Your character has a personal code of ethics to which he strictly adheres. Because of this, he can automatically resist most temptations and subliminal suggestions that would bring him into conflict with this code. You must construct your own personal code in as much detail as you can, outlining the general rules of conduct by which you abide.

All people have some vision of their path in life, but you have a special commitment to it. Your chosen goal drives and directs you in everything. You do not concern yourself with petty matters and casual concerns, because your higher purpose is everything. Though you man sometimes be driven by this purpose and find yourself forced to behave in ways contrary to the needs of personal survival, it can also grant you great personal strength. Please choose what higher purpose your character has during character creation.

You have a psychological compulsion of some sort, which can cause you any number of different problems. Your compulsion may be for cleanliness, perfection, bragging, stealing, gaming, exaggeration or just talking. This urge could be temporarily avoided at the cost of a Willpower point, but it is in effect at all other times.

You have some sort of secret that, if uncovered, would be of immense embarrassment to you and would make you a pariah among your peers. This secret weighs on your mind at all times.

You have an unreasoning dislike of a certain thing, whether it be an animal, a class of person, a color, a situation, or just about anything else. Any action involving the object of your dislike is certainly more difficult, but not completely impossible to overcome.

You experience horrendous nightmares every time you sleep, and memories of them haunt you during your waking hours. Sometimes the nightmares are so bad they cause difficulty with every action you take the next day. Rarely, some of the nightmares may be so intense that you mistake them for reality.

Your character has an exaggerated and unshakable opinion of his own worth and capabilities - he never hesitates to trust his abilities, even in situations where he risks defeat. Because his abilities might not be enough, his overconfidence can be very dangerous. When he does fail, he quickly finds someone or something else to blame. If he is convincing enough, he can infect others with his overconfidence.

You are distinctly ill at ease when dealing with people and try to avoid social dealings whenever possible. Regular social gatherings are only just barely tolerable; situations where you're the center of attention is entirely too much to bear. Don't expect your character to ever make a public speech.

You have a stammer or some speech impediment which hampers verbal communication. Don't feel obliged to roleplay this impediment all the time, but in times of stress, or when dealing with outsiders, you should attempt to stimulate it.

You are a naturally curious person and find mysteries of any sort irresistible. In most circumstances, you find that your curiosity easily overrides your common sense. Resisting that temptation varies based on what may be drawing your attention. Wondering what someone keeps in her cabinet is something entirely more resistable than wondering just what the hell Dr. Robotnik's labs are like on the inside.... It can be done, but just what does he do in his labs, anyway...?

There is something you like, love or are facinated by to the point where you often disregard common sense to cater to this drive. You react positively to anything related to your obsession, even if it's not in your best interests.

You have a score to settle - a village was wiped out, a friend was corrupted, a mentor was killed... whatever. You are obsessed with wreaking vengeance on the guilty party. Revenge is your first priority in all situations. Through force of will, the need for vengeance can be overcome, for a time, but it's a temporary solution.

You are prone to flashbacks if you are in high-pressure situations or circumstances similar to the event that cuased the flashback itself. The flashback could range from something something negative or something positive, and could have been caused by anything ranging from combat stress to a wide range of hallucenagenic items. Flashing back to a good and happy vision can be as dangerous or distracting as suddenly flashing back to being in the middle of a gunfight.

You have a personal goal, which sometimes compels and directs you in startling ways. The goal is always limitless in depth, and you can never truly achieve it. Because of this, it will get you into trouble and jeopardize other actions. Choose your driving goal carefully, as it will direct and focus everything your character does.

You have an unreasoning hatred of a certain thing. This hate is total and largely uncontrollable. This could be a species of animal, a class of person, a color, a situation or just about anything else, and you constantly persue opportunities to harm the hated object or gain power over it.

Your character believes that life is a sacred gift and will not take a person's life except in the most extreme of circumstances. He may not ever willingly endanger the lives of innocents or in any way participate in a killing. He has no problems with killing non-sentients (for the right reasons) and will kill evil and inhuman creatures to protect others if necessary (being very careful of course, with his definition of 'evil'...) Senseless death in all forms repulses him, and he feels that those who perform murder should be punished and stopped.

You are addicted to any one of a variety of things. A One point flaw would be a mild addiction go an easily obtained substance, such as caffiene, nicotine or alcohol. A two point Flaw is a severe addiction to easily obtained substances, or a "mild" drug like pain killers, sleeping pills or marijuana. A three point addiction involves the heavy street drugs or hard-to-find drugs. If for any reason you get deprived from this drug, your ability to perform tasks are hindered until you get your 'fix.' At worst, you will forgo everything and forcibly go seeking the drug.

