Traits

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

Trait Name	Category/Type	Requirements	Benefit	Source

Guardian of the Forge	religion	—	Torag's sacred duties are to protect the faithful, take lessons from the great craftsmen and strategists of the past, and prepare against dark times. You receive a +1 trait bonus …	Ultimate Campaign
Harvester	social	—	You were trained to harvest all parts of an animal with care and precision. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Profession (tanner) or Profession (trapper) checks, and you may …	Ultimate Campaign
Hedge Magician	magic	—	You apprenticed for a time to a craftsman who often built magic items, and he taught you many handy shortcuts and cost-saving techniques. Whenever you craft a magic item, you …	Advanced Player's Guide
Hidden Hand	combat	—	Your concealed weapons strike fast and true. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Sleight of Hand checks made to conceal light weapons and a +1 trait bonus on attack …	Ultimate Campaign
Highlander	regional	—	You were born and raised in rugged badlands or hills, and you've become something of an expert at evading the predators, monsters, and worse that haunt the highlands. You gain …	Advanced Player's Guide
History of Heresy	faith	—	You were raised with heretical views that have made it difficult for you to accept most religious beliefs and often caused you or those you love to be treated as …	Advanced Player's Guide
Hunter's Knack	combat	—	When you watch and wait before attacking, your strike is true. You gain a +1 trait bonus on attack rolls against your favored enemies when you make such attacks as …	Ultimate Campaign
Ilizmagorti Native	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
Imposing Scion	social	—	The reputation of your bloodline grants you a degree of fearful respect. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Intimidate checks. If your bloodline is keyed to a specific creature …	Ultimate Campaign
Indelible Ire	combat	—	When you are gravely wounded, you're stirred to greater combat focus. Each time a critical hit is confirmed against you, you gain a +1 trait bonus on attack rolls for …	Ultimate Campaign
Indomitable Faith	faith	—	You were born in a region where your faith was not popular, but you never abandoned it. Your constant struggle to maintain your own faith has bolstered your drive; you …	Advanced Player's Guide
Influence	social	—	Your position in society grants you special insight into others, and special consideration or outright awe from others. Choose one of the following skills: Diplomacy, Intimidate, or Sense Motive. You …	Ultimate Campaign
Inspired	faith	—	A positive force, philosophy, or divine presence fills you with hope, and is a guiding force of inspiration. Once per day as a free action, roll twice and take the …	Ultimate Campaign
Just Like New	combat	—	Broken firearms are not problems—they are challenges. Your first attempt to remove the broken condition from your starting firearm and to upgrade it to a masterwork weapon costs 150 gp …	Ultimate Campaign
Killer	combat	—	You made your first kill at a very young age and found the task of war or murder to your liking. You either take particular pride in a well-placed blow, …	Advanced Player's Guide
Kin Bond	magic	—	The bond between you and a close sibling is nearly mystical. Choose a single sibling with whom to share this bond. Once per day when you fail a saving throw …	Ultimate Campaign
Kin Guardian	combat	—	You are dedicated to defending members of your family. When you use the aid another action to give a member of your family a bonus to AC, increase the bonus …	Ultimate Campaign
Knowing the Enemy	social	—	You know a good deal about your most dire enemies. You gain a +1 trait bonus on checks with the Knowledge skill corresponding to your first favored enemy choice, and …	Ultimate Campaign
Knowledgeable Caster	magic	—	Once per day when you cast a divination spell, you can cast that spell as if your caster level were 1 level higher in the appropriate class. You also gain …	Ultimate Campaign
Larger Than Life	combat	—	You wield firearms with truly terrifying menace. When you use the Intimidate skill on a creature while wielding a firearm, you are considered one size category larger than your actual …	Ultimate Campaign
Life of Toil	social	—	You have lived a physically taxing life, working long hours for a master or to support a trade. Hard physical labor has toughened your body and mind. You gain a …	Ultimate Campaign
Linked Surge	magic	—	Once per day, you may make a Strength- or Constitution-based ability check or skill check using you eidolon's ability score in place of your own. Your eidolon must be summoned …	Ultimate Campaign
Log Roller	regional	—	The time you spent leaping between slippery logs as they whirled down the river to market taught you how to keep your footing. You gain a +1 trait bonus on …	Advanced Player's Guide
Loyalty across Lifetimes	faith	—	You and your eidolon share a link that seems to span multiple lifetimes. Your eidolon treats its Constitution score as if it were 2 points higher for the purposes of …	Ultimate Campaign
Magic Crafter	magic	—	Your early magical training involved study of the properties and creation of magic items. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Appraise checks and a +1 bonus on any Craft …	Ultimate Campaign
