofwaystoboostDisguise.
Iwouldsavemytraitforsomethingbetter..
Dealmaker
Onceperweek,whenlookingforanitemwithapricegreaterthanthelocal
communitysbasevaluemakeaDiplomacychecktosellorpurchasethatitemasifthe
localcommunitywereofsufficientsize.
TheDCcanberidiculouslyhigh.PersonallyIwould
pass.Bythetimethisreallycomesinhandyyoucanprobablymagicallytraveltoabetter
market.UnlessyouhaveaGMwhoisastickleraboutthissortofthing,lookatsomethingelse.
ExtremelyFashionable
Wheneveryouarewearingclothingand/orjewelryworthatleast
150gp(andyou'reclean),yougaina+1bonusonBluff,Diplomacy,andIntimidate.One
oftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
Nowthisisbetter.Abonustothebig
threesocialskillsandonebecomesaclassskill.Morethenlikelyyourfirstmagicitemwill
covertherequirement.
HeirloomWeapon
Chooseoneofthefollowingbenefitswithaspecificweapon:
proficiencywithit,a+1bonusonattacksofopportunitywithit,ora+2bonusonone
kindofcombatmaneuverwhenit.Note:Youpaythestandardgpcostfortheweapon.
Amomentofsilenceplease.Thistraitusedtobe
oneofthebest
.Aftergoingthrougherrata
meatgrinderwhatweareleftwithisthisdrivel.Otherthenthebonustoonecombatmaneuver
thistraitispuretrash.Consideringthatifyouloseyourweaponyoulosesyourtrait...theriskis
notworththereward.
ImprovisationalEquipment
Whenusinganitemforanythingotherthanitsintended
purposereducetheimprovisationpenaltyby2.Thisdoesnotapplytoimprovised
weaponpenalties
.Icantseemtofindwhatthenormalimprovisationpenaltyisnormally,but
myadvicewouldbetogettherightgearforthejobandsaveyourtraitforsomethingnormal
equipmentcan'thandle.
IronLiver
+2traitbonusonFortitudesavesagainstpoisonanddrugs,anda+4trait
bonusonFortitudesavestoavoidtheeffectsofalcohol.
Tonarrow.Moveon.
PowerofSuggestion
YoumaymakeaBluffchecktomakeobserversbelievethatan
objectinyourpossessionisactuallyadifferentobjectentirely.
Itcouldbeusefulifyougo
alotofplacesthatdon'tallowweaponsIsuppose.TheDCisnothingtosniffat.
PrehensileWhip
Youcanuseawhipasifitwerearopewithagrapplinghookatthe
end.Attachingyourwhipisastandardaction,butdetachingitisafullroundaction.
If
youwanttobe
THISGUY
hereisyourtrait.Igiveitaboostinranksimplyforbeingcool.
QuickLearner
Afteryourfirstattackwithaweaponinwhichyouarenotproficient,the
nonproficiencypenaltydecreasesby2(toa2penalty).
Howaboutyougetaweaponyou
knowhowtouseandgetabettertrait.
RoughandReady
Whenyouuseatoolofyourtrade(craftorprofessiontool)asa
weapon,youdonottaketheimprovisedweaponpenaltyandinsteadreceivea+1bonus
onyourattack.
Again.Getaweaponyou'reproficientinandusethat.
StageMagic
Whenyouuseanalchemicalitemaspartofaperformance,yougaina+2
bonusonyourPerformcheckforthedurationofthatperformance.
Thisiscalleda
circumstance
bonustheGMawardsforgoodRPandingenuity.Youshouldntneedatraitforit.
StealthyEscape
Whentryingtoescapemanacles,rope,orothersimilarrestraints,you
maymakeaSleightofHandcheckinsteadofEscapeArtist.Ifyoufreeyourself,yougain
a+2traitbonusonBluffcheckstopretendthatyouarestillbound.
Interesting,buttoo
narrowtobeveryhelpful.
ThrownTogetherFashion
Withabasicsewingkitordisguisekit,youcanmakea
Disguisechecktochangeoneoutfitintoanotheroutfit.
Notreallysurewhatthebenefitof
thistraitis.Eitherwayit'stooweakandnarrowtobeofmuchuse.
ListofTraitsthatgiveaSkillinclass
SohereishowIbrokeeachskillup:
Name:
NameoftheTraitduh.
