Perks and Deperks (Negative Feats) system

[gab1]

I was hypothesizing about this earlier on IRC and figured it would simple on the scripting front to implement, loved this idea, based in 3.5 DnD. We already have something close to this, but i think it would help to add uniqueness to characters, and just add overall enjoyment for not very much work.



Drunkard - Your addiction and love of alcohol brings you relative fame, you don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. (Plus 1 point
(Start game with alcohol addiction)



Haemophilia - Even with the blessings of clerics and the magic of the realms, your wounds seem to bleed more profusely than others, refusing clotting. (-2 Points)

-3 Con



Insane - Your violent hallucinations are the result of magical curses, poisonous substances or a combination of both, the people both know and fame you because of it. (-2 points)

-4 Will
-2 Intelligence



Hospital experience - You've experienced time on the horrific front and have a novice understanding of battlefield medicine. (-2 points)

+4 Heal
+2 Will save point



Rich father (or family), Your families wealth, particularly that of your father (or others) allowed you to progress wistfully in fields where others would have to earn their stripes through merit. (Minus 2 points)

+2 Appraise
350 gold on character creation



Old Age, The elderly of the realms lose strength and speed over time but with that comes experience, wisdom and respect. (0 points)

 -1 Str
 -1 Dex
 +1 Int
 +1 Wis

-2 and +2 perhaps for "Venerable" and maybe 1/3 speed reduction.
http://www.hambo.com/rpg/rules/age.html





Think this is an acceptable suggestion with alot of background in PnP and input from players. Token items (undroppable) would accomplish this with very little scripting. There's been lots of discussion about perks so this suggestion is more about deperks or a negative feat point system!

Some more suggestions, i've been thinking about it a bit.

http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/3.5e_Flaws - Good link
http://www.dandwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&search=flaws&fulltext=Search&ns0=1&ns100=1&ns102=1&ns104=1&ns106=1&ns160=1&redirs=1&profile=advanced
http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/UA:Character_Flaws

[Bearic]

I do enjoy character flaws, would be awesome for new perk sets like those, but as I understand it it's a lot of work too.