TipsandTraits:AguidetoPathfinderTraits

Charactertraitsareabilitiesthatarenottiedtoyourcharactersraceorclass.Theycan
enhanceyourcharactersskills,racialabilities,classabilities,orotherstatistics.Normally
thesetraitsaresupposedtofleshoutyourcharacter'sbackground...blablabla.Ihave
writtenaguideonwhichtraitsaregreat,whichonesarestinkers,andhowbesttouse
them.

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. TheAdditionalTraitsfeatcanbetakentogaintwoadditionalTraits.
3. Inmostcases,anewPCshouldgaintwotraits,butitsuptheGM.
4. Youmaynotselectmorethanonetraitfromthesamelistoftraits
TypesofTraits
Therearesixtypesofcharactertraitstochoosefrom:
1. Basic:Basictraitsarebrokendownintofourcategories:Combat,Faith,Magic,
andSocial.
Combattraitsfocusonmartialandphysicalaspectsofyourcharacter
Faithtraitsfocusonhisreligiousandphilosophicalleanings.
Magictraitsfocusonanymagicaleventsortraining.
Socialtraitsfocusonyourcharacterssocialclassorupbringing.

2. Campaign:Campaigntraitsarespecificallytailoredtogivenewcharactersan
instanthookintoanewcampaign.

3. Race:Racetraitsarekeyedtospecificracesorethnicities,whichyourcharacter
mustbelongtoinordertoselectthetrait.

4. Regional:Regionaltraitsarekeyedtospecificregions.Inordertoselecta
regionaltrait,yourPCmusthavespentatleastayearlivinginthatregion.

5. Religion:Religiontraitsindicatethatyourcharacterhasanestablishedfaithina
specificdeity.Unliketheothercategoriesoftraits,religiontraitscangoawayifyou
abandonyourreligion.

6. Equipment:Equipmenttraitshelpcharactersmakethemostoftheirequipmentor
usetheirequipmenttomakethemostoftheirskills.

Ranking
Thisguidewillusearankingsystemusingthecolorspectrumtoratetheclassfeaturesand
options,asfollows:

Red:Absolutelyterrible.Almostneverworthconsidering,letaloneagoodidea.
Orange:Subpar.Mayhaveoccasionaluseandisntcripplingifyouliketheflavor.
Green:Average.Theremaybemorepowerfuloptionsinstead,butthisisfairlysolid.
Blue:Agoodchoice,aboveaverage.
Purple:Amongthebestinitsclass,possiblyanobrainerpick.Outstanding!

CombatTraits

AcceleratedDrinkerCandrinkapotionasamoveaction.SoifyourGMallowsQuick
Drawtoaffectanythingotherthanweapons(RAWitdoesn't),orifyouuseBandoliersthiscan
beagreattrait.Ifhoweveryoucan'tthenit'samoveactiontopullthepotionandamovetodrink.
That'seffectivelythesamethingasusingamoveandastandardaction.

Anatomist+1toconfirmcriticalhits.Atraitshouldbeequaltohalfafeat.CriticalFocus
givesa+4bonusbutrequiresa+9BAB.Ifyouareplanningonmakingabuildbasedaroundthe
criticalfeatchainthenthismightnotbeabadtrait.Ifeelitshouldhavebeena+2bonustoreally
shine.

ArmorExpertReduceyourarmorcheckpenaltyby1.Thisbasicallygivesyoua+1bonus
toallDexandStrbasedskills.Yesplease.OnethingofnoteisthatthisreducesaMithral
Breastplateto0ACP,lettingclasseswithnomediumarmorproficiencyuseitwithoutpenalty(all
nonproficiencypenaltiesarebasedonACP)

BerserkeroftheSociety3additionalroundsofrage.Ilikeit.

BladeoftheSociety+1damageonSA.Notbad.

Bullied+1tohitwhileunarmedonattacksofopportunity.Notevengoodifyou'reaMonk

CoherentRagePickBluff,EscapeArtist,HandleAnimal,orStealthandyoucanuseit
whileraging.Why?OtherthanEscapeArtistIcan'tthinkofwhyyouwouldwanttouseanyof
thesewhilewastingyourrage.Andyoudon'tevengainwhateveryouchooseasaclassskill.Ick

Courageous+2bonusonsavesagainstfeareffects.Horriblewaste.Ifyouwantabonus
againstfeareffectscheckoutNightstallUrchin.

DefenderoftheSociety(Fighter)+1ACwhenwearingarmor.BetterthanArmorExpert
butyouhavetobeafighter.

DeftDodger+1toReflex.Goodstuff

DemonSlayerMakeaKnowledgeoftheplaneschecktogetabonustoconfirmcrits.
AnditonlyworksonDemons.Evenifyouknowyouwillfightalotofdemonsit'sahorribletrait.

DirtyFighter+1damagetoflankedfoes(anditismultipliedonacriticalhit).Notbadif
yourbuiltaroundflanking(RoguesandPreciseStrikebuilds)

Excitable+2initiativebutyouhavetobeagnome.Stillagreatfeat.

Fencer+1tohitonattackofopportunitieswithbladedweapons.Meh

HillFighterCanchargedownhilluptoyourbasespeedwithoutanacrobaticscheck.
Dumb.ItsaDC10acrobaticscheck.Andeventhen.Howoftendoyouchargedownhills.


HonoredFistoftheSocietyThegood.Youget1extrakipoint.TheBad.You'replayinga
monk.

JadedAnother+2bonusonsavesagainstfeareffects.SameasCourageousandjustas
crappy.AgaincheckoutNightstallUrchin.

JungleFighterMovementbonusesinjungleterrains.Yawn.

KillerBonusdamagetocriticalhitsbasedonyourweapon.Notabadchoiceifyou're
goingforacriticalbuildbutbetteroptionsareavailable.

Reactionary+2bonustoInitiativeandnoracerestriction.Nowwearetalking.

Resilient+1bonustoFortitudesaves.Greatstuff.

RiverFighterYoucanchargewhileswimmingdownstream.Toosituational.Anditseffects
Swim.Nuffsaid.

SavannahHunter+1tohitonattacksofopportunitywithashortspear,anda+1bonus
onConcheckstoavoidnonlethaldamageonaforcedmarch.Twocrappybonuses
insteadofonedoesnotagoodtraitmake.

Slippery+1tostealthanditbecomesaclassskill.Crazygood.Stealthisagoodforjust
aboutanyone.

SprintAnextra5ftmove.Butonlyifallyoudoismove.Andonlyifyou'renotwearing
armor.CrazyBad.

StrongArm,SuppleWristWhenyoumove10feet,yougetanextra10feetrange
incrementonathrownweapon.Unlessyourcharacterisplanningontakingpartinsome
olympiccontestwhereyouseewhocanthrowaspearthefarthest...avoid.

ThreateningDefenderWhenyouuseCombatExpertise,reducethenumberyou
subtractfromyourmeleeattackrollsby1.Sothisissituational.Butifyou'rebuildingaCrane
Stylefighterthisisamazing.CombatExpertise,CraneStyle,FightingDefensively,andthistrait
andyou'relookingatuptoa7toattackfora+8AC.Notbad.Itscrapforanyonenotfocusedon
it,butautomaticforanyonethatis.Hencethedualcolor.

TrackeroftheSocietyRangeronly.+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),and
oneofthese(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.Anothergreatskilltrait.Knowledgereligion
isthegemhere.

DefyMadness+1bonusonsavesvs.confusion,insanity,madness,andWisdom
damage/drain.Againtheserandombonusesonsavesvssituationalthings,whilenice,arefar
tooraretojustifyatrait.

DevoteeoftheGreen+1bonustoKnowledge(geography)andKnowledge(nature),
andoneofthese(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.Aniceskilltrait.KnowledgeNatureis
especiallynicebecauseitaffectssomanycreatures.StillitsachoiceoftwoKnowledges.

EaseofFaith+1bonusonDiplomacy,anditbecomesaclassskill.Whodoesn'twantto
bediplomatic.

ExaltedoftheSocietyYoucanchannelenergy1additionaltimeaday.Ilikeit.Mostthink
ChannelenergyawastebutIdisagree.HoweverbasedonpopularopinionIhavecodeditblue.If
youliketohealorlikechannelingthenbumpthistopurple.

FaithfulFeedback+1hitpointhealedifyouuseaspellfromthehealingsubschoolon
someoneofyourreligion.UnlikeExaltedoftheSociety,evenifyoulikehealing,thistraitis
crap.Firstitdoesn'tworkforchanneling,andsecondyourpartyallbetteragreeononereligion.
Eventhenitsonlyonehitpoint.Don'twasteyourtime.

FirstMemoriesTradeyourusefulgnomespelllikeabilitiesforcrappyspelllike
abilities.Ifyouplanondumpingyourcharismascorebelowan11andhaveawisdomabovean
11thenthistraitmightbeworthit.Seriouslythough.Ifyouhavean11charismascoreorbetter
thenthistraitbecomesaflaw.Avoidatallcost.Iwillmarkitlessthanoptimalforthosethat
dumpCHA.

HistoryofHeresy+1bonustosavesvsdivinespellsaslongasyoudon'tpossessany
levelsinadivinespellcastingclass.Whileabitmorebroadinscopethanmosttraitsave

bonuses...it'sstillasituational+1againstonethirdofthecastersinmostgames.Nothorrible.
Butnotgoodeither.

IndomitableFaith+1towillsaves.Ifyou'redealingwithapoorwillsavethisisagreattrait.
CarefullyHidden(HumanRacialTrait)isbetterhowever.Ifyou'rehumanoryoudon'tmindtaking
theAdoptedTraitgetthatinstead.

NecroticAura+1bonustosavesvsNecromancyspellsandeffectsthatdealnegative
energydamage.Anotherrandom+1bonus.Whiletherearesomeverynastynecromancy
spellsIwouldn'twasteatraitontherareoccasionthiswouldbehelpful.

SacredConduit+1bonusonyourchannelenergyDCs.Ifyouknowyourgoingtofightalot
ofundead,oryou'reaclericwhochannelsnegativeenergythenthiscanbehelpful.But
consideringthefactthatmostpeoplefeelChannelingisweakIwouldnttakethistraitunless
you'refocusedonchanneling.

SacredTouchYoucanstabilizeadyingcreatureasastandardaction.Wow.Thisisjust
terrible.Ifyou'rethehealeryouhaveazerolevelcantripforthis.IfyournotyoucanmakeaDC
15Healchecktodothesamething.Ifyoudon'twanttoriskthat...itsafullroundactiontopoora
50gpCurelightwoundspotiondowntheirthroatorastandardtouseaCureLightWandon
them.Pleaselookelsewhere.Thisisawasteofspace.

ScholaroftheGreatBeyond+1bonusonKnowledge(history)andKnowledge
(planes),andoneofthese(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.SkilltraitAwesome.Name
oftraitbonusawesome.IalmostlikethisasbluebecauseKnowledge(Planes)isreallyhelpful,
butwithkeepingmyrankinguniform.GreenItis.

St.ClydwellsWardAsastandardactionyoureciteaholychantthatgivesyoua
sanctuaryeffectvsdemons(andIassumedevils).WhilethistraitisfullofwinintheRP
department...wedon'tcareaboutthat.A50gppotioncandothesamething.Iwillmarkitas
orangethoughsimplybecauseoftheExorcistvibeithasgoingforit.

StalwartoftheSocietyYourauraofcouragegrantsanadditional+1againstfear
effects.Whilethisisanotherrandom+1bonus,itsa+1bonusthatcanhelpyourwholeparty.It
stinkswhenhalfyourpartyfailsafrightfulpresencesave.Otherwisethisisasosotrait.Igiveit
abonusforbeingteamfriendly.

UnnaturalPresenceYourIntimidateskillworksonanimalsandvermin.Ifyouhave
investedinIntimidatethenthisisagreattrait.Otherwiseitismeh.

Zealot+1onKnowledge(religion),anditbecomesaclassskill.Youhavetobea
Gnome.AndthecaveatisthewholetenetsofyourfaithandtheGMdeterminingwhetheryou

sufferfromtheBleaching(whateverthatis).Itsnotabadtrait.Itgivesyouaskillinclass.
HowevertherearebettertraitsthatgiveyouKnowledgereligioninclasswithoutanyrestrictions.
UnlessyourusingthisforRPgowithChildofthetempleandgetafree+1bonustoKnowledge
nobilitytoboot.

MagicTraits

BeastoftheSocietyWhenyouwildshapeintoasmallormediumcreatureyour
wildshapedurationisdoubled.Simplyfrikkingoutstanding.HowthisisonlyatraitIdon't
know.Youknowallthosescoutingmissionsyourgroupmakesyougoonasaneagleor
whatever.Howwouldyoulikeittolasttwiceaslong...wellmaybeyoudon't,butitsstillcrazy
good.

CharlatanAsaswiftactionyoucanexpendaspellandgainabonusbasedonthelevel
ofthespellonyournextbluffcheck.Youcanusethisability3times.Youshouldntneedit
morethanthatconsideringitsahorribletradeoff.TheonlytimeIcanseethisasusefuliswhen
yourcaughtwithyourpantsdownsotospeak.Butifyou'reacasterhighenoughtoexpenda
spellworthadecentbonus...thenyou'reahighenoughcastertocastaspelltofixtheissue.O
andyouhavetobeagnometoboot.Aspointedoutitisaswiftandundetectablehowever.Sofor
thosethatreallywanttoeckouteverybitofbonusonbluffthismightbeanoption.

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.CombatCastingisafeatyoucan
taketoadd+4toyouconcentrationcheck,howeveritonlyaddsthe+4whilecastingonthe
defensiveorgrappled.Notduetodamage.DesperateFocusisaflatbonusforeverything.Ifyou
areplayingacasterthattendstogetinthemiddleofcombatthisisaverygoodtraittoinvestin.

DiabolicalDabbler+1hitpointperHitpointdietosummonedfiendishanimals.Soif

you'reaSummonerorspecializeinsummoningthisisntabadtrait.Afewhitstotheusefulness
ofthishowever.Ithastobeafiendishanimal.Notademonordevil.Afiendishanimal.Whenyou
useSummonMonstertosummonmostanimalsiteitherhasacelestialorFiendishtemplate
basedonyouralignment.GoodgetCelestial.EvilgetFiendish.Neutralgettopickeachtimethey
summon(hinthint)Soifyou'reagoodsummonerthisisprobablyawaste.

EarthboundWhiletouchingtheground,+2bonustoovercomeSRagainstcreatures
withtheairsubtype.DwarfOnly.AquicksearchontheSRD.Thatsawhopping5creatures
thathaveSRandtheairsubtype.Avoidatallcost.Ifyouhavetotakesomethinglikethistakea
lookatStrengthoftheLand.

EldritchSmithWhenCraftingstoneormetalitemsyoureducethecostby5%.Another
crappyDwarftrait.What'sthedealwithDwarventraits.Itstatesitworkswhileusinganycrafting
feat,sothisshouldapplytocraftingMagicArmsandArmoraslongastheyarestoneormetal.
NotasgoodasHedgeMagicianwhichhasnoracialrestrictionandworksonallmagicitems.

FocusedMind+2onconcentrationchecks.SameasDesperateFocus.Notabadchoice
atall.SeeDesperateFocusforafullbreakdownwhyIlikeit.Rememberyoucan'tstacktrait
bonuseshowever.Takeoneortheother.

GhostSight+2bonusonperceptiontolocateundeadandyoucanseeethereal
undead.Iseedeadpeople!Owait.theystillgetthe+20toStealth.Scratchthat.WhydidItake
thisagain?

GiftedAdeptChooseonespellandyougeta+1casterlevel.Ican'tthinkofanyreasonto
takethistrait.SureitmightbeniceinconjunctionwithMagicalLineageandIntensifyspellbutyou
justusedupbothofyourstartingtraits.Notworthit.

GreaterAdeptoftheSocietyYougainoneadditional0levelcantripspellslot.Nowthis
mightseemlikeacraptrait,anditgenerallyis,howeverwizardsnevergetmorethan4cantrips
aday.Ifyoujusthavetohavethat5thonethismightbeupyouralley.

HavocoftheSociety+1Forcedamagetoanyspellthatdealsdamage.Horrible.Even
Envokersshouldknowbetter.Theonlyredeemingquality:Becauseitisforcedamage,nextto
nothingisimmune.Effectsthatactivateifsomethingisdamaged(DazzlingSpellforinstance),
willalwaysactivate.Stillashoddytraitinmyopinionbutthereitis.

HedgeMagicianReducethecostofanymagicitemyoucreateby5%.Currentlyoneof
theonlyRAWwaystomakegoldoffcraftingmagicitems.Ifyourplaningtocraftalotofgearfor
yourpartythisisagreattrait.