Category:
Whatsectionthetraitcomesfrom
Bonus:
Howbigofabonus(ifany)tothespecificskill
Flat/Narrow:
Isthebonusaflatbonusoranarrowbonustotheskill
Additional:
Anyextrasitprovides(negativeorpositive)
StandoutsareHighlighted,andIgivemypickofBestoftheBestatthe
bottomofeachskill.IchosetoleaveCampaigntraitsoutoftherunning
whenitcametothebestofthebest.
ListofTraits:
Perception
UseMagicDevice
Acrobatics
Bluff
Diplomacy
Intimidate
Knowledge(Arcana)
Knowledge(Dungeoneering)
Knowledge(Nature)
Knowledge(Planes)
Knowledge(Religion)
SenseMotive
Spellcraft
Stealth
DisableDevice
Disguise
EscapeArtist
HandleAnimal
Fly
Knowledge(Engineering)
Knowledge(Geography)
Knowledge(History)
Knowledge(Local)
Knowledge(Nobility)
Survival
Climb
Linguistics
Ride
Swim
Appraise
Heal
SleightofHand
Perception
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Lookingfor
Work
Campaign
+1
Flat
Conspiracy
Hunter
Campaign
+1
Flat
Friendofthe
Family
Campaign
+1
Flat
BalloonHeaded Race(Goblin)
+1
Flat
8tosqueezeheadthrough
tightspace
Militant
Merchant
+1
Narrow(against
surprise)
Race(Dwarf)
Valashmai
Veteran
Regional
+1
Flat
(+1onsurvivalchecksin
Jungleterrain)
EyesandEars
oftheCity
Religion
+1
Flat
BestoftheBest:ValashmaiVeteran
anyonecangetanditgivesanadditional
bonustosurvival.
UseMagicDevice
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Dangerously
Curious
Magic
+1
Flat
Underlying
Principles
Regional
+1
Flat
BestoftheBest:Either
Ifyou'restuckwithadifferentregionthenDangerously
Curiouswinsout.
Acrobatics
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
JenivereCrew
Campaign
+1
Flat
Rescued
Campaign
+1
Flat
RiceRunner
Regional
+1
Flat
Wisdominthe
Flesh
Religion
+0
None
UseWisdominsteadofDex
BestoftheBest:RiceRunner/WisdomintheFlesh
Bothareeasytoget.Rice
givesa+1bonus,butWisdomhastheuniquebonusofusingyourwisdom.
Bluff
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
WittyRepartee
Combat
+1
Flat
ConvincingLiar Social
+1
Flat
FastTalker
Social
+1
Flat
WithoutaPast
Social
+1
Narrow(Forged +1Linguistics(Forged
Documents)
Documents)
BlackSheep
Campaign
+1
Flat
+1Know(local)
Lookingfor
Work
Campaign
+1
Flat
Missionary
Campaign
+1
Flat
Conspiracy
Hunter
Campaign
+1
Flat
BestFriend
Campaign
+2
Flat
PrivilegedSlave Regional
+1
Flat
PeshAddict
Regional
+1
Flat
Startwithonlyhavestarting
gold.
MinkaiAdvocate Regional
+1
Flat
Antiquities
Smuggler
Regional
+1
Flat
Keeperofthe
Veil
Regional
+1
Flat
Competencebonusinstead
ofatraitbonus.
UnderSiege
Religion
+1
Flat
+1BonustoSenseMotive
Extremely
Fashionable
Equipment
+1
Flat
+1BonustoDiplomacyand
Intimidate.
BestoftheBest:ExtremelyFashionable
EasiestTraittogain,andabonustotwo
otherskills.
Diplomacy
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
EaseofFaith
Faith
+1
Flat
HuntersBlood
Social
+1
Narrow(related
toUndead)
Undeadgaina+1tolearn
aboutyou.
Princess
Social
+1
Flat
+1Intimidate(Mustbe
Female)
MissingChild
Campaign
+0
None
SenseMotivealsogained
inclass.
