Sample Disadvantages

Sample Disadvantages
(the actual point values should be assigned using the rulebooks, and approved by the GM)

Accidental Change

during the full/new moon
near magnetic fields
when angered
when danger sense goes off
when friends/loved ones are in danger

Berserk/Enraged

at the sight of blood
if dishonored
if under withdrawl from drugs
in the face of torture
when attacked from behind
when facing defeat
when takes BODY damage
when captured/grabbed/held/imprisoned/touched
when confronted by own ugliness
when cornered
when xxx is hurt
when given orders contrary to initial programming/orders
when his orders are not obeyed
when reminded about tragic event
when surprised
at the sight of aliens/mutants
at the sight of beauty
at the sight of blood
at the sight of injustice
at the sight of torture
if his abilities are challenged
if he gets dirty
if losing
if he thinks someone is laughing at him
if tricked
from ethnic slurs/insults
vs. dishonorable foes
when animals are hurt
when environment damaged/polluted
when family/honor is insulted
when innocents are hurt
when leadership/judgement challenged or questioned
when teammate/underling fouls up
when treated as a sex object

Dependence

on alcohol
on blood
on drugs/chemicals
insulin
nicotine
steroids
on water (immersion in)

Dependent NPC (DNPC)

best friend/childhood friend
boyfriend/girlfriend
butler
family member
housekeeper
mentor/teacher
secretary
spouse

Distinctive Features

accent (foreign, regional, ancient, otherworldly)
albino skin
aura (alienness, evil/good, mental, mystic power)
beautiful/handsome
birthmark
body piercing
chain smoker
always chewing tobacco/gum
cybernetic implants
doesn't speak
ego signature (bat symbol, etc.)
cultural fish out of water
gigantic body
gills and webbed fingers
mechanical/robotic body
military unit tatoo
missing eye/eye patch
mutilation
no reflection and cannot be photographed
obese
nervous tick
radiates (cold, heat, light)
scars, burns, sutures
wears symbol of xxx
talks to self
uniformed (military, police, postal worker)
Yakuza mutilation

Hunted/Watched By

bounty hunters
Chinese Tong
CIA
Mossad
MI-6
criminal gang (Crips, Bloods, etc.)
Japanese Yakuza
Italian Mafia
police
FBI
Interpol
Scotland Yard
Royal Canadian Mounted Patrol
private detective
PSI
supervillian group/solo
UNTIL
VIPER
HYDRA
home planet
media
religious groups
secret order
watchdog group

Physical Limitation

albinism
alien anatomy/physique
allergic to xxx
animal intelligence
arthritis
asthma
bad back
blindness
farsighted/nearsighted
no peripheral vision
blocked by pentagrams
cannot breathe except underwater
cannot leap
cannot read & write/illiterate
cannot remember (former life, near past, origin)
cannot swim
child mentality (doesn't understand adult world)
cold blooded/low body temperature
colorblind (total)
partially colorblind (red-green def.)
completely unfamiliar with earth culture
deaf
deaf/mute
hard of hearing
drug induced flashbacks/hallucinations
dyslexic
epileptic
has trouble concentrating
hyperactive
insomnia
narcolepsy
limps
lisps
mindless or lack of free will
must eat/drink frequently
mute
needs reading glasses
needs specialized medical care
no fine manipulation (paws or clumsy)
no hands
no opposable thumb
no sense of smell/taste
no sense of touch
paralyzed
requires all four limbs to walk (can't carry items)
speaks only with telepathy
stutters
takes any damage that familiar takes
tinnitus (constant ringing in the ears)
unable to interact with normal people
unable to walk

Psychological Limitation

absent-minded
code of honor
never attack another adept/follower of xxx
never allowed to use powers to kill
bound by oath
always announces what he is going to do beforehand
always obeys orders of superiors/never questions orders
bound by contract to xxx
cares nothing for own safety
cares only for himself
cannibalistic
cannot tell a lie
chauvinist
code vs. killing
vengeful
committed to preserving life
compelled to destroy xxx
compelled to leave clues behind
competitive
compulsive liar
puts innocents before self
defender of the environment
demanding of effort/devotion by followers
disdain for (aliens, normals, mutants)
dislikes taking orders
does everything by the book
does what the voices in his head tell him
doesn't trust xxx
driven by faith
radical feminist
gunslinger mentality
worships xxx
idealistic/sees the world in black and white
kleptomaniac
likes to vandalize/must leave behind calling card
lack of emotions
loner/individualist
loves to frighten/torture others
loyal to person/cause
masochist
mercenary mentality
must avenge all insults to friends, family or self
must avenge all insults to self
must avenge murder of any friend or family member
must humiliate opponents
must overcome failure to protect xxx
never backs down from fight/challenge/confrontation
never breaks word
patriotic
perfectionist/methodical/meticulous planner
pessimist
impulsive
seeks to expand cause/church
sociopath
suicidal
superiority complex
superpatriot
superstitious
will not act alone
will not compromise
will not strike/hurt a female
agouraphobia
bigot
claustrophobic
dislikes bright light
dislikes combat/violence
distrusts the authorities/government
distrusts or hates humans/machines/progress/science
doesn't understand magic/technology
fear of crowds
fear of the dark
fear of doctors
fear of drowning/water
fear of flying
fear of heights (acrophobia)
fear of religious objects
fear of snakes/reptiles
fear of spiders
fear of sunlight
fear of supernatural
hates beautiful people or things
hates being treated like a child
hatred of authority figures
hatred of big cities
hatred of criminals/police/press
hatred of foreigners/mutants
hatred of guns
hatred of living
hatred of men/women
hatred of religions
hatred of royal family
hatred of war/military
must by in charge of group/situation
paranoid
squeamish
xenophobic

Susceptibility

to gas
to holy ground
to magnetic fields
to mental thoughts/noise from crowds of 6 or more
to microwaves
to radiation
to sunlight

Vulnerability

vs. attacks to certain location
vs. drains or transfer Attacks
vs. heat-based attacks
vs. holy/unholy weapons/water
vs. mental powers
vs. flashes
vs. PRE-based attacks
vs. silver weapons
vs. transform attacks
vs. anti-matter
vs. blaster
vs. bio-electricity
vs. chemical
vs. cold
vs. cosmic
vs. darkforce
vs. disintegration
vs. disruption
vs. electricity
vs. electro-magnetic energy
vs. fire
vs. frost
vs. ice
vs. kinetic
vs. laser
vs. lava
vs. light (visible)
vs. lightning
vs. magic/mana/mystic
vs. plasma
vs. solar
vs. static electricity
vs. stellar
vs. air/tornado/wind
vs. bullets
vs. metal/silver/rubber
vs. cold iron weapons
vs. concussion waves
vs. explosions
vs. forcebeams
vs. hard water
vs. ice
vs. molecular
vs. projectiles, arrows/bolts
vs. rocks
vs. vibration
vs. water
vs. acid
vs. disease
vs. drugs
vs. gas (NND)
vs. gravity/gravitics
vs. heatwave (no KB)
vs. magnetics
vs. negative energy
vs. neural poison
vs. radiation
vs. smoke (NND)
vs. sonics/sound/thunder
vs. steam
vs. stunray (NND)
vs. toxin
vs. venom