LucidDreamer+1bonusonknowledge(planes),and+2onwillsaveswhiledreaming
oronyoursubconscious.Ithinkyoucansuckupthe3orsospellsthismighthelpagainst.
Worseyoudon'tgainKnowledge(planes)asaclassskill.Nothanks.

MagicalKnack+2casterleveltoonespellcastingclassuptoyourHD.In3.5wehad

PracticedSpellcasterwhichincreasesyourcasterlevelby4uptoyourHD.Itdidnotmakethe
transitiontoPathfinder.Currentlythisistheonlyway(baring3PPmaterial)tokeepyourcaster
levelequaltoyourHDifyoudecidetodipintoanotherclass.Ifyoumulticlassthisisamusthave
trait.ItisstronglyrecommendedforthepoorspellcasterslikePaladinandRanger.Ithelps
mitigatethecasterlevelofthespellsANDitallowsthemtoqualifyforcertainfeats2levels
earlier.

MagicalLineagePickonespell.Dropthemetamagiccostby1.Thistraithasatonof
uses.OneofthebestisMagusandShockingGrasp.Takethistraitforshockinggraspandthen
takeIntensiveSpell.Nowyourshockinggrasptapsoutat10d6insteadof5anditsstilla1stlevel
spell.AlsoifyouwantahigherlevelspellyoucanalwaystaketheAdditionalTraitsfeatlateronto
getafreemetamagiclevelonyourfavoritespell.Thistraitisbetterthenalotofactualfeats.

MagicalTalentChooseone0levelspellandyoucancastitonceperday.Terriblewaste.
Theonlysavinggracethistraithasisitmightqualifyyouforaprestigeclass.Otherthenthat
most0levelspellscanbegottenthroughcheapmagicitemsorpotions.

MathematicalProdigy+1bonusonKnowledge(arcana)andKnowledge(engineering),
andoneofthese(yourchoice)becomesaclassskillforyou.AnotherhelpfulSkilltrait.

NaturallyGiftedAdditionaluseofoneofyourGnomespelllikeseachday.Whileyour
spelllikesarehelpfulIdon'tbelieveinwastingatraittocastasecondoneeachday.

SecondTongueAnysummoningordivinationspellyoucasttosummonorcontacta
GreatOldOneoroneoftheirminionsiscastat+1casterlevel.Sothistraitisalittle
vague.Idontbelieveyoucanusesummonmonstertosummonaspecificgodsminions.I
supposethiswouldbehelpfulifyouworshiponeoftheGreatOldOnes(Thoughyou'reprobably
alsoinsaneorcloseto).

Skeptic+2bonusonsavesvsillusions.Anotherrandomsavebonusvsaselectsetof
spells.Notworthyourtime.

StrengthoftheLand+1bonusoncasterlevelcheckswhiletouchingground.This
includesdispelandSRchecks.MustbeaDwarf.SuperiorineverywaytoEarthbound,but
stillawasteinmyopinion.

TarBaphonsWhisperYoumaycastsottovoceasaspelllike3timesperday.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'tabad
choice.

TwoWorldMagicPicka0levelspellfromanotherspelllistandaddittoyours.Alotof
classesarelackingforgoodcantrips/orisons.IcouldseeanarcanecasterwantingCreate
WateroraDruidwantingGhostSoundHowaboutPrestidigitation,thebestspellever?Or
Message,poorman'stelepathy?ThiscouldevenbeapossiblePurple.

SocialTraits

AdoptedYoupickeduparacetraitfromyouradoptiveparentsandsociety,andmay
immediatelyselectaracetraitfromyouradoptiveparentsrace.YouseeallthoseDwarf
onlyorGnomeonlytraitsIlovesomuch.Takethistraitandyouimmediatelygettopickatrait
fromanotherracethenyourown.Ican'tbegintotellyouhowgoodthistraitis.Iteffectively
destroysallthosepeskyracialrequirements.NotethisonlyworksontraitsundertheRacial
category,butthisisstillagreattrait.

BrastlewarkBusinessman(Gnome)+2bonustocraftalchemy.Gnomeonly.Ifyouarean
alchemistthismightbeworththeinvestment.Otherwisedon'tbother.

Bully+1bonusonIntimidate,andIntimidatebecomesaclassskill.Notabadinvestmentif
youwishtomakeanintimidatebuild.Skilltrait.

Canter+5bonustobluffandsensemotivechecksinvolvingsecretmessages.Unless
you'reinacampaigncenteredaroundasecretorganizationorguildthistraitisfartoorestrictive.

Charming+1bonustoBluffandDiplomacyonacharacterthatissexuallyattractedto
you,anda+1bonustothesaveDCofanylanguagedependentspellyoucastonsuch
charactersorcreatures.Thisisjustanuncomfortabletrait.NotreallykeenonaskingtheGMif
Imsexyandheknowsitright?everytimeIbluff,diplomacy,orcastacharm.Thereareeasier
lessawkwardwaystogetbonusesonthesethings.

ChildoftheStreets+1bonusonSleightofHand,anditbecomesaclassskill.Idon'tsee
manyclassesoutsidethosethatalreadygetthisskillusingit.Butifyouwantithereisthetraitto
getit.

Collector(Gnome)+2bonusonchecksmadewitheitherCraft(anyone),Disable
Device,EscapeArtist,Perform(anyone),orSpellcraft.MustbeaGnome.Thisreminds
meoftheDragonlanceKinderpocket...butcrappier.Helpfulfordisabledevicebutotherthenthat
itsawash.CouldbefuntoRPthough.

ConvincingLiar+1traitbonustoblufforIntimidate,andoneoftheseskillsbecomesa
classskill.SimilartoBullyorWittyRepartee.Youcanactuallytakethe+1tooneoftheskills
andgaintheotherskillasaclassskill.Notbadforgettingabonusonaclassskillandgaininga
separateskillasaclassskill.

Etymologist(Gnome)+1bonusonLinguisticschecks,knowoneadditionalbonus
language,andtreatLinguisticsasaclassskill.MustbeGnome.Oksoyougetabonuson
acheckstodeciphertext,anadditionallanguage,andLinguisticsbecomesaclassskill.
Wheneveryouputarankintothisskillyoulearnanewlanguage.Thiscanbereallyimportantfor
summonerswhoneedtobeabletocommunicatewiththeirsummons.Unfortunatelymost
classesthatsummonhaveLinguisticsinclassalready(Sorcerersdon't).Infernal,Abyssal,
Celestial,andtheelementallanguagesaregreatchoices.

Explorer(Gnome)+2bonusonSurvivalinoneterraintypethatmustchangeeach
level.MustbeaGnome.Verystrangetrait.Youhavetochangeyourterraineveryleveland
youdontgainsurvivalasaclassskill.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.Yourfamilyissowell
knownthatundeadfear(oratleastpayattention)toyourfamily.Thatsjustcool.Yougetoneof3
skillsaddedasaclassskill.CrazygoodforcampaignslikeCarrionCrown.Youmightevenbe
abletonamedropyourfamilywithorganizationsdedicatedtodestroyingundeadforNPCboons.

LostNobility+1bonusonattackanddamagerollsagainstgovernmentofficialsofyour
homeland.Fartoonarrowtobeveryuseful.

MaestrooftheSociety(Bard)3additionalroundsofbardicperformanceperday.Nota
horriblechoiceforbardsifyoufearrunningoutofsteam.ItisevenbetterfortheArchaeologist
archetypewhotakesLingeringPerformance.Thats9extrarounds...almostdoublewhatyou
wouldnormallyhaveatfirstlevel.GoodluckgettingyourGMtosayyes.

NaturalBornLeaderAllcohorts,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.A
skilltraitthatgivesyousurvival.NotabadchoiceifyouwantSurvival.Nomadicisbetterhowever
becauseitgivesyouasecondbonus.Adoptedcanhelpyoupickupthatoneinsteadifyouwant.

Princess(female)+1bonustoDiplomacyandIntimidate,andoneofthese(yourchoice)
becomesaclassskill.MustbeFemale.SuperiortoBullyifyourcharacterisFemale.

RichParentsYourstartingcashincreasesto900gp.HowwouldyoulikeHalfPlateinstead
ofChainmail.OrhowwouldyouliketostartwithaHeavyWarHorse.WhataboutaMasterwork
weapon?Thistraitcanbeveryhelpfulforgettingafewnicethingsatthestartofagame.The
negativeisitisawastedtraitafterthegoldisgone.ShorttermvsLongterm.Uptoyou.

Savant+2bonusonallPerformchecksmadeusingoneperformancetype.Perform
becomesaclassskill.Ifyoureallyreallywanttoperform.Hereisyourtrait.TheGoodItgives
youaskillinclass.ThebadItsPerform.BardsmightfinditmorehelpfulbecauseofVersatile
PerformanceatLevel2...effectivelynettingthema+2in3skillsinsteadofone.SoforBardsthis
traitisprobablyblue.

Suspicious+1bonusonSenseMotive,andSenseMotivebecomesaclassskill.Itsa
greatbenefittoknowwhenothersarelyingtoyou...ornottellingyoueverything.Whenyoudon't
detectthebarkeepisnttellingyoueverything,yougoontheadventure.Whenyougoontheadventure,you
endupfindingthecavehetoldyouabout.Whenyoufindthecavehetoldyouaboutyoualsofindthe
dragonheforgottotellyouabout.Whenyoufindthedragoninthecaveyougetchasedbythedragon
fromthecave.Whenyougetchasedbythedragonyouendupdeadinaroadsideditch.Don'tendupdead
inaroadsideditch....getSenseMotive.

WithoutaPast+1bonustoBluffandLinguisticswhenusedtoforgedocuments,and
onebecomesaclassskill.Soyougetblufforlinguisticsinclassbutthebonusisagaina
narrowcircumstance.Therearebettertraitsforbluff.ButifyouwantLinguisticsandyouarenta
gnomethenthisisagoodtrait.

CampaignTraits
Campaigntraitsarespecificallydesignedtotieyourcharacterintoacampaignsstoryline,
andoftengiveyouabuiltinreasontobeginthefirstadventure.Forthisreason,GMs
usuallycreatetheirowncampaigntraitsfortheirPCs.IfyourGMusescampaigntraits,one
ofyourstartingtraitsmustbeacampaigntrait.Yourothertraitcanbechosenfromoneof
theothertypesoftraits.IhavehadGMswhogivetwotraitsandaCampaigntrait(fora
totalof3)It'suptoyourGMwhatyoureceive.

AP0106:RiseoftheRunelords

BlackSheep+1bonusonKnowledge(local),andKnowledge(local)becomesa
classskill.Inaddition,youcanchooseanyonenotoriouscitizenofSandpointfrom
belowasanally.LawabidingcitizensmistrustyoubutthetoughersideofSandpoint
respectsyou.

AliverPillbugPodiker(apothecary)
BenefitYoustartthegamewith400gpworthofpoison,andPillbugwillcontinuetosell
youpoisonaslongasyoudontspreadtheword.

TitusScarnetti(bitternobleman)
BenefitChooseoneofthefollowingskills:Bluff,SleightofHand,orStealth.Yourworkfor
Scarnettigivesyoua+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.

SothisisaprettyniceTrait.Ifyou'reanAlchemistoraRoguetype,Alivercangiveyouacontact
tobuypoisonsormaterialstomakeyourown.IfyoupickTitusyougettwoskillsinclassanda
+1bonusonboth.ConsideringmostoftheAPtakesplacearoundSandpointKnowledgeLocal
isaworthwhileskilltoinvestin.

FavoredSon/Daughter+1bonusonKnowledge(local),andKnowledge(local)
becomesaclassskill.Inaddition,youcanchooseanyonelawabidingcitizenof
Sandpointfrombelowasanally.Lawabidingcitizenstrustyoubutthetoughersideof
Sandpointthinkyouasnitch.

AmeikoKaijitsu(localnobleandowneroftheRustyDragonInn)
BenefitYougainanadditional10%overtheamountofgpyounormallywouldgetfrom
sellingofftreasure.

BelorHemlock(townsheriff)
BenefitThebenefitsofbeingclosefriendswiththetownsheriffareextensive,andyou
cancallinfavorsfromhimoncepergamesession.Afavorcaneithergetyououtofa
legaljam,hookyouupwithatownguardforhelp,orgiveyouaonetime+10bonusona
Bluff,Diplomacy,orIntimidatecheckmadeagainstanylocalperson.

BasicallytheexactoppositeofBlacksheep.YougetknowledgelocaljustlikeBlacksheep,and
abaseofoperationswithanice10%whensellingtreasure.SOMEONEatyourgamingtable
shouldpickupthistraitforAmeiko.Thatpersoncansellthepartieslootforthe10percentboost.
Belorislessappealingaguyyoucancallinfavorswithwhenyougetintroublewiththelaw.

OutlanderPickoneofthefollowingreasonstobeanewcomertoSandpoint.

LoreSeeker
BenefitYougaina+1bonusonKnowledge(arcana),andKnowledge(arcana)becomes
aclassskill.Ifyoucastarcanespells,pickthreespellsonyourspelllist:Yougeta+1CL
anda+1totheirsaveDC(ifany).

Exile
BenefitYougaina+2bonusonInitiative.

Missionary
BenefitYougaina+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.

MissingChildDiplomacyandSenseMotivearealwaysclassskillsforyouora+1bonus
onWillsaves.Nowthisisastellartrait.Toobadyouhavetopickoneortheother.Gaining
DiplomacyANDSenseMotiveasclassskillsisbeautifulandaflatbonustowillsavesiscrazy
goodtoo.

UnhappyChildhood+1bonusonReflexsaves,ora+2bonusonConcentrationchecks.
Anotheramazingtrait.AflatbonustoReflexorabonusonConcentrationchecks.Concentration
DCscangetstupidhardsoanybonuscanbeimportant.

AP1318:SecondDarkness

FoolsforFriendsWheneveryouaidanothertohelpanally,orwheneveranallyaids
youinthismanner,yougetanadditional+1traitbonustothecheckforwhichaidwas
beingrendered.Additionally,aslongasoneofyourfriendsiswithin30feet,yougaina
+1bonusonallsavingthrowsagainstcharmandcompulsioneffects.Soyougiveand
receiveanadditional+1fromaidanotheranda+1bonustosavesvsaverybadsetofspellsto
failon.Notterriblebuttherearebetterbonusesforeither.

IntoEnemyTerritoryChooseFortitude,Reflex,orWill.Yougaina+1bonusonsavesof
thattype.Aflatbonustoasaveofyourchoice.Oneofthebesttraitstotake.

LookingforWorkChooseoneofthefollowingskills:Bluff,Craft(any),Diplomacy,
Intimidate,Perform(any),Profession(gambler),orPerception.Yougaina+1bonusin
thatskill,andthatskillbecomesaclassskill.Dependingontheskillchosenthisskillis
anywherefromorangetopurple.Bluff,Diplomacy,andIntimidateareblue.Perceptionispurple,
andtherestaregreenororange.

OptimisticGamblerEffectsthatgrantyoumoralebonusespersist1d4roundslonger
thantheynormallywould.MoralebonusareusuallyrelegatedtodivinebuffspellsorBarbarian
Rageandusuallythedurationsarelongenoughthat1d4extraroundsisntgoingtodomuchfor
you.Barbariansmightfindthisusefuliftheywishtoextendtheirragesome.

ResearchingtheBlotYoucanuseSpellcrafttoidentifymagicitemsinthesameway
youcanuseSpellcrafttoidentifyapotion.TheDCtoidentifyamagicitemisequalto20
+theitemscasterlevel.SoIwillassumethisisatraitthatisathrowbackfrom3.5.Ihave
coloredthisDARKRED.YoucanALREADYuseSpellcrafttoidentifymagicitems.Worsethis
makesitHARDERtodoso.InPathfindertheDCtoidentifyitemsis15+CL.Thisadds5tothe
DC.AskyourGMtochangethistraittosomethingbeneficialbecauseaswrittenit'snotonly
useless,itsharmful.

ScoutingforFiends+1bonusonallattackrollsmadeagainstfoesyouknowtobeevil
outsiders.Thefluffonthistraitiscool.Howeveritisfartoonarrow.UnlessthisAPhasyou
fightingatonof[Evil]Outsidersthistraitisntworththeinvestment.

AP1924:LegacyofFire

EarningYourFreedomChooseFortitude,Reflex,orWillyougaina+1bonusonsaves
ofthattype.Theawesome:Aflatbonustoasaveofyourchoice.Thenotsoawesome:Bythe
fluffyourcharacterstartsoutaslave.IfyourGMisfeelingextrameanthiscanbiteyouinthe
rear.