Lookingfor
Work
Campaign
+1
Flat
Missionary
Campaign
+1
Flat
Conspiracy
Hunter
Campaign
+1
Flat
BestFriends
Campaign
+2
Flat
Barroom
Talespinner
Campaign
+1
Flat
+1toonePerform
DilettanteArtist Race
+1
Flat
+1toonePerform
WellInformed
Race
+1
Narrow(when
gatheringinfo)
+1Know(local)(when
gatheringinfo)
WorldTraveler
Race
+1
Flat
Honeyed
Tongue
Regional
+1
Flat
Fangwood
Diplomat
Regional
+1
Flat
Devoteeofa
DeadGod
Religion
+1
Flat
+1Know(Religion)
Calistrian
Prostitute
Religion
+1
Flat
+1SenseMotive
Erastils
Speaker
Religion
+1
Flat
Illuminator
Religion
+2
Flat
Extremely
Fashionable
Equipment
+1
Flat
+1toBluffandIntimidate
BestoftheBest:Illuminator
Easytraittoget(Followapopulargod),anditgivesa
flat+2bonus.Theotherhighlightedarehonorablementionsforalsobeingeasyto
acquireandgivebonusestootherusefulskills.
Intimidate
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Bully
Social
+1
Flat
ConvincingLiar Social
+1
Flat
Princess
Social
+1
Flat
+1Diplomacy(Mustbe
Female)
Lookingfor
Work
Campaign
+1
Flat
Missionary
Campaign
+1
Flat
Brute
Race
+1
Flat
TigerBrigadier
Regional
+2
Narrow(anyone
2age
categories
higher)
Aspiring
Hellknight
Regional
+1
Flat
VikingBlood
Regional
+1
Flat
ImperialSoldier Regional
+1
Flat
Soldierofthe
Faith
Regional
+1
Flat
Bandit
Regional
+1
Flat
Fiendish
Confidence
Religion
+1
Flat
Deformed
Religion
+1
Flat
Extremely
Fashionable
Equipment
+1
Flat
+1toBluffandDiplomacy
BestoftheBest:ExtremelyFashionable
Easytogetanditgivesa+1totwoother
usefulskills
Knowledge(Arcana)
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
mathematical
Prodigy
Magic
+1
Flat
+1Know(engineering)
Outlander
Campaign
+1
Flat
3spellsget+1CLand+1
DC
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
TeachersPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
Fanatic
Race
+1
Flat
+1Know(history)
Secret
Knowledge
Religion
+2
Flat
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
Knowledge(Dungeoneering)
Name
Category
ScholarofRuins Race
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
+1
Flat
+1Know(geography)
TeachersPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
Darklands
Delver
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Survival(madeinthe
Darklands)
Secret
Knowledge
Religion
+2
Flat
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
Knowledge(Nature)
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Devoteeofthe
Green
Faith
+1
Flat
+1Know(geography)
JenivereCrew
Campaign
+1
Flat
TeachersPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
Guerilla
Regional
+1
Flat
+1toSurvival(in
rainforest)
Spiritual
Forester
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(planes)
SavannahChild Regional
+1
Flat
Secret
Knowledge
Religion
+2
Flat
Childof
Nature(B)
Religion
+1
Flat
+2Survival(tofindfood
andwater)
KnowtheLand
Religion
+1
Flat
+1Survival
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
Honorablementiontotheotherhighlightedtraitsforbeingeasytogetandgiving
bonusestootherniceskills.
Knowledge(Planes)
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Scholarofthe
GreatBeyond
Faith
+1
Flat
+1Know(history)
Teacher'sPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
Spiritual
Forester
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(nature)
Secret
Knowledge
Religion
+2
Flat
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
HonorablementiontoSpiritualForesterforgivingabonustoanotherniceskill.
Knowledge(Religion)
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Childofthe
Temple
Faith
+1
Flat
+1Know(nobility)
Zealot
Faith
+1
Flat
Mustbeagnome.
(NegativeBleaching
mechanic)
Hunter'sBlood
Social
+1
Narrow(related +1DiplomacyandSurvival
toundead)
(relatedtoUndead)
(Undeadget+1tolearn
aboutyou)
Outlander
Campaign
+1
Flat
+1CLand+1saveDCto3
divinespells
Missionary
Campaign
+1
Flat
Teacher'sPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
OpenPalmof
Irori
Race
+1
Flat
+1AcrobaticsandKipool
ability
Acolyteof
Razmir
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(local)andRazmir
faithbonus
Secret
Knowledge
Religion
+2
Flat
Devoteeofa
DeadGod
Religion
+1
Flat
+1Diplomacy
Sovyrian
Pantheist
Religion
+1
Flat
Elfonly
SpiritGuide
Religion
+2
Flat
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
HonorablementiontoChildoftheTempleforbeingeasytogetandgivingabonusto
anotherniceskill.
