The merit and flaw system is a way for you to customize your character in a way that is unique and unlike others. Merits are ways to receive bonuses for different
rolls and checks based on a certain situation. For each merit you select you will need to select a flaw to match. Merits and flaws are broken down into three
categories. If you choose a category 3 merit you must choose a category 3 flaw. In addition, some merits cost build points in order to take. You can earn build
points by simply playing the game.
Category 3 Merits & Flaws
Each merit from category 3 costs 500bp to choose. This will effectively limit you to making 2 choices from category 3.
Buff - Provides a bonus to your strength.
1
Weak - Gives a malus to your strength.
Smarter - Provides a bonus to your intelligence.
1
Dumb - Gives a malus to your intelligence.
Graceful - Provides a bonus to your dexterity.
1
Clumsy - Gives a malus to your dexterity.
Decisive - Provides a bonus to your willpower.
1
Irresolute - Gives a malus to your willpower.
Sturdy - Provides a bonus to your constitution.
1
Feeble - Gives a malus to your constitution.
Nimble - Provides a bonus to your agility.
1
Awkward - Gives a malus to your agility.
Category 2 Merits & Flaws
Lone Wolf - You will receive a bonus to all rolls when in a room by yourself.
5
Encochlophobia - You will receive a minus to all rolls when in a room that has more than 3 people.
Claustrophile - You will receive a different bonus to all checks based on which type of room you are in. Indoors, outdoors, cave,
windowed, etc. The less of the outside you can see, the greater the bonus.
Variable Based On Location
Claustrophobia - You will receive a different bonus to all checks based on which type of room you are in. Indoors, outdoors, cave,
windowed, etc. The less of the outside you can see, the greater the bonus.
Scoptic Vision - You will receive a bonus to all scan checks at night. No matter if you are indoors or outdoors.
5
Night Blindness - You will receive a minus to all scan checks at night. No matter if you are indoors or outdoors.
Far Sighted - You will receive a bonus to all perception checks
5
Near Sighted - You will receive a minus to all perception checks.
Brick Fisted - The quality of your attacks will increase by 1 level because your fists are hard.
1 Quality Level
Soft Fisted - The quality of your attacks will decrease by 1 level because your fists are soft.
Heavy Foot - Your kicks are hard and receive a bonus to quality when kicking someone.
1 Quality Level
Soft Kicks - Your kicks are soft and receive a minus to quality when kicking someone.
Ambidextrous - You will receive a bonus to all checks when holding/wielding more than one item.
5
Ambisinister - You will receive a minus to all checks when holding/wielding more than one item.
Quick to Mend - You receive a bonus to all healing checks
5
Slow Healer - You get a minus to all healing checks.
Nourished - You will not need to eat as often as others
25%
Ravenous - You will get hungry faster.
Overhydrated - You will not need to drink as much.
25%
Polydipsic - You will get thirsty faster.
Iron Liver - It will take more alcohol to get you drunk.
25%
Lightweight - You will get drunk faster.
Social Butterfly - You will receive bonuses to checks when you’re in a room with at least 4 other people.
5
Autophobia - You will take minuses to checks when you're in a room by yourself.
Quick Learner - You will learn and branch skills at a faster rate
25%
Slow Learner - You will learn and branch skills more slowly.
Category 1 Merits & Flaws
Heavy Sleeper - You sleep heavily and without worry and receive a bonus to all checks.
2
Nightmares - You often have terrible nightmares of places, people and things far removed from Osgiliath. Whether these dreams are
true or not, you could not say. You find it hard to get a good night's sleep with all these nightmares, and you will have small penalties to your checks due to sleep
deprivation
Well Rested - When you receive rested bonuses, you receive extra because you sleep really well.
2 Steps
Haunted - You will be haunted by something that you have done in your past. It might come in the form of being unable to sleep,
paranoia of it happening again, stress on relations. Either way, you will receive a negative to all rolls.
Awareness - You will receive a bonus to all perception checks because you are hyper aware of your surroundings.
5
Oblivious - You will receive a negative to all perception checks because you are naturally oblivious to what is happening around you.
Strong Stomach - You have a strong stomach and receive a bonus to healing checks.
5
Faint at Sight of Blood - You will receive a negative to all healing checks because you have a queasy stomach when it comes to
medical procedures.