FindingHaleenTheclassyoutakeat1stlevelisalwaysafavoredclasstoyou,and
yourdedicationtoitissuchthateverytimeyoutakealevelintheclass,yougain+1hit
pointand1additionalskillpointoverandabovewhatyouwouldnormallygain.Sothis
traithasabuttloadofflavorandbackstory.Givesyouagreatreasonwhyyouareadventuring.
Andgivesyouadoublefavoredclassbonusontopofwhateveryouchoose.Iamuncertainhow
thistraitinteractswithalternateracialfavoredclassbonusesthough.ConsultyourGMifyou
wishtotakeoneofthose.

GnollKillerYougaina+1bonusonattackrollsandweapondamagerollsmadeagainst
gnolls.Ifyouareabarbarianandyourefightinggnolls,yourragelasts1roundlonger
thannormal.Ifyourearangerandyouselecthumanoid(gnoll)asafavoredenemy,your
bonusonattackrollsandweapondamagerollsagainstgnollsincreasesto+2.Ifyourea
spellcaster,yougaina+1bonustospellsaveDCsfordamagingspellsagainstgnolls.So
foranyoneotherthanRangersthistraitissoso.ForRangersthisisaMUSTHAVETRAIT.
Hereiswhy.RangersgetaspellnamedInstantEnemy.Thistraitwillgiveyouanadditional+2
hitanddamageabovewhateveryouwouldnormallyreceive.At20thlevelthatsa+12tohitand

damageforanyoneyouwant.

MissionaryPickoneofthefollowingskills:Bluff,Diplomacy,Intimidate,Knowledge
(religion),Perform(any),orSenseMotive.Yougaina+1bonusonthatskill,andit
becomesaclassskill.Sohereisthedealwiththistrait.Itisawonderfultieinforacleric/oracle
whofollowsSarenrae.Unfortunatelytheonlyskillstheydon'talreadygetthatarereallygoodare
BluffandIntimidate.It'sunfortunatebecauseit'sfluffisreallynice,buttherearebettertraitsfor
thethoseclasses.

ReclaimingyourRootsYougainavaluedpossessionapieceofjewelryworth350gp,
anymasterworkweaponorarmorworthnomorethan350gp,orawandcontainingany
1stlevelspell(CL1st)withonly20chargesremaining.Ifyoueverlosethisitem,your
resultingdepressionimposesa1penaltyonWillsavesfor1year.WorsethanRich
Parents,andahorriblepenaltyifyoueverlosesaiditem.Takesomethingelse.

SeekingAdventureYoubeginplaywithyourownwayfinder,aloanyouhavetopay500
gpforsomeday.EvenworsethanReclaimingyourRoots.IfyouwantaWayfinderthatbad,
takeRichParents,andhave400goldleftover.

AP2530:CouncilofThieves

ChildofInfamy+1traitonPerform(act),andtheskillbecomesaclassskill.
Furthermore,youbeginplaywith300gp.AsmallbonusonPerformandofRichParents.
Therearebettertraits.IfyoutakethisandRichParentsyoumightbeabletoaffordFullPlate
though...anddanceinit!

ConspiracyHunterChooseoneofthefollowingskills: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.

InfernalBastardMustbeatiefling.Youlosethetieflingsstandardresistancestocold,
electricity,andfireinstead,youmerelyhavea+2bonusonallsavingthrowsmade
againsttheseeffects.Likewise,youdonothavetheabilitytousedarknessasa
spelllikeabilityonceperdayinstead,youmaychooseanyone0levelspellthatyou
caninsteaduseatwillasaspelllikeability.Sothisisinterestingandthereareplentyof0
levelspellsthatcanbebeneficial.Prestidigitationatwill,oranyutilityspell.Thistraitiskindofa
tossup.

ShadowChildWhenattackingtargetsinareasofdimlight,youdonotsufferthe
standard20%misschanceonattackrollsforbeinginthepoorlylitarea.Thismightbe
worthittorogueswhocansneakattackinpoorlylitareas.HavingDarkvisionisbetter...buthere
isanoptionforthosethatdon't.

ThePathfinder'sExileYoubeginplaywithyourownwayfinder,aloanyouhavetopay
500gpforsomeday.LikeSeekingAdventure.IfyouwantaWayfinderthatbad,takeRich
Parents,andhave400goldleftover.

WestcrownFirebrand+1bonusonInitiativechecks,andifyouactinasurpriseround,
yougaina+1bonusonallattackrolls.Reactionaryisbetter.HoweverifConspiracyHunteris
alreadytaken(andtheGMismakingyoutakeadifferentCampaigntrait),thisisprobablythe
secondbestbetofthebunch.

AP3136:Kingmaker

BastardYoutakea1penaltyonallCharismabasedskillchecksmadewhendealing
withmembersofBrevicnobilitybutgaina+1traitbonusonWillsaves.(Thepenalty
aspectofthistraitisremovedifyouevermanagetoestablishyourselfasatruenoble).
SothereisalotofRPflavorinthistrait.Thenegativeisnttoobadandtheflatbonustowill
savesisprettyawesome.Asabonusifyoureadbetweenthelinesyoushouldhavean
opportunitytobecomenobility.Thatsaprettysweetdeal.

BrigandYoubeginthecampaignwithanextra100gp.Youalsogaina+1bonuson
Bluff,Diplomacy,Intimidate,andSenseMotivewhendealingwithbrigands,thieves,
bandits,andtheirilk.Ack.Horrible.Thegoldisnegligible,andthebonusisfartoonarrow.Get
somethingelse.

Issian+1bonusonallWillsavesmadetoresistmindaffectingeffects.Letssee.Icould
beabastardnoblewithaflatbonustoallwillsavesorIcouldtakethis.Gobackandlookat
Bastard.

NobleBornChooseoneofthefollowingnoblefamiliesanditsassociatedbenefits.

Garess:Youignorethemovementpenaltyforthefirst5feetofrockydifficultterrainyoumove
throughperround.Inaddition,yougaina+2bonusonAppraisetoassessthevalueofnatural
stonesormetals.
Lebeda:Yougainabonuslanguage:Dwarven,Elven,Hallit,Gnome,Giant,Halfling,Skald,or
Sylvan.
Lodovka:Yougaina+1bonusonSwim,andSwimbecomesaclassskill.
Medvyed:Yougaina+2bonusonDiplomacychecksmadetodealwithfeycreaturesanda
+1bonusonWillsavesmadeagainsttheirspellsandsupernaturalabilities.
Orlovsky:Yougaina+1traitbonusonyourCMD.Inaddition,chooseAcrobatics,Diplomacy,
orStealthyougaina+1bonusonthisskill.
Surtova:Youdeal+2damagewhenattackingaflatfootedopponentwhilewieldingalightor
onehandedweapon.

Mostofthesebonusesareeitherweakorfartoonarrowtobeworthit.Surtovahassomeappeal
forrogueswholiketoflatfoottheiropponentsanyways.Therestareawash.

PioneerYoubeginplaywithahorse.Also,chooseoneofthefollowingskills:Climb,
HandleAnimal,Knowledge(nature),Perception,Ride,Survival,orSwimyougaina+1
bonusonthisskill.IassumeyougetaLightHorse...Thats75gp,andasmallbonustoone
skill.Picksomethingelse.

Rostlander+1bonusonFortitudesaves.Flatsavebonus.Thisismorelikeit.

SwordScionYoubeginplaywithalongswordorAldoriduelingswordandgaina+1
traitbonusonallattacksandcombatmaneuversmadewithsuchweapons.Sothistraitis
fullofwin.ItslikeHeirloomWeaponbeforeitwasnerfed.TaketheAldoriduelingsword.It'san
exoticweaponbutcanbeusedwithouttheexoticweaponproficiencyasalongsword.Ifyoutake
theproficiencyitcanbeusedwithWeaponFinesse,orcanbetwohandedlikeaBastardSword.
Oneofthebestweaponsinthegameandyougetafree+1tohitANDtocombatmaneuvers
withit.(ThatsbetterthenWeaponFocusanditstackswithit).IwishIhadabettercolorthan
purple.

AP3742:SerpentsSkull

BoardedinCheliaxYoubeginthecampaignwithadetailedmapoftheMwangi
Expanse(thisgrants+2competencebonusonallKnowledge[geography]checksmade
regardingthisregion)and200gpworthofmundaneequipmenttoaidyourexplorationof
thejungle.Themapcost50gp.Soyouget250gpworthofgear.Ifyouwantamap.TakeRich
Parents.Buyamap.Youneta650gpgain.IwouldnttakeeitherandjustwaittillIhavethegold
foramap.Butthereyougo.

BoardedinMediogalti+2traitbonusonallsavesagainstpoison.Inaddition,youcan
pickonetypeofpoisonlistedbelowtobeimmuneto,havingundergonealongand
painfulprocessofbuildingupanimmunitytoitseffects:bluewhinnis,giantwasp
poison,mediumspidervenom,smallcentipedepoison,orspidervinepoison.Poisonuse
isabetteroptionforanyonethatwantstousepoisons.Unlessyoureallywanttopulloff
somethinglikeTHIS,thenpickabettertrait."NevergoupagainstaSicilianwhendeathisonthe
line!"

BoardedintheMwangiExpanseYougainPolyglotasabonuslanguageandreceivea
+1bonusonallKnowledge(nature)checksregardingthejungle.Thistraitbasicallysaves
youaskillpointandgivesyouanarrowbonusonaskill.Pickadifferentone.

BoardedintheShacklesPickFortitude,Reflex,orWillyougaina+1bonusonall
savingthrowsofthattype.Aflatbonustoasaveofyourchoice.Oneofthebesttraits.

BoardedinVarisiaChoosetogaineithera+2bonusonBluffagainstinhabitantsofthe
jungle,oryourspellswiththemindaffectingdescriptorgaina+1CLwhencastagainst
creaturesandnativesofthejungle.Alittlenarrow.TheextraCLcouldbeinteresting,but

therearebettertraits.

Colonial+1bonusonKnowledge(local)relatingtoSargavansettlementsandpolitics
anda+1bonusonsavesagainstdisease.Narrowcrap.Moveon.

GettheCargoThroughYoubeginthecampaignwithanadditional300gpinstarting
wealth.IfyouneedextragoldatthestarttakeRichParents.ItsmoregoldandnovagueRP
stringswiththismysteriouscargoyouhavetoprotect.

JenivereCrewPickoneofthefollowingskills:Acrobatics,Climb,Knowledge(nature),
Knowledge(geography),Swim,orSurvival.Yougaina+1traitbonusonthatskill,and
thatskillbecomesaclassskill.Acrobatics,Knowledgenature,andSurvivalareniceifyou
wanttogettheminclass.Theothersareprettyweak.

MwangiScholarYougainPolyglotasabonuslanguageandreceivea+1bonusonall
Knowledge(history)checksregardingtheMwangiExpanse.JustasbadasBoardedinthe
MwangiExpanse.Pickadifferentone.

Stowaway+1traitbonusonStealthchecksandSurvivalcheckstofindfood.Toosmall
abenefittobeworthatrait.

AP4348:CarrionCrown

ChanceSavior+2bonusonInitiativechecks.Heckyeah.

InspiredbyGreatnessChooseonespellyoucancast.Fromnowon,youalwayscast
thisspellat+1casterlevel.Meh.Itmightbehelpfulforclassesthatrelyonlowlevelspellsalot
(Magus),buttherearebettertraitstofocuson.

MakingGoodonPromises+2traitbonusonsavesagainstfeareffects.Whileit'scool
nottoscreamlikegirlasyourunawaybecauseyoufailedasave...thereareworsespellsI
wouldratherhaveabonusagainst.

OnthePayrollYouanadditional150gpinstartingwealth.Boo.Itsawasteofatraittoget
gold.Butifyouaregoingtodoitatleastgetyourgoldsworth.RichParentsgivesyou900gold.

SubjectofStudyChooseanonhumanoidcreaturetype(andsubtypeifoutsider).You
gaina+1bonusondamagerollsagainstcreaturesofthistype.Toonarrowformytaste.
Moveon.

TeachersPet+2bonustooneKnowledgeskillofyourchoosinganditbecomesa
classskill.Notabadtraitatall,especiallyconsideringtheAP(KnowledgeReligion,Arcana,and
Historyareallgoodchoices...hinthint)


AP4954:JadeRegent

AnoteabouttheseTraits:

1.Yougainaonetime+4bonustoyourrelationshipScorewiththeNPC
associatedwithyourCampaignTrait.SoifyouhaveanNPCyouwishto
getclosetoitbenefitsyoutochooseatraitassociatedwiththatNPC.

2.WhenrankingIwillignoretheattackbonusgivenforkeepingyourNPC
safebecausethisbenefitisgiventoeverytraitotherthanCaravanGuard.

BestFriendYougaina+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenyour
friend(AmeikoorSandru)aswellaseithera+2bonusonDiplomacyora+2bonuson
Bluff.Whicheverskillyougainbecomesaclassskill.
NPCChoices:Ameiko,Sandru.

Theskillbonusisnice,asittheskillgain.Therearebettertraitshowever.

CaravanGuard+1bonusonSurvival,anditbecomesaclassskill.
NPCChoices:Sandru.

TheonlytraitwithnobonustokeepanNPCsave(funnysinceyou'reaguard),butSurvivalisa
veryniceskilltohaveinthisAP.

ChildhoodCrushYouhaveacrushononeoftheNPCs.Yougaina+1bonuson
allattackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenyourcrush.Onceperday,makeaDC15
Charismacheckonyourcrush.Ifyouresuccessful,gaina+1bonusonallsavingthrows
fortheremainderoftheday.IfyoureeverwintheNPCslove,this+1bonusonsaving
throwsappliesatalltimes.
NPCChoices:Ameiko,Sandru,Shalelu.

SickSickSick.A+1toallsavesispurewin.JustmakesureyoucanmaketheCHAcheckwill
littleissueandthistraitrocks.

FosterChildYougaina+2bonusonanyoneKnowledgeskill(Yourchoice),andit
becomesaclassskill.Inaddition,yougaina+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoesthat
threatenKoya.
NPCChoices:Koya.

Ifyouwantaknowledgeskillthenthisisyourtrait.

FriendoftheFamilyAslongasKoyaremainsalive,yougaina+1bonuson
Perception,andPerceptionbecomesaclassskill.Inaddition,yougaina+1bonusonall

attackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenKoya.
NPCChoices:Koya.

Anothergoldentrait.PerceptionisTHEskillinPathfinder.Takethisifdon'thaveitinclassand
youdon'thaveadifferentNPCinmind.Maybeevenifyoudo.

HeroWorshipYougaina+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoesthatthreaten
yourhero(AmeikoorShalelu.)aswellasa+2bonusonconcentrationora+1bonusto
yourACagainstattacksofopportunity.
NPCChoices:Ameiko,Shalelu.

ThebonustoConcentration(Ameiko)isreallynice.AsstatedConcentrationcheckscanget
prettyrough.Theotherisprettyweakhowever.

Rescued+1bonusonallattackrollsagainstfoesthatthreatenyoursavior(Koyaor
Shalelu)aswellasa+2bonuswheneveryouusecurespellstohealdamageora+1
bonusonAcrobaticsanditbecomesaclassskill.
NPCChoices:Koya,Shalelu.

Thebonustohealsisweak.TheAcrobaticschoice(Shalelu)isntbadifyouwantitinclass.

StudentSurvivalist+2bonusonSurvival,anditbecomesaclassskill.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.Therearebettertraitsbutifyouwant

oneofthoseknowledgeshereisyourfeat.

BarroomTalespinner+1bonusonDiplomacyandonecategoryofPerform,andoneof
theseskillsbecomesaclassskill.Inaddition,onceperweekyoucanmakeaDC15
Knowledge(local)orIntelligencechecktoseeifyouknowapopularlegendarypirate
tale,thetellingofwhichgrantsyoua+1bonusonchecksmadetoinfluenceNPCson
theWormwood.Interestingtrait.Yougetaskillinclassandacoollittlebonustoinfluence
NPCs.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.

DocksideBrawlerYoubeginthecampaignwithbrassknuckles.Yougaina+1bonuson
damagerollswithbrassknucklesandimprovisedweapons.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
sharksandotheranimalswiththeaquaticsubtype.AbonusonFortitudesaves...sounds
greatright?Wrong.YouhaveaPegLeg.Whileyoudon'ttakethenormalpenaltiesassociated
withhavingapegleg...youstillhaveapegleg.Ifyouwantapegleg...thisisthetraitforyou..