SenseMotive
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Suspicious
Social
+1
Flat
MissingChild
Campaign
+0
None
Diplomacyalsoinclass
Missionary
Campaign
+1
Flat
Conspiracy
Hunter
Campaign
+1
Flat
Ilizmagorti
Native
Campaign
+1
Flat
WorldTraveler
Race
+1
Flat
PeshAddict
Region
+1
Flat
Startwithonlyhalfnormal
startinggold
Cynic
Region
+1
Flat
Survivor
Region
+1
Flat
+1Initiative
Calistrian
Prostitute
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Diplomacy(togather
info)
HolySchemer
Regional
+1
Flat
Sensing
Imperfection
Regional
+1
Flat
Talented
Organizer
Regional
+1
Flat
UnderSiege
Religion
+1
Flat
+1Bluff
StiptheVeils
Religion
+1
Flat
BestoftheBest:Survivor
Easytogetandgivesa+1toInitiative.Aclearwinnerif
youdontplanonusingyoureothertraitononeofthe+2initiativetraits(theywont
stack).HonorablementiontoUnderSiegeforbeingeasytoget(Populargod)and
givingabonustoBlufftoo.
Spellcraft
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Classically
Schooled
Magic
+1
Flat
BestoftheBest:ClassicallySchooled
Easytowinifyou'retheonlyone.
Stealth
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Slippery
Combat
+1
Flat
BlackSheep
Campaign
+1
Flat
+1Know(local)
Conspiracy
Hunter
Campaign
+1
Flat
Highlander
Regional
+1
Flat
+2stealthifinhillyorrocky
areas
Uskwood
Hunter
Regional
+1
Flat
Bandit
Regional
+1
Flat
SwampRebel
Regional
+2
Narrow(in
Narrow(inswampyterrain)
swampyterrain)
Wisdominthe
Flesh
Religion
+0
None
UseWisdominsteadofDex
BestoftheBest:Highlander/WisdomintheFlesh
Bothareeasytoget.Highlander
givesa+1bonus,butWisdomintheFleshhastheuniquequalityofusingyourwisdom
insteadofdex.
DisableDevice
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
VagabondChild Regional
+1
Flat
NimbleFingers, Regional
KeenMind
+1
Flat
Wisdominthe
Flesh
+0
None
UseWisdominsteadofDex
Religion
BestoftheBest:WisdomintheFlesh
Reallyall3arefine.Igavethewinto
WisdomintheFleshforusingyourwisdominsteadofdex.Ofcoursethisisanegativeif
you'reaDexheavycharacter.
Disguise
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
UglySwine
Race
+2
Flat
Keeperofthe
Veil
Regional
+1
Flat
Competencebonusinstead
oftraitbonus.
BestoftheBest:UglySwine
+2flatbonusandanyonecangetthroughadopted....
andyouwereraisedbygoblins...awesome.
EscapeArtist
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Freedom
Fighter
Race
+1
Narrow
(escaping
capture)
Rapscallion
Race
+1
Flat
+1Initiative
Bandit
Regional
+1
Flat
VagabondChild Regional
+1
Flat
Wisdominthe
Flesh
+0
None
UseWisdominsteadofDex
Religion
BestoftheBest:Rapscallion
Unlessyouaregettingoneofthe+2initiativetraitsthis
traitistheclearwinner.HonorableMention:WisdomintheFleshforusingyourwisdom.
HandleAnimal
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
AnimalFriend
Race
+0
None
+1Willifananimaliswithin
30feet
SavannahChild Regional
+1
Flat
JungleGuide
+1
Flat
+1Survival(injungle)
Regional
BestoftheBest:AnimalFriend
Nobonusbutyougeta+1towillsaves.Aclearwin.
Fly
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Wisdominthe
Religion
+0
None
UseWisdominsteadofDex
Flesh
BestoftheBest:WisdomintheFlesh
Easytowinifyou'retheonlyone.
Knowledge(Engineering)
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Warsmith
Race
+0
None
+1damagevsclay,crystal,
earth,metal,orstone
Teacher'sPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
Crusader
Tactician
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(nobility)
Osirionologist
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(History)
Secret
Knowledge
Religion
+2
Flat
Guardianofthe Religion
Forge
+1
Flat
+1Know(History)
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
Knowledge(Geography)
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
JenivereCrew
Campaign
+1
Flat
Teacher'sPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
Nomadic
Race
+1
Flat
ScholarofRuins Race
+1
Flat
+1Know(Dungeoneering)
MountainGuide Regional
+1
Narrow(in
mountainous
areas)
+1Survival(inmountainous
areas)
BelemPirate
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Profession(sailor)
ArtifactHunter
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(History)
Trench
Navigator
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Profession(sailor)
Secret
Religion
+2
Flat
Knowledge
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
HonorablementiontoScholarofRuinsforgivingabonustoanotherniceskill.
