Traits

Character traits from SRD and custom campaigns. Filter by type or view all.

Trait Name	Category/Type	Requirements	Benefit	Source

Zealous Striker	faith	—	Your zeal is a danger to those of "lesser" faiths. While you have the destruction judgment active, you gain a +1 trait bonus on damage rolls when attacking a foe …	Ultimate Campaign
Wrecking Wrath	religion	—	(Rovagug)Your ferocity is devastating, sometimes even to your own weapons. Once per day, after successful hitting a foe with a melee weapon, you can add your Strength modifier …	Ultimate Campaign
Worldly	social	—	You have acquired an unusual breadth of life experience—more than others of your age, race, or culture. Once per day when attempting a skill check for a skill you're untrained …	Ultimate Campaign
World Traveler	racial_human	—	Your family has taken the love of travel to an extreme, roaming the world extensively. You've seen dozens of cultures and have learned to appreciate the diversity of what the …	Ultimate Campaign
Wisdom in the Flesh	religion	—	Your hours of meditation on inner perfection and the nature of strength and speed allow you to focus your thoughts to achieve things your body might not normally be able …	Ultimate Campaign
Well-Informed	racial_halfling	—	You make it a point to know everyone and to be connected to everything around you. You frequent the best taverns, attend all of the right events, and graciously help …	Ultimate Campaign
Weathered Emissary	social	—	Your travels in the wildlands gave you insight into how to survive their dangers and communicate with their inhabitants. You gain a +1 trait bonus on all Linguistics and Survival …	Ultimate Campaign
Water-Touched	magic	—	You share an affinity with elemental water. You gain DR 1/— against creatures and attacks with the water type.	Ultimate Campaign
Warrior of Old	racial_elf	—	As a child, you put in long hours on combat drills, and though time has made this training a dim memory, you still have a knack for quickly responding to …	Ultimate Campaign
Wanderer's Shroud	faith	—	Your wanderings often go unnoticed. Efforts to use the Diplomacy skill to gather information about you take a —1 penalty, and you gain a +1 trait bonus on all saving …	Ultimate Campaign
Volatile Conduit	magic	—	You discovered a secret that enhances the energy of some spells. Once per day as a free action, when you cast a spell that deals acid, cold, electricity, or fire …	Ultimate Campaign
Voice of Monsters	religion	—	Your faith leads you to see the power and wonder in even the most horrible abominations. Once per day, you can cast speak with animals. When you cast this …	Ultimate Campaign
Vigilant Battler	combat	—	You are hard to fool and harder to trick with a feint. You gain a +1 trait bonus on all Sense Motive checks. This trait bonus increases to +2 when …	Ultimate Campaign
Veteran of Battle	religion	—	You have fought in several battles, and each time felt the presence of Gorum guiding your sword-arm, making you ready to act at a moment's notice. You gain a +1 …	Ultimate Campaign
Veiled Disciple	social	—	Trained in espionage, you're skilled at passing messages and staying on task. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Bluff checks made to pass secret messages and a +1 trait …	Ultimate Campaign
Vagabond Child	regional	—	You grew up among the outcasts and outlaws of your society, learning to forage and survive in an urban environment. Select one of the following skills: Disable Device, Escape Artist, …	Advanced Player's Guide
Unstable Mutagen	magic	—	You discovered or were given a secret to make your mutagens more unstable—but also more potent. Once per day, you can create an unstable mutagen. It is like a normal …	Ultimate Campaign
Unseen but Not Undone	magic	—	Without a single gesture, you can unleash a bloodline spell. Once per day, you can cast a bloodline spell as if you had the Still Spell feat. Using this trait …	Ultimate Campaign
Unscathed	magic	—	You are amazingly resistant to energy attacks because of either your upbringing or magical experimentation. Each type of energy resistance you have (if any) increases by 2 points.	Ultimate Campaign
Unpredictable	social	—	Your actions often seem random and chaotic to others, but there is a method to your madness. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Bluff checks, and Bluff is always …	Ultimate Campaign
Unnatural Revenge	social	—	You gain a +2 trait bonus on all Intimidate checks against creatures of the animal, fey, or plant type, and Intimidate is always a class skill for you.	Ultimate Campaign
Unintentional Linguist	social	—	You can speak with outsiders. You gain a +1 trait bonus on all Linguistics checks, and you begin play knowing one of the following languages (in addition to those granted …	Ultimate Campaign
Undead Slayer	religion	—	Instructed at a young age in the tenets of the faith of Pharasma, you view the undead as abominations that must be destroyed so their souls can journey beyond to …	Ultimate Campaign
Unblemished Barrel	combat	—	Your skill with firearms speeds your repair of such weapons. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Craft (alchemy) and Craft (weapons) checks, and it takes you only 30 minutes …	Ultimate Campaign
Twinned Presence	magic	—	Your eidolon—and your connection to it—makes others ill at ease. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Intimidate checks, and Intimidate is always a class skill for you. In addition, …	Ultimate Campaign