Ship'sSurgeonYoubeginthecampaignwithahealer'skit.Inaddition,yougaina+1
bonusonCraft(carpentry)andHeal.Healbecomesaclassskill.Prettyweaktrait.

TouchedbytheSea+1bonusonSwimanditbecomesaclassskill.Inaddition,
penaltiesonattackrollsmadeunderwaterarelessenedby1.SwiminthisAPisactuallya
prettydecentskill.Alsothelessenedpenaltyunderwatercouldcomeinhandy.

RaceTraits

AdvantageousDistraction(Goblin)Asaswiftactionyougaina+2dodgebonustoACfor
1round.Usableonceperday.Ifitwereanimmediateactiontoactivatethistraititmightbe

moreinteresting.Asisaonceperdayfor1roundbonusitishardtojustifythetraiton.

AdventurousExplorer(Hafling)Whenfrightenedorshaken,youonlytakea1penalty
onyourrollsinsteadof2.WellpersonallyIwouldtryandshoreupmysavessoIdon'tfailthe
saveinthefirstplace.Justathought.

AnimalFriend(Gnome)+1bonusonWillsavesaslongasananimaliswithin30feet,
andHandleAnimalbecomesaclassskill.Sothisisanicetrait.Itiseasytohaveatinytoad
onyourpersonatalltimesforthesavebonus.Andyougetaskillinclasstoboot.Notbadatall.

AnimalisticAffliction(Human)+1bonusonHandleAnimalandWildEmpathy.Asmall
bonustorarelyusedskills.Notagoodwaytospendatrait.

AnticipateEvil(Tiefling)+1bonusonopposedDexteritybasedskillchecksagainst
outsiderswiththeevilsubtype.Inaddition,whenyourinitiativeistiedwithsuch
creatures,youalwaysactfirst.SoDexteritybasedskillchecksareAcrobatics,Disable
Device,EscapeArtist,Fly,Ride,SleightofHand,andStealthchecks.Theinitiativethingisanon
factor(Howofteninagamesessiondoyoutieoninitiative).Sooverallitsnotahorriblegroupof
skillsbutitsagainstaverysmallsampleofcreatures.Iwouldntconsiderthis.

ArcaneDabbler(Elf)Choosea0levelarcanespell.Youmaycastthatspellonceper
dayasaspelllikeability.SothisworksexactlylikeMagicalTalentexceptyouhavetobeanElf
andithastobeanArcanespell.Theonlyadvantageisyoucanchooseintelligenceforthesave
DC.Butlet'sbehonest.ThisisevenworsethanMagicalTalentandthatskillisred.

ArmsMaster(Tiefling)Takea2penaltyonattackrollswithweaponsyouarenot
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,markingacharacterasathrowbacktothese
legendarypeople.

BalloonHeaded(Goblin)+1bonusonPerception,andPerceptionbecomesaclass
skill.AnyEscapeArtistcheckthatrequiresyoutosqueezeyourheadthroughatight
spacetakea8penalty.Abonustothebestskillinthegame,anditbecomesaclassskill.The
EscapeArtistpenaltyismoreofajokebasedonthe10lawsofGoblins(Theytendtogettheir
headstuckinthings).Takethistraitifyoudon'tgetperceptioninclassandchucklealongwith
therestofthegroupifyouevergetstuck.

BeastBully(Tiefling)YoucanmakeanIntimidatecheckinsteadofaHandleAnimal
checkwhentryingtohandleorpushananimal.Sothisisthesecondtraitthatdealswith
usingIntimidateonanimals.UnlikeUnnaturalPresenceyoucanuseIntimidateinplaceofa
HandleAnimalchecktomakeitperformaTrick.Notabadtrait.

BentBody(TieflingBeastbrood)+2bonustoCMDwhenresistinggrappleattempts.
Tieflingsmakeexcellentcasters.Beinggrappledasacastercanbeadeathsentence.That
istheonlyreasonthistraitisn'tred.Iwouldratherhaveadifferenttrait,butifyourGMlikesto
throwalotofgrapplersatyourgroupthenthismightbeworthit.

BigBoned(TieflingHungerseed)+1bonusoncombatmaneuverchecksmadeto
overrunopponents,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.IassumetheBluffonlyworksforfeinting
incombat.Idon'tseehowholdingaweaponhelpsyouliebetter.Thistraitseemstobedesigned
forDervishDancebuilds.FeintinginCombatisusuallyonlyhelpfulforrogueswhousuallyTWF.
Honestlythistraitjustseemstogiveabonustocombatactionsthatwon'tbeusedoftenbythe
buildsthatcanbenefitfromit.

BlessingofDarkness(Tiefling)Wheneveraspellcastercapableofchannelingnegative
energycastsabeneficialspellonyou,sheactsasifshewereonelevelhigherforthe
purposeofdeterminingthatspellseffects.Whilethiscanbehelpful,accordingtothe
wordingYOUcan'tbethespellcaster.Ithastobesomeoneelse.Unlessyou'rebuildingyour
charactertoplayoffsomeoneelseinthegroupIwouldavoidthistrait.

BloodStalker(TieflingHellspawn)+4bonusonSurvivaltotrackorfollowatrail
againstacreatureyouhavedamagedinthepastweek.Fartoonarrowtobeabenefitvery
oftenunlessyourGMlikestohavehispetNPCsescapebeforetheydie.EventhenIwouldnt

useatraitonit.

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+1bonusonyourCMB.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.The
samebonusasCourageousorJadedexceptyouhaveaphenomenathatcancelsyourbonus.I
don'tlikethosetraits.Ireallydon'tlikeonethatdoesthesamethingbuthasaflaw.

CarefullyHidden(Human)+1bonustoWillsavesanda+2bonustosavingthrows
versusdivinationeffects.Astraight+1towillsavesandabonusvsdivinationasabonus.
BetterthanIndomitableFaith.

ChainMaster(TieflingShackleborn)+2bonusoncombatmaneuverchecksmadeto
tripopponentswithaspikedchainorwhip.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.Itsgotabuiltinpenalty.
IneedsomethinglessthanRed.

ColorThief(Goblin)+2bonusonStealthchecks,providingyouwearonlylightarmoror
noarmor.Adecentbonustoanimportantskill.Thestipulationisntabigdealformonksor
roguetypes.

DarkMagicAffinity(Tiefling)Wheneveryoucastaspellwiththe[evil]descriptor,you
actasifyouwereonelevelhigherforthepurposeofdeterminingthatspellseffects.
ThisisaveryeasywayforNeutralorEvilSummonerstogetaCLbumpontheirsummons.Any
animalsummonedbyeithercanbegiventhefiendishtemplatecausingittogainthe[Evil]
descriptor.ThistraitworkswellwithDiabolicalDabbler.

DeadlyRush(TieflingPitborn)+2bonusoncriticalhitconfirmationrollsmadeaspart
ofacharge.Aflat+2bonustoconfirmCriticalswouldhavebeenasosotrait.Thefactitonly
worksonachargemakesitnearuseless.

DeathsDeputy(TieflingGrimspawn)+2bonustodamagedealtforanyattackthat
wouldalreadyreduceyourtargettonegativehitpointswithoutthistrait.Theyshould
havenamedthistraitOverKill...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)Yougainthescentspecialqualitybutonlyagainstcanine
creatures.Yougaina+2traitbonusonattackrollsagainstdogsyoucansmell.Moreofa
humoroustraitthenagoodchoice.Unlessyou'refeelingreallycheekyIwouldavoid.

ElvenReflexes(HalfElf)+2bonusonInitiative.LikeReactionarythisasagreatbonus.If
youwantadifferentcombattraitthisisagreatwaytogettheInitiativebonusthroughAdopted.

EverHome(Human)+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)andSleightofHand.Asmall
bonusontworarelyusedskills.Andyougainneitherasaclassskill.Notagreattrait.

EverWary(Tiefling)Duringthesurpriseroundandbeforeyourfirstactionincombat,

youcanapplyhalfyourDexteritybonus(ifany)toyourAC.Youstillcountasflatfooted
forthepurposesofattacksandeffects.Thisisaninterestingtrait.Themajorissuewiththe
surpriseroundhoweveristhefactyou'reflatfootedwhichthisdoesntsolve.Unlessyou're
crankingahugeDexterityIwouldntconsiderthistrait.

FailedApprentice(HalfElf)+1bonustosavesagainstarcanespells.Notaterribletrait.
Thisisabroadsavebonusforallarcanespells.Therearebettersavebonustraitsbutthisisn't
bad.

FamilyConnections(Tiefling)+2bonusonBluffandDiplomacymadeagainstoutsiders
belongingtotheevilsubtype.Soyou'rebetterattalkingtoEvilOutsiders.Notreally
impressed.Note:Ifyoustilluse3.5materialtheMalconvokerhasseveralabilitiesthatworkoffof
bluffingEvilOutsiders.Ifyou'replayingonethenthistraitbecomespurple.Therearealsoafew
homebrewconversionssomeone(coughcough)did.

Fanatic(Human)+1bonustoKnowledge(arcana)andKnowledge(history).Oneof
theseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.Thisisanotherskillgaintrait.Knowledge
arcanaisthegemhere.

FlairforDestruction(TieflingPitborn)+1bonusonweapondamagemadeagainst
objectsandconstructs.Meh.Ithinkanextrapointofdamagevswallsandrarecreaturescan
beskipped.

Forlorn(Elf)+1bonusonFortitudesaves.FlatbonustoFortitudeandnegatesthe2Con
Elvesget.Greatbonus.

FoulBelch(Goblin)Onceperdayasastandardaction,youcanbelchatasingle
opponentwithin5feet.DC12Fortitudesaveorbesickenedfor1d6rounds.Thesave
DCisConstitutionbased.Whilethisisanotherhumoroustrait,itsusefulnessisdebatable.Its
astandardaction,anditssaveisstatic.

FreedSlave(halfling)+1bonusonDiplomacyandKnowledge(nobility)andKnowledge
(nobility)becomesaclassskill.Notabadtrait.Knowledgenobilityisararelyusedknowledge
however.

FreedomFighter(Halfling)+1bonusonskillchecksorattackrollsmadeduringthe
processofescapingcaptureorinhelpingaslaveescapebondage,andEscapeArtistis
alwaysaclassskillforyou.AninterestingTrait.Thebonusonskillchecksandattackrollsisnt
ofmuchconsequencebutthisisoneofthefewtraitstogiveEscapeArtistinclass.Ifyoureally
wantEscapeArtistthisisn'tabadpick.

Friendless(Tiefling)YoucanmakeHealchecksonyourselfforthepurposesof
treatingdeadlywounds,diseases,andpoisons.Ireadthedescriptionofheal.Whileitdoes
youthetermothersoften,nowheredoesitsayyoucan'tusehealonyourself.EvenifyourGM
rulesyoucan'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.Mostarehelpful
andfunny.Thisoneisboth.Withcarefulcombatpositioningthisbonuswillbehelpfulalmost
everycombat.

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)Aidanotheractionsgrantyourallya+4bonusinsteadofthenormal
+2.Thisisactuallyaverynicetrait.YoucanuseAidanothertoassistinmostskillchecks.Your
partywillloveyou.

Historian(Human)+1bonusonKnowledge(history)andbardicknowledge,and
Knowledge(history)becomesaclassskill.Thisisaverystrangetrait.Soforbardsthisisa
decentchoice.Yougeta+1bonustoEVERYknowledgecheck.Buttheyalreadyhave
KnowledgeHistoryinclass.Everyotherclassdoesnthavebardicknowledgesothemain
benefitofthetraitiswasted.VeryConfusing.

HorseLord(Human)+2bonusonHandleAnimal,anda+1bonusonRide.Thistrait
appliesonlytohorses.Alacklustertrait,evenforclasseslikeCavalier.Iwouldavoid.

IceWalker(Human)+1bonusonsaveagainstattacksthatdealcolddamage.
Furthermore,youmayignoretheAcrobaticspenaltyforiceandcanmoveacrossiceat
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?Theonewhereheturnsaroundandmakesyour
entrailsintooutrails.A+2bonustooneoftheworstsetofsavestofail.Thisisbetterfornon
divinecastersthenBirthmarkasitencompassesallmindaffectinginsteadofjustcompulsions.

LegacyofSand(HalfOrc)+1bonusonallWillsavingthrows.Flatbonustoasave.Good
stuff.

Lettered(Hafling)Linguisticsisaclassskillforyou,andyougaina+1bonuson
Linguisticschecksmadeforthepurposeofdecipheringwritinginanunfamiliar
language.YouneverdrawafalseconclusionifyoufailyourLinguisticscheckinstead,
yousimplyrealizeyoucannotmakesenseofthewriting.Thisoneisinteresting.Ifyoufind
yourGMthrowsalotofancienttextyourwayitmightcomeinhandy.Thefactyouneverdraw
thewrongconclusionisnice.Theissueishowrare(ifever)thistraitwillbeusedinmost
games.

MarketRat(Human)+1bonusonAppraiseandKnowledge(local).Abonustotworarely
usedskillsandneitherbecomeaclassskill.Nobueno.

MasteroftheSuddenStrike(Human)Whenyouwieldamasterworkversionofany
swordifyouactbeforeyouropponentduringthesurpriseround,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.Isupposetherearebuildsthat
wouldrelyonyoulookingweak(spy,assassin,ect),butitsstillareallyspecificandnarrow
focus.


Nomadic(Human)+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)andSurvival,andoneofthese
skills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.Usefulbonusandyougetaskillinclass.Better
thanPovertyStricken.Notbad.

OpenPalmofIrori(Human)Yougaina+1bonusonAcrobaticsandKnowledge
(religion).Ifyouhaveakipool,onceperdayasaswiftaction,youmaychannelyourki
duringanunarmedstrike,gaininga+2bonusononedamageroll.Thisadditional
damageisprecisiondamage.Sothistraitgivesyou3smallbonuses.Theskillbonusesareon
niceskills.The+2damageonceadayisprettyweak.AswrittenItdoesntactuallycostyouany
kithoughsoit'sjusticing.Foramonktherearebettertraitsbutthisisntabadchoiceinthe
least.

Operatic(Human)+1bonusonPerform(sing)anda+2bonusonLinguisticschecks
whentryingtodecipherAzlanti.Twocrappybonuses.Moveon.

Outcast(HalfOrc)+1bonusonSurvival,anditbecomesaclassskill.Sameas
PovertyStricken.Nomadicisslightlybetter.

PainArtist(TieflingShackleborn)+2bonusonIntimidateagainsthelplesscreatures.
TherearebettertraitsforIntimidate.BullyorConvincingLiargiveyouaflat+1bonus.

PerfectServant(Hafling)+3bonusonDiplomacychecksmadetoinfluenceanyonewith
atleastonelevelofAristocrat.Horribletrait.Ireallyneedacolorworsethanred.

PrayerBreaker(TieflingFaultspawn)Ifadivinespellcastermakesaconcentration
checktoavoidlosingaspellbecauseofaninjuryyoucaused,increasetheDCofthat
checkby+2.ThistraitworkswellwithStepUpandStrike.Iwishitworkedonmorethandivine
spellcastersbutitsstillagoodtraitforthosewhoplanontakingthefeatImentioned.

PridefulTemper(Tiefling)+1bonusonattackrollsmadeagainstcreaturesthathave
insultedyouuntilyouactuallysucceedindealingdamage.What'swithallthebadTiefling
traits.

ProlongMagic(Tiefling)Wheneveryouuseaspelllikeabilitygainedthroughyour
Tieflingheritage,itautomaticallyactsasifaffectedbytheExtendSpellmetamagicfeat.
SousuallythismeansyougetanExtendedDarkness(2min/characterlevel),butifyoutake
FiendishHeritageyougainadifferentspelllikeabilitybasedonyourheritage.Notablespellsare
Blur,alterself,andhideouslaughter(atrulynastyspell).IfyouareplanningontakingFiendish
Heritagethistraitshouldcertainlybelookedat.

ProudTribesman(Human)+2bonustoIntimidatecolonialSargavans.Ack.Narrowcrap.
Moveon.

ProvidentialPassenger(Halfling)Improvethestartingattitudethatshipcaptains,
caravanleaders,andthosewithsimilarsortsofresponsibilitieshavetowardyoubyone
step.Youknowwhatalsohelpsstartingattitude.GoldandDiplomacy.Gowithoneofthoseand

saveyourtraitforsomethinguseful.