Magic Is Life	religion	—	Your faith in magic allows you to reflexively use the energy of any spell effect currently on you to save you from death. As long as you are under the …	Ultimate Campaign
Magical Knack	magic	—	You were raised, either wholly or in part, by a magical creature, either after it found you abandoned in the woods or because your parents often left you in the …	Advanced Player's Guide
Magical Lineage	magic	—	One of your parents was a gifted spellcaster who not only used metamagic often, but also developed many magical items and perhaps even a new spell or two—and you have …	Advanced Player's Guide
Magical Talent	magic	—	Either from inborn talent, the whimsy of the gods, or obsessive study of strange tomes, you have mastered the use of a cantrip. Choose a 0-level spell. You may cast …	Advanced Player's Guide
Malleable Magic	magic	—	Once per day as a swift action, you can lose a single 1st-, 2nd- or 3rd-level magus spell to regain 1 arcane pool point. You can't exceed the maximum number …	Ultimate Campaign
Martial Manuscript	faith	—	You either carry or have memorized a sacred text from your school, temple, or monastery, and its wisdom gives you insight that makes your attacks more devastating. You gain a …	Ultimate Campaign
Martial Performer	combat	—	Your training has made you a martial performer. When you gain a monk bonus feat, you may instead take a performance feat for which you meet the prerequisites.	Ultimate Campaign
Mathematical Prodigy	magic	—	Mathematics has always come easily for you, and you have always been able to "see the math" in the physical and magical world. You gain a +1 bonus on Knowledge …	Ultimate Campaign
Mentored	social	—	A tutor or private instructor guided you in learning your art, profession, or trade, and through your education, you became capable of teaching and guiding others. Choose a single Craft, …	Ultimate Campaign
Mercenary	social	—	For everything there is a price, and you are a negotiator at heart. You gain a +2 trait bonus on Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Sense Motive checks made while negotiating payment …	Ultimate Campaign
Merchant	social	—	You lived your life as a merchant, buying and selling goods. You gain a +1 trait bonus on any Appraise and Sense Motive checks you attempt while bargaining for the …	Ultimate Campaign
Meticulous Concoction	magic	—	Your meticulous carefulness makes your bombs and extracts more potent. Once per day, you can either add a +2 trait bonus to the save DC for one bomb you throw …	Ultimate Campaign
Militia Veteran	regional	—	Your first job was serving in a civilian militia in your home town. Skills learned through daily drilling and protecting your fellow townsfolk gave you special insight into military life. …	Advanced Player's Guide
Natural-Born Leader	social	—	You've always found yourself in positions where others look up to you as a leader, and you can distinctly remember an event from your early childhood where you led several …	Advanced Player's Guide
Nature's Mimic	combat	—	Your knowledge of nature informs your fighting style, and that style gives you insight into related aspects of the natural world. You gain a +1 trait bonus on all Knowledge …	Ultimate Campaign
Never Stop Shooting	combat	—	Even when the chips are down, you keep on shooting. If your hit point total drops to 0 or lower but you are not dead, you may act as if …	Ultimate Campaign
Oathbound	faith	—	You have made a solemn oath, and you pursue that oath with headstrong determination. Once per day, you may reroll a saving throw against a charm or compulsion effect. You …	Ultimate Campaign
Omen	faith	—	You are the harbinger of some future event. Whether this event bodes good or ill, you exude an ominous presence. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Intimidate checks, and …	Ultimate Campaign
Ordinary	social	—	The only thing extraordinary about your appearance is its ordinariness. You carry yourself in an understated way, and many people who see your face soon forget it. You gain a …	Ultimate Campaign
Orphaned	social	—	You grew up separated from your birth parents, and had to learn to watch out for yourself. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Survival checks, and Survival is always …	Ultimate Campaign
Outcast	racial_orc	—	Driven from town after town because of your heritage, you have become adept at living apart from others. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Survival skill checks, and Survival …	Ultimate Campaign
Outcast's Intuition	magic	—	You are able to sense the motives of others and use that sense to bolster your magic against dispelling. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Sense Motive checks, and …	Ultimate Campaign
Pain Is Pleasure	religion	—	You have discovered a hint of the dark truths that lay hidden within blood and flesh. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude and Will saves whenever you have …	Ultimate Campaign
Partial Protege	magic	—	You are adept at disguising your true talents. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Bluff checks and on Use Magic Device checks made to emulate a class feature.	Ultimate Campaign
Patient Optimist	religion	—	You know that all things pass in time, and are used to having to repeat arguments multiple times to convince stubborn believers. You gain a +2 trait bonus on Diplomacy …	Ultimate Campaign

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