You have a significant amount of practical, everyday wisdom. Note: this ideal for novice players, as this will allow you to recieve direct advice from the Storyteller concerning what you can and cannot do.

You have the ability to focus his mind and shut out any distractions or annoyances, above and beyond normal discipline.

You have a natural affinity for numbers and for mental arithmetic, making you a natural when working with numbers or betting at the racetracks.

You can remember things seen and heard with perfect detail. Depending on the level of success, you can recall any sight or sound accurately, even if you only heard it or glanced at it only once.

When you are determined and your mind is set, nothing can divert you from your goals. You cannot be mind-controlled, nor can your mind be affected by ritual. Mages/Engineers using mental attacks against you find it much harder than normal to succeed, especially if you are aware of them and resisting the affect.

You are unable to remember anything about your past, yourself or your family. Your life is a blank slate. However, your past may stil someday come back to haunt you.

You are often confused, and the world seems to be a very distorted and twisted place. Sometimes you are simply unable to make sense of things. Your confusion becomes especially strong whenever stimuli surround you (such as peopls talking all at once, or attending a concert with loud pounding music).

Though you do not forgot such things as Knowledges or Skills, you do forget names, addresses and the last time you meditated. Remembering anything more than your own name and where you sleep at night requires considerable concentration.

One of your senses is exceptionally sharp. All things relating to the sense in question is easier to discern.

You can only see in black and white. Color means nothing to you, though you are sensitive to color density, which you percieve as shades of grey.

Your hearing is defective, making anything involving hearing that much more difficult.

Your sight is defective. This flaw is neither nearsightedness nor farsightedness - it is a minor form of blindness.

You cannot hear sound, and automatically fail anything that require hearing.

You automatically fail anything involving sight. You cannot see - the world of color and light is lost to you.

You are especially attractive to others. Things involving Seduction or Subterfuge are easier for you when concerning the opposite gender. Be aware that this will aggravate others of your own gender, however.

You have a high degree of off-hand dexterity and can perform tasks with the "wrong" hand at no penalty.

You have a natural affinity with computers, so things such as repairing, constructing or even operating them are easier for you.

You have a natural affinity with driving vehicles.

You are naturally adept with all kinds of mechanical devices (note that this does not extend to electronic devices, such as computers). In regards to comprehending, repairing and operating these devices, you have an easier time than most. Be aware that this aptitude doesn't help you drive.

You have, for some reason or another, become resistant to poisons. It could be that you are somehow naturally resistant, or you've been building up an immunity for years.

You are good at taking risks, and are even beter at surviving them. When trying something particularly dangerous, you run the possibility of succeeding where you might have failed.

You learn very quickly, and pick up on new things faster than most. You gain one extra experience point at the conclusion of each chapter.

Your character's sense of balance has achieved great heights by constant training and inherited traits. It is very unlikely that he will ever fall in his life. He may trip, but he will always catch himself before he fully loses his footing or handhold.

You have a large pool of miscellaneous skills and knowledge obtained through your extensive travels, the jobs you've held, or just all-around know-how. Anything involving one of your Skill and Knowledge abilities is slightly easier to perform because of your wide range of abilities.

You have discovered, and possibly lost (at least temporarily) a true love. Nonetheless, this love provides joy in a torrid existance usually devoid of such enlightened emotions. Whenever you are suffering, in danger, or dejected, the thought of your true love is enough to give you the strength to persevere.

You possess the natural affinity to sense and hear spirits, ghosts and shades. Though you cannot see them, you can feel their presence, and are able to speak with them when they are in the vicinity.

You have a sixth sense that warns you of danger. Depending on the remoteness of the danger in a particular scene, this character might get a sudden sense of foreboding.

You were born lucky: your Eidolon guides your steps, or maybe the Devil looks afer his own. Either way, at times non-magickal feats you might have botched will succeed by the barest of margins.

The vitality of Life flows within you with preternatural strength. This lifeforce is so strong, in fact, that wounds tend to heal faster than normal. Something that would take a week to heal tends to go away in three days, and bruises disappear in an hour. Using effects with the Life Discipline/Methodology is easier for you than for a normal person. On the downside, your blood is particularly tasty to vampires, being twice as potent than normal, and you regenerate on top of it...

