Traits

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

Trait Name	Category/Type	Requirements	Benefit	Source

Criminal	social	—	You spent your early life robbing and stealing to get by. Select one of the following skills: Disable Device, Intimidate, or Sleight of Hand. You gain a +1 trait bonus …	Ultimate Campaign
Cross-Disciplined	magic	—	Your dabbling has granted you greater insight into the proper casting of certain spells. Once per day, you may cast a spell you have prepared that appears on both the …	Ultimate Campaign
Cross-Knowledge	magic	—	Once per day, you may treat an extract you drink as if your caster level were 1 level higher as long as that extract appears on the wizard spell list …	Ultimate Campaign
Dangerously Curious	magic	—	You have always been intrigued by magic, possibly because you were the child of a magician or priest. You often snuck into your parent's laboratory or shrine to tinker with …	Advanced Player's Guide
Deathtouched	bloodline	—	At some point you were tainted with the corruption of the undead, and you have gained some of their defenses. You gain either a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saving …	Ultimate Campaign
Dedicated Defender	combat	—	When a companion is down, you fight harder. You gain a +1 trait bonus on attack rolls and on checks made to overcome spell resistance while you are adjacent to …	Ultimate Campaign
Deft Dodger	combat	—	Growing up in a rough neighborhood or a dangerous environment has honed your senses. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Reflex saves.	Advanced Player's Guide
Desert Child	regional	—	You were born and raised in rocky deserts. You are accustomed to high temperatures, and gain a +4 trait bonus on any saving throws made to resist the effects of …	Advanced Player's Guide
Desperate Resolve	magic	—	You are adept at casting spells even in the most precarious situations. You gain a +1 trait bonus on concentration checks. This trait bonus increases to +4 when you are …	Ultimate Campaign
Desperate Speed	magic	—	Your eidolon excels at a movement type you do not possess. Your eidolon receives a +5-foot enhancement bonus to one type of speed it has that you do not, such …	Ultimate Campaign
Destined Diplomat	social	—	Your relationship with your eidolon gives you some clout with other outsiders. You gain a +2 trait bonus on Diplomacy checks toward outsiders, and Diplomacy is always a class skill …	Ultimate Campaign
Devotee of the Green	faith	—	Your faith in the natural world or one of the gods of nature makes it easy for you to pick up on related concepts. You gain a +1 trait bonus …	Advanced Player's Guide
Dirty Fighter	combat	—	You wouldn't have lived to make it out of childhood without the aid of a sibling, friend, or companion on whom you could always count to distract your enemies long …	Advanced Player's Guide
Disdainful Defender	faith	—	You are resistant to the magic of other faiths. You gain a +2 trait bonus on all Will saves you attempt against divine spells. This bonus does not apply against …	Ultimate Campaign
Dispelled Battler	combat	—	When deprived of magic, you fight harder. You gain a +1 trait bonus on weapon attack and damage rolls while within an area of antimagic such as that created by …	Ultimate Campaign
Divine Warrior	religion	—	From an early age, you were trained by a militaristic order of clerics. You are devoted to the teachings of Iomedae and to spreading those teachings by force. Whenever you …	Ultimate Campaign
Dockside Brawler	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. 6
Ear for Music	religion	—	You spent countless hours of your youth in one of Shelyn's temples, listening to wonderful musicians and singers. You gain a +1 trait bonus on one category of Perform checks …	Ultimate Campaign
Earth-Touched	magic	—	You share an affinity with elemental earth. You gain DR 1/— against creatures and attacks with the earth type.	Ultimate Campaign
Ease of Faith	faith	—	Your mentor, the person who invested your faith in you from an early age, took steps to ensure that you understood that what powers your divine magic is no different …	Advanced Player's Guide
Easy Way or the Hard Way	combat	—	You are skilled at subduing your enemies. Whenever you attack one of your favored enemies with a weapon that deals lethal damage and choose to deal nonlethal damage, you take …	Ultimate Campaign
Eldritch Delver	magic	—	You have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge about the world and desire to obtain it firsthand. You gain a +1 trait bonus on all Knowledge (dungeoneering) and Knowledge (history) checks, …	Ultimate Campaign
Elven Reflexes	racial_half_elf	—	One of your parents was a member of a wild elven tribe, and you've inherited a portion of your elven parent's quick reflexes. You gain a +2 trait bonus on …	Ultimate Campaign
Enduring Mutagen	magic	—	Because of special training, your unique body chemistry, or the uncovering of an alchemical secret, your mutagens last longer. The bonuses and penalties granted by your mutagens last for 1 …	Ultimate Campaign