Tunnel Fighter	racial_dwarf	—	Caves and tunnels are a second home to you. While underground, you receive a +2 trait bonus on initiative checks and a +1 trait bonus on weapon damage rolls for …	Ultimate Campaign
Tundra Child	region	—	You were born and raised in the cold wastes of the far north or far south, and are accustomed to low temperatures. You gain a +4 trait bonus on saving …	Ultimate Campaign
Truth's Agent	social	—	You are skilled at weeding out information. You gain a +1 trait bonus on all Diplomacy checks made to gather information and all Knowledge (local) checks. Knowledge (local) is always …	Ultimate Campaign
Trustworthy	social	—	People find it easy to put their faith in you. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Bluff checks made to fool someone. You also gain a +1 trait bonus …	Ultimate Campaign
Touched by the Sea	campaign	—	Skull & Shackles Player's Guide campaign trait. Run the Archives of Nethys trait importer to refresh the full rules text.	Skull & Shackles Player's Guide pg. 7
Tireless Logic	social	—	Your curious mind figures out even the most complex problems. Once per day when you make an Intelligence-based skill check or ability check, you can roll twice and take the …	Ultimate Campaign
Tireless Avenger	faith	—	You restlessly pursue your enemies. When you're in pursuit of one of your favored enemies, the DC for the Constitution check to avoid taking lethal damage during a forced march …	Ultimate Campaign
Tenacious Shifting	magic	—	You've discovered the secret of stable transmutations. Any transmutation spell you cast upon yourself has its duration increased by 2 rounds. Transmutation spells with an instantaneous duration are not affected …	Ultimate Campaign
Talented	social	—	You are a virtuoso musician, actor, or storyteller. You gain a +1 trait bonus on checks with a single Perform skill (your choice), and all Perform skills are always class …	Ultimate Campaign
Tactician	combat	—	You know how to take advantage of enemies who are unprepared for your assault. You gain a +1 trait bonus on initiative checks. In addition, once per day when you …	Ultimate Campaign
Suspicious	social	—	You discovered at an early age that someone you trusted, perhaps an older sibling or a parent, had lied to you, and lied often, about something you had taken for …	Advanced Player's Guide
Surprise Weapon	combat	—	You are skilled at fighting with objects not traditionally considered weapons. You gain a +2 trait bonus on attack rolls with improvised weapons.	Ultimate Campaign
Surface Stranger	region	—	You were born and raised in a subterranean home with little or no bright light. Your miss chance for concealment or total concealment due to either mundane or magical darkness …	Ultimate Campaign
Style Sage	social	—	You have a passion for history and news concerning monastic disciplines. You gain a +1 trait bonus on checks with your choice of either Knowledge (local) or Knowledge (history), and …	Ultimate Campaign
Strength Foretold	magic	—	You can channel extra power into one of your bloodline spells. Once per day as a free action, you gain a +1 trait bonus to the DC of the saving …	Ultimate Campaign
Storm-Touched	magic	—	You share an affinity with elemental lightning. You gain DR 1/— against creatures and attacks with the electricity type.	Ultimate Campaign
Startling Report	combat	—	Through either perfect timing or the determination of your action, the sound of your firearm going off sets your enemies on edge. When you shoot a firearm, you gain a …	Ultimate Campaign
Starchild	religion	—	Desna sensed your love of travel and promised you would always be able to find your way home. You can automatically determine where true north is. You gain a +4 …	Ultimate Campaign
Spirit Sense	faith	—	You are so attuned to the spiritual world that it is hard to get the jump on you. You gain a +2 trait bonus on Perception checks to avoid being …	Ultimate Campaign
Skeptic	magic	—	Growing up, you were always around magical effects to the extent that you realized much of it was mere smoke and mirrors. You gain a +2 trait bonus on all …	Advanced Player's Guide
Simple Disciple	social	—	You picked up skill in a craft or a profession during your time at a monastery. You gain a +1 trait bonus on checks with a Profession or Craft skill …	Ultimate Campaign
Shrouded Casting	magic	—	You have learned the secret to casting some spells without lesser material components. Choose one school of magic when you pick this trait. You can cast spells from that school …	Ultimate Campaign
Ship's Surgeon	campaign	—	Skull & Shackles Player's Guide campaign trait. Run the Archives of Nethys trait importer to refresh the full rules text.	Skull & Shackles Player's Guide pg. 7
Shadow Whispers	religion	—	You have a penchant for just knowing others' secrets. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Knowledge (local) checks and a +2 trait bonus on Intimidate checks made to demoralize …	Ultimate Campaign
Self-Taught Scholar	magic	—	Being self-taught has made it necessary for you to scour all documentation you can get your hands on. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Linguistics checks to decipher unfamiliar …	Ultimate Campaign

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