You are able to use one of the Disciplines/Methodologies with a greater degree of ease than others.Select the Discipline/Methodology during character creation.

Someone or something watches over you and protects you from harm. You have no idea who or what it is, but you have an idea that someone is looking out for you.

You have a deep-seated faith in and love for God, or whatever name you choose to call the Almighty. This Faith provides you with an inner strength and comfort that continues to support you when all else betrays you. It bolsters any action requiring a check on your Willpower, and even gives the character a measure of innate countermagick.

The character can remember one or more of a past life. This can be as simple as deja vu in places known to his past lives, or as complex as conscious, waking memories of being another person. The Level of this Merit indicates it's strength. One point is something as simple as deja vu, and up to 5 points indicates a clear, but broken thread of memories back to the Mobian Classical Age and beyond...

Reality is slightly stranger for you. Once per chapter, unusual and bizarre things involving one of your magickal abilities will happen for no apparent reason.

You speak the truth, uncannily so. Things you say tend to come true. This is not something that can be controlled consciously, nor is it to the benefit of the person you are speaking of. At least once every other chapter, an uncomfortable truth regarding any current situation will appear in your head and come out your lips.

You have an Eidolon of the Primordial essence - some totem or god of legend. If the totem spirit is an animal, you strongly resemble what one would like like in human form, so much that people who don't even know you call you "Bear," "Moose," or "Raven." If the Eidolon is some well known god or hero, you look just like what people would expect him to, including particular deformities (though you do get extra points for those). You like the part so much that anyone can guess your nature at a glance, and there is some danger in that, especially if your Eidolon has some legendary enemies (and most do). Your Eidolon will also require you to protect its species if it is an animal, or finish up its unfinished agenda if it is some god or hero.

You are actively haunted by a ghost that only you (and Mediums) can see and hear. It actively dislikes you and enjoys making your lide miserable by insulting, berating, and distracting you, especially when you need to keep your cool.

You are unable to utilize one of the Magickal Disciplines/Methodologies. This is not because you haven't been allowed to learn, but rather, your Eidolon has been crippled in some way. The Discipline/Methodology must be selected during character creation, and it must be something that your character would greatly benefit from using.

The Spark of Life is dying within you and must be continually fed from outside forces. Plants and insects wither or die in your presence, and any person you touch for more than an hour will slowly wither away as well as you siphon away his life. Those already injured will not heal while in your presence. Any magickal effect you create involving the Life Discipline/Methodology is decidedly more difficult.

You are doomed to experience a most horrible demise or, worse, suffer eternal agony. Try as you might, someday you will be out of the picture. Even more ghastly, you have partial knowledge of this, for occasionally you have visions or dreams of your fate - and they are most disturbing. At some point during the storyline, you will indeed face your fate, but when and how is not for you to know. Note: this is a difficult Flaw to roleplay.

You have an excellent reputation according to some social circles. Dealing with people from these circles is obviously easier.

You have ties to the underground shopping network, tues that help you acquire hard-to-find equipment (decidedly helpful if you're short on ammunition in a kingdom that bans any sort of firearm use, for example!)

A person of some authority or ability owes you a favor, the extent of which is determined by the level. One point indicates a relatively minor favor; 3 points would likely reflect him owing you his life.

You have a bad reputation among certain social circles; dealing those people is naturally more difficult.

You have somehow attracted the interest of some agency or individual who seeks your destruction. This enemy is beyond reason and has some form of power, influence or authority that puts you at an disadvantage. Your friends, family and associates are likewise endangered, and eventually, there will be a confrontation.

You are unusually supple, reducing the difficulty of anything involving body flexibility.

You are abnormally large in size, as Mobians or Humans go. If you're a human, you might be up to seven feet tall and weigh over 400 pounds.

You have difficulty performing strenuois tasks because you cannot breathe properly.

You're well below average height (as far as Mobians or Humans are concerned), and have trouble seeing over high objects and moving quickly.

A hideous disfigurement makes you ugly and easy to notice or remember.

Your legs are injured or deformed, which obviously makes anything related to movement more difficult.

As a result of battle injury or birth defect, you only have one arm. This will make actions that normally require two hands that much more difficult.

Your vocal chords do not work (for some reason or another). You can communicate through other means - writing, telepathy, etc.

You are allergic to some substance. Choose the severity of the allergy; for one point, you get hives, sneeze or become dizzy; for 4 points, you actually become incapacitated!