Knowledge(History)
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Scholoarofthe Faith
GreatBeyond
+1
Flat
+1Know(planes)
AncientExplorer Campaign
+1
Flat
+1Know(local)
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
Teacher'sPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
Fanatic
Race
+1
Flat
+1Know(arcana)
Historian
Race
+1
Flat
+1tobardicknowledge
Keeperofthe
Ancestral
Scrolls
Race
+1
Flat
+1Know(nobility)
ArtifactHunter
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(geography)
Osirionologist
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(engineering)
Guardianofthe Religion
Forge
+1
Flat
+1Know(engineering)
Secret
Knowledge
+2
Flat
Religion
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
Honorablementiontotheotherhighlightedtraitsforgivingbonusestootherniceskills.
Knowledge(Local)
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
BlackSheep
Campaign
+1
Flat
AncientExplorer Campaign
+1
Flat
+1Know(history)
Conspiracy
Hunter
Campaign
+1
Flat
Favored
Son/Daughter
Campaign
+1
Flat
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
Teacher'sPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
WellInformed
Race
+1
Narrow(attempti +1Diplomacy(attemptingto
ngtogather
gatherinfo)
info)
WorldTraveler
Race
+1
Flat
PeshAddict
Regional
+1
Flat
+1BluffandSenseMotive
Startwithhalfgold
Acolyteof
Razmir
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(religion)and
Razmirfaithbonus
Secret
Knowledge
Religion
+2
Flat
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
HonorablementiontoAcolyteofRazmirforbeingeasytogetandgivingabonusto
anotherniceskill.
Knowledge(Nobility)
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Childofthe
Temple
Faith
+1
Flat
+1Know(religion)
FosterChild
Campaign
+2
Flat
Teacher'sPet
Campaign
+2
Flat
FreedSlave
Race
+1
Flat
Keeperofthe
Ancestral
Scrolls
Race
+1
Flat
+1Know(history)
Crusader
Tactician
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(nobility)
Secret
Knowledge
Religion
+2
Flat
BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledge
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.
HonorablementiontoChildoftheTempleforgivingabonustoanotherniceskill.
Survival
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Hunter'sBlood
Social
+1
Narrow(related +1Diplomacyand
toUndead)
Know(religion)Undead
gain+1tolearnaboutyou
PovertyStricken Social
+1
Flat
JenivereCrew
Campaign
+1
Flat
CaravanGuard Campaign
+1
Flat
Student
Survivalist
Campaign
+2
Flat
Nomadic
Race
+1
Flat
+1Know(geography)
Outcast
Race
+1
Flat
Darklands
Delver
Regional
+1
Narrow(inthe
Darklands)
+1Know(dungeoneering)
Guerilla
Regional
+1
Narrow(in
rainforest)
+1Know(nature)
MountainGuide Regional
+1
Narrow(in
mountainous
areas)
+1Know(geography)(in
mountainousareas)
NirmathiMilitia
Regional
+1
Flat
JungleGuide
Regional
+1
Narrow(in
jungle)
+1HandleAnimal
MilitiaVeteran
Regional
+2
Flat
Valashmai
Veteran
Regional
+1
Narrow(in
jungle)
+1Perception
Shoanti
Tribesman
Regional
+1
Flat
Childof
Nature(A)
Regional
+1
Flat
Childof
Nature(B)
Regional
+2
Narrow(tofind +1Know(Nature)
foodandwater)
KnowtheLand
Religion
+1
Flat
+1Know(Nature)
BestoftheBest:MilitiaVeteran
Givesaflat+2bonus.HonorablementiontoKnow
theLandforgivingabonustoanotherniceskillandHuntersbloodforbeingacooltrait.
Climb
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
JenivereCrew
Campaign
+1
Flat
Shoanti
Tribesman
Regional
+1
Flat
Seasoned
Climber
Regional
+1
Flat
Wisdominthe
Flesh
Religion
+0
None
UseWisdominsteadofStr
BestoftheBest:WisdomintheFlesh
Reallyall4arefine.Igavethewinto
WisdomintheFleshforusingyourwisdominsteadofStr.Ofcoursethisisanegativeif
you'reaStrheavycharacter.