Pustular(Race?)Wheneveryouresubjectedtoaneffectthatcausesthesickened
condition,youmaymaketwosavingthrowstoavoidtheeffect(ifasavingthrowis
allowed),takingthebetterofthetworesultsasyouractualsavingthrow.Firstofall.
Sickenedisa2penalty.Itsnottheendoftheworld.Secondifyouhavethistraityourfaceis
coveredwithunpleasantpimplesandoutrightboilsthathaveatendencytopopatinopportune
moments...howisthisabonus?Ibelievethisisanotherhumorousgoblintraitbutcomeon.

Rapscallion(Gnome)+1bonusonEscapeArtistanda+1onInitiative.NotterriblebutI
wouldrathersacrificetheskillbonusandgeta+2InitiativebonusfromReactionary.

RepelSin(TieflingMotherless)+2bonusonsavesvsspellsandeffectswiththe[evil]
descriptor.Fartoonarrowformytaste.Iwouldrathergetastaticbonustoasinglesaveorgo
withLatentPsion.

Repulsive(TieflingFoulspawn)+1bonusoncombatmaneuverchecksmadeto
overrunandrepositionopponents.Whilethebonusisntbad,thefluffmakesitlessthan
appealing.Peopledon'twanttotouchyou.Ifyouaregoingforamaneuverbuildthismightbean
option.

RudeSongs(Race?)+2bonusonPerform(song).Performisalwaysaclassskillforyou.
Thefluffonthisoneisgreat.HoweverSavantissuperiorbecauseyoucanchooseyourwhich
Performancetogainabonusfrom.Ifyouplanontakingsonganywaysthoughthiswashasalot
morepersonalitysotospeak.

Ruthless(Dwarf)+1bonusonattackrollstoconfirmcriticalhits.Atraitshouldbeequalto
halfafeat.CriticalFocusgivesa+4bonusbutrequiresa+9BAB.Ifyouareplanningonmaking
abuildbasedaroundthecriticalfeatchainthenthismightnotbeabadtrait.Ifeelitshouldhave
beena+2bonustoreallyshine.

ScholarofRuins(Human)+1bonustoKnowledge(geography)andKnowledge
(dungeoneering).Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.Knowledge
dungeoneeringisahighlyunderratedknowledgeskill.Youalsogetoneofthemasaclassskill.

Scrounger(Race?)Youcanbuyobjectswiththebrokenconditionathalfprice(instead
ofthenormalthreequartersprice).Thevalueoftheunbrokenversionoftheseobjects
cannotexceedfourtimesyourcharacterlevel.Thepriceyoupayforthisobjectcan
neverexceedmorethantwiceyourcharacterlevelingp.Atfirst,afterreadingaboutthe
brokencondition,Iwasreallyexcitedaboutthistrait.Afterallyoucouldbuymagicitemsathalf
priceandcastmakewholetomakethemgoodasnew.ThenIdidthemath.At20thlevelthe
bestyoucanbuywiththistraitisanitemworth80gp.Thatsat20thlevel.Withoutthegplimitthis
wouldbepurple.Aswrittenit'sRed.

SeekerofBrightness(Elf)+1bonusononeKnowledge(Yourchoice)andon
Perceptionchecks.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)+1bonusonBluffandDiplomacymadeto
convincesomeonethatanotherpersonisactuallyatfaultforyouractions.Horrible.
Narrow.Moveon.

Slaver(Human)+2bonusonIntimidatetoinfluencenonOmboMwangi,butsuffera2
penaltyonBlufforDiplomacytoinfluencethem.Horrible.Narrow.Moveon.

SoulEater(TieflingGrimspawn)Wheneveryouuseacoupdegraceactiontokilla
creatureyougainanumberoftemporaryhitpointsequaltohalfyourcharacterlevel
(minimum1)for1minute.Coupdegracearerare.Rare=bad.Moveon.

SpiritsintheStone(Human)Wheneveryoureinruins,+2bonusonInitiativeanda+1
bonusonsavesagainsttrapsandnaturalhazards.Sothisisnthalfbad.Iwouldratherhave
thestraight+2initiativetrait,butthereareATONofruinsinPathfinder(Dungeonsand
Dragons),soyoushouldgetgooduseoutofthistraitifyoudecidethebonusontrapsisworthit.

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,asanimmediateaction,youcanmakeyourselfthe
targetofanyattackoriginallydirectedagainstacreatureoccupyinganadjacentsquare.
Ifyou'rebuildingatankthistraitisgreat.BetteryoutaketheCavaliersChargethenthesurprised
wizard.I'mtemptedtomakethispurpleeven.

SuperiorClutch(TieflingHungerseed)+1bonusondamagerollswhenusingweapons
intendedforcreaturesofalargersize.EveryTitanMaulershouldtakethis.AlsoTieflings

withFiendishHeritagecantake#16(Youhaveoversizedlimbs,allowingyoutouseLarge
weaponswithoutpenalty).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.

TunnelFighter(Dwarf)Whileunderground,yougeta+2bonustoinitiativeanda+1
bonusonweapondamagerollsforcriticalhits(thisdamageismultipliedonacriticalhit).
Sothistraitcaneitherbeamazingorterrible.Ifyou'reinacampaignthatplacesyou
undergroundforalargeportionofthegame(LikeSecondDarkness).Otherwiseitsahalfdecent
choice.

TwilightZeal(Tiefling)+1bonusonWillsaveswhenindimlightordarkness.Notbad
butifyou'rewillingtotaketheAdoptedtraittherearebettertraitsthatgivethesamebonusor
betterwithoutthestipulation.Takethoseinstead.

UglySwine(Goblin)+2bonusonDisguise,anditbecomesclassskill.SoIratedthis
prettyhighcomparedtomosttraitslikethis.Ididsobecauseitsa+2bonus,itgivesDisguisein
class,andifyoureallyareagoblin...thisskillbecomesveryimportantifyouwishtowalkaround
inmostcivilizedareaswithoutbeingchasedbypeoplewithtorchesandpitchforks.

Underling(Tiefling)+2bonusonBluffandDiplomacychecksmadetojoinanevil
organization.Supernarrowfocus.Moveon.

UnearthSecrets(TieflingHellspawn)+2bonusonSenseMotivewhentryingtogeta
hunchthatmightrevealatargetshiddenvice,darkimpulse,oranyothercravingit
wouldnotwantpubliclyrevealed.Supernarrowfocus.Moveon.

VileKiss(TieflingMotherless)+2bonusoncombatmaneuvercheckstoperforma
dirtytrickforthepurposeofmakingyouropponentsickened.Supernarrowfocus.Move
on.

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)+1bonusonReflexsaves.Anotherflatsavebonus.Oneofthe
Best.

ZestforBattle(Dwarf)Wheneveryouhaveamoralebonustoweaponattackrolls,you
alsoreceivea+1traitbonusonweapondamagerolls.Basicallythismeansthatspellslike
Blesswhichgiveyouamoralebonustoattackwillalsogiveyouabonustodamage.Notabad
traitifyouintendtobuffyourselfoftenbeforefights.

RegionalTraits

Absalom

AbsalomHotspur(Absalom)+1bonusonInitiativeandKnowledge(local).Theinitiative
bonusisnicebuttherearetraitsthatgive+2andthebonustoknowledgelocalcanbeskipped.
Reactionaryisabetterchoice.

Cosmopolitan(Absalom)(A)+1bonusonLinguistics,andbecomesaclassskill.
Unfortunatelythe+3classbonusdoesntaddtoyourlanguagesknownsomuchofthebenefitof
havingthisskillinclassislost.Therearebetterskillstogetinclass.

Amanandar

HoneyedTongue(Amanandar)+1bonusonDiplomacy,anditbecomesaclassskill.A
niceskilltohave,buttherearebettertraitsforgainingDiplomacy.

Militia(Amanandar)+1bonusonattacksmadewhileflankinganopponent.Notbadif
yourbuiltaroundflanking(RoguesandPreciseStrikebuilds)

Andoran

AndorenFreedomFighter(Andoran)+1bonusonattackanddamagerollsagainst
slaversoranycreatureholdingsomeoneagainsttheirwill.Prettynarrow.Moveon.

EqualityforAll(Andoran)+2bonustoyourCMBandyourCMDwhenfacingopponents
whoareatleasttwosizeslargerthanyou.Againtoonarrowtobeconsideredsolid.

FreedSlave(Andoran)+1bonusonFortitudesaves.Flatbonustoasave.Golden.

Bachuan

SzaezanCragsMiner(Bachuan)+1bonusonAppraise,anditbecomesaclassskill.A
weakskillbutifyouwantit,hereisatraittogetit.

TigerBrigadier(Bachuan)+2bonusonIntimidatemadeagainstanyonewhoseageis
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,andbecomesaclassskill.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)+2bonusonallFortitudesavesvspoison.Poisonscanbe
prettynastysothisisntaterribletrait.Iwouldrathergeta+1bonustoallFortitudesaves.

MizuKiHikariRebel(ChuYe)+1bonusondamagerollsmadewithunarmedattacks.
Thisseemsaperfecttraitforamonk.Astraightbonustodamage.Liketheoldheirloomweapon
formonks.

Darklands

DarklandsDelver(Darklands)+1bonusonKnowledge(dungeoneering),anda+1
bonusonSurvivalchecksmadeintheDarklands.Oneoftheseskillsbecomesclass
skill.Notabadtrait.Knowledgedungeoneeringisespeciallygood.Ifyouwanteitherinclassthis
isntabadtrait.

SlayeroftheDeep(Darklands)+1bonustodamageagainstcreaturesoftheaberration
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,youmayrolltwicewhenmakingaWillsaveagainstcharmeffectsandtake
thebetterresult.Averyweirdtrait.IsupposeyoucouldSellsomethingtoeveryparty

membersanduseitasatankishtypetrait,buteventhatisslightlymunchin.Iwouldavoidit.

DtangMa

DtangMaBloodline(DtangMa)Chooseoneofthefollowingsorcererbloodlines:fey,
maestro,starsoul,orstormborn.Onceperday,youmayuseoneofyourbloodline
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)+1bonusonKnowledgechecksrelatedtodwarvesanda+1
bonusonFortitudesavesinanyroundinwhichyouuseabardicperformanceability.
Prettynarrowfocus.Possiblyhelpfultobardsbuttherearebettertraits.

FiveKingsMountains

MountainGuide(FiveKingsMountains)+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)and
Survivalcheckswheninmountainousareas,andKnowledge(geography)becomesa
classskill.Narrowfocusonthebonusandararelyusedskillinclass,butifyouwantgeography
hereyougo.

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
againstoutsidersthathavethenativesubtype.SuperNarrow.Getsomethingbetter.

SpiritualForester(ForestofSpirits)+1bonusonKnowledge(nature)andKnowledge
(planes),andoneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskill.Botharereallyniceskills.Bothare
nicetohaveplentyofranksin.

Galt

InspiringSpeaker(Galt)+1bonusonBluffandDiplomacycheckswhenaddressing
crowdsof10peopleormore.Prettynarrow.Therearebettertraitsthatjustgiveabonuswith
nostrings.

RabbleRebel(Galt)Ifyouhaveatleastthreealliesthreateningyouropponent,you
gaina+2bonusonBluffcheckstofeinthimanda+2bonusonSleightofHandchecks
againsthim.Againtoonarrowtobeofmuchuse.

SilentWatcher(Galt)+1bonusonSenseMotiveincrowds,anda+1bonusonStealth
incitystreets.What'swithallthenarrowbonuscrapinGalt?Getsomethingactuallyuseful
morethanonceortwiceanAP.

Geb

EnemyoftheUndead(Geb)+2bonusonsavesagainstanyspellsorspelllikeabilities
fromanundeadcreature.NotabadtraitforanAPlikeCarrionCrown.Unlessyou'reinan
Undeadheavycampaignhoweverthistraitistoonarrow.

FriendoftheDead(Geb)+2bonusonDiplomacyagainstsentientundead.Toonarrowto
beofmuchuse.

Goka

Cosmopolitan(Goka)(B)+1bonusonLinguisticschecks,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Unfortunatelythe+3classbonusdoesntaddtoyourlanguagesknownsomuchofthebenefitof
havingthisskillinclassislost.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,youtreatthewindcategoryas
onelevellowerforthepurposesofdeterminingpenaltiesonrangedattacksmadewith
normalweapons.ThistraitcanbeabenefitforspellslikeAlterWinds,butwon'thelpagainst
spellslikeWindWall.

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)+1bonusonStealthandSurvivalchecksiniceor
snowcoveredterrain.WeakandNarrow.Abadcombo.Movealong.

WintersSoul(Irrisen)Youmaycastrayoffrostonceperdayasaspelllikeability.
Superweak.Getabettertrait.

Isger

BountyHunter(Isger)+1bonusonSurvivalcheckstofindorfollowtracks,anda+1
traitbonusonPerceptioncheckstoavoidbeingsurprised.Tonarrow.Therearetraitsthat
givestraightbonusestoeither.

IsgerFixer(Isger)Onceperday,youcantinkerwithabrokenobjecttoallowanyone
whousesittoignorethepenaltiesforitsbrokenconditionfor24hours.Interestingtrait
buthonestlynothingmendingormakewholecantfixpermanently.

IsgeriOrphan(Isger)+1bonusonFortitudesaves.Straightbonustoasave.Crazygood.

ScionofGoblinblood(Isger)Wheneveryourewithin60feetofanenemyhobgoblin,
yougaina+1traitbonusonallweapondamagerolls.Fartoospecific.Thoughthethoughtof
ahobgoblinwithapermanencyreducespellinacageonyourbeltdoesmakemegiggle.

Jalmeray

CandidateforPerfection(Jalmeray)+1bonusonattackofopportunityattackrollsmade
withunarmedstrikes.JustasbadasBullied.Takesomethingelse.

SecretoftheImpossibleKingdom(Jalmeray)+1casterleveltooonespellwhenyou
choosethistrait.SameasGiftedAdeptandyoudonthavetobefromJalmeray.Eitherisalright
ifyoureallywanta+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,anditbecomesaclassskill.Areallygood
skilltogetinclass.Anicetrait.

Katapesh

ClumsySlave(Cheliax,Katapesh)Thefirsttimeyouattacksomeonewithanattackthat
dealsnonlethaldamage,yourtargetmustmakeaSenseMotiveopposedbyyourBluff
checkminusthedamagedealttorealizeyouactuallyintendedtoharmhimfailure
meanshebelievetheinjurywasanaccidentonyourpartinstead(thoughhemaystill
wanttopunishyouforit).Whileinteresting,I'mnotsurewhattherealbenefitofthistraitis,
unlessyouwanttojustgoaroundpimpslappingpeoplewithoutgettingintofights.

DuskwalkerAgent(Katapesh)Youstartwithtwicethenormalamountofstartinggold.
Inaddition,anytransactionsyoumakeintheNightstallsarealwaysbeneficialtoyou
itemsyousellnetyouanadditional10%profit,anditemsyoupurchasethereare10%
cheaperthannormal.Thisdiscountalsoappliestoyourstartinggear.Unlessyour
adventurespendsalargeamountoftimearoundKatapeshthistraitisnearworthless.However
ifyoudo,thenit'sofgreatbenefitifoneofyourpartymemberstakethistrait.Thatpartymember
cansellandbuyallthepartiesgearforaheftygaininWBL.Note:IfyourGMsimplylowersthe
amountofwealthgainedthenthistraitagainbecomesawaste.

FreedSlave(Katapesh)+1bonusonFortitudesaves.Straightbonustoasave.Crazy
good.

MerchantsChild(Katapesh)+1bonusonAppraise,anditbecomesaclassskill.Aweak
skill,butifyoureallywantitinclassthenhereisyourtrait.

NightstallUrchin(Katapesh)+2bonusonsavesagainstfeareffects,andwhenyoudo
makeasuccessfulsaveagainstafeareffect,yougaina+1bonusonattackrollsandall
skillchecksforthenextminute.Kindofnarrowfocus.Thebonusifyoupassafeareffect
makesitbetterthanmostofthefearrelatedtraitsthough.

PeshAddict(Katapesh)Youstartwithonlyhalfofthenormalstartinggold,butgaina
+1bonusonBluff,Knowledge(local),andSenseMotive.Oneoftheseskills(your
choice)becomesaclassskill.Therearebettertraitsthatdothesamethingwithzero
drawback.Takeoneofthose.

PeshDealer(Katapesh)+1bonusonSleightofHand,anditbecomesaclassskill.
TherearefewtraitsthatgiveSleightofHandinclass.Itsaweakskillbuthereitisifyoureally
wantit.

SavannahChild(Katapesh)Pickoneofthefollowingskills:HandleAnimal,Knowledge
(nature),orRide.Yougaina+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Knowledgenatureisthegemhere.Theothertwoareprettyweakunlessyouaregoingfora
mountedbuild.

Kwanlai

BorderGuard(Kwanlai)+2bonusonrollstoconfirmcriticalhitsagainstfoeswiththe
aquaticsubtype.Narrowandweak.Moveon.

KwanlaiBeliever(Kwanlai)+2bonusonconcentrationchecksmadewhilecasting
divinespells.ConcentrationDCscangetstupidhardsoanybonuscanbeimportant.Consider
thistraitifyou'readivinecaster.IfyoucastbothlookatDesperateFocuswhichgivesabonusto
allconcentrationchecks.

Kyonin

IadaranIllusionist(Kyonin)+1bonusoncasterlevelcheckswithillusionspellsanda

+1bonusonWillsavestodisbelieveillusions.PossiblydecentforanIllusionspecialist,but
eventhenit'sdebatable.Youdon'tgainanactualCasterLevel.JustabonusonCLchecks.

KyoninGatekeeper(KyoninElf)+1bonusonSpellcrafttoidentifyteleportationmagic
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'relookingtogain
Intimidate.Plusyou'reafrigginVikingdude!

Lastwall

CrusaderTactician(Lastwall)+1bonusonKnowledge(engineering)andKnowledge
(nobility),andoneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskill.Botharerarelyusedknowledgesbut
ifyoureallywantonehereisyourtrait.

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.Straightbonusto
asave.Thesearegolden.

MarshorRiver

RiverRat(MarshorRiver)+1bonustodamagedealtwithadaggeranda+1bonusto
Swimchecks.Swimbecomesaclassskill.Thisisabeautifultrait.Theswimthingismeh.But
thestraightbonustodamagewithdaggersisamazinglygood.AMUSTHAVEtraitforKnife
MasterRogues.

Mediogalti

MonkeyGoblin(Mediogalti)+2bonusonAcrobaticsandClimbcheckswhileclimbing
trees.IfIwererankingbasedonawesomenessofnamethistraitwouldbepurple.Arethere
suchthingsasMonkeyGoblins?Anywaystheactualtraitishorrid.Fartoonarrowtodeserve
suchanepicname.

Mendev

ChildoftheCrusades(Mendev)+2bonusonsavesagainstfear.Prettyweak.Takea
lookatNightstallUrchinifyoumustgetabonusagainstfear.Eventhattraitisn'tverygood.

Cynic(Mendev)+1bonusonSenseMotive,anditbecomesaclassskill.Itsalwaysnice
toknowwhensomeoneislyingtoyou.Greattrait.

Minata

BelemPirate(Minata)+1bonusonKnowledge(geography)andProfession(sailor),and
oneoftheseskillsbecomesaclassskill.Possiblyhelpfulinaseafaringcampain.Otherwise
Iwouldpicksomethingelse.

WayangSpellhunter(Minata)Chooseaspellof3rdlevelorbelow.Whenyouusethe
chosenspellwithametamagicfeat,itusesupaspellslotonelevellowerthanit
normallywould.SameasMagicalLineageexceptithasa3rdlevellimit.Thatisn'taterrible
thing.Thisisjustasgoodasthattraitforlowlevelspellsusedoften(Magus/ShockingGrasp).
Note:Ifyoulookatthewordingofthisspella0levelmetamagiclikeTenebrousSpellwould
causethespelltobecomealevellowerthannormal.

Minkai

InstigatorofRebellion(Minkai)+1bonusonDiplomacyandIntimidate.Smallbonusto
twoniceskills.Therearebetterbonusestoeitherbutifyouwantasmalltobothhereyougo.

MinkaiAdvocate(Minkai)+1bonusonBluff,anditbecomesaclassskill.Averyniceskill.
Ifyouwanttheskillinclasshereyougo.

Molthune

ImperialSoldier(Molthune)Chooseoneofthefollowingskills:Heal,Intimidate,or
Ride.Yougaina+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.OtherthanIntimidate
theskillsyoucanchoosefromarerarelyusedorweak.Butifyouwantoneinclassthenhere
yougo.

LegalisticLiberation(Molthune,Osirion)+1bonusonallKnowledgecheckstofinda
legitimatewaytoavoid,negate,orescapeanexistingobligation.Prettynarrowandweak.
Picksomethingelse.

Signaler(Molthune)+5bonusonBlufftoreceivesecretmessagesanda+5bonuson
SenseMotivetointerceptmessages.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
lookatBrastlewarkBusinessman(Gnome).

QuantiumUniversityGraduate(Nex)+2bonusonconcentrationwhencastingarcane
spells.Concentrationcheckscangetstupidhard.Ifyoureanarcanecasterconsiderthistrait.If
youcastbothlookatDesperateFocuswhichgivesabonustoallconcentrationchecks.

Nidal

DuskDancer(Nidal)+2bonusonReflexsavesindimlightordarkness.Notabadbonus
foryourtrapfinderorroguewhostaysintheshadowsoften.Especiallyoneswithlowlightor
DarkVision.Asthepointman,thescoutusuallygoeswithoutalightsourceandisusuallythe
onewhohappensupontraps(whichalmostalwaysarereflexsaves)

NidaleseShadowcaster(Nidal)Chooseonespellwiththeshadowdescriptoryougain
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.Theonly
greatskillonthelistisSurvival.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,youmaychoose
AncientOsirianiasoneofyourbonuslanguages.Tworarelyusedknowledgesandthe
languagesavesyouoneskillpointinLinguistics.Notgreatbutifyouwanteitherknowledgein
classhereyougo.

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,youmaycreatepotionsof
thisspellasifitwereonyourspelllist.SoifyoufollowFAQs,youknowthatyoucannotadd
+5totheDCofthecraftchecktobrewapotionnotpreparedoronyourspellsknownlist.This
traitallowsyoutobrewonspellfromanotherlist.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)+1competencebonusonBluffandDisguise,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'ttakedoubledamagetoanyelement.
Getsomethingelse.

WatchingTaldor(Qadira)+1bonusonInitiative,andifyouareabletoactduringa
surpriseround,youmayadrawaweaponasafreeactionduringthatround.Sametraitas
VeteranofBattle.AbonustoInitiativeandalimitedQuickDrawabilityduringasurpriseround.
Thiswouldallowyoutodrawandattackinasurpriseround.Notabadtrait.

Quain

QuainMartialArtist(Quain)+1bonusondamagewhenusingunarmedstrikes.Sameas
MizuKiHikariRebel.Thisseemsaperfecttraitforamonk.Astraightbonustodamage.Likethe
oldheirloomweaponformonks.

SilvertonguedEunuch(Quain)+1bonusonKnowledge(nobility)andDiplomacy.A
smallbonuswithnoskillinclass.Yuck.

Rahadoum

RahadoumiCultist(Rahadoum)+5bonusonBluffcheckstoreceivesecretmessages,
anda+5bonusonSenseMotivecheckstointerceptsecretmessagesfromothersof
yourfaith.Horribletrait.Fartoonarrowtobeworthit.

RahadoumiDisbeliever(Rahadoum)+2bonusonsavesvs.divinespells,butyoumust
makesavesevenwhenthatmagicisbeneficialtoyou.TERRIBLE.Thisisabsolutely
terrible.Thismeansyouhavetosaveagainsthealingspellssentyourway.Avoidthisatallcost.

Razmiran

AcolyteofRazmir(Razmiran)+1bonusonKnowledge(local)andKnowledge(religion),
andoneoftheseskillsisalwaysaclassskillforyou.Thisbonusincreasesto+2when
dealingwithspecificsoftheRazmirifaith.Notabadtraitifyouwantoneoftheknowledgesin
class.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+1bonustoallDexand
Strbasedskills.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.Ifyoureallywantswimandareinaseafaringgamethenthis
couldbeok.

Stormrunner(Shackles)+2bonusonAcrobaticscheckstokeepyourfootingon
unevengroundorunsteadysurfaces.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,butyougainneitherinclass.
Therearemuchbettertraits.

Shokuro

FreedomFighter(Shokuro)+1bonusonattacksmadewithimprovisedweapons.Unless
yourinabarfightIdon'tseethiscominginhandy.Picksomethingelse.

RebelLeader(Shokuro)IfyoutaketheLeadershipfeat,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+1bonusonsavesvs.
enchantmenteffects.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.There
arebettertraits.

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,andSenseMotivechecks
madeforbusinessdealsandtransactions.Narrowandweak.Moveon.

Tianjing

HeavenlyTouch(Tianjing)Youcanstabilizeadyingcreatureasastandardaction.
SametraitasSacredTouch.Bothareterrible.LooktoSacredTouchforwhyitissobad.

TianjingTempleGuard(Tianjing)+1bonusonattacksofopportunitymadewithpolearm
weapons.Narrowandweak.Moveon.

Urban

MilitiaVeteran(Anytownorvillage)Choose:Profession(soldier),Ride,orSurvival.
Yougaina+2bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.Raretogeta+2bonusand
theskillinclass.Thelistisntthebesthowever.Survivalistheonlydecentone.

VagabondChild(Urban)Choose:DisableDevice,EscapeArtist,orSleightofHand.You
gaina+1bonusonthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.Smallerbonusandrarelyused
skills.Butifyoureallywanttheskillhereyougo.

Ustalav

SuperstitiousWard(Ustalav)Youmaycastdisruptundeadonceperdayasaspelllike

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,anditbecomesaclassskill.
Whoreallyneedsthisskillinclass.Whoreallyneedsmorethanafewpointsinthisskillatall?
ItsaDC5checktoclimbaknottedrope.Butifyouwantithereyougo.

Wanshou

RiceRunner(Wanshou)+1bonusonAcrobatics,anditbecomesaclassskill.WhileI
dontfinditthatgreat,manyfindAcrobaticstobeagreatskilltohaveinclass.

SwampRebel(Wanshou)+2bonusonStealthchecksinswampyterrain,andStealth
becomesaclassskill.Thebonusisnarrowbutstealthisnice.Therearebettertraitsthatgivea
straightbonus.

XaHoi

ClanArtisan(XaHoi)ChooseoneCraftskill.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.

PrecociousSpellcasterSelectonecantripandone1stlevelspellwhenyoucastthese
spells,theyfunctionatonecasterlevelhigherthanyouractualcasterlevel.Sameas
GiftedAdeptexceptyougettwospells,butithastobeacantripanda1stlevelspell.Eitheris
alrightifyoureallywanta+1casterleveltoyourfavoritespell.

Survivor+1bonustoinitiativeandSenseMotive.SenseMotivebecomesaclassskill.
Killergood.Thereare+2bonustraitstoinitiative,butifyourlookingtogetSenseMotiveinclass
(averyniceskill)thenthistraitgivesyoutheinitiativebonusascake.Verynice.

VenicaanMedic+2bonustoHealcheckstotreatdiseasesorpoisons,andHeal
becomesaclassskill.Narrowbonus,andHealisaweakskill.Butifyoureallywantithereyou
go.

WharfRat+2bonusonskillchecksinvolvingclimbingandropeuse,anda+4bonuson
Appraisecheckstodeterminethevalueoflargequantitiesofbulkgoodswithout
openingtheircontainers.Wow.canyougetmorenarrowthanthis?Picksomethingelse.

WhisperWoodsHunter+2bonusonSurvivalcheckstotrackeviloutsidersanda+2
bonusoninitiativecheckswhenyouknowyouropponentisaneviloutsider.Avoidthis
andgetatraitthatgivesaflatbonus.

ReligionTraits

ReligiontraitsThingstoremember:
1.Youmusthaveanestablishedfaithinaspecificdeity
2.Youdon'thavetobeamemberofaclassthatcanwielddivinemagic
3.Youhavetohaveapatrondeityandreligioninyourbackground
4.Religiontraitscangoawayifyouabandonyourreligion

AFallenGod(Aroden,Arazni,orCurchanus)

DevoteeofaDeadGod(AFallenGod)+1bonusonDiplomacyandKnowledge
(religion).Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.Notabadtrait,because
bothskillsarenicetohave.BonuspointsfromtheextraRPflavorofworshipingadeadgod.

FaithfulArodenite(AFallenGod)+1traitbonusonDiplomacychecksthisbonus
increasesto+3ifyouaredealingwithafollowerofArodenorIomedae.Aweakbonus
unlessyoucontinuallydebateclericsofthetwolistedfaiths.ItsgottheextraRPflavorbutnone
ofthemechanicalbenefitsofDevoteeofaDeadGod.

Abadar

EyesandEarsoftheCity(Abadar)+1bonusonPerception,andPerceptionbecomesa
classskill.Perceptioninclass.BestskillinPathfinder.

HoneyTongued(Abadar)+1bonusonDiplomacy(and/or?)Bluffwhendealingwith
agentsofthelaw,whetherjudges,guards,orpaladins.I'mnotsurebecauseofthewording
whetheryoureceiveabonustobothbluffanddiplomacyorifyouhavetochoose.Eitherwayit's
fartoonarrowtobeworthatraitinvestment.

LoveroftheLaw(Abadar)+1bonusonsavesvs.charmandcompulsionspells,and
maymakeanewsavewithanadditional+1bonus(foratotalof+2)ifdirectedtoact
againstthelaw.Nowthisisanamazingtrait.Notonlydoyougetabonustooneoftheworst
setofspellstofailon...butyougetasecondsavetoresistifyouaredirectedtodosomething
unlawful(Likehurtafellowpartymember).I'mbettingthereisagoodchanceonthatsecond
saveinmostcases.

SenseofOrder(Abadar)+3bonusonanyPerceptioncheckmadetoidentifyany
changestoalocationthathaveoccurredsinceyoulastvisitedit.Averystrangetrait.I
supposeitwouldbeniceonfindingsurprisesinlocationsyouvisitoften.Theproblemisthat
mostadventuresspendagoodportionoftheirtimeexploringnewlocations...it'sthenatureof
thegame.

TheCityProtects(Abadar)+2bonusagainstfeareffects.Ifyoufailasaveagainstafear
effect,youmaymakeanewsaveeachroundyouremaininthecitytoovercomethefear
effectaslongasthefeareffectpersists.Ifyouareapaladin,thisabilitytomake
additionalsavestoovercomefearextendstoallallieswithinyourauraofcourage.While
fearaffectarenttheworsteffectstofailontheabilitytosaveeveryroundisnice.Inacity
campaignthistraitcouldreallycomeinhandy.Especiallyifyou'reaPaladin.

Alseta

OpenerofDoors(Alseta)+2bonusonPerceptionchecksmadetofindandopensecret
doors.YoumightfinditusefulforyourTrapfinderbuttherearemuchbettertraits.

Apsu

ScalyAlly(Apsu)+2bonusonDiplomacychecksinvolvingreptilesorthoseofdraconic
blood,whethertheyaregoodalignedornot.Toonarrow.PickabetterTrait.

Asmodeus


AsmodeanDemonHunter(Asmodeus)+3bonusonKnowledge(planes)aboutdemons
anda+2bonusonWillsavesagainstmindaffectingspellsandeffectsfromdemons.
Twonicelargebonuses.Unfortunatelyitonlyappliestodemons(nodevils).Unlessyou'reinan
APdedicatedtofightingdemonsprimarilyIwouldpass.Note:Unlikemostreligioustraitsyoucan
beaformerfollowerwhohasleftthereligion.

ContractMaster(Asmodeus)+1bonusonLinguistics,anditbecomesaclassskill.A
rarelyusedskill.ThemainbenefitofLinguisticsisforeveryrankspentyougainalanguage.The
+3inclassbonusdoesntprovideyouadditionallanguages.Ifyouthinkyouwillneedtodecipher
unfamiliarwrittenlanguagesorcreate/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.Notethatyoumightonlygetthebonuswhenusingthemto
gatherinformation.AskyourGM.SenseMotiveisthegemhere.

HolySchemer(Calistria)+1traitbonusonSenseMotive,anditbecomesaclassskill
foryou.SameastheabovetraitminustheDiplomacybonus.SenseMotiveisagreatskillto
gain.Anditsaflatbonusontheskill.TakeCalistrianProstituteunlessyouhavemoralissuewith
beingaworkinggirl/guy.

Opportunistic(Calistria)+1bonusonattacksofopportunitywhenusingadagger,
sword,orwhip.Terrible.Moveon.

SacredAvenger(CalistriaElf)Whenacreaturedamagesyouwithaweapon,onyour
nextturnyougaina+1bonusonweapondamageagainstthatcreature.Ifthiscreature
isyourildulielthisbonusincreasesto+2.ElfOnly.Interesting,butfartoonarrow.Pick
somethingelse.

WaspWhisperer(CalistriaElf)+1bonusonFortitudesavesagainstpoison.Youmay

useDiplomacy(orwildempathyifyouareadruidorranger)toimproveaHostileor
UnfriendlyinsectileverminsattitudetowardIndifferent.Anotherinterestingtrait.The
poisonbonusisniceandtheverminthingiscool,butwillprobablyberare.

CaydenCailean

FortifiedDrinker(CaydenCailean)Wheneveryouimbibeanyalcoholicbeverage,you
gaina+2bonusonsavesagainstmindaffectingeffectsfor1hour.Sothisisactuallya
reallynicetrait.MindAffectingspellsaresomeoftheworsttofailon,andthe1beverageanhour
shouldntcauseyouanynegativeeffects.Theonlyissuewiththistraitistryingtofigureouthow
tocarrythatmuchalcoholaround.Butthat'spartofthefun!.

GoodNatured(CaydenCailean)+2bonusonallsavingthrowsagainstfeareffects.Not
nearlyasgoodasFortifiedDrinker.Fearaffectsarentnearlyasbad.Andnoexcusetodrink!

StrongWilled(CaydenCailean)+2bonusonsavingthrowsagainstcharmand
compulsioneffects.FortifiedDrinkerisbetterbecauseMindaffectingecompasescharmand
compulsionandthensome.Plusnoreasontodrink!Alljokingasidethoughitisstillasolidtrait.

ChaldiraZuzaristan

CallforHelp(ChaldiraZuzaristan)Whenyoutakethetotaldefenseaction,alliesgaina
+1bonusonrollsmadeagainstacreaturethreateningyou.Interestingbutweak.

LessonsofChaldira(ChaldiraZuzaristan)Onceperday,whenyoufailasavingthrow,
youcanrerollthesavingthrow.Youmusttakethesecondresultevenifitisworse.This
iscrazygood.Asecondshotonanyfailedsavecanreallysaveyourbutt.

DemonLords

DemonicPersuasion(DemonLords)+2bonusonDiplomacyandIntimidatewhen
dealingwithcreaturesofthedemonsubtype.Thebonusonlyaffectsdemons(no
devils).TooNarrow.Moveon.

Desna

FaithfulArtist(Desna)+1traitbonustoonePerformskill,andPerformbecomesaclass
skill.IfyoureallywantPerform,Savantisbetter.Takethatinstead.

GoodDreams(Desna)Eachtimeyousleep,theGMtellsyouofadangerousdreamyou
had.Onceperday,ifyouhavetomakeasavingthrowagainstathreatrelatedorsimilar
tothatdream,youcanrolltwiceandtakethemorefavorableresult.Ifyoudonot
encountercircumstancessimilartothethreatorsituationyoudreamed,thistraithasno
effectthatday.IfyouhavetheHalflingJinxtrait,youcannotselectthistrait,andvice
versa.TheeffectivenessofthistraitistotallyatthemercyofyourGM.IfheisintoitIcouldsee

itbeingasortofmetagamingdivination.Hencethedualranking.PersonallyIwouldpick
somethingnotuptoGMfiat.

Starchild(Desna)+4bonusonSurvivalcheckstoavoidbecominglost.Thefunnypartof
thistraitisthatthebonusfromacompasswouldstackbecausetheyaredifferentbonuses...
eventhoughtheydothesamething.Eitherwayisfartoonarrowtobeofmuchuse.

StoicOptimism(Desna)+2bonusonsavingthrowsagainstfeareffects.Asstated
before.Feareffectsaretooweaktodeserveatrait.

DwarfReligionTraitThereisasmallcollectionofgodsworshipedalmostexclusivelybydwarves.
ThesearemostlyrelatedtoToragandaregenerallynotworshipedindividually.TheyincludeAngradd,
Folgrit,Bolka,Grundinnar,Kols,Trudd,Dranngvit,andMagrim.Theonlygodinthedwarvenpantheonnot
relatedtoToragistheDarkSmith,Droskar.

Alluring(BolkaDwarfReligionTrait)+2bonusonDiplomacywiththosewhofindyou
attractive.Youcanusedazeonceperdayasaspelllikeability.Itslikecharmingbut
worse.Andyou'readwarf..dodwarvesevenfindotherdwarvesattractive?Addinthe0Level
spellonceperdayandit'sstillterrible.

BattlefieldCaster(DwarfReligionTrait)+1bonusonconcentrationtocastdefensively
anda+1bonustoACagainstattacksprovokedbyorreadiedagainstspellcasting.Not
terriblebutIwouldrathertakeoneofthetraitsthatgiveaflat+2toconcentration.Desperate
Focusgivesa+2bonustoallconcentrationchecks.

HoneyedWords(DwarfReligionTrait)+1bonusonDiplomacy.Inaddition,youreceive
a+1bonustotheDCofanycharmorcompulsionthatdoesnotprovideongoingcontrol
andresultsinpeacefulacts,suchascalmemotions,sleep,orasuggestiontolaydown
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)ChooseoneCraftorProfessionskillinwhichyou
haveatleast1rank.Ranksinyourchosenskillcountasyourcasterlevelforthe
purposeofqualifyingfortheCraftMagicArmsandArmorfeat.Youmaycraft+1armor,
weapons,orshields(withnospecialqualities),substitutingyourrankinthechosenskill
foryourcasterlevel.Youmustusethechosenskillforthechecktocreatetheitem.
Craftinginthisfashiontakestwiceaslongasnormal.Theseitemscannotbeupgraded
withnewabilities.PrettyflavorfulfeatthatgoesalongwithLegendaryDwarvenSmithswho
createsuchwondrousarmorandweaponsthattheyarealmostmagicinquality.Unfortunatly
youstillhavetotakeCraftMagicArmsandArmorbeforeyoucanusethistraitandMaster
Craftsmanissuperiorineverywaytothistrait.Unlessyourharduponfeatstakethatinstead.

ElfReligiousTrait(Findeladlara,Ketephys,andYuelral)
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,andDiplomacybecomesaclassskill.
Notabadtrait,butDilettanteArtist(Elf)orExtremelyFashionablearebetterchoices.

PatientOptimist(Erastil)+2bonusonDiplomacycheckstoinfluencehostileor
unfriendlycreatures,andifyoufailatsuchanattemptyoumayretryitonce.Theretryis
nice,butitsstillfartoonarrow.

Provider(Erastil)+1bonusonanyd20rolltoacquirefoodorwaterforothers.An
interestingtrait.It'seffectivelya+1toSurvivalchecksanda+1tohit...whenitgetsfood.Butthe
factyoucan'twaste,anditsnarrowfocuslimitsitsuse.

WiseTeacher(Erastil)+4bonusonaidanothercheckswithSurvivalorKnowledge
(Nature).Terrible.Moveon.

Ghlaunder

PotentConcoctions(Ghlaunder)Chooseanytwopoisonswhenyouattempttoinflict

eitherofthesepoisonsonanenemy,theDCtoresistitisincreasedby+1.Oneofthefew
waystoincreasetheDCofpoisonsotherthanspells.Anditstackswithjustaboutanything.If
youlikepoisonyouwilllikethistrait.

Gorum
IronGrip(Gorum)Whenacreatureattemptstodisarmyou,itsuffersa2penaltyonthe
attackroll.Fartoonarrowtobeworthatrait.Ifyouareworriedaboutbeingdisarmedgeta
LockedGauntlet...its8gp.

StrongHeart(Gorum)+1bonusonsavesagainstfeareffects,andtheDCofIntimidate
checksmadeagainstyouincreasesby+2.Thebonustosavesismeh.Therestworse.Move
along.

VeteranofBattle(Gorum)+1bonusonInitiative,andifyouareabletoactduringa
surpriseround,youmayadrawaweaponasafreeactionduringthatround.Abonusto
InitiativeandalimitedQuickDrawabilityduringasurpriseround.Thiswouldallowyoutodraw
andattackinasurpriseround.Notabadtrait.

Gozreh

ChildofNature(Gozreh)(A)+1bonusonSurvival,anditbecomesaclassskill.Ifyou
wantSurvivalhereisatraittogetit.Nomadicisbetterhowever.

ChildofNature(Gozreh)(B)+2bonusonSurvivaltofindfoodandwater,anda+1
bonusonKnowledge(nature).Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.
NotbadifyouwantKnowledgeNature.TherearebetterSurvivaltraits.

StrongSwimmer(Gozreh)+2bonustoSwim,andcanholdyourbreathforanextra2
roundswhenunderwater.Horrible.Moveon.

GreatOldOnesorOuterGods

UnspeakableBond(GreatOldOnesorOuterGods)+2bonusonDiplomacywhen
dealingwithcreaturesoftheaberrationtype.FartooNarrowtobeworththeinvestmentofa
trait.

GreenFaith

EyesoftheWild(TheGreenFaith)+2bonusonPerceptioninnaturalsettings.Narrow
andweak.Moveon.

KnowtheLand(TheGreenFaith)+1bonusonKnowledge(nature)andSurvival,and

oneofthesebecomesaclassskill.Notabadtraitifyouwishtogeteitherskillinclass.

Groetus

BrokenMind(Groetus)+2bonusonsavesagainstmadnessandconfusioneffects.To
narrowtotake.Picksomethingelse.MightbeusefulforaWildRagerBarbarian.Canhelpyou
getbythoseearlylevelswithoutkillingallyourfriends.

Gyronna

VindictiveStrike(Gyronna)Onceperdayduringacombatencounter,youcanchoose
togaina+1bonusonasingleattackrollagainstthecreaturethatlasthityou.Weak.Pick
somethingelse.

Hadregash

StrengthoftheBarghest(Hadregash)Onceperdayasafreeaction,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
madeagainstspellsandeffectsoriginatingfromanoutsiderwiththeevilsubtype.Aflat
bonustoasaveandabonustosavesvsaspecificcreaturetypeontop.Heckyeah.

Irori

Centered(Irori)+1bonusonsavesagainstcharmsandcompulsions,andtheDCofany
attemptstousetheIntimidateskillonyouincreasesby+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:ThisistheonlytraitthatgivesFly
inclass.

Kurgess

TheFlexingArm(Kurgess)YoucanuseStrengthinsteadofDexterityasyourbase
abilityforEscapeArtistskillchecks.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)+2bonusonsavesagainstconfusion,insanity,andfear
effects.Therearebettersavebonustraits.LookforatraitthatgivesabonusvsallMind
Influencing,CharmandCompulsion,oraflatbonustowill.

Lissala

Loreseeker(Lissala)+2bonusonSpellcraftmadetoidentifymagicalitems.Craptrait.
Movealong.

Milani

TalentedOrganizer(Milani)+1bonusonSenseMotive,andSenseMotivebecomesa
classskill.AgoodtraitifyouwantSenseMotive.

Naderi

EmptyHeart,FullHeart(Naderi)+1bonusonsavesvscharmeffects,andanytargets
ofyourowncharmspellssuffera1ontheirsaves.Thisonlyaffectsthecharmportionof
charmandcompulsion.Remember...Acharmmakesthesubjectafriendofthecastera
compulsionmakesthesubjectobeythecaster.Solesseffectivebutstillniceifyouarebuilding
anEnchanter.Ifyoursimplywantingtheaddeddefensetherearebettertraits.

Nethys

ArcaneDepth(Nethys)Eithera+1onSpellcraftor+2onKnowledge(arcana).Neither
skillbecomesaclassskill.Therearebettertraits.

MagicisLife(Nethys)+2bonusonsavesvs.deatheffectsaslongasyouareunderthe
effectsofanyspell.Ifyouarereducedtonegativehitpointswhileyouareunderthe
effectsofanyspell,youautomaticallyconfirmstabilizationcheckstostopbleeding.An
interestingtraitforcasters,buttoonarrowtobeofmuchuse.

UnderlyingPrinciples(Nethys)+1bonusonUseMagicDevice,anditbecomesaclass
skill.Atrulyamazingskill.EspeciallygreatforhighCHAcharacters.Ifyoudon'twishtofollow
NethyslookatDangerouslyCurious...itsthesamebonus.

NiviRhombodazzle

AgentofChance(NiviRhombodazzle)Onceaday,whenanadjacentallymakesaskill
checkanddoesntliketheresult,youcanallowhimarerollasanimmediateaction.Your
allymusttaketheresultofthereroll,evenifitisworsethantheoriginalroll.Interesting
ability.Greatforanyonewhofollowsthetrapfinderaroundorassistyourcrafter.Icanthinkof
plentyoftimesthiscancomeinhandy.

Norgorber

PracticedDeception(Norgorber)+1traitbonusonDisguisechecks,andyoucanapply
andremoveadisguiseinhalfthenormaltime.It'saneattrait.Itbasicallydropsthetimefrom
1030minutesto515minutes.NotahugedealthoughconsideringaHatofdisguise(1800gp,
+10toDisguise)makesitastandardaction.IwouldlookatUglySwineorAugmentedDisguiseif
youjustwantabonustodisguise.

SecretKnowledge(Norgorber)Whenyouinitiallytakethistrait,ithasnoeffect.Atany
pointthereafter,beforemakingacheck,youmaychooseoneKnowledgeskill.Yougain
apermanent+2bonusonchecksforthatskill,anditbecomesaclassskill.Averystrange
wayofgettingaKnowledgeskillinclass,butyousimplyhavetowaitforyouchosenKnowledge
tocomeup.VeryNice.

VenomDrenched(Norgorber)Youareimmunetoonespecificnonmagicalpoison.If
youingestadoseofthatpoison(evenifitisacontact,inhaled,orinjurypoison),it
remainsinyoursystemfor24hoursanycreaturethatbitesyouduringthattimeis
subjecttothepoisonseffects.Kindofafunnytrait.Ifyouwanttousepoisonwithnopoison
usethiscouldhelpwithyourfavoritepoison.Thebitethingseemsawaste.Poisonisexpensive.
LikethetraitBoardingatMediogaltiifyouwanttopulloffTHIShereyougolol.

Pharasma

CorpseHunter(Pharasma)+1bonusonallattacksmadeagainstundead.Toonarrow.
Moveon.

SpiritGuide(Pharasma)+2bonusonKnowledge(religion),anditbecomesaclassskill.
+2bonusandinclass.Nicetrait.

UndeadSlayer(Pharasma)+1bonusonweapondamageagainstundead.Abitbetterthen
CorpseHunterbutstillfartoonarrow.

Rovagug

DestructiveBlows(Rovagug)+2bonusonStrengthchecksmadetobreakthings,as
wellassunder.Weak.Moveon.

HatredoftheGods(Rovagug)+1bonusonsavesagainstdivinespells.Notashelpfulas
arcanespellsconsideringtherearesomanymorearcanecasterclasses,butitsstillaflat
bonusagainstabigportionofspells.

Sarenrae

Ambassador(Sarenrae)+2bonustoDiplomacychecks.Nicesizebonusbutthatsit.

BladeofMercy(Sarenrae)Nopenaltytoattackwithaslashingweaponwheninflicting
nonlethaldamage,andgaina+1bonustoanynonlethaldamageyouinflictwitha
slashingweapon.Notabadforsomeonethatsabountyhuntertype.This+monk'sspade
mightbeanoptiontodoubleyoursneakattackdiceviasapmaster.Otherwiseitsjusttoo
situational.

CleansingLight(Sarenrae)Whendealingdamagetoundeadwithyourchannelenergy,
youcanrerollanydamagediethatshowsanatural1.Ifyou'reinacampaignfilledwith
undeadoryouarebuiltaroundchannelingthisisagreatchoice.

CleansingtheTwisted(Sarenrae)+1bonustoslashingweapondamageagainstall
aberrations.Justtoonarrowtobeveryhelpful.

DawnRenewal(Sarenrae)WhenyouusetheHealskilltoprovidelongtermcare,your

patientshealanextra2hitpointsatsunrise.Horrible.Movealong.

FlameoftheDawnflower(Sarenrae)Wheneveryouscoreacriticalhitwithascimitar,
youdealanadditional2pointsoffiredamagetoyourtarget.Interesting,especiallyfor
DervishDancetypebuildsbutyouhavetocritanditsfiredamage.Justtooweakformytaste.

Illuminator(Sarenrae)+2bonusonDiplomacy,anditbecomesaclassskill.Theonlytrait
thatgivesa+2bonusandtheskillinclass.Nice.

StrengthoftheSun(Sarenrae)Duringtheday,yougaina+1bonusonall
Charismabasedchecks.Anoddtrait.Itisa+1toBluff,Diplomacy,Disguise,HandleAnimal,
Intimidate,Perform,andUseMagicDevicechecks.Alsoanychecksthatrepresentattemptsto
influenceothersandchannelingvsundead.Notbadconsideringmostadventurersadventure
duringtheday.Italsoaddsa+1toconcentrationforChacasters.Certainbuildswhoreplace
DexwithChaforalotofchecks(ex:LoreOracle)canmakethistraitmovetoBLUE.

UnderSiege(Sarenrae)+1bonusonBluffandSenseMotive,andoneoftheseskills
(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.Bothareniceskillstohave.Goodtrait.

Shelyn

EarforMusic(Shelyn)+1bonusononecategoryofPerform,anda+2bonusonany
Knowledge(local)checksthatdealwiththelocalartormusicscene.Justasbadas
AspiringBard.Whocaresaboutthelocalmusicscene.Stupidtrait.

InnerBeauty(Shelyn)Onceperday,gaina+4bonustoasingleBluff,Craft,Diplomacy,
orPerformskillcheck.Toweak.Picksomethingbetter.Thismightbebettercombinedwith
bardversatileperformance.

IntenseArtist(Shelyn)+1bonusontwoPerformskillsofyourchoice,andPerformbecomes
aclassskill.Ifyou'relookingforperforminclasshereyougo.Notmuchelse.

SelfSacrifice(Shelyn)Asamoveaction,youcanuseyourownbodytograntsoftcover
toanadjacentallyregardlessofthedifferenceinyourrespectivesizes.Possiblygoodfor
certainTankishbuilds.Therearebettertraitsthough.

Sivanah

StriptheVeils(Sivanah)+1bonusonSenseMotive,andSenseMotivebecomesa
classskill.Itsalwaysnicetoknowifsomeoneisbeinglessthanhonest.Agreattrait.

ThamirGixx

Backstabber(ThamirGixx)+1damagetoflankedfoes(anditismultipliedonacritical
hit).Notbadifyourbuiltaroundflanking(RoguesandPreciseStrikebuilds)

Torag

DefensiveStrategist(Torag)Youarenotflatfootedwhenyouareanunaware
combatant.Thisincludesasurpriseroundthatyoudontgettoactin,andbeforeyou
gettoactatthestartofabattle.THISTRAITISSICK.ItbasicallygivesyouUncannyDodge
asatrait.Unbelievablystrong.

EyeoftheFather(Torag)+1bonustoaCraftskillofyourchoice,andPerformbecomesa
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)+2bonusonsavesagainstdiseaseeffects.Weak.Moveon.

Venkelvore

RestlessHunger(Venkelvore)Caneatapieceoffoodaspartofachargeattackonce
perday.Doingsoincreasesyourspeedby10feetfor1round.Justweird.Getsomething
better.

Ydersius

SerpentineSqueeze(Ydersius)+1bonusoncombatmaneuverstograpple,aswellas
a+1bonustoyourCMDwheneveranopponenttriestograppleyou.Agoodtraitfor
Grapplebuilds.

Zarongel

WolfCub(Zarongel)Onceperdayasastandardaction,yougainthescentabilityfor1
minute.Prettyweak.Iwouldlookelsewhere.

Zogmugot

Flounderer(Zogmugot)+1bonustoSwim,andyoucanholdyourbreathforanumberof

roundsequaltothreetimesyourConstitutionscorebeforeyouriskdrowning.
Weaksauce.Eveninasailingcampaign.

ZonKuthon

BattlefieldSurgeon(ZonKuthon)Healbecomesaclassskillforyou,andyoucanuse
thetreatdeadlywoundsaspectoftheskill1additionaltimepercreatureperday.Ifyou
reallywanthealinclasshereyougo.Theaddedbonusisntbadbuteachusetakesanhour.
You'rebetteroffjustgettingaWandofCureLightWounds.

KuthiteCaster(ZonKuthon)+4bonusonConcentrationwhencastingspellswiththe
darkness,pain,orshadowdescriptors.Notaterribletrait.Iwouldratherhaveoneofthetraits
thatgiveastraight+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)+1racialbonusonWillsavesagainstdivinespellsand
spelllikeeffectsemployedagainstyoubyclericsorpaladinsofAroden,Abadar,
Iomedae,Gozreh,andShelynbutyousuffera1penaltyonWillsavesagainstdivine
spellscastbydevoteesofMwangifaiths.Theonlyupsidetothistraitisitsaracialbonus
insteadofatraitbonus(soitshouldstackwithothertraitbonuses).Thatdoesnthelpthefactit
isanarrowbonusinthefirstplace.Therearebettertraitsthatgiveabonustoalldivinespells,
andhavenonegative.

EquipmentTraits

AugmentedDisguise+2bonusonDisguisewhenwearingawig,falsebeard,orsimilar
largeprop,orifyouarewearingaspecialcostumeoreyecatchingbaublethat
reinforcesyourdisguise.AdecentbonustoDisguise,butthereareaplethoraofwaysto
boostDisguise.Iwouldsavemytraitforsomethingbetter..

DealmakerOnceperweek,whenlookingforanitemwithapricegreaterthanthelocal
communitysbasevaluemakeaDiplomacychecktosellorpurchasethatitemasifthe
localcommunitywereofsufficientsize.TheDCcanberidiculouslyhigh.PersonallyIwould
pass.Bythetimethisreallycomesinhandyyoucanprobablymagicallytraveltoabetter
market.UnlessyouhaveaGMwhoisastickleraboutthissortofthing,lookatsomethingelse.

ExtremelyFashionableWheneveryouarewearingclothingand/orjewelryworthat
least150gp(andyou'reclean),yougaina+1bonusonBluff,Diplomacy,andIntimidate.
Oneoftheseskills(yourchoice)becomesaclassskill.Nowthisisbetter.Abonustothe
bigthreesocialskillsandonebecomesaclassskill.Morethenlikelyyourfirstmagicitemwill
covertherequirement.

HeirloomWeaponChooseoneofthefollowingbenefitswithaspecificweapon:
proficiencywithit,a+1bonusonattacksofopportunitywithit,ora+2bonusonone
kindofcombatmaneuverwhenit.Note:Youpaythestandardgpcostfortheweapon.
Amomentofsilenceplease.Thistraitusedtobeoneofthebest.Aftergoingthrougherrata
meatgrinderwhatweareleftwithisthisdrivel.Otherthenthebonustoonecombatmaneuver
thistraitispuretrash.Consideringthatifyouloseyourweaponyoulosesyourtrait...theriskis
notworththereward.

ImprovisationalEquipmentWhenusinganitemforanythingotherthanitsintended
purposereducetheimprovisationpenaltyby2.Thisdoesnotapplytoimprovised
weaponpenalties.Icantseemtofindwhatthenormalimprovisationpenaltyisnormally,but
myadvicewouldbetogettherightgearforthejobandsaveyourtraitforsomethingnormal
equipmentcan'thandle.

IronLiver+2traitbonusonFortitudesavesagainstpoisonanddrugs,anda+4trait
bonusonFortitudesavestoavoidtheeffectsofalcohol.Tonarrow.Moveon.

PowerofSuggestionYoumaymakeaBluffchecktomakeobserversbelievethatan
objectinyourpossessionisactuallyadifferentobjectentirely.Itcouldbeusefulifyougo
alotofplacesthatdon'tallowweaponsIsuppose.TheDCisnothingtosniffat.

PrehensileWhipYoucanuseawhipasifitwerearopewithagrapplinghookatthe
end.Attachingyourwhipisastandardaction,butdetachingitisafullroundaction.Ifyou
wanttobeTHISGUYhereisyourtrait.Igiveitaboostinranksimplyforbeingcool.

QuickLearnerAfteryourfirstattackwithaweaponinwhichyouarenotproficient,the
nonproficiencypenaltydecreasesby2(toa2penalty).Howaboutyougetaweaponyou
knowhowtouseandgetabettertrait.

RoughandReadyWhenyouuseatoolofyourtrade(craftorprofessiontool)asa
weapon,youdonottaketheimprovisedweaponpenaltyandinsteadreceivea+1bonus

onyourattack.Again.Getaweaponyou'reproficientinandusethat.

StageMagicWhenyouuseanalchemicalitemaspartofaperformance,yougaina+2
bonusonyourPerformcheckforthedurationofthatperformance.Thisiscalleda
circumstancebonustheGMawardsforgoodRPandingenuity.Youshouldntneedatraitforit.

StealthyEscapeWhentryingtoescapemanacles,rope,orothersimilarrestraints,you
maymakeaSleightofHandcheckinsteadofEscapeArtist.Ifyoufreeyourself,yougain
a+2traitbonusonBluffcheckstopretendthatyouarestillbound.Interesting,buttoo
narrowtobeveryhelpful.

ThrownTogetherFashionWithabasicsewingkitordisguisekit,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

MilitantMerchant Race(Dwarf)

+1

Narrow(against
surprise)

Valashmai
Veteran

+1

Flat

(+1onsurvivalchecksin
Jungleterrain)

+1

Flat

Regional

EyesandEars Religion
oftheCity

BestoftheBest:ValashmaiVeterananyonecangetanditgivesanadditionalbonus

tosurvival.

UseMagicDevice

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

Dangerously
Curious

Magic

+1

Flat

Underlying
Principles

Regional

+1

Flat

BestoftheBest:EitherIfyou'restuckwithadifferentregionthenDangerouslyCurious
winsout.

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/WisdomintheFleshBothareeasytoget.Ricegives
a+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

Campaign

+1

Flat

Hunter
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:ExtremelyFashionableEasiestTraittogain,andabonustotwo
otherskills.

Diplomacy

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

EaseofFaith

Faith

+1

Flat

HuntersBlood Social

+1

Narrow(related Undeadgaina+1tolearn
toUndead)
aboutyou.

Princess

Social

+1

Flat

+1Intimidate(Mustbe
Female)

MissingChild

Campaign

+0

None

SenseMotivealsogainedin
class.

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

+1

Narrow(when

+1Know(local)(when

Race

gatheringinfo)

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:IlluminatorEasytraittoget(Followapopulargod),anditgivesaflat
+2bonus.Theotherhighlightedarehonorablementionsforalsobeingeasytoacquireand
givebonusestootherusefulskills.

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
2agecategories
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:ExtremelyFashionableEasytogetanditgivesa+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:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.

Knowledge(Dungeoneering)

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

ScholarofRuins Race

+1

Flat

+1Know(geography)

TeachersPet

Campaign

+2

Flat

FosterChild

Campaign

+2

Flat

Darklands
Delver

Regional

+1

Flat

+1Survival(madeinthe
Darklands)

Secret

Religion

+2

Flat

Knowledge

BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.

Knowledge(Nature)

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

Devoteeofthe Faith
Green

+1

Flat

+1Know(geography)

JenivereCrew

Campaign

+1

Flat

TeachersPet

Campaign

+2

Flat

FosterChild

Campaign

+2

Flat

Guerilla

Regional

+1

Flat

+1toSurvival(inrainforest)

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:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.Honorable
mentiontotheotherhighlightedtraitsforbeingeasytogetandgivingbonusestoother
niceskills.

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:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.Honorable
mentiontoSpiritualForesterforgivingabonustoanotherniceskill.

Knowledge(Religion)

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

Childofthe
Temple

Faith

+1

Flat

+1Know(nobility)

Zealot

Faith

+1

Flat

Mustbeagnome.(Negative
Bleachingmechanic)

Hunter'sBlood Social

+1

Narrow(related +1DiplomacyandSurvival
toundead)
(relatedtoUndead)(Undead
get+1tolearnaboutyou)

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:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.Honorable
mentiontoChildoftheTempleforbeingeasytogetandgivingabonustoanothernice
skill.

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:SurvivorEasytogetandgivesa+1toInitiative.Aclearwinnerifyou
dontplanonusingyoureothertraitononeofthe+2initiativetraits(theywontstack).
HonorablementiontoUnderSiegeforbeingeasytoget(Populargod)andgivingabonus
toBlufftoo.

Spellcraft

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

Classically
Schooled

Magic

+1

Flat

BestoftheBest:ClassicallySchooledEasytowinifyou'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

UskwoodHunter Regional

+1

Flat

Bandit

Regional

+1

Flat

SwampRebel

Regional

+2

Narrow(in
Narrow(inswampyterrain)
swampyterrain)

Wisdominthe
Flesh

Religion

+0

None

UseWisdominsteadofDex

BestoftheBest:Highlander/WisdomintheFleshBothareeasytoget.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:WisdomintheFleshReallyall3arefine.IgavethewintoWisdomin
theFleshforusingyourwisdominsteadofdex.Ofcoursethisisanegativeifyou'reaDex
heavycharacter.

Disguise

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

UglySwine

Race

+2

Flat

Keeperofthe
Veil

Regional

+1

Flat

Competencebonusinstead
oftraitbonus.

BestoftheBest:UglySwine+2flatbonusandanyonecangetthroughadopted....and
youwereraisedbygoblins...awesome.

EscapeArtist

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

FreedomFighter 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:RapscallionUnlessyouaregettingoneofthe+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:AnimalFriendNobonusbutyougeta+1towillsaves.Aclearwin.

Fly

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

Wisdominthe
Flesh

Religion

+0

None

UseWisdominsteadofDex

BestoftheBest:WisdomintheFleshEasytowinifyou'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:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+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
Knowledge

Religion

+2

Flat

BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.Honorable
mentiontoScholarofRuinsforgivingabonustoanotherniceskill.

Knowledge(History)

Name

Category

Scholoarofthe Faith

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

+1

Flat

+1Know(planes)

GreatBeyond
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:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.Honorable
mentiontotheotherhighlightedtraitsforgivingbonusestootherniceskills.

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

+1

Flat

+1BluffandSenseMotive
Startwithhalfgold

Regional

Acolyteof
Razmir

Regional

+1

Flat

+1Know(religion)and
Razmirfaithbonus

Secret
Knowledge

Religion

+2

Flat

BestoftheBest:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.Honorable
mentiontoAcolyteofRazmirforbeingeasytogetandgivingabonustoanotherniceskill.

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:SecretKnowledgeEasytogetandgivesaflat+2bonus.Honorable
mentiontoChildoftheTempleforgivingabonustoanotherniceskill.

Survival

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Hunter'sBlood Social

+1

Narrow(related +1Diplomacyand
toUndead)
Know(religion)Undeadgain
+1tolearnaboutyou

PovertyStricken Social

+1

Flat

JenivereCrew

Campaign

+1

Flat

CaravanGuard Campaign

+1

Flat

Student
Survivalist

+2

Flat

Campaign

Additional

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)

+1

Flat

KnowtheLand Religion

+1Know(Nature)

BestoftheBest:MilitiaVeteranGivesaflat+2bonus.HonorablementiontoKnowthe
LandforgivingabonustoanotherniceskillandHuntersbloodforbeingacooltrait.

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:WisdomintheFleshReallyall4arefine.IgavethewintoWisdomin
theFleshforusingyourwisdominsteadofStr.Ofcoursethisisanegativeifyou'reaStr

heavycharacter.

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:TieAnyofthe3highlightedgiveaflatbonusandnoracerestriction.If
you'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:MilitiaVeteranEasytogetandgivesaflat+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:ShacklesSeafarerEasytogetandgivesaflat+1bonustoswimand
tworelatedskills.HonorablementiontoWisdomintheFleshforusingyourwisdominstead
ofStr.RiverRatisanobrainerfordaggerusers.

Appraise

Name

Category

Bonus

Flat/Narrow

Additional

SzaezanCrags Regional
Miner

+1

Flat

MerchantsChild Regional

+1

Flat

Antiquities
Smuggler

Regional

+1

Flat

Merchantof
Katheer

Regional

+1

Flat

BestoftheBest:AnyAnyofthe4highlightedgiveaflatbonusandnothingadditional.
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

Religion

+0

None

Cantreatdeadlywounds1
additionaltimepercreature
perday

BestoftheBest:BattlefieldSurgeonNobonus,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:ChildoftheStreetsEasiestofthetraitstoacquireandaflatbonus.
HonorablementiontoWisdomintheFleshforusingyourwisdominsteadofDex.

HeirloomWeapon(OldVersion)
SourceAdventurer'sArmory
Youcarryaweaponthathasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationinyourfamily.
Thisheirloomweaponisofmasterworkquality(butyoupayonlythestandardcostatcharacter
creation).Yougaina+1traitbonusonattackrollswiththisspecificweaponandareconsidered
proficientwiththatspecificweapon(butnototherweaponsofthattype)evenifyoudonothave
therequiredproficiencies.

Rank:IfyourGMallowstheoldHeirloomWeaponthistraitisamazing.Yougainamasterwork
qualitymartialorexcoticweaponatthecostofanormalweapon.Youareproficientwithsaid
weapon.Andyougeta+1tohitwithsaiditem.IseewhyitwasnerfedbutIconsiderthereward
worththerisk.IfyouloseyourHeirloomWeaponyoulosethebenefitofyourtrait.