Evasive Sting	combat	—	Larger enemies have a hard time striking you. You gain a +1 dodge bonus to AC against enemies that are both your favored enemy and at least two size categories …	Ultimate Campaign
Eye for Plunder	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. 6
Eyes and Ears of the City	religion	—	Your religious training involved serving in the city watch of a large city, the primary duty of which was standing sentinel on a city wall. You gain a +1 trait …	Ultimate Campaign
Failed Apprentice	racial_half_elf	—	As a child, your parents sent you to a distant wizard's tower as an apprentice so that you could learn the arcane arts. Unfortunately, you had no arcane talent whatsoever, …	Ultimate Campaign
Faith's Hunter	combat	—	Divine powers smile upon you each time you grievously wound a favored enemy. When you confirm a critical hit against a favored enemy, you may extend the duration of any …	Ultimate Campaign
Fast Talker	social	—	You had a knack for getting yourself into trouble as a child, and as a result developed a silver tongue at an early age. You gain a +1 trait bonus …	Ultimate Campaign
Fast-Talker	social	—	You had a knack at getting yourself into trouble as a child, and as a result developed a silver tongue at an early age. You gain a +1 trait bonus …	Advanced Player's Guide
Fate's Favored	faith	—	The fates watch over you. Whenever you are under the effect of a luck bonus of any kind, that bonus increases by 1.	Ultimate Campaign
Fearless Defiance	faith	—	Upon overcoming your fear, you become a scourge to your enemies. You gain a +1 trait bonus on all saving throws against fear effects. In addition, if you successfully save …	Ultimate Campaign
Fencer	combat	—	You trained with blades for long hours as a youth, either taking lessons in the genteel art of fencing from tutors paid for by your parents or by being taken …	Advanced Player's Guide
Fiend Blood	bloodline	—	The blood of fiends taints your line, manifesting physically, though it may be barely noticeable. Choose one of the following skills: Bluff, Intimidate, or Knowledge (planes). You gain a +1 …	Ultimate Campaign
Flame of the Dawnflower	religion	—	You have been raised to view yourself as a blade in Sarenrae's service, or you have taken on that duty for yourself. Whenever you score a critical hit with a …	Ultimate Campaign
Flame-Touched	magic	—	You share an affinity with elemental fire. You gain DR 1/— against creatures and attacks with the fire type.	Ultimate Campaign
Focused Burn	magic	—	You know the secret of making punishing fire bombs. Any bombs you have that deal fire damage deal 1 additional point of fire damage on a direct hit per 2d6 …	Ultimate Campaign
Focused Disciple	faith	—	When weaker wills falter, you keep a clear mind. You gain a +2 trait bonus on saving throws against charm and compulsion effects.	Ultimate Campaign
Focused Mind	magic	—	Your childhood was either dominated by lessons of some sort (whether musical, academic, or other) or by a horrible home life that encouraged your ability to block out distractions and …	Advanced Player's Guide
Forlorn	racial_elf	—	Having lived outside of traditional elf society for much or all of your life, you know the world can be cruel, dangerous, and unforgiving of the weak. You gain a …	Ultimate Campaign
Fortified Drinker	religion	—	Cayden Cailean's holy brews invigorate your mind, making you less susceptible to mental attacks. Whenever you imbibe any alcoholic beverage, you gain a +2 trait bonus on saves against mind-affecting …	Ultimate Campaign
Freedom Fighter	racial_halfling	—	Your parents allowed escaping slaves to hide in your home, and the stories you've heard from them instilled into you a deep loathing of slavery. You gain a +1 trait …	Ultimate Campaign
Friend in Every Town	social	—	You have no problem making friends and learning information from them wherever you go. You gain a +1 trait bonus on all Knowledge (local) checks and Diplomacy checks. One of …	Ultimate Campaign
Frontier-Forged	region	—	A hard life on the edge of civilization has made you resourceful but has also given you a streak of self-preservation bordering on paranoia. You receive a +1 trait bonus …	Ultimate Campaign
Gifted Adept	magic	—	Your interest in magic was inspired by witnessing a spell being cast in a particularly dramatic method, perhaps even one that affected you physically or spiritually. This early exposure to …	Advanced Player's Guide
Goldsniffer	racial_dwarf	—	Your keen senses lead you to hidden treasures. You gain a +2 trait bonus on Perception checks related to metals, jewels, and gemstones.	Ultimate Campaign
Greater Link	magic	—	The link between you and your eidolon is stronger than most. Your eidolon's current and maximum hit point totals are not reduced by 50% until you are separated by 110 …	Ultimate Campaign
Greater Purpose	magic	—	You are convinced you're alive to achieve a great purpose. You gain a +1 trait bonus on all saving throws to resist death effects and a +1 trait bonus on …	Ultimate Campaign
Grief-Filled	social	—	You are no stranger to loss and intense emotions. You gain a +2 trait bonus on all saving throws against emotion spells and effects.	Ultimate Campaign

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