Linguistics
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Etymologist
Social
+1
Flat
GainbonuslanguageMust
beGnome
WithoutaPast
Social
+1
Narrow(toforge +1Bluff
documents)
Lettered
Race
+1
Narrow(to
Neverdrawthewrong
decipheringtext) conclusion
Cosmopolitan(A) Regional
+1
Flat
Cosmopolitan(B) Regional
+1
Flat
ContractMaster Religion
+1
Flat
BestoftheBest:Tie
Anyofthe3highlightedgiveaflatbonusandnorace
restriction.Ifyou'reaGnomeEtymologistisnice.
Ride
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
SavannahChild Regional
+1
Flat
LastwallCavalry Regional
+1
Flat
ImperialSoldier Regional
+1
Flat
NirmathiMilitia
Regional
+1
Flat
MilitiaVeteran
Regional
+2
Flat
Wisdominthe
Flesh
Religion
+0
None
UseWisdominsteadofDex
BestoftheBest:MilitiaVeteran
Easytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.Honorable
mentiontoWisdomintheFleshforusingyourwisdominsteadofdex.
Swim
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
NobleBorn
Campaign
+1
Flat
JenivereCrew
Campaign
+1
Flat
Touchedbythe Campaign
Sea
+1
Flat
Reducedpenaltytoattacks
underwater
RiverRat
Regional
+1
Flat
+1dmgwithdaggers
GoblinPirate
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Profession(sailor)
Shackles
Seafarer
Regional
+1
Flat
+1Know(nature)and
Know(geography)whileon
theocean
OaganDiver
Regional
+1
Flat
Shoanti
Tribesman
Regional
+1
Flat
Wisdominthe
Flesh
Religion
+0
None
UseWisdominsteadofStr
BestoftheBest:ShacklesSeafarer
Easytogetandgivesaflat+1bonustoswim
andtworelatedskills.HonorablementiontoWisdomintheFleshforusingyourwisdom
insteadofStr.RiverRatisanobrainerfordaggerusers.
Appraise
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
SzaezanCrags Regional
Miner
+1
Flat
Merchants
Child
Regional
+1
Flat
Antiquities
Smuggler
Regional
+1
Flat
Merchantof
Katheer
Regional
+1
Flat
BestoftheBest:Any
Anyofthe4highlightedgiveaflatbonusandnothing
additional.Takewhateverfitsyourflavor(orregion).
Heal
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Caretaker
Faith
+1
Flat
Ship'sSurgeon Campaign
+1
Flat
+1Craft(carpentry)
ImperialSoldier Regional
+1
Flat
VenicaanMedic Regional
+2
Narrow(totreat
diseaseor
poison)
Battlefield
Surgeon
+0
None
Religion
Cantreatdeadlywounds1
additionaltimepercreature
perday
BestoftheBest:BattlefieldSurgeon
Nobonus,buttheadditionaluseoftreating
deadlywoundsmakesupforitandthensome.
SleightofHand
Name
Category
Bonus
Flat/Narrow
Additional
Childofthe
Streets
Social
+1
Flat
BlackSheep
Campaign
+1
Flat
+1Know(local)
PeshDealer
Regional
+1
Flat
Antiquities
Smuggler
Regional
+1
Flat
VagabondChild Regional
+1
Flat
Varisian
Wanderer
Regional
+1
Flat
Wisdominthe
Flesh
Religion
+0
None
UseWisdominsteadofDex
BestoftheBest:ChildoftheStreets
Easiestofthetraitstoacquireandaflat
bonus.HonorablementiontoWisdomintheFleshforusingyourwisdominsteadof
Dex.
HeirloomWeapon
(OldVersion)
Source
Adventurer'sArmory
Youcarryaweaponthathasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationinyourfamily.
Thisheirloomweaponisofmasterworkquality(butyoupayonlythestandardcostatcharacter
creation).Yougaina+1traitbonusonattackrollswiththisspecificweaponandareconsidered
proficientwiththatspecificweapon(butnototherweaponsofthattype)evenifyoudonothave
therequiredproficiencies.
Rank
:IfyourGMallowstheoldHeirloomWeaponthistraitisamazing.Yougainamasterwork
qualitymartialorexcoticweaponatthecostofanormalweapon.Youareproficientwithsaid
weapon.Andyougeta+1tohitwithsaiditem.IseewhyitwasnerfedbutIconsiderthereward
worththerisk.IfyouloseyourHeirloomWeaponyoulosethebenefitofyourtrait.