Nyctophilia - You thrive in the dark and will receive a bonus to all checks when the light level is under a certain brightness.
5
Afraid of the Dark - You are afraid of the dark and will receive a negative to all checks when the light level is under a certain
brightness.
Brave - You are not afraid of confrontation and face it head on, receiving a bonus to all hostile rolls.
5
Afraid of the Dark - You are afraid of the dark and will receive a negative to all checks when the light level is under a certain
brightness.
Attractive - You are attractive which brings favor from anyone you interact with. IN fact, others actually treat you a bit differently
and gives you a bonus to all friendly rolls.
5
Ugly - You are ugly and do not receive favor from anyone. In fact, others actually treat you a bit differently and give you a minus
to all friendly rolls.
Poison Resistant - You have something in your system that makes you specifically resistant to poisons and are more likely to survive
being poisoned.
25%
Poison Adverse- You have something in your system that makes you less likely to survive being poisoned.
15
Combat Paralysis- You will receive a heavy malus to all checks when in combat.
Speedster - You will move faster than everyone else.
25%
Slowpoke - You will move slower than everyone else.
Infection Resistant - You will receive a bonus when checks are made against infections.
2 Steps
Infection Prone - You will receive a negative when checks are made against infection.
Neat Stitches - You are neat and tidy when performing surgery. Thus, you will provide bonuses to recovery. You can only choose this
merit if you have chosen medicine as a skill.
1 Degree
Sloppy Surgeon - You are sloppy when performing surgery. Thus, you will provide negatives to recovery bonus. You can only choose
this flaw if you have chosen medicine as a skill.
Will to Live - You have a strong will to live. Thus, your brain and heart function will operate with a bonus and you will suffer less
from hypoxia.
10%
Death Wish - You are actively seeking to die. Thus, your brain and heart function will operate at a negative and you will suffer
more from hypoxia.
Tough Core - Your opponent will be less likely to hit your organs.
25%
Soft Insides - Your opponent will be more likely to hit your organs.
Athletic - You will use less stamina when moving.
25%
Out of Shape - You are out of shape and use more stamina when moving.
Well Spoken - You get a bonus to all language checks.
20
Lisp - You get a minus to all language checks.
Carefree - You will receive a bonus to all active checks if you are wearing less than 8 items.
5
Prude - You will receive a minus to all active checks if you are wearing less than 8 items.
Osteopetrotic - Your bones will be harder to break.
10%
Brittle Bones - Your bones will break easier.
Agoraphilia - You will receive a bonus to all checks when you are outside.
8
Agoraphobic - You will receive a malus to all checks when outside.
Endurance Swimmer - When in a room that has water as its terrain, you will receive a stamina boost.
25%
Weak Swimmer - When in a room that has water as its terrain, you will use up more stamina.
Fast Swimmer - You get a bonus to movement speed when the terrain has water.
25%
Weak Swimmer - You get a malus to movement speed when the terrain has water.
Tunnel Rat - You are as comfortable underground and in tight spaces as a rat, and have a lot less difficulty navigating and operating
in such environments than other people do. You can also fit into marginally smaller spaces than your size would otherwise allow.
1 Step
Wide Shoulders - You struggle to fit through doors and entries. Your shoulders are too wide! You will be unable to fit through
normal doors.
Each of the following merits can be chosen. They will each cost some amount of build points and require you to pick 1 category 1 flaw.
Shield Wall - You know how to work with others to form a shield wall, giving a bonus to shields if someone else in your party also has
shield wall. Cost: 100bp
Favoured Enemy - Available enemies include wolves, wargs, bears, boars, warthogs, uruks, trolls, and undead. You will receive a +5 to
any hostile actions toward those enemies. You may only have 1 favoured enemy. Cost: 50bp
Combat Specialist - This merit will give you a +5 to one combat skill of your choice. This makes you a specialist in your chosen combat
skill. You may choose: Daggers, Light-Blade, Long-Blade, Heavy-Blade, Light-Bludgeon, Heavy-Bludgeon, Bludgeon, Light-Axe, Axe, Heavy-Axe, Short-Spear, Long-Spear,
Throwing, Shortbow, Longbow, Parry, Dodge, Shields. Cost: 150bp
Berserk - You will receive a 15 bonus to all checks when in combat. You will be required to pick the Berserk Flaw which will
give you a 10 malus to all defensive checks while in combat. Cost: 100bp