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Traits Compendium

Browse background traits by type, source, and eligibility. Combat, social, faith, magic, race, and regional options all live here.

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Social

Having trained from a young age, you're capable of amazing feats of daring.

Ultimate Campaign
Social

You were adopted and raised by someone not of your actual race, and raised in a society not your own.

Advanced Player's Guide
Social

You were adopted and raised by someone not of your race, and raised in a society not your own.

Ultimate Campaign
Magic

You share an affinity with elemental air.

Ultimate Campaign
Magic

You are often struck with epiphanies about alchemical processes and substances.

Ultimate Campaign
Race

You have enough human features that it's easy for you to pass for a pureblooded human.

Applies to: Half-Orc
Ultimate Campaign
Social

You exude confidence in the presence of those more powerful than you—sometimes unreasonably so.

Ultimate Campaign
Combat

You have studied the workings of anatomy, either as a student at university or as an apprentice mortician or necromancer.

Advanced Player's Guide
Combat

You have studied the workings of anatomy, either as a student at university or as an apprentice mortician or necromancer.

Ultimate Campaign
Race

You've long been a friend to animals, and feel safer when there are animals nearby.

Applies to: Gnome
Advanced Player's Guide
Race

You've long been a friend to animals, and feel safer when animals are nearby.

Applies to: Gnome
Ultimate Campaign
Magic

You have quick reactions and fierce concentration.

Ultimate Campaign
Combat

You have worn armor as long as you can remember, either as part of your training to become a knight's squire or simply because you were seeking to emulate a hero.

Advanced Player's Guide
Combat

You have worn armor as long as you can remember, either as part of your training to become a knight's squire or simply because you were seeking to emulate a hero.

Ultimate Campaign
Social

You spent time working under artisans, or your parents were artisans who were particularly skilled at their trade.

Ultimate Campaign
Religion

Raised in the church of Asmodeus (whether or not you are currently a follower), you've focused your indoctrinated fervor primarily on the elimination of demons.

Ultimate Campaign
Drawback

You have a strong emotional attachment to a person or object that you're terrified of losing.

Ultimate Campaign