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Example Skills
The following page contains a bunch of Skills, from
a variety of genres, in alphabetical order. Some of the
Skills cover vast areas of knowledge, while others are
very specific. This is not meant so much as a Skill list, as
a creative tool when designing characters. Look at it while
chanting mystic mantras, and all sorts of neat ideas for
Skills will pop into your head. We promise.
PERSONALITY TRAITS
Personality Traits are a method for tracking the
growth and change of a character's psychological makeup,
and for giving the Actors a bonus for roleplaying their
role's evolving psyche appropriately. Personality Traits
are a description of your persona's major psychological
motivations. These could include for example, Greedy,
Kind-Hearted, Honorable, Loner, Haughty, Vengeful, Pro­
tective, Brave, etc. Anything about your character that's
central to her personality. You may have several Person­
ality Traits, and they may even be tangentially opposed,
as long as they don't conflict directly. For example, you
may not be both Brave and Cowardly. You may however,
be both Vengeful and Honorable, or both Cowardly and
Protective.
Once you've chosen your Personality Traits, you
must rate each of them for their level of Severity, as
follows ...
¢ Moderate- This Trait effects the character's
choices in everyday life, her reactions to
situations, and sometimes even her choice
of targets in combat.
¢ Strong -The character is heavily swayed by
this Personality Trait, which will influence all
facets of the character's life. The character
may act irrationally rather than go against
this Trait's inclinations. Any decision to ignore
this Trait in a situation should involve some
internal struggle, or conflict, possibly with
another Personality Trait.
¢ Extreme - Where this Personality Trait is
involved the character will not change her
mind for any reason. The character may
become totally irrational rather than oppose
this Trait's dictates. Any change to such a
Trait may only come as the result of extended
roleplay. Any decision that ignores this Trait's
effects is only allowed through conflict with
another Strong, or Extreme Personality Trait.
Even then, these decisions are probably the
cause of major angst for the character.
38 Theatrix - The Core Rules
Personality Traits are always limited by their Severity
Levels for both action and inaction. That means that
if a persona has the Personality Trait of Brave, at Moder­
ate, then that persona may have trouble taking Strongly
or Extremely Brave actions. On the other hand, if a role
has the Personality Trait of Brave, at Extreme, then that
role may be unable to back out of many dangerous
situations. Personality Traits are a sword that cuts both
ways. We provide a few examples of Personality Traits
below. The descriptions which follow them are not nor­
mally included, but are given here to provide insight into
the temperament behind each Trait.
t:!> Vengeful (Moderate) - He dragged the key
along the side of his bosses' car. If he couldn't
have his vacation time, then they might as
well both suffer.
t:!> Brave (Strong) -As the Martian horde bore
down upon their small encampment a sweat
broke out on his brow. The gun in his hands
became suddenly heavy, but he stood his
ground with his mates.
¢ Arrogant (Extreme) - 'I've never failed in
battle or game, I'm simply the best by far...
c'est moi, c'est moi, I'm forced to admit, I'm far
to noble to lie. The person in whom all these
qualities bloom, c'est moi, c'est moi